Edinburgh Research Archive

• Study of Brasilia: from master plan to implementation 

  Zimbres, Paulo de Melo (The University of Edinburgh, 1974-07)

  This thesis examines the processes associated with the creation of Brasilia and appraises successes and failures of the implementation of the Master Plan for the new National Capital of Brasil.

• Iconography of Late Anglo-Saxon kingship representations of kings Æthelstan, Edgar, and Cnut in three illuminated manuscripts 

  Fraser, Charikleia Konstantina (The University of Edinburgh, 2014-11-26)

  The Iconography of Late Anglo-Saxon Kingship Representations of Kings Æthelstan, Edgar, and Cnut in Three Illuminated Manuscripts

• 1968 in West Berlin: space, place and identity 

  Bowie, Laura (The University of Edinburgh, 2019-07-04)

  Due to the current politicisation of public spaces and the “reclaiming of the commons”, there has been renewed interest in historical protest movements instigated by the Left and particularly in relation to the idea of ...

• Data-driven, memory-based computational models of human segmentation of musical melody 

  Amoroso Lopes, Miguel Ferrand (The University of Edinburgh, 2006)

  When listening to a piece of music, listeners often identify distinct sections or segments within the piece. Music segmentation is recognised as an important process in the abstraction of musical contents and researchers ...

• Adaptation and motivation: an environmental model for architectural meaning 

  Masaud, Masaud Abubaker (The University of Edinburgh, 1996)

  Most architectural theorisation at present, is engaged with concepts and views that are largely the expressions of some kind of "transient" epistemological and mental constructions. The typical design solutions emerging ...

• Gyorgy Ligeti: form and style in his music 1956-1968 

  Marks, Pamela J. (The University of Edinburgh, 1979)

  Writing about a living composer is a little like writing an obituary for someone before he is dead. For this reason it is difficult, if not impossible to anticipate new directions and developments in their style or ...

• A catalogue and assessment of drawings by Sir David Wilkie, 1785-1841 

  Campbell, Jean Patricia (The University of Edinburgh, 1979)

  Drawing played a central role in the formation of David Wilkie's style. His painting style underwent a striking alteration at the very height of his popularity, and this has led to much discussion among critics, both ...

• Abianeh: revitalization of a historical settlement - a case study 

  Kashani, Massoud Mollahassan (The University of Edinburgh, 2006)

  Historical settlements such as Abianeh offer many clues as to our existence and the roots from which we have been so long dependent. Understanding the workings of such settlements helps resolve a great deal of lost social, ...

• Portfolio of compositions 

  Justice, Alistair John (The University of Edinburgh, 2005)

  01. And the Earth was Shaped By Ice Cor Anglais, Two Violins and Viola. Members of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Our Dynamic Earth, 24/03/2001 || 02. Before I Say Goodbye - Before I Say Goodbye. - Don't ...

• Long walks in small spaces: for oboe, violin, cello and piano 

  John, Suzanne Parry (The University of Edinburgh, 2007)

• The art of transcription for the pianoforte 

  Haworth, Muriel (The University of Edinburgh, unknown)

  Transcription - driftwood in a sea of vagueness and misconceptionI Why should this he all that remains of a word as simple in its meaning as it is expressive in its achievements?

• The city main structure's importance in urban life and transformation 

  Hamidi, Maliheh (The University of Edinburgh, 2003)

  The concept of city main structure goes back to the ideas of E. Bacon (1974) and it is extended in this thesis to develop a concept for looking at city evolution. The hypothesis is based on the belief that the role of ...

• Colour and the office environment: the effect of colour on the subjective impression of the office environment and the people within it 

  Watts, Mitra H. (The University of Edinburgh, 1985)

  The objective of this research was to provide architects and interior designers with some design guidelines on colour selection derived from a series of investigations of the perceived psychological needs, attitudes and ...

• An analysis of contemporary urban public open space design and construction in China: progresses and problems 

  Tang, Hong (The University of Edinburgh, 2004)

  The urban square as a new spatial form has become a main component of urban public open space with large numbers of them constructed during and immediately following the 1990s. Chinese scholars describe this phenomenon ...

• Assessing the impact of computer use on landscape architecture professional practice: efficiency, effectiveness, and design creativity 

  Tai, Lolly (The University of Edinburgh, 2001)

  Landscape architects claim that computers are efficient and effective presentation tools. However, to date, no one has evaluated the impact of computer use on the nature and quality of design in a practice setting. To ...

• The church music of Michael Wise 

  Smith, Michael John (The University of Edinburgh, 1973)

  It would bo bcypnd the scope of this thesis to make a detailed, technical analysis of his nuoical style, especially as the whole of his output may be examined in the two volumes of transcriptions accompanying the thesis. ...

• Assessment of area conservation in the Arab-Islamic city: the case of historic Cairo 

  Sedky, Ahmed Mohamed Ali (The University of Edinburgh, 2004)

  Historic Cairo is a significant medieval urban phenomenon that has suffered uninterrupted deterioration since the mid nineteenth century. This led to questioning the quality of area conservation schemes in Cairo. Are ...

• A comprehensive analysis of pedestrian environments: the case of Cairo city centre 

  Salheen, Mohamed Abdel-Karim (The University of Edinburgh, 2001)

  The discourse of urban design suggests that the pedestrian environment is an important factor for the vitality of urban areas specifically in city centres. However, much literature argues that the pedestrian environment ...

• Conservation in monsoon Asia: the conservation of immovable cultural property in Southeast Asia 

  Russell, John (The University of Edinburgh, 1978)

  Situated to the east of the subcontinent of India and to the south of the People's Republic of China, 'Monsoon Asia' _comprises nine independent countries of diverse setting and background whose climates are dominated by ...

• The development of the window in Ireland c.1560-1860, with an analysis of the implications for conservation 

  Roche, Nessa M. (The University of Edinburgh, 1998)

  This study relates the historical development of fenestration in Irish buildings (mostly those of the classical tradition), using buildings or windows characteristic of each definable architectural period (chosen from ...

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