Edinburgh College of Art thesis and dissertation collection
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Present performer: a humanised augmented practice of the clarinet
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-07-05)This practice-based research articulates a performer’s perspective from within the rapidly expanding field of mixed music, wherein traditional acoustic instruments are augmented by means of live electronics. Contemporary ... -
Whose Documentary is it anyway? Encounters with the global digital family on social media and the rise of a participant-centric mode of documentary filmmaking.
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-07-05)This study examines the way social media changes the way documentaries are developed, produced and distributed. I want investigate how web 2.0 technologies disrupt the documentary sector and the way producers navigate ... -
Trading nations: architecture, informal empire, and the Scottish cast iron industry in Argentina
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-07-05)Bridges, railways stations, warehouses, bandstands, fountains, shop fronts, lamps, gates and other cast-iron elements can still be found throughout Argentina. Some of these elements are impressive, others humble; some ... -
Determinacy, indeterminacy and collaboration in contemporary music-making
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-11-27)This thesis is structured around three key phases in the process of collaborative music-making—composition, preparation, and performance—examining the function of indeterminacy at each stage, and the way in which musical ... -
Title tunes and the branding of music in Hollywood film franchises
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-07-05)The use of leitmotifs in films has often been critiqued. Theodor Adorno and Hanns Eisler went as far as to claim in 1947 that “The whole form language of current cinema music derives from advertising” and that leitmotifs ... -
Fractal dimensions of landscape images as predictors of landscape preference
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-07-05)Many studies of natural landscape preference have demonstrated that qualities such as 'complexity' and 'naturalness' are associated with preference, but have struggled to define the key characteristics of these qualities. ... -
Lived experiences of Passivhaus occupants using a grounded approach
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-07-05)The Passivhaus standard is a building methodology that was established in Germany in the 1990s. It uses a passive design strategy to achieve built environment comfort with minimum energy consumption. However, research shows ... -
Saints, mothers and personifications: representations of womanhood in Late Anglo-Saxon illustrated manuscripts
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-07-05)Scholars including Christine Fell, Pauline Stafford and Catherine Cubitt have tried to explain the status of women in Late Anglo-Saxon England in a variety of ways. Some, such as Fell, have framed the earlier Anglo-Saxon ... -
Revisiting Eden: the Olmsted Brothers’ ecological plans for Los Angeles, 1914-1931
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-07-05)Ecological planning relies on a keen awareness of relationships between biophysical and social processes, then uses this knowledge for decision making in accommodating for human needs. The value of this planning process ... -
Realisations of performance in contemporary Greek art
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-07-05)This is the first study to approach, both historically and theoretically, the emergence and development of performance art in Greece from the 1970s to the 2010s. Drawing on an interdisciplinary framework—including feminist ... -
Re-surface: the novel use of deployable and actively-bent gridshells as reusable, reconfigurable and intuitive concrete shell formwork
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-07-05)Following a well-documented rise in the popularity of concrete shell application in the 20th century, thin concrete shells have experienced a global decline despite their potential as efficient structures with an economy ... -
Physical modelling of the bowed string and applications to sound synthesis
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-07-05)This work outlines the design and implementation of an algorithm to simulate two-polarisation bowed string motion, for the purpose of realistic sound synthesis. The algorithm is based on a physical model of a linear ... -
Physical modelling of brass instruments using finite-difference time-domain methods
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-07-05)This work considers the synthesis of brass instrument sounds using time-domain numerical methods. The operation of such a brass instrument is as follows. The player's lips are set into motion by forcing air through them, ... -
Transitional landscapes: examining landscape fragmentation within peri urban green spaces and its impacts upon human wellbeing
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-07-05)Transitional land uses produced through urbanisation continue to change the landscape and fragment ecological structures including green spaces across Europe (Nilsson et al., 2013). Green spaces offer significant benefits ... -
Musical connectivity in sitar and tabla pqerformance
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-07-05)The aim of this dissertation is to define and account for experiences of musical connectivity by exploring the relationship between joint musical action and social experience through a combination of ethnographic and ... -
Lyon: the development of archetypal urban forms: an investigation into the public realm of the ancient city
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-07-05)The public realm of the ancient, Western city evolved situationally – over time and in response to the ethos of its citizens. Some of the urban forms that were born within the context of the ancient city are still in use ... -
Life drawing: to what extent might exploiting design epistemologies within an inquisitive graphic practice reveal graphic design undergraduates’ experiences and understandings of the contingent and multi-contextual nature of employability?
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-07-05)This research was designed to elicit insights from the implausibly-hushed stakeholders of graduate employability – current undergraduates. (Johnston, 2003; Moreau and Leathwood, 2006; Tymon, 2013). It is argued that ... -
Head Chop: Acéphale and community in the works of Bataille, Blanchot, and Nancy.
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-07-05)Head Chop is a practice-led research project exploring the thinking of community found within the works of Georges Bataille, Jean-Luc Nancy, and Maurice Blanchot. Using the central exchange between Nancy and Blanchot, ... -
Framework for vacant land policy in shrinking cities
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-06-05)This thesis provides a theoretical framework for evaluating the causes of vacant land in shrinking cities. The focus of this thesis was New Orleans and St. Louis; these two cities were selected as the case studies because ... -
Creativity for children: assessing children’s creativity in play and design recommendations for educational outdoor environments to enhance children’s creativity
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-07-05)This research studied children’s educational outdoor environments in order to understand which contexts and environmental characteristics support children’s creativity in play. Creativity is an important factor in ...
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