The Chora of Chersonesos on the Black Sea and Metaponto in Southern Italy, 1997.

Institute of Classical Archaeolog

Sedition, October 1972

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The Glacier Complexes of the Mountain Massifs of the North-West of Inner Asia and their Dynamics

The subject of this paper is the glaciation of the mountain massifs Mongun-Taiga, Tavan-Boghd-Ola, Turgeni- Nuru, and Harhira-Nuru. The glaciation is represented mostly by small forms that sometimes form a single complex of domeshaped peaks. According to the authors, the modern glaciated area of the mountain massifs is 21.2 km2 (Tavan-Boghd-Ola), 20.3 km2 (Mongun-Taiga), 42 km2 (Turgeni- Nuru), and 33.1 km2 (Harhira-Nuru). The area of the glaciers has been shrinking since the mid 1960’s. In 1995–2008, the rate of reduction of the glaciers’ area has grown considerably: valley glaciers were rapidly degrading and splitting; accumulation of morainic material in the lower parts of the glaciers accelerated. Small glaciers transformed into snowfields and rock glaciers. There has been also a degradation of the highest parts of the glaciers and the collapse of the glacial complexes with a single zone of accumulation into isolated from each other glaciers. Reduced snow cover area has led to a rise in the firn line and the disintegration of a common accumulation area of the glacial complex. In the of the Mongun-Taiga massif, in 1995– 2008, the firn line rose by 200–300 m. The reduction of the glaciers significantly lagged behind the change in the position of the accumulation area boundary. In the past two years, there has been a significant recovery of the glaciers that could eventually lead to their slower degradation or stabilization of the glaciers in the study area

Ancient Waterfront Palaces: A Case Study of the Triconch Palace in Butrint

The main goal of the work is to comprehend the motivations behind building an ancient palace next to a body of water and to define the effects of the waterbody on the waterfront palace design. To achieve this goal, the primary waterfront palaces, built in the Mediterranean and Middle East, have been studied chronologically in three time periods determined as Pre-Hellenistic Era, Hellenistic Era, Roman and Late Antique Era in order to detect the structural evolution of the investigated palaces and their interactions with one another. Using the acquired information, the ancient waterfront palaces have been divided into two main classes as artificial and natural. Artificial waterfront palaces are built inland by creating a man-made waterbody, while the natural waterfront palaces are built next to an untouched waterbody, such as seas, lakes and rivers. Due to the vulnerable location of the natural waterfront palaces, they have been divided into three subclasses regarding the level of security considered for their design. In order to understand natural waterfront palaces in depth, the Triconch Palace in Butrint, which provides significant information about the design of waterfront palaces in the Roman period, has been chosen as the main focus of the research. The palace was built in 2.- 4. centuries A.D. next to the Vivari Channel. On its first phase, which coincides with Pax Romana period, the palace reflects the features of a Roman seaside villa. After the end of Pax Romana period the increase in the security need caused structural changes on the design of the palace, which sheds light on the evolution of the natural waterfront palaces

The city as living room: the criticalities of urban design in an age of empowerment in sub Saharan Africa.

A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Architecture, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in partial fulfillment of the degree of Master of Urban DesignAndrew Chakane 201

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Alberti and Ficino

Leon Battista Alberti and Marsilio Ficino, though separated by twenty-nine years in age, had a close relationship as mentor and pupil. Concepts which can be found in Alberti’s De pictura (1435) and De re aedificatoria (1450) are infused in Ficino’s De amore (1469). The concepts include Alberti’s theories of armonia, lineamenti, concinnitas, ornamento, and the pyramid of light in the theory of vision. In both Alberti and Ficino, harmonies shared by the body and music are manifestations of the harmonies of the soul. Beauty in body and matter is determined by beauty in mind (mens), that part of mind directed toward intellectus divinus, and beauty is made manifest in mind by the lineamenti, the lines in the mind which are distinguished from matter. Beauty is the internal perfection of the intellectus divinus, which is the good, which is a perfect harmony called concinnitas. Ornament is not beauty, but rather a physical complement to beauty