Pattern Research Project: An Investigation of The Pattern And Printing Process - Kiku

2018 Pattern Research Project Yufei Zheng- Kiku The Pattern Research Project involves research and analysis of contemporary patterns found in the textiles and wallcoverings of the built interior environment. Patterns use motif, repetition, color, geometry, craft, technology, and space to communicate place, time, and concept. Through this research and analysis, built environments - their designers, occupants, construction, and context - can be better understood. Yufei Zheng, VCU Interior Design BFA 2021, selected the Kiku pattern for the 2018 Pattern Research Project. The text below is excerpted from the student’s work: “The contemporary Kiku motif only depicted on the outline of the precedent Kiku pattern. There are lotus roundels and interlocking arabesques on the background to act as the sub-patterns layered as they create a more complex pattern (Suzanne, 2018). The pattern sample is made out of 100% yarn dyed plain, weaved linen. Linen is made from the fibers that grow inside of the Flax plant. It takes about two processes to extract the fibers from the plant: threshing, and retting (Tailor, 2013). The textile is airo finish, which means the linen was thrashed using air until it was soft to the touch. The sample feels smooth and soft compared to the regular linen fabric. The color blue used in the textile is inspired by the original 19th century Japanese futon cover. This textile also comes in green and red colors. The pattern and color are digital screen printed with ink in the UK.”https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/prp/1014/thumbnail.jp

Pattern Project - Salmon

The Pattern Project explores the process of developing visual patterns, intended for the built interior environment, through both hand and digital crafts. Inspirations evolve into pattern concepts that inform message and intention. The intended message then informs motif, color, density, composition, line, repetition, hierarchy, and texture. Drawing from history, designers assess the role of pattern within the built environment and its connection to architecture and building occupants. Traditional handcrafts have evolved and are now used in contemporary processes while new digital crafts have emerged as pattern-making tools. The patterns developed through the Pattern Project were produced to scale on paper or textile measuring approximately 24 wide x 60 long.https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/pp/1014/thumbnail.jp

ASSET MAPPING AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA

Economic stagnation in northeastern North Carolina places communities in this region at great risk to the effects of climate change. However, community members and organizations like The Conservation Fund are recognizing the abundant assets in the region that they can use for sustainable development initiatives that reduce poverty and vulnerability to climate change simultaneously. This project provides three tools to stakeholders interested in continuing to identify those existing assets, finding inspirational case studies of sustainable development, and evaluating opportunities in terms of economic, social, and environmental outcomes. The first tool is a broad-based inventory and web-map of community assets based on community workshops led by the Conservation Fund in 2010. The second tool is a database of successful sustainable development case studies from around the United States that were suitable for the study area because of shared characteristics between regions. The third tool is a multi-criteria analysis assessment tool that incorporates local stakeholders values obtained from electronic surveys, online media, and scientific articles. The processes of this project, as well as the database and evaluation tool can be used to pursue sustainable development in northeastern North Carolina as well other similar region

Applications of Coupled Explicit–Implicit Solution of SWEs for Unsteady Flow in Yangtze River

In engineering practice, the unsteady flows generated from the operation of hydropower station in the upstream region could significantly change the navigation system of waterways located in the middle-lower reaches of the river. In order to study the complex propagation, convergence and superposition characteristics of unsteady flows in a long channel with flow confluence, a numerical model based on the coupling of implicit and explicit solution algorithms of SWEs has been applied to two large rivers in the reach of Yangtze River, China, which covers the distance from Yibin to Chongqing located upstream side of the Three Gorges Dam. The accuracy of numerical model has been validated by both the steady and unsteady flows using the prototype hydrological data. It is found that the unsteady flows show much more complex water level and discharge behaviors than the steady ones. The studied unsteady flows arising from the water regulation of two upstream hydropower stations could influence the region as far as Zhutuo hydrologic station, which is close to the city of Chongqing. Meanwhile, the computed stage–discharge rating curves at all observation stations demonstrate multi-value loop patterns because of the presence of additional water surface gradient. The present numerical model proves to be robust for simulating complex flows in very long engineering rivers up to 400 km