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This work presents the strategies used in the development of the teaching of the subject of Architecture Project III of the School of Architecture and Urbanism of the Federal Fluminense University from the return to classes during the period of the Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic which started in 2020. The course was carried out in the online teaching system mediated by technology. Considering the complexity that the teaching of architecture design requires in the fourth semester of the course, and given the conditions imposed by the pandemic, the development of technology-mediated design teaching was a challenge faced by the teachers of the subject. The teaching project theme is complex and extensive and considers a mixed-use high-rise building, with residential and commercial units in a consolidated urban environment, oriented towards the design and development of open and closed spaces, as well as public, collective and private spaces. This article covers the experiences, the strategies adopted, the difficulties and the results obtained in the teaching of architectural design from September 2020 until February 10, 2022. © 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
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The 2022 edition of Heimtextil—the world’s largest international trade fair for home and contract textiles—was held in Frankfurt, Germany, during June 21-24, 2022. The 2022 edition represented the first Heimtextil to be held since 2020 as the 2021 edition was cancelled by the organisers because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Heimtextil was held in a positive spirit, even though economic and political uncertainties continued to affect the textile industry. In particular, businesses were faced with ongoing challenges as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine. A key attraction for visitors attending the fair was the Trend Space, which was dedicated to the presentation of design trends in architecture, art, fashion and interior design for 2022/23. The overall design theme for the Trend Space was Next Horizons, which proposes a vision of society in which nature is a model for achieving environmental sustainability. The trends identified under the Next Horizons theme included Beyond Identity, Deep Nature, Empowered Identity and Hyper Nature. Another key attraction for visitors attending the fair was a lecture called Future Materials Library which showcased environmentally sustainable materials and innovations produced by companies which share a goal to transition from a linear economy to a circular economy. Materials and innovations in the lecture were presented in four categories, namely: Harvesting Waste Streams, Regenerative Crops, Remade Fibres, and Sustainable Colour. The themes within each category were reflected in the materials presented by exhibitors at the fair. © Textiles Intelligence Limited 2022.
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Digital disruption transforms the way organizations run their business, and SMEs are no exception. Moreover, the covid-19 pandemic also emphasizes the necessity of technology in all aspects, from work style to lifestyle. Many organizations currently need to apply work from home policy to limit people's mobility and stop the spread of covid-19 virus. Some organization processes are also changing to adapt to the condition, such as going into the online channel to sell and market the product. This change requires the organization to plan and manage its digital transformation effectively. One of the methods is by creating a guideline such as an architecture design for this technology transformation. SMEs on the other hand, usually do not have experience in this field, since the limited resources and the resistance to use complex architecture design. Whereas previous research found the benefit of the architectural framework such as TOGAF for SMEs, the number of TOGAF adoption in SMEs is still very limited. In line with that case, the available research focusing on that is also rare. Therefore, the goal of this paper is to gather and analyze available literature. Finally, this paper constructs the conceptual approach and present the case of application to bring TOGAF ADM to Small and Medium Enterprises so that this paper could bridge the gap of current available literature about adopting enterprise architecture to the Small and Medium Enterprise. © 2022 IEEE.
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This work presents the strategies used in the development of the teaching of the subject of Architecture Project III of the School of Architecture and Urbanism of the Federal Fluminense University from the return to classes during the period of the Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic which started in 2020. The course was carried out in the online teaching system mediated by technology. Considering the complexity that the teaching of architecture design requires in the fourth semester of the course, and given the conditions imposed by the pandemic, the development of technology-mediated design teaching was a challenge faced by the teachers of the subject. The teaching project theme is complex and extensive and considers a mixed-use high-rise building, with residential and commercial units in a consolidated urban environment, oriented towards the design and development of open and closed spaces, as well as public, collective and private spaces. This article covers the experiences, the strategies adopted, the difficulties and the results obtained in the teaching of architectural design from September 2020 until February 10, 2022. © 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) describes COVID-19 as a pandemic that is causing a worldwide health disaster. Wearing a face mask in public places is the most effective method to curb the spread of the virus. The Internet of Things is emerging as one of the most significant innovations and playing a vital role during the pandemic. Affordable remote health monitoring devices help doctors to track quarantined patients. Our government is trying its best to control the spread of the virus. Citizens who do not follow the protocols serve as the reason for these widespread infections. Our work proposes a system to identify protocol violators in real-time. Our system consists of a face mask detection module, a social distance monitoring module, and a non-contact temperature monitoring module. We intend to deploy our proposed approach in public places such as airports, schools, and hospitals. These modules depend on video feeds from general security cameras and IoT sensor nodes deployed around public areas. Health care and security officials can subscribe to real-time data feeds to track public behaviour. © 2021 IEEE.
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The Malaysian Movement Control Order (MCO) had forced teaching and learning (T&L) of architecture design studio course to be conducted remotely, as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in early 2020. In maintaining the quality of the education, the Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) architecture programme tried to turn the challenge into advantages through experiential and immersive blended learning. This paper presents a case study with some data validations of experience through mixed method approach. Apart from using UNIMAS experience as the main framework, observation on students’ performance and a survey was also conducted to reflect students’ perceptions of their experience. The results of the experience were obtained by measuring students’ achievement. The stages of the design process in the course were designed systematically in such a way that they are transferable and scalable as necessary, potentially to be adapted by any architecture design studio courses. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.