Garcia - Böcker

Focusing on the intersections between textiles and architectural design, this title communicates the full range of possibilities for a multidisciplinary design hybrid. It examines the generative concepts, forms, patterns, materials, processes, technologies and practices that are driving this cross-fertilisation in contemporary urban and architectural design. Architextiles represent a transition stage in the reorientation of spatial design towards a more networked, dynamic, interactive, communicative and multifunctional state. The paradigms of fashion and textile design, with their unique, accelerated aesthetics and ability to embody a burgeoning, composite and complex range of properties such as lightness, flow, flexibility, surface, complexity and movement have a natural affinity with architecture's shifts towards a more liquid state. The preoccupation with textiles in architecture challenges traditional perceptions and practices in interior, architectural, urban, textile and fashion design. Interweaving new designs and speculative projects for the future, Architextiles, brings together architects, designers, engineers, technologists, theorists and materials researchers to unravel these new methodologies of fabricating space.     Contributors include:Dominique Perrault (DPA)Lars Spuybroek (NOX and University of Atlanta)Will Alsop (RCA and SMC Alsop)Nigel Coates (RCA and Branson Coates Architecture)Matilda McQuaid (Cooper Hewitt Museum)Ron Arad (RCA and Ron Arad Associates)Tristan Simmonds, Daniel Bosia and Martin Self (Arup Advanced Geometry Unit)David Wakefield (Tensys)Dagmar Richter (UCLA)Peter Testa and Devyn Weiser (Columbia University and Testa Architecture)Tom Verebes, Yosuke Obuchi and Theodore Spyropoulos (AA_DRL)Robert Kronenburg (University of Liverpool)Anne Toomey (RCA)Bradley QuinnMarie O' MahoneyMark Garcia (RCA)

This volume provides a one-stop resource, compiling current research on developments in strategic materials. It is a collection of papers from The American Ceramic Society s 32nd International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, January 27-February 1, 2008. Papers included in this issue come from five symposia: "Thermoelectric Materials for Power Conversion;" "Basic Science of Multifunctional Ceramics;" "Science of Ceramic Interfaces;" "Geopolymers;" and "Materials for Solid State Lighting." This is a valuable, up-to-date resource for researchers working in the field.

Morality and religion: intimately wed, violently opposed, or something else? Discussion of this issue appears in pop culture, the academy, and the media_often generating radically opposed views. At one end of the spectrum are those who think that unless God exists, ethics is unfounded and the moral life is unmotivated. At the other end are those who think that religious belief is unnecessary for_and even a threat to_ethical knowledge and the moral life. This volume provides an accessible, charitable discussion that represents a range of views along this spectrum. The book begins with a lively debate between Paul Kurtz and William Lane Craig on the question, Is goodness without God good enough? Kurtz defends the affirmative position and Craig the negative. Following the debate are new essays by prominent scholars. These essays comment on the debate and advance the broader discussion of religion and morality. The book closes with final responses from Kurtz and Craig.

Morality and religion: intimately wed, violently opposed, or something else? Discussion of this issue appears in pop culture, the academy, and the media—often generating radically opposed views. At one end of the spectrum are those who think that unless God exists, ethics is unfounded and the moral life is unmotivated. At the other end are those who think that religious belief is unnecessary for—and even a threat to—ethical knowledge and the moral life.This volume provides an accessible, charitable discussion that represents a range of views along this spectrum. The book begins with a lively debate between Paul Kurtz and William Lane Craig on the question, Is goodness without God good enough? Kurtz defends the affirmative position and Craig the negative. Following the debate are new essays by prominent scholars. These essays comment on the debate and advance the broader discussion of religion and morality. The book closes with final responses from Kurtz and Craig.

Navigate AI adoption in mental health practice with informed clinical judgment Mental health professionals (MHPs) face a new trend that brings about fear, anxiety, hope, and perhaps excitement for some: artificial intelligence (AI). Above all, a careful evaluation and thorough consideration are needed to assess what role AI can play, and in what form it can play its part in mental health care, while at the same time preserving the human connection that is so vital for therapy. Written by clinical psychologists and technologists, this is a complete introduction to the topic of artificial intelligence applied in mental health care. Integrating AI into Mental Health Care starts with a diligent exploration of ethics, safety, and privacy. It then discusses regulatory aspects and liability for clinicians, how to use AI for professional education, AI scribes, chatbots, and the emergence of new conversational paradigms. Finally, a chapter on AI fundamentals provides the necessary technical depth as a reference. This work is written to assist MHPs in evaluating AI tools in all their complexity, with the vision to equip MHPs with the necessary knowledge to form their own professional, educated opinions. Readers will find: Decision frameworks to evaluate whether specific AI applications align with clinical practice needs, ethical standards, and patient populations.Approaches to maintaining professional judgment and clinical autonomy while leveraging technology to improve practice efficiency and reach.The most prevalent AI applications and a thorough evaluation of their benefits, use cases, and challenges.MHPs navigating workforce pressures and technology adoption decisions will find this book invaluable. Psychologists, psychiatrists, counselors, and clinical social workers will gain the knowledge needed to critically evaluate AI applications and implement them thoughtfully within their practice.

Photography is most commonly associated with fact, yet it has been a medium for fiction from the very beginning. From as early as 1839, artists began exploring photography's enormous potential for storytelling and often went to great lengths to create pictures for the camera. In this book, a short introductory essay summarizes the history of staged photography, highlighting key debates on the medium's blunt factuality and its capacity for deception, and goes on to showcase works by both widely known and less prominent artists, including Man Ray, Andy Warhol, Alfred Stieglitz, Lewis Carroll, Julia Margaret Cameron, Jo Ann Callis, and Paul Outerbridge.

This is a lavishly illustrated look at the fascinating relationship between photography and leisure. Photography and leisure go hand in hand. Although cameras are part of our everyday lives, we are never more likely to take a picture or to be photographed than when we are at play. As recreation and entertainment flourished in the 19th century, so too did the new medium of photography. Cameras became increasingly accessible to amateurs and were quickly deemed an indispensible part of what it meant to have fun. Acting as social commentators, many artists turned their attention to the subject of pleasure, often observing how photography itself has changed the way we spend our free time. This illuminating exploratory essay traces the relationship between the growing importance of leisure over the past 150 years and the part that photography has played in changing how we see ourselves.

Based on a combination of a wide range of second-hand sources with previously unknown archival material from Spain, Britain, France and the United States, this book explores the Spanish Civil War of 1936-39 as a propaganda battle aimed mainly at foreign public opinion. It shows how both Nationalists and Republicans used the experiences of previous conflicts such as World War I, as well as that of their totalitarian allies, in order to set up a number of propaganda and censorship services with the goal of persuading foreign -- and specifically British -- audiences of the legitimacy of their causes, and of the need to give them political, military, and relief assistance. The propaganda messages designed by both sides -- ranging from the atrocities committed by the enemy to illegal foreign intervention on its behalf -- are analysed in detail, together with the techniques that were employed to transmit these messages: eye-witness accounts, official commissions, unofficial missions of investigation, documentaries, art exhibitions, etc. As to the impact of both campaigns on the British population, the author argues that their crude nature helped to mobilise both the extreme right and the extreme left, but alienated the great majority, who preferred to rally to the Non-Intervention policy adopted by the Baldwin and Chamberlain governments. The chronicle of this relatively neglected topic demonstrates not only the utter modernity of the Spanish conflict, but also the origin of some of the arguments still employed by current historians of the war.