To amaze — the aspiration of all curators: The Voice in the Walls Theatre Project at Old Government House, Brisbane.

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 286-299
Author(s):  
Katie McConnel
Keyword(s):  
Visitor Experience ◽  
Site Specific ◽  
Historical Information ◽  
Historical Significance ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
Early Colonial ◽  
House Museum ◽  
Heritage Buildings ◽  
Practical Reality ◽  
The Voice

AbstractOld Government House (OGH) is one of Queensland’s premier heritage buildings, and is located within the Gardens Point campus of Queensland University of Technology (QUT). This 156-year-old building, now a house museum, offers a tangible link to Queensland’s early colonial life. The museum strives to present the stories of all who lived and worked here. Children generally do not visit historic houses willingly, and to address this OGH collaborated with Imaginary Theatre to develop an innovative and fun way to interpret and present the historical significance of the House to a younger audience. The result was a one-hour site-specific theatre performance, The Voice in the Walls — part game, part audio tour, part theatre. The key objective of the project was to create a visitor experience that captured the attention of nine- to twelve-year-olds by encouraging them to imagine an unfamiliar world and time while also conveying historical information. This article discusses the background to the development of the project, and its evolution from inspiration to practical reality.

“The Ghosts Are Watching”: The Globe's Battlefield Performances ofHenry VI

2018 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-62
Author(s):  
Joyelle Ball
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Location ◽  
Historical Narrative ◽  
Site Specific ◽  
Historical Significance ◽  
Performance Space ◽  
Wars Of The Roses ◽  
Henry Vi ◽  
Historical Sites ◽  
A Site ◽  
Physical Access

In the summer of 2013, Shakespeare's Globe, the company based at the Globe reconstruction in London, mounted productions of the three parts of Shakespeare'sHenry VIat Wars of the Roses battlefield sites. The battlefield as performance space, with its rolling hills and buried corpses, mediated the temporal overlap of past and present, as contemporary bodies engaged with the construction of a historical narrative in the fictional play and the actual historical moments of the Wars of the Roses. The associations entrenched in the soil of these sites, the physical remains and histories of the past, encode a connective experience for the contemporary participants interacting with it. The battlefield site, then, is not just a site of historical significance—it is also a site of historical reenactment, where present bodies meet absent ones in the Globe's attempt to converge separated temporalities. The Globe framed the battlefield performances as a way of enlivening history by grounding well-worn Shakespearean texts in the places they represent. But the Globe, in collaboration with The Space, an online arts collective, also filmed the ten-hour marathon event at the Barnet battlefield, live-streamed, and then saved the performance to a digital archive. So the Globe displaced the site of their site-specific experience. Virtual spectatorship, a result of the Globe's efforts to increase access to their battlefield performances by making them available online, adds another layer of absence to the battlefield. The virtual spectator as absent spectator challenges the privileging of a physical viewing experience that the Globe's “open-air” project promotes. The displacement of site disrupts the relationships grounded in the material performance space and its geographical connections, and expands the understanding ofsite-specificby demonstrating how a specific relationship to place might be produced and maintained without physical access to a geographical location. Together with their placement at the historical sites and transmission into virtual spaces, the battlefieldHenry VIs generate a multiplicity of shared viewing experiences. These shared experiences mediate the continuation of a (re)constructed historical and collective memory and highlight the role of spectatorship, both physical and virtual, in the formation of communal and national identity.

scholarly journals Socio-Cultural and Economic Impact of Kochi-Muziris Biennale

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 573-577
Keyword(s):  
Economic Impact ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
The State ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Site Specific ◽  
Standard Questionnaire ◽  
Heritage Buildings ◽  
Public Area ◽  
The Impact

Kochi-Muziris Biennale is an ecumenical carnival of voguish art held in Kochi Kerala. It is the biggest dexterity carnival and largest voguish art fiesta in Asia. Kochi Biennale foundation collaborating with government of Kerala have initiated the Kochi-Muziris Biennale. The display of voguish art is spread across Kochi, with manifestations being held in galleries, site specific installations in public area heritage buildings and disused structure. The impact of Biennale in the economy of Kerala is an important area for a research work. But in this study we tried to understand the socio - cultural and economic impact of Kochi- Muziris Biennale in the state of Kerala. The study is analytical in nature and data collected from different classes of employees’ from various sectors and also from public. Primary and secondary data are collected for the study. The primary data are collected with the help of standard questionnaire and different journals, magazines and periodicals are used as secondary data.

scholarly journals Energy Yield Generated by a Small Building Integrated Photovoltaic Installation

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 335-346
Author(s):  
Ewa Klugmann-Radziemska ◽  
Małgorzata Rudnicka
Keyword(s):  
Final Conclusion ◽  
Energy Yield ◽  
Pv System ◽  
Additional Energy ◽  
Site Specific ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
Building Integrated Photovoltaic ◽  
Gis System ◽  
Small Building ◽  
Production Prices

AbstractIn the recent years photovoltaic (PV) industry has experienced a major growth, caused by the ever present annual decrease in module production prices and the expanding awareness of the general public in terms of renewable energy. There are numerous ways to implement PV modules as an additional energy source for a building, be it mounted on the rooftop, or building integrated (BIPV). An analysis of BIPV consisting of 8 modules with the power of 250 Wp each was carried out for the building of the Chemistry Faculty of Gdansk University of Technology (GUT). It included monthly irradiance and energy generation values and compared them to data obtained by the means of PV-GIS system, after inserting site specific coordinates. Additional research on the same type of a single module with the power of 270 Wp was conducted to provide more insight in this matter. A comprehensible analysis allows for defining a final conclusion for the decrease in energy yield for GUT BIPV installation. Data outputs are lower than expected based on PV-GIS values, as for the most time the facade mounted PV system experiences partial soft shading from the nearby park. Furthermore, it is not located directly facing south, but rather south-east which does not prompt ideal working conditions.

Study on acoustic environment of canteens in South China University of Technology

2021 ◽  
Vol 263 (5) ◽  
pp. 1695-1702
Author(s):  
Ziyu Zhou ◽  
Hongwei Wang
Keyword(s):  
South China ◽  
Sound Pressure Level ◽  
Sound Pressure ◽  
Pressure Level ◽  
Noise Sources ◽  
Acoustic Environment ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Satisfaction Evaluation ◽  
The Voice

In order to understand the characteristics of the acoustic environment of University canteens, the canteens of South China University of Technology were selected as the research objects, and the acoustic parameters were measured on the spot and the questionnaire survey was conducted. The results show that the average sound pressure level of restaurants with smaller area is lower than that of restaurants with larger area, and the sound pressure level of dining space first increases rapidly, then increases slowly, and finally remains unchanged with the increase of the number of diners. In the aspect of restaurant acoustic environment satisfaction evaluation, the space with the smallest dining area has the highest acoustic environment satisfaction evaluation level, and the collision sound of tableware collection and table and chair moving has the highest correlation with the acoustic environment satisfaction evaluation. In terms of different types of noise sources, diners think that the most disturbing noise for conversation is the voice of the surrounding people, followed by the collision of tables and chairs and the collection of tableware, and the least disturbing noise is the noise of air conditioning and kitchen equipment.

Rebirth of Tambov Eparchy orthodox traditions in the ministration period of St. Luke (Voyno-Yasenetsky) (as exemplified in narrative materials)

2019 ◽  
pp. 166-178
Author(s):  
Viktor Lisyunin
Keyword(s):  
Active Part ◽  
Famous Scientist ◽  
Military Life ◽  
Church Life ◽  
House Museum ◽  
First Time ◽  
The City ◽  
The Voice ◽  
The Church ◽  
Detailed Picture

We present a memories witnesses collection of the life and ministration of St. Luke – a famous scientist, renowned surgeon, doctor of medicine, professor, winner of the Stalin Prize of the first degree. The topic throughout all of the analyzed data is the significance of the personal contribu-tion of the Bishop of Tambov St. Luke (Voyno-Yasenetsky) to the revival of the Tambov Eparchy: the renewal of the successive tradition of the church life, the return of previously closed churches to believers, the decoration of the interior of churches, strict selections in the recruitment of cadres, innovations in church missionary ministration, preaching. At the same time, witnesses testify that the nationwide fame of the archpriest-surgeon was a response to his ministration as a surgeon-consultant for Tambov evacuation hospitals, thanks to which, many people he healed came to faith, following the high example of the archpastor. The voice of witnesses provides a detailed picture of military life, under which conditions St. Luke had to restore a destroyed eparchy. Recorded, collected together and processed oral memories, legends and testimonies about the exploits of the ministration of St. Luke in Tambov, taken as a whole, colorfully illustrate the events that are not generally accepted in official documents and studies. It is also valuable that in the current decade a lot of previously unknown evidence of the Tambov period of ministration of Archpriest Luke was discovered, among which particular interest shown in memories of direct witnesses to the saint's archpastoral exploit. We present the memories of the prior of the Pokrovsky Cathedral, an honorary citizen of the city of Tambov – archpriest Nikolai Stepanov and his wife Nina Petrovna Stepanova, whose mother, being a nurse, helped Luke in surgeries; testimonies of the famous Tambov ethnographer Valentina Andreyevna Kuchenkova, who in her childhood was brought to the Pokrovsky Cathedral for blessing. We also consider testimonies of: Roza Petrovna Sebyakina, Raisa Semyonovna Muravyova, Valentina Ilinichna Dobronravova, Tamara Ivanovna Komarova, Nina Vasilyevna Malina, Zoya Vladimirovna Illarionova, Valeria Pavlovna Bogoyavlenskaya, Lyudmila Alekseevna Taganova, Lyudmila Alekseevna Ivanova. Fragments of diary entries from 1944–1945 are published for the first time. They were written by Vyacheslav Tikhonovich Grozdov, son of the famous Tambov surgeon, Tikhon Mitrofanovich Grozdov. Thanks to the acquaintance and communication with daughter of V.T. Grozdov – Marina Vyacheslavovna Ganieva, there is an opportunity to study these diaries by museum specialists, who take an active part in the creation of the house-museum of St. Luke in the city of Tambov. All surviving memories and witness accounts of the earthly exploits of the ministration of St. Luke are a living chronicle, preserving the sincere memory of a kind, merciful archpastor – healer of suffering people.

The Indian Voice: Connecting Self-Representation and Identity Formulation in Diaspora

2013 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saima Nasar
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
East Africa ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Colonial Period ◽  
East African ◽  
Historical Significance ◽  
Early Twentieth Century ◽  
Diasporic Identity ◽  
Early Colonial ◽  
Racial Hierarchies

AbstractThis article examines a previously overlooked publication titled The Indian Voice of British East Africa, Uganda and Zanzibar. Printed in Nairobi between 1911 and 1913, the Indian Voice has been dismissed by some scholars as “insignificant” in the wider context of Kenya’s militant press. As an important tool for discovering, exploring and analyzing the nature of racial hierarchies, diasporic identity and belonging, this article argues that the Indian Voice can be used to understand how “new kinds of self-representation” both emerged and dissolved in early twentieth-century East Africa. By contextualizing the historical significance of the newspaper, it demonstrates how the Indian Voice offers an invaluable means of generating new insights into the complex cultural and political formulations of Indian identities in diaspora. In doing so, this article contributes to remapping the historical perspective of East African Indians within the early colonial period.

scholarly journals Assessment of masonry structure “Radnički dom” in Mostar

2021 ◽  
Vol 1208 (1) ◽  
pp. 012044
Author(s):  
Amra Šarančić-Logo ◽  
Marko Ćećez ◽  
Merima Šahinagić-Isović
Keyword(s):  
Visual Inspection ◽  
Original Structure ◽  
Structural Elements ◽  
Historical Significance ◽  
Urban Core ◽  
Static Calculation ◽  
Heritage Buildings ◽  
Historical Heritage ◽  
The City ◽  
Existing Structure

Abstract The paper presents the assessment of the building “Radnički dom” (Workers’ Home) in Mostar, which was built in the Austro-Hungarian period, and represents one of the buildings of cultural and historical significance, located in the area of the historic urban core of the city. The paper explains the steps in assessing the condition of the existing structure, which include the collection of existing documentation, structural inspections, tests and calculations, and the assessment and decision on further action. The paper presents the drafts and gives descriptions of the performed visual inspection and the performed static calculation of the existing structure. At the end of the paper, recommendations are given for the rehabilitation and consolidation of the walls of the building: classical methods (injection and grouting) as well as modern methods (carbon strips). The paper points out the complexity of the procedure for the restoration of cultural and historical heritage buildings, the need for valid expertise of the condition and causes of building degradation, the importance of designing details of new structural elements and their corresponding and adequate connections with the original structure of the object.

scholarly journals ‘Argue with Us!’: Audience Co-creation through Post-Performance Discussions

2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Heim
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Virginia Woolf ◽  
Performance Studies ◽  
New Model ◽  
The Past ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
Changing Role ◽  
The Voice

In this article Caroline Heim explores an avenue for the audience's contribution to the theatrical event that has emerged as increasingly important over the past decade: postperformance discussions. With the exception of theatres that actively encourage argument such as the Staatstheater Stuttgart, most extant audience discussions in Western mainstream theatres privilege the voice of the theatre expert. Caroline Heim presents case studies of post-performance discussions held after performances of Anne of the Thousand Days and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? which trialled a new model of audience co-creation. An audience text which informs the theatrical event was created, and a new role, that of audience critic, established in the process. Caroline Heim is a lecturer in Performance Studies at Queensland University of Technology. Her PhD examined the changing role of theatre audiences in recent years.

scholarly journals The Adequateness of Adaptive Reuse Pre-War Shop houses in Petaling Street for Modern Users

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (16) ◽  
pp. 219-226
Author(s):  
Shahrul Yani Said ◽  
Fatin Najmee Mohd Tahir ◽  
Jonny Wongso ◽  
Muhammad Edaufi Firdaus Mohd Ni'man
Keyword(s):  
Research Study ◽  
Local Authority ◽  
Adaptive Reuse ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Historical Significance ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Heritage Buildings ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
Open Access Article

Adaptive reuse is seen as a problem-solving alternative to save our old heritage buildings. The research study the adequateness of the adaptive reuse scheme on Pre-War Shop-Houses in Petaling Street to achieve the Quality of Life (QoL) of modern users. This study investigates the requirement, concept, criteria and element of adaptive reuse required by the local authority by observing the conditions of three selected shophouses in Petaling Street. The study results show that the stakeholders understand and comply with local authority’s the requirement. The conservation and preservation protect the architectural and historical significance while retaining the pre-war shophouses' identity. Keywords: Adaptive re-use, Petaling Street, Pre-war shophouses, conservation of buildings eISSN: 2398-4287© 2021. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v6i16.2686

scholarly journals Designing an Experience: Maps and Signs at the Archaeological Site of Ancient Troy

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chelsea M Nestel
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Graphic Design ◽  
Archaeological Site ◽  
Visitor Experience ◽  
Experience Design ◽  
User Experience Design ◽  
Historical Significance ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Visual Clutter

Maps and signage are essential for visitors to understand and appreciate the cultural, historical, and natural importance of a heritage site. Unfortunately, the on-site maps and signage at the archaeological site of ancient Troy near Çanakkale, Turkey, create a poor visitor experience. A UNESCO report found that the site suffered from “poor and confusing wayfinding” and “visual clutter and chaos” (Riorden 2009, 9–10). To understand how the maps and signage failed to help visitors, I completed a content analysis of the maps and signage found at Troy in summer 2014, based on recommendations from the semiotics of cartography and the field of experiential graphic design. The analysis uses a case study of the archaeological site of Ancient Troy to derive insights into user experience design at preserved sites of cultural or historical significance.

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