School of Art, Design and Architecture: Recent submissions
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The importance of multimodal play and storytelling in medtech for children: A Case Study of Co-designing a Mixed Realities Play Kit to Prepare 4 to 10-year-Olds for an MRI Scan
(SAGE Publications, 2023-06)<jats:p> This article examines the research and development of a mixed realities play-kit to prepare children for an MRI scan to be undertaken without the need for a General Anaesthetic. The kit uses three different types ... -
Impact of Trust in Virtual Project Teams: Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) approach
(Emerald, 2023-08-22)Purpose This study aims to focus on model development to analyse key factors affecting trust in virtual project teams (VPTs). Design/methodology/approach A questionnaire survey was conducted on construction professionals ... -
Insight into the Optimization of Implementation Time in Cob Construction: Field Test and Compressive Strength Versus Drying Kinetics
(MDPI AG, 2023-09-01)Mastering construction times is of paramount importance in making vernacular earth construction techniques attractive to modern clients. The work presented here is a contribution towards the optimization of the construction ... -
Visualizing the Untranslateable
(University of PlymouthPlymouth, 2023)One may be forgiven for considering photography and cinema as comfortable fellow travellers along the same road sharing the technological genealogy of pictorial realism. However, despite many mechanical and optochemical ... -
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The impact of disruptive events on built environment degree apprenticeship delivery – a case study of COVID-19
(Emerald, 2023-01-01)Purpose This study aims to understand the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic disruptive event on delivery of the built environment degree apprentice programme in higher education in the UK and identify the key strategies to ... -
Place-Keeping in the Park: Testing a Living Lab Approach to Facilitate Nature Connectedness in Urban Greenspaces
(MDPI, 2023-06-21)Green infrastructure, particularly public greenspaces such as urban parks, plays an important role in urban environments, and improving public participation in greenspace practices and encouraging environmental stewardship ... -
The social infrastructure of the smart city: How can "Smart Cities" be more inclusive?
The smart city promises a new model of integrated urban design bringing together people, urban spaces and smart technologies. The quote above highlights the question of not only who owns the frameworks of the smart city ... -
An Investigation into the Potential Use of TDR Measurement Systems to Accurately Assess the Moisture Content at the Center of Completed Earthen Walls
(2022-06-09)When conserving or extending historic buildings, the ability to improve fabric thermal performance is often limited by the traditional nature of the original material. This limits the ability for historic buildings to ...
