Guilherme Nunes de Vasconcelos

Federal University of Minas Gerais | UFMG · Department of Projects (PRJ)

Dear fellows,

The concept of architecture has been redefined in several ways and by various authors over the centuries.

I'm looking for some work that compiles the main (and most varied) definitions of architecture. I'm having trouble finding work with this focus, since the term architecture has been used to deal with subjects related to technology, biology, etc.

Could any of you help me?

I make it clear that I am interested in architecture as a discipline related to building construction. ;)

Thank you very much.

As a PhD student, I'm intending to use a "research through design" approach in my thesis. However, I´m having trouble to find other thesis that adopted this same approach.

I'm interested in seeing how other researchers structured their researches, which chapters they produced, etc. Since it's an unusual methodology, it's harder to find a thesis that uses RtD.

If you know any, no matter the field or subject, please let me know.

Hi everyone,

Reading some research made in the 1990s and early 2000s it is really interesting to see that, since that time people are telling that immersive technologies are the "future".

Since 2015, with Oculus Rift and the development of industry, a lot of things changed: we have VR equipment much more affordable and the development for immersive technology is getting increasingly easier.

AR is also very popular due to the possibilities opened up by smartphones.

However, the view that AR/VR are the future still an expectation that is mentioned in tech-reports and tech-magazines.

How do you see these expectations changing? What is a new expectation or implementation that wasn't there in 1990s or even ealier?