Eco-friendly hospital architecture.

Following a reminder on the quantities of carbon emitted in the healthcare sector, and casting a spotlight on those directly related to architecture, the authors of this article will develop three large-scale themes, the objective being to render hospital construction sustainable. 1. Energy consumption and how to reduce it. 2. "Low-carbon" construction and how building designers can limit emissions by the choice of construction materials. 3. The "resilience" of some constructions, their capacity to stave off obsolescence. As a conclusion, the authors present one of the most recent projects of the Brunet Saunier & Associates architecture agency: the Saint-Ouen university hospital, Grand Paris Nord. This project is illustrative of these preoccupations and demonstrates the possibility of meeting the challenges of sustainable development by means of simple and durable architecture.

A relação entre arte e vida em vigotski: uma análise conceitual / The relationship between art and life in vygotsky: a conceptual analysis / La relación entre arte y vida en vigotski: un análisis conceptual

Este trabalho teve como objetivo analisar a relação entre arte e vida segundo Vigotski. Para isso, foi realizada uma análise conceitual dos capítulos 1, 7, 9, 10 e 11 da Psicologia da Arte, do capítulo 13 da Psicologia Pedagógica e do texto O significado histórico da crise da Psicologia: Uma investigação metodológica. A pesquisa conceitual consiste na análise semântica dos principais conceitos de uma teoria com o intuito de elucidar seus sentidos ocultos ou confusos e desvendar possíveis contradições e ambiguidades no quadro teórico. Podemos observar que a arte é um fenômeno dialético tanto em sua criação como em seus efeitos. A influência da vida, isto é, da realidade sócio-histórica, na criação artística é indireta, pois ela é sempre mediada pelo psiquismo particular do artista. Já o efeito da arte sobre a vida possibilita que o ser humano se conscientize de sua realidade social e se engaje para mudá-la. A arte é, portanto, transformadora, pois reorganiza o psiquismo e possibilita uma mudança nas condições materiais dos seres humanos.(AU)

This study aims to analyze the relationship between art and life according to Vygotsky. Therefore, a conceptual analysis of chapters 1, 7, 9, 10, and 11 of Psychology of Art, chapter 13 of Educational Psychology and the text The Historical meaning of the Crisis of Psychology: A Methodological Investigation was carried out. Conceptual research consists of the semantic analysis of the main concepts of a theory to elucidate its hidden or confused meanings and to reveal possible contradictions and ambiguities in the theoretical framework. Results show that art is a dialectical phenomenon both in its creation and its effects. The influence of life, that is, of socio-historical reality, on artistic creation is indirect since it is always mediated by the artist's particular psyche. The effect of art on life, on the other hand, allows human beings to become aware of their social reality and engage to change it. Art is, therefore, transformative, as it reorganizes the psyche and enables a change in the material conditions of human beings.(AU)

Este proyecto tuve como objetivo analizar la relación entre el arte y la vida, según Vigotski. Para esto, fue realizado un análisis de los capítulos 1, 7, 9, 10 y 11 de Psicología del arte, del capítulo 13 de Psicología Pedagógica y del texto Él significado histórico de la crisis de la Psicología: una investigación metodológica. La pesquisa conceptual consiste en la analice semántica de los conceptos de una teoría, para aclarar sus significados ocultos o confusos y desvendar contradicciones y ambigüedades em el cuadro teórico. Pudimos observar que, el arte es un fenómeno dialéctico en su creación tanto como en sus efectos. La influencia de la vida, esto es, de la realidad socio-histórica, en la creación artística es indirecta, pues es mediada por el psiquismo particular de lo artista. Así, el efecto del arte sobre la vida habilita que lo ser humano adquiera conciencia de su realidad social y que se comprometa a cambiarla. El arte, consiguientemente, transformadora, pues reorganiza lo psiquismo y habilita un cambio en las condiciones materiales de los seres humanos.(AU)

Documentary analysis in the study of architectural designs of a hospital in the city of São Paulo / El análisis documental en el estudio de proyectos arquitectónicos de un hospital de la ciudad de São Paulo / A análise documental no estudo de projetos arquitetônicos de um hospital paulistano

ABSTRACT Objectives: to report the experience of using architectural designs of a hospital for a historical documentary research. Methods: report of the experience of the methodological route of using architectural designs of a model hospital from 1974 to 2002. Results: after being spread on a worksheet, the projects of interest were selected, enabling the data arrangement, where the analytical chart was applied, containing: context; authorship; authenticity/ reliability; nature of the text and preliminary analysis. The findings were grouped by pertinence and similarity, resulting in the construction of categories of analysis. Final Considerations: architectural design is a challenging source, both for its pursuit, since it took two and a half years until it was legally licensed, as well as for involving specific terminologies and symbology of its own. A special attention should be given to the selection criteria, organization and analysis of the document, and sharing the access of unusual sources with the health area, like this one, so as to stimulate the development of research.

RESUMEN Objetivos: informar la experiencia del uso de proyectos arquitectónicos de un hospital, en una investigación histórica y documental. Métodos: reporte de experiencia del recorrido metodológico del uso de proyectos arquitectónicos de 1974 a 2002 de un hospital modelar. Resultados: después de insertar los proyectos en planillas, se seleccionaron los proyectos de interés, creando un arreglo de datos en que se aplicó la ficha analítica que contenía: contexto; autoría; autenticidad/fiabilidad; naturaleza del texto y análisis preliminar. Los hallazgos fueron agrupados por pertinencia y semejanza, resultando en la construcción de categorías de análisis. Consideraciones Finales: el proyecto arquitectónico es una fuente desafiante, tanto para su búsqueda, ya que fueron necesarios dos años y medio hasta que recibieron la licencia legal, como por involucrar terminologías específicas y simbologías propias. Se debe prestar atención a los criterios de selección, organización y análisis del documento y compartir el manejo de fuentes inusuales en el área de la salud, como ésta, a fin de favorecer el desarrollo de la investigación.

RESUMO Objetivos: relatar a experiência do uso de projetos arquitetônicos de um hospital para uma pesquisa histórico-documental. Métodos: relato de experiência do percurso metodológico do uso de projetos arquitetônicos de 1974 a 2002 de um hospital modelar. Resultados: após planilhados, os projetos de interesse foram selecionados, criando um arranjo de dados em que foi aplicada a ficha analítica contendo: contexto; autoria; autenticidade/confiabilidade; natureza do texto e análise preliminar. Os achados foram agrupados por pertinência e similaridade, resultando na construção de categorias de análise. Considerações Finais: o projeto arquitetônico é uma fonte desafiadora, tanto em sua busca, visto que foram necessários dois anos e meio até que fossem licenciados legalmente, como por envolver terminologias específicas e simbologias próprias. Deve-se ter atenção aos critérios de seleção, à organização e à análise do documento, e compartilhar o manejo de fontes incomuns na área da saúde, como esta, a fim de favorecer o desenvolvimento da pesquisa.

Da cidade dos afetos para a cidade saudável / From affection cities to the healthy cities

Resumo Trata-se de experimentações de pensar a produção de subjetividades na cidade por meio dos afetos entre os corpos (humano, arquitetural e territorial) para potencializar a promoção do bem-estar humano com melhoria da saúde pública. A Organização Mundial de Saúde aponta a saúde como "um estado de completo bem-estar físico, mental e social e não somente ausência de afecções e enfermidades". Desse modo, busca investigar cidades saudáveis relacionando ambiente construído e social com os sujeitos das cidades, enfocando as múltiplas e complexas particularidades da saúde no espaço em transformação e movimento. Para tanto, este estudo trata de três experiências de orientação desenvolvidas com trabalhos finais de graduação em Arquitetura e Urbanismo, utilizando a abordagem metodológica rizomática de Deleuze e Guattari, com a prática da deriva situacionista e experimentação da cartografia de afetos, que potencializaram intervenções em áreas do entorno de rios das cidades de Bragança Paulista e Presidente Prudente. Assim, por meio da tessitura da produção de afetos nas zonas de intensidades das multiplicidades, heterogeneidades e singularidades espaciais existentes permitiu vibrar todos que se aproximaram para engajarem em uma proposta espacial libertária nos microespaços de resistência, ativando-as, promovendo invisibilidades sociais e, dessa maneira, poder potencializar a cidade saudável.

Abstract Experiments of thinking the production of subjectivities in the city through the affects between the bodies (human, architectural and territorial) to enhance of human well-being with improvement of public health. The World Health Organization points to health as "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not just the absence of illness and disease." This paper seeks to investigate healthy cities relating as a built and social environment with city subjects focusing on the multiple and complex health particularities in transformation and movement. Therefore, this study deals with three experience orientations developed with final undergraduate works in Architecture and Urbanism, using a rhizomatic methodological approach of Deleuze and Guattari, with the practice of situationist derive and experimentation of affections cartographies, to strengthen interventions in the side of rivers in Bragança Paulista and Presidente Prudente cities. Thus, through the process of the production of affects in the intensities zones, multiplicities, heterogeneities and singularities of space allowed to vibrate all who approached to engage in a libertarian spatial proposal in the microspaces of resistance, activating them, promoting social invisibilities and, in this way, empower the healthy city.

Luiz Nunes e o projeto de instituições de saúde em Pernambuco / Luiz Nunes and the plan for health institutions in Pernambuco

Resumo Em Pernambuco, durante a gestão do governador Carlos Lima Cavalcanti (1930-1937), o arquiteto Luiz Nunes e sua equipe conseguiram realizar, em curto espaço de tempo, de 1934 a 1937, uma série de projetos de edifícios públicos notáveis. Neste artigo, são analisados os projetos da Escola para Anormais e do Hospital da Brigada Militar, que exemplificam a estreita relação entre o saber médico, a arquitetura moderna e a política do governo estadual, além de serem objetos pouco explorados em estudos acadêmicos. As fontes principais da pesquisa foram os arquivos dos jornais Diário da Manhã, Diário de Pernambuco e o conjunto de projetos de arquitetura levantado no Arquivo Público Jordão Emerenciano.

Abstract During Pernambuco governor Carlos Lima Cavalcanti's term (1930-1937), the architect Luiz Nunes and his team were able to produce a series of plans for notable public buildings in the short period of time spanning 1934 to 1937. This article analyzes plans for the School for Abnormal Children and the Military Brigade Hospital, which exemplify the close relationship between medical knowledge, modern architecture, and state government policy and have not yet been examined in detail in academic studies. The main sources were the archives of the Diário da Manhã and Diário de Pernambuco newspapers, as well as the group of architectural plans in the Jordão Emerenciano Public Archive.

Air pollution impact on architectural heritage of Morocco: Combination of synchronous fluorescence and ATR-FTIR spectroscopies for the analyses of black crusts deposits.

The work is focusing on air pollution impacts on historical limestone buildings located in urban areas in Morocco. Black crusts sampled on the façades of two ancient limestone monuments, dating back to the 12th and 20th centuries edified in the cities of Salé and Casablanca, have been analyzed by means of ATR-FTIR and synchronous fluorescence spectroscopies. Infrared analyses revealed degradation products, mainly gypsum due to calcite sulphation under wetness and SO2 rich oil fired soot, and oxalates due to ancient biological weathering. Synchronous fluorescence permitted the identification of the most hazardous PAHs along with other non-identified fluorescent organics; this technique appeared efficient and suitable for the analysis of fluorescent pollutants entrapped in black crusts. Such results keeping track of air pollution causing disfigurement of architectural heritage must alarm both cultural heritage and environmental decision makers.

Fim das utopias? A cidadede São Paulo e a discussão do urbanismo contemporâneo / End of utopias? The city of São Paulo and the discussion of contemporary urbanism

O texto discute a cidade em sua condição pós-moderna, entendendo seu corpo material e simbólico a partir do estudo da utopia geradora da cidade moderna do século XX até a construção de novo ideário da cidade contemporânea. Essa trajetória que gerou espaços riquíssimos será a base doutrinária em que urbanistas de todos os matizes gerarão os espaços urbanos do amanhã. A noção de utopia perpassa todo o texto, porque é argumento essencial para a superação dos nossos problemas urbanos atuais.

The text discusses the city in its postmodern condition, understanding its material and symbolic body through the study of the utopia that generated the modern city of the twentieth century and the construction of new corpus of ideas of the contem-porary city. This trajectory, which has generated very rich spaces, will be the doctrinal basis by which urbanists of all stripes will generate the urban spaces of tomorrow. The notion of utopia weaves through the entire text because it is an essential argument for overcoming our current urban problems.

Desafíos del acceso abierto de las revistas científicas de urbanismo, arquitectura, diseño y arte en Chile / Challenges of open access of scientific journals in urbanism, architecture, design and art in Chile

Esta investigación analiza los desafíos del acceso abierto de las revistas científicas de urbanismo, arquitectura, diseño y arte en Chile. A partir de un análisis del contenido de las páginas web de las revistas y la aplicación de encuestas a sus editores, se examinaron en detalle los formatos de acceso y publicación, la utilización de plataformas de gestión editorial, el empleo de licencias Creative Commons, las políticas de cesión de derechos de autoría, el uso de programas antiplagio y los modelos de financiamiento. Los resultados muestran que la totalidad de las revistas académicas del ámbito del urbanismo, arquitectura, diseño y arte en Chile son editadas por universidades sin fines de lucro y se autodeclaran de acceso abierto. Sus artículos están disponibles gratuitamente a través de sus páginas web, repositorios institucionales y/o SciELO, Latindex y RedALyC. Asimismo, la mayoría de las revistas utiliza licencias Creative Commons y recientemente el Open Journal System. Sin embargo, más de la mitad de las revistas sigue empleando derechos de autoría restrictivas o no tiene políticas editoriales explícitas al respecto, lo cual limita el acceso abierto de sus manuscritos. Otros problemas detectados para el acceso abierto son la falta de modelos de financiamiento sustentables y la preferencia de autores latinoamericanos por publicar en revistas internacionales de alto impacto en inglés, usualmente editadas por editoriales comerciales sin acceso abierto. Estas problemáticas constituyen importantes desafíos que requieren de nuevas estrategias, para así asegurar que las investigaciones latinoamericanas de alta calidad estén disponibles en formato abierto para la comunidad(AU)

This research analyzes the challenges of open access of scientific journals of urbanism, architecture, design and art in Chile. Based on an analysis of the content of the web pages of the journals and the application of a survey to their editors, the access and publication formats, use of journal management systems, Creative Commons licenses, copyright policies, use of plagiarism detection software and financing models are examined in detail. The results show that all academic journals in the field of urbanism, architecture, design and art in Chile are published by non-profit universities, and declare themselves as open access, with their articles being available free of charge through their web pages, institutional repositories and/or SciELO, Latindex and RedALyC. Likewise, most of the journals use Creative Commons licenses and recently the Open Journal System. However, more than half of the journals still use restrictive copyrights or do not have explicit editorial policies in this regard, which limits the open access of their manuscripts. Other problems for the open access are the lack of sustainable financing models and the preference of Latin American authors for publishing in high impact international journals in English, usually edited by commercial publishers without open access. These problems are important challenges that require new editorial strategies, in order to ensure that high-quality Latin American research is available in an open access format to the entire academic community(AU)

Entre a engenharia militar e a arquitetura médica: representações de Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira sobre a cidade de Belém no final do século XVIII / Between military engineering and medical architecture: representations by Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira about the city of Belém in the late eighteenth century

Resumo O artigo analisa as concepções de Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira sobre a urbanização de Belém, fundamentadas na história natural e na medicina social, sintetizadas na obra de Antônio Nunes Ribeiro Sanches. Primeiramente, destaca-se a influência da engenharia militar na constituição do núcleo seiscentista da cidade e na irradiação da cidade-fortaleza, ressaltando as críticas de Ferreira à centralidade geoestratégica na constituição urbana. Num segundo momento, as reformas urbanas setecentistas realizadas sob preceitos da arquitetura médica, como a construção do Hospital Real Militar e os projetos de abastecimento de água. Por fim, é pensado um conceito de cidade-civilidade, expresso nas reformas urbanas com a construção de símbolos de poder estatal e de áreas de lazer e sociabilidade, incluindo as observações sobre as moradias.

Abstract This paper discusses Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira's conceptions about the urbanization of Belém, rooted in natural history and social medicine, as expressed in the work of Antônio Nunes Ribeiro Sanches. The influence of military engineering on its constitution in the 1600s and the spread of this fortress town are investigated, emphasizing Ferreira's criticisms of the geostrategic centrality in the development of the city. The urban reforms of the 1700s under the precepts of medical architecture are then presented, such as the building of the Royal Military Hospital and the water supply system. The concept of the civil city is presented, as expressed in the urban redevelopments, with the building of symbols of state power, areas for leisure and conviviality, and housing.

Blastococcus xanthinilyticus sp. nov., isolated from monument.

A novel, non-motile, coccoid, Gram-stain-positive actinobacterium, designated BMG 862T, was isolated from a marble sample collected from the Bulla Regia monument, Northern Tunisia. Its taxonomic position was determined using a polyphasic approach. Results from chemotaxonomic analyses showed MK-9(H4), MK-8(H4) and MK-9(H2) as the predominant menaquinones. The major polar lipids comprised diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylinositol, glycophosphatidylinositol, hydroxy-phosphatidylethanolamine and three unidentified phospholipids. The fatty acids consisted of significant amounts (≥10 %) of iso-C16 : 0, C17 : 1ω8c, iso-C15 : 0 and C16 : 1ω7c. Phylogenetic analysis on the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence comparisons showed that strain BMG 862T belongs to the genus Blastococcus, being most closely related to Blastococcus saxobsidens (=DSM 44509T) (99.5 %) and Blastococcus capsensis (=DSM 46835T=CECT 8876T) (99.3 %). The genomic DNA G+C content of the organism was 74.7 mol%. Results of DNA-DNA hybridization and physiological tests allowed differentiation of strain BMG 862T from related species. The strain was also characterized by its ability to hydrolyse xanthine. On the basis of phenotypic and molecular characteristics, strain BMG 862T (=DSM 46842T=CECT 8884T) represents the type strain of a novel species of the genus Blastococcus, for which the name Blastococcus xanthinilyticus sp. nov. is proposed.

Grandes projetos urbanísticos e governança urbana: análise do Programa Lagoas do Norte (PLN), em Teresina-PI / Great urban projects and urban governance: analysis of the Programa Lagoas do Norte (PLN), in Teresina-PI

O presente artigo analisa o padrão de governança que orienta um grande projeto urbano em Teresina-PI, o Projeto Lagoas do Norte (PLN). Apoia-se em dados documentais (da Prefeitura Municipal de Teresina e da agência financiadora do projeto, o BIRD) e numa discussão teórica sobre governança urbana. O estudo constatou que os processos decisórios que consolidaram a estruturação da intervenção foram relativamente fechados, restritos ao governo municipal e ao BIRD. Constatou, ainda, que o caráter das instâncias e mecanismos de coordenação do programa se aproxima de um padrão gerencial com participação social, de perfil colaborativo, direcionada para a eficácia, sustentação e legitimação da intervenção.

This article analyzes the governance pattern that guides a great urban project in Teresina-PI, Projeto Lagoas do Norte (PLN). It is supported by documentary data (from the Prefecture of Teresina and the project funding agency, BIRD) and a discussion about urban governance. The study verified that the decision-making processes that consolidated a structuring of the intervention were relatively closed, restricted to the municipal government and BIRD. It also verified that the character of the instances and mechanisms of the program coordination approximates a managerial standard with social participation, with a collaborative profile, targeted to effectiveness, support and legitimization of the intervention.

Between history, art and medicine: the Dresden-Friedrichstadt hospital, its Neptune fountain and connections to Vienna.

The Dresden-Friedrichstadt hospital originated from Marcolini's summer palace. It was founded in 1845 and opened in 1849. It is a place where history and art of European importance mixes with technical and medical innovations. We reflect on the meetings of Napoleon Bonaparte and Metternich in 1812, the creation of the famous Neptune fountain by Longuelune and Matielli and two outstanding physicians of the 19th century, the surgeon Eduard Zeis, who coined the medical term "plastic surgery", and Maximilian Nitze, inventor of the first "modern" cystoscope and the father of urology.

A Novel Rhinoplasty Sculpture Technique Using Ancient Chinese Architectural Technology.

Rhinoplasty is one of the most delicate procedures in plastic and reconstructive surgery. Precision in every millimeter is vital in ensuring a better quality of surgical outcome. Many methods have been developed to fulfill this requirement. One such method is an implant, whether autogenous or artificial. Artificial implants involve several surgical complications, such as recipient rejection of implant material, infections, and rigid feel of the nasal tip. Hence, autogenous implants were eventually more widely applied, with material being obtained from the septum, concha, or rib cartilages. Therefore, the authors developed a new technique of rhinoplasty, using the osteochondral rib as an autogenous implant based on the ancient Chinese architectural technology called the DouGong method. The authors hereby present the results of 288 patients treated in our faculty wherein the data from the patients and the preoperative and postoperative 3-dimensional computed tomography scans were processed using Mimics software. The uniqueness of these implants is that the joint between the nasal dorsum and the columella strut is fixated without any screw, stitches, or K-wire. This procedure proved to be very useful as this technique not only minimized the application of fixation techniques, but also helped achieve a better nasofrontal angle, nasolabial angle, and columella length. After monitoring follow-ups of our patients, the authors hereby propose the use of this DouGong-based novel technique to improve the overall quality and outcome of corrective rhinoplasty.

Expedient and modular access to 2-azabicyclic architectures by iron-catalyzed dehydrative coupling of alcohol-bearing allylic lactams.

A high-yielding, cost-effective, modular and environmentally benign approach to [5,5]- or [6,5]-2-azabicyclic architectures bearing vicinal stereocenters, by Fe-catalyzed intramolecular dehydrative coupling of readily affordable alcohol-bearing allylic lactams is presented.

Una mirada crítica sobre la medicina en el Antiguo Egipto / A critical regard over the medicine in the Ancient Egypt

Generally, writing about the medicine in the Ancient Egypt, historians adopt an approach rather benevolent than critical, giving to its practice merits that never had. Reading without prejudice the famous twelve papyri -and now one more- we can't less to pronounce a condemnatory sentence, because at the end this medicine looks like a patchwork of ignorance, superstition, magic believes and a pair of grains of knowledge. However, we can rescue its surgical practice, very useful, sometimes efficient, and quite necessary in those centuries of war, slavery and permanent abuse of the weak and the poor people by the high political rulers and priests.

Creemos que, con mucha benevolencia, los historiadores médicos sobrestiman la medicina del Antiguo Egipto, elevando a la categoría de arte o de ciencia una práctica que más tenía de magia. Y, hablando de ella, llama la atención que ésta es bien rara en los papiros más antiguos, donde hay más medicina que superstición, aumentando los conjuros y las invocaciones a medida que más recientes son los documentos encontrados, quizás porque el gremio médico, al ver que los conocimientos terapéuticos empezaban a difundirse entre la masa, quiso mantener la exclusividad de ellos, agregando a la administración de los remedios físicos un ritual misterioso y esotérico, dotando así al ejercicio médico de una raíz sagrada: la magia conserva su encanto hasta la actualidad y hasta los más ilustrados creen en curaciones milagrosas. Sólo son rescatables los aspectos quirúrgicos. El desarrollo de la cirugía y de algunas especialidades que la emplean, como la obstetricia y ginecología, respondía seguramente a la época que se vivía entonces, donde la guerra, la opresión, el abuso y la brutalidad reinantes, favorecían la génesis de heridas, traumas, quemaduras, abortos y accidentes varios, haciendo imperativo su tratamiento rápido y oportuno.