in islamic architecture, the architect always tried to decorate the internal and external areas in different ways. one type of these decorations is called brick working, which was current in pre-ilkhanid, ilkhanid period, and after this period. this decoration was used in two ways. in ilkhanid period, the architect used a type of brick which was exactly formed in favorite shapes before baking. ...

Abstract There are many classic traditional arts incorporated in modern design patterns design. These embody China’s profound national art decorative patterns, making the organic combination of and art, thus realizing promotion providing more classical excellent elements for development art. At same time, pattern draws on from five aspects: composition, perspective, image, color, allegory, appl...

The comprehensive and coordinated sustainable development of residential dwellings requires a response to the multidimensional environment. In this study, typical traditional Tianshui are selected as research objects, through methods field investigation, in-depth conversations, on-site monitoring, in order investigate potential reacting natural conditions well social performance process regiona...

Placing decorative content in any virtual environment is not a trivial task, as the location of even non-critical content influences player movement choices through the level, as well as the general game aesthetic. In this work we use path visibility properties to define and investigate three methods for content placement in a game level, aimed at generating shared, unique, and never seen conte...

The overall aim of the research was to better understand the influence of raw material characteristics on the quality of decorative veneer, to identify phenotypes of oak and sessile oak valuable for veneer use, and to promote quality in relationship with sustainable development of Romania’s forests. This paper describes specific aspects regarding wood defects and quality conditions imposed on r...

We present a novel method to design shells with artistic cutouts in a manner that produces a stable final result. The process of stenciling, removing material with a fixed shape, is a particularly appealing way to introduce a decorative pattern into the design of architectural structures, furniture, or household objects. However, removing material can easily weaken an object to the point where ...

Recent studies have shown that the positive emotional design of learning environments might foster learning performance. In contrast, the seductive detail effect postulates that additional, learning irrelevant details inhibit learning. This research focusses on the implementation of decorative pictures as a prime for emotions and context-relatedness. This study examines four groups of decorativ...