by Antonio Caperna Tatjana Capuder Vidmar obtained a MA in Architecture and Urban Design at University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Architecture in 1991. In 1994, she was awarded a PhD in Architecture and Urban Design at the University of Ljubljana. In 1994, she studied at the AA School of Architecture, London, UK in a postgraduate […] read more
by Antonio Caperna Abstract The epistemological reformulation is based on two elements: the science of dynamic complex systems and the Copernican revolution, which is occurring in the life sciences. Biourbanism aims to reformulate the epistemological foundation of architecture and urbanism, according to the science of dynamic complex systems and science of life. The first aspect […] read more
BIOURBANISM FOR A HUMAN-CENTERED SUSTAINABLE DESIGN Artena (Rome, Italy) – July 21st/28th 2013 summerschool-artena.tumblr.com | summerschool@biourbanism.org After the success of the first interdisciplinary Summer School in Neuroergonomics and Urban Design which gathered fantastic people from 11 Countries into a deeply […] read more
by Antonio Caperna Disabilities is an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. An impairment is a problem in body function or structure; an activity limitation is a difficulty encountered by an individual in executing a task or action; while a participation restriction is a problem experienced by an individual in involvement in […] read more
a book Edited by Prof. T. M. VINOD KUMAR Info: Copal Publishing ISBN: 9788 1924 73352Publication Date: May 2013Dimension: 6 x 9 in.Binding: HardboundPages: 450 Smart cities are knowledge based cities, that develop extra ordinary capabilities to be selfaware, function 24 hours and 7 days a week, and communicate, selectively, in real time knowledge to citizen […] read more
Life in the Village—“Il Progetto Artena” The International Society of Biourbanism has organized a full-day conference, the “Project Artena: Reviving Italian villages”, in the city of Artena (Rome, Italy), on October the 21st, 2012. The small town has been the paradigmatic subject of a systemic study approach, aimed at analyzing and contrasting the urban, ecological, […] read more
by Antonio Caperna In: Handbook of Research on E-Planning: ICTs for Urban Development and Monitoring Carlos Nunes Silva (University of Lisbon, Portugal) Release Date: May, 2010. Copyright © 2010. 546 pages. The Handbook of Research on E-Planning: ICTs for Urban Development and Monitoring provides relevant theoretical perspectives on the use of ICT in urban planning as well as […] read more
by Antonio Caperna Presented at UIA working program “Spiritual Places”, July 6th, 2007 Third International conference “Transmitting outspoken emotions” UIA WP Spiritual Places, Warsaw, Poland Abstract This paper start from two assumption: 1. the illuminist thought has represented a turning point in Western history, but its has “frozen” inside its “rational domain” part of our […] read more
Using the work of Christopher Alexander and Nikos Salingaros, I present a paper that want discuss the philosophical structure that are behind The Pattern Language (PL). Through a simple way I’ll show you the intimate connection existing among the PL and other cultural aspect like painting as well as the fractal geometry. I have referred my philosophical approach especially to the work of Oswald Spengler and his work “Der Untergang des Abendlandes” read more