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HIKIKOMORI

Family: SOCIAL

Hikikomori (ひきこもり or 引き篭り, Hikikomori^?, lit. “pulling away, being confined”, i.e. “acute social withdrawal”) It is a Japanese term to refer to the phenomenon of reclusive individuals who have chosen to withdraw from social life, often seeking extreme degrees of isolation and confinement due to various personal and social factors in their lives. The term hikikomori refers to both the sociological phenomenon in general as well as to individuals belonging to this societal group.Although there are versions where the hikikomori may venture outdoors, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare defines hikikomori as individuals who refuse to leave their parents’ house, and isolate themselves away from society in their homes for a period exceeding six months. While the severity of the phenomenon varies depending on the individual, some youths remain in isolation for years, or in rare cases, decades. Often hikikomori start out as school refusals, or tōkōkyohi (登校拒否) in Japanese.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hikikomori

CITY LIGHTS EFFECT

Family: SOCIAL

An expression used to describe the rural exodus to the commodity and the opportunities that big cities offer.

It is the term for the attraction effect that cities exert on those who don’t live in urban areas.

SUPER-FAST-(…)ULTRA-FAST-(…)

Family: PREFIXES

These are prefixes that refer to what is faster than FAST.Example 1Internet2 and National LambdaRail are two ultra-fast internet networks that serve many of the nation’s universities and research institutions by offering fast Internet connections that physicists, astronomers and other researchers need to exchange large amounts of data.Example 2Super-Fast LearningSuper-Fast InternetSuper-Fast Guide to…Super-Fast AccessSuper-Fast ReadingSuper-Fast Charger

PRIVATEER

Family: SOCIAL / ECONOMICS

Term used to describe individuals who commit their extensive fortune to privately fund quests, research or investigation that have traditionally been under the economic and scientific tutelage of governments. A good example is the current state of space exploration.

TRICKLE-DOWN EFFECT

Family: ECONOMICS

It is a marketing phenomenon that affects many consumer goods, including new technology and fashion. Initially a product may be so expensive that only the wealthy can afford it. Over time, however, the price will fall until it is inexpensive enough for the general public to purchase. One modern day example of the Trickle-Down effect would be the iPod. The iPod was priced at around 250 dollars in 1998 (the year it was introduced), over time dropped in price, and now that same model is worth about 37 dollars.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trickle-down_effect

AVATAR

Family: INTERNET

Abbreviations include AV, ava, avie, avy, avi, avvie, avis, avies, avii, and avvy). It is an Internet user’s representation of himself or herself, whether in the form of a three-dimensional model used in computer games, a two-dimensional icon (picture) used on Internet forums and other communities, or a text construct found on early systems such as MUDs. The term “avatar” can also refer to the personality connected with the screen name, or handle, of an Internet user.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar_(virtual_reality)

BIOINFORMATICS

Family: BIOLOGY

It refers to the creation and advancement of algorithms, computational and statistical techniques, and theory to solve formal and practical problems arising from the management and analysis of biological data.

PROTEIN STRUCTURE PREDICTION

Family: BIOLOGY

It is one of the most important goals pursued by bioinformatics and theoretical chemistry. Its aim is the prediction of the three-dimensional structure of proteins from their amino acid sequences, sometimes including additional relevant information such as the structures of related proteins. In other words, it deals with the prediction of a protein ’s tertiary structure from its primary structure. Protein structure prediction is of high importance in medicine (for example, in drug design) and biotechnology (for example, in the design of novel enzymes).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein_structure_prediction

PROTEIN DATA BANK (PDB)

Family: BIOLOGY

It is a repository for 3-D structural data of proteins and nucleic acids. These data, typically obtained by X-ray crystallography or NMR spectroscopy, are submitted by biologists and biochemists from around the world, are released into the public domain, and can be accessed for free.The Protein Data Bank (pdb) file format is a textual file format describing the three dimensional structures of molecules held in the Protein Data Bank. As such, it contains atom position information and sequence information along with information about the researchers who defined the structure and a citation.The Worldwide Protein Data Bank (wwPDB) consists of organizations that act as deposition, data processing and distribution centers for PDB data.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein_Data_Bankhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein_Data_Bank_%28file_format%29http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein_Data_Bank

X-Ray Crystallography

Family: BIOLOGY

It is the science of determining the arrangement of atoms within a crystal from the manner in which a beam of X-rays is scattered from the electrons within the crystal. The method produces a three-dimensional picture of the density of electrons within the crystal, from which the mean atomic positions, their chemical bonds, their disorder and sundry other information can be derived.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-ray_crystallography

CREATIVE DESTRUCTION

Family: DESTRUCTION

It is a destructive process that becomes a piece of art.

It is a term that describes the process of creating art destructively rather than constructively.

 Students: Georgios Machairas + Jordi Rosés

CITRUS AURANTIUM
Bitter orange

PART I / The trunk
Expected accuracy: very good
Method:
                 - Create a reference system.
                 - Measure the points that define the  contour every 5 cm on XYZ axis.
                 - Draw each section by connecting the dots for each 5 cm interval.
                 - Measure the common points of the outside skin and the inner surface of the cavities.
                 - Establish the inner measurements for the cavities with a wire.
                 - Draw each wire silhouette, scan it and insert it in every CAD section by their common 2 points.

PART II / The crown
Expected accuracy: none
Layers:
                 - Branches
                 - Leaves
                 - Fruits

Method:
                 - Measure the position of the principal branches (3).
                 - Measure the crown’s external dimensions to establish its volume.
                 - Find the rules that govern its layers.
                 - Fill the volume of the crown with a theoretical reconstruction of every layer.
                 - Study the “mobile forces” that individualize the tree.

Students: Rafael Gutierrez + Jordi Rosés 

Students: Rafael Gutierrez + Jordi Rosés

2007-10-30-manual.pdf

2007-10-25-final-pipe-lamina-a4-03.pdf

2007-10-25-final-pipe-lamina-a4-02.pdf

2007-10-25-final-pipe-lamina-a4-01.pdf

PROPHECY MAGAZINE 

A fantastic magazine on photography, architecture, fashion, etc. 

Pure visual. 

www.prophecymagazine.net

MOZY

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