This reflection paper considers the epistemological implications of constructing a digital model of an existing building.The paper compares,in detail,three distinct approaches to constructing a digital model of the Ne...
Objective:Street-based female sex workers are more likely to practice unprotected sex with multiple partners increases their risk of infection with sexually transmitted diseases.This study was performed to evaluate th...
This essay discusses the manifold depictions of Saint Michael The Archangel in Italian Renaissance art,in particular in Giorgio Vasari’s imagery.It starts with a brief explanation of who Michael The Archangel is,expl...
Nanjing,capital of the early Ming Dynasty(1368-1644),was where the famous Chinese mariner Zheng He weighed anchor to the West and was the starting point of the maritime Silk Road.The destination of Zheng He’s great v...
We have been here before.In 430 BCE,a plague struck Athens,killing as much as 25%of the population.In 1347 CE,the bubonic plague afflicted western Europe for 4 years,killing as much as 50%of the population.The plague ...
The survey of historic buildings is very important for architectural conservation.An integral survey allows perpetuating the building historical memory,deciphering it for future generations,and recovering it in case o...