Publicações
Progress(es) - Theories and Practices
Chief Editors
Mário S. Ming Kong
Maria do Rosário Monteiro
Co-Editor
Maria João Pereira Neto
ISBN: 9780815374152 (Hbk);
ISBN: 9781351242691 (eBook PDF);
Doi: https://doi.org/10.1201/9781351242691-1
The congress proceedings of PHI 2017 was edited by Taylor & Francis Group, indexed to the most important scientific data bases, such as ISI, SCOPUS, EBSCO Thomson Reuters, CrossRef, Web of Science, ELSEVIER Products, Web of Knowledge, ProQuest,
The texts presented in Proportion Harmonies and Identities (PHI) - PROGRESS(ES) - THEORIES AND PRACTICES were compiled with the intent to establish a platform for the presentation, interaction and dissemination of research. It aims also to foster the awareness of and discussion on the topics of Harmony and Proportion with a focus on different progress visions and readings relevant to Architecture, Arts and Humanities, Design, Engineering, Social and Natural Sciences, Technology and their importance and benefits for the community at large. Considering that the idea of progress is a major matrix for development, its theoretical and practical foundations have become the working tools of scientists, philosophers, and artists, who seek strategies and policies to accelerate the development process in different contexts.
Utopia (s) – Worlds and Frontiers of the Imaginary
Chief Editors
Maria do Rosário Monteiro
Mário S. Ming Kong
Co-Editor
Maria João Pereira Neto
ISBN: 978-1-138-19748-0 (Hbk);
ISBN: 978-1-315-26532-2 (eBook PDF);
Doi: 10.1201/9781315265322;
The congress proceedings of PHI 2016 was edited by Taylor & Francis Group, indexed to the most important scientific data bases, such as ISI, SCOPUS, EBSCO Thomson Reuters, CrossRef, Web of Science, ELSEVIER Products, Web of Knowledge, ProQuest,
The idea of Utopia springs from a natural desire of transformation, of evolution pertaining to humankind and, therefore, one can find expressions of “utopian” desire in every civilization. Having to do explicitly with human condition, Utopia accompanies closely cultural evolution, almost as a symbiotic organism. Maintaining its roots deeply attached to ancient myths, utopian expression followed, and sometimes preceded cultural transformation.
Through the next almost five hundred pages (virtually one for each year since Utopia was published) researchers on the fields of Architecture and Urbanism, Arts and Humanities present the result of their studies on the different areas of expertise under the umbrella of Utopia. Past, present, and future come together in one book. They do not offer their readers any golden key. Many will leave questions unanswered, as they should.
The texts presented in Proportion Harmonies and Identities - UTOPIA(S) WORLDS AND FRONTIERS OF THE IMAGINARY were compiled with the intend to establish a platform for the presentation, interaction and dissemination of researches. It aims also to foster the awareness and discussion on the topic of Harmony and Proportion with focus on different utopian visions and readings relevant to arts, science and humanities and its importance and benefits for the community at large.
Proportion disHarmonies Identities
Editor Coordinator
Mário S. Ming Kong
Editors
Jorge Firmino Nunes
Maria Alexandra Quintas
Maria do Rosário Monteiro
Maria do Rosário Pimental
Maria João Pereira Neto
Pedro Gomes Januário
ISBN: 978-989-97265-0-5
"O número, a medida, as construções geométricas, a relação entre dimensões, isto é, a proporção, são expressões de harmonia e ritmo e, mais do que isso, são uma fonte de beleza nas coisas na natureza, como os cristais, as plantas, os animais, mas também os artefactos humanos, como os edifícios e as obras de arte em geral. Esta é uma ideia antiga que corresponde à noção pitagórica de que o mundo é uma criação matemática harmoniosa e que, de modo a participar nessa harmonia, as coisas que fazemos têm de obedecer às mesmas leis matemáticas. Proporção (des)Harmonias e Identidades visa promover a consciencialização e reflexão sobre a importância deste tema com a divulgação de pesquisas de variados campos do saber."