PÁNIKOVÁ, N. Hliněná architektura v Provence [online]. Brno: Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta architektury. 2024.
Magisterská práce Bc. Natálie Páníkové, “Hliněná architektura v Provence”, je studie se speciálním zaměřením 3d tisk hliněných staveb. Práce předkládá výhody i nevýhody 3d tisku a konfrontaci moderních výrobních technologií s tradiční architekturou. Teze Bc. Natálie Páníkové je přínosným dílem, které přispívá k diskurzu využívání low tech materiálů pomocí high tech výrobních procesů. Poslední část zabyvající se samotným tiskem budov v Provence by mohla být více rozvinuta. Studentka odevzdala prácí s chybně uvedenýmí referenčními zdroji. Tento nedostatek byl studentce dovolen opravit.
| Kritérium | Známka | Body | Slovní hodnocení |
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| Přístup studenta ke zpracování | A | Studentka pracovala na své diplomové práci s nasazením. Prokázala schopnost analytického a konstruktivního myšlení, čímž je její vědecká práce dobře strukturována. V průběhu se musela vypořádávat s učením pro ni nového softwaru. |
In the diploma thesis titled „Clay Architecture in Provence“, Bc. Natália Pániková reports on her research and applied work for the application of clay-like materials in the construction of sustainable small houses in the region of Provence, France, using technology of 3D printing. Research theses in architecture usually fall into two groups: comprehensive research on the one hand, and specialized research on the other hand. This thesis is a comprehensive research project. The scope of the analysed material is recommendable for the breadth and width of topics. Contrary to specialized research projects, the broadness of the work goes at the expense of in-depth knowledge. It does however, feed into a complex picture and understanding of the problem that is investigated. Hopefully, it also instils in the researcher a certain level of modesty informed by the sheer amount of knowledge that is gathered throughout the project. The structure of the thesis gradually zooms in from a very wide perspective to the specialized topic of the research itself. Part 1 deals with the region and history of Provence. Part 2 is oriented towards the research at hand, and provides the context of the work. Part 3 is concerned with the 3D printing part of the work. Part 4 summarises the work and aims to derive some general guidelines. Part 5 lists the sources used for the thesis work. In general, the structure of this process is good. The majority of sources are taken from the Internet. Four books are listed, and 47 web links of which 1 is a link to a scientific article. This is a bit symptomatic for a “google”-desktop research process. The internet is a great resource. However, “googling” the internet is often structured by typing a query or question, and then rather uncritically copying the first search results. It has the risk of “cherry-picking” things that are convenient and expected, and does not foster critical investigation of sources. Overall, the research thesis avoids this problem. Still, one has to ask for example, for what reason the wild vegetation is described (page 20-21), why the school system is included in the analysis (page 36), and why the section titled “Effect of war in Ukraine” describes economic topics but not the war (page 39). The core of the work is described in Part 3, which I also see as the best part of the thesis text. There is systematic investigation of 3D printing with clay-like materials. The text contains interesting variations with material, composition, printing pattern, and nozzle. After this part, the author tries to integrate the findings into an application of flower pots that can be attached to the façade of a building. This part is interesting and has potential, although it is hard to understand why 3D printing is necessary to create shapes that can be easily mass-produced with traditional moulds (page 120-121). The section on wall pattern on page 134 in my view better uses the potential of 3D printing and could combine shapes for plants at the same time as printing the building. The light- and wind-catching described on page 138 and onward does not seem to be realised when compared with the very massive and closed wall systems in figures on page 142 and 143. Overall the text is clear. The layout is well-done. The distribution of text and graphic material looks good and adds to the visual quality of the thesis text. It is good that the text is written in English; for a research thesis this should be standard option. In general, I would recommend using a spelling and grammar checker to avoid mistakes in the text. At some points, it looks like the text was not completely finished. For example, many figures are numbered “xx”. On page 89 there seems to be missing part on air-conditioning in the text. To conclude, the research thesis by Bc. Natália Pániková offers a comprehensive investigation how to use 3D printing for sustainable housing using clay-like materials that address the problems of hot regions. The structure of the work is clear. The layout of the thesis is well done. Because of the wide scope of all the topics, the work lacks more in-depth investigation of the subject. Nevertheless, the thesis report is of good quality and can surely be recommended for defence.
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