| The
five projects that presently make up this network
of NavCenters are described in a number of documents
on this website. The following
URL Index provides a brief description of each URL.
To access the documents, click on the masthead graphic
at the left of each description. |
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though you may have a primary interest in one of
these 5 projects, it is a good idea to be familiar
with all of them. Each is unique, yet, the whole
has to work as a system. Also, there is much information
in each individual project description that is relevant
to all of them. |
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INDEX below is divided into the following
sections: The Five Projects; Process; Documentation;
Related Materials and Program Statement. |
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Designing
a NavCenter Network
a hub and satellite
system
provides
an outline of each project. This is the base
document to which all the others are related. |
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A
Network of Centers Facility One
Detailed Description
describes
the physical layout of NavCenter # 1,TECHNIQUE. |
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NavCenter
Two
Design Development Notes & Details
shows
aspects of the existing campus, Floor
Plans of each of the three levels of NavCeneter
#2, MEMORY, and
links to a large scale version and description
of each floor level plan |
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Vanderbilt
Children’s Hospital - Executive Offices
The process of Continuous Interaction
tracks
the process of s project where the NavCenter
environment and methods is being adapted
to the executive function. |
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Work
Integrated Education - Building an Education
Engine
introduces
the Teaching Modalities Model,
developed for the Corps of Engineers
in 1983, composed of the five components
of life-long learning. |
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ValueWeb
- The Mechanics
provides
a look at some of the underlying background
and theory of what makes up a valueWeb;
includes a basic book list. |
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Our
Practice
A
poster illustrating the approach to architecture
of the HabitatMakers [link] ValueWeb:
MG Taylor, SFIA Architects-Master Builders,
AI, et.al.
Click
on the various pictures and words for more
detail. A print version is provided. |
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NavCenter
- What? Why? How to Make One
The
basic “argument” for why NavCenters along
with the basic Models and concepts that
are necessary to their operation. |
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1982
THERE
NavCenter Vision
showing
the iterative, collaborative, technology
augmented, Taylor work processes. |
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Matt’s
Technical System
Creative Augmentation
describing
the integration of work processes, environments
and tools to augment human creativity. |
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RemotePresence
by MagicWindow
introduces
the concepts of RemotePresence, the MagicWindow
project and Rapid Prototyping. |
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Four
Projects - Redefining the Urban Work Landscape
looks
at the issue of work in an urban setting
and how knowledge-worker satisfaction
and health can be achieved. |
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articles, themselves, have many links that are
worth following if you want to go further in to
the material. These will provide a basic overview
to the MG Taylor approach to making and managing
creative environments. |
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