<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi All,<br> <br>Considerably influenced by the work "Situated Technologies Pamphlets 2: Urban Versioning System 1.0", I started a PhD last Autumn (2010) at the "Ion Mincu" University of Architecture and Urbanism in Bucharest (UAIUM), Romania, concentrating on the concept of "Open Source" Urbanism and its potential practical solutions to the various problems of Bucharest, the capital city of my country.<br>
<br>Let me briefly introduce myself: I graduated Software Engineering at the Computer Science faculty of the Politehnica University of Bucharest, and I studied Japanese language and Culture at The Jesuit School in Tokyo, Japan. I hold a MA in the Management of Cultural Assets from the Faculty of History at the University of Bucharest, and in 2009 I was accepted by the EMBA program in Creative Leadership with Steinbeis University in Berlin.<br>
<br>To my surprise my research topic was accepted, but I realized I need more guidance from the true visionaries of the field, persons like you.<br> <br>My intention is to start very practical applications of the theory of "Open Source" Urbanism as soon as possible, in parallel with the theoretical work. <br>
<br>Moreover, if you will be interested to participate I would be most glad to arrange either your attendance to specialized functions dealing with "New" Urbanism and scheduled to take place in Bucharest or elsewhere in Romania, or even stand alone events on "Open Source" Urbanism where you could be the main speakers. <br>
<br>If you allow, I have right now one urgent question, if I may: what architecture research methods are relevant for "Open Source" Urbanism? I discovered recently an academic paper dealing with this issue, but not specifically with Open Surce / P2P Urbanism (<a href="http://api.ning.com/files/dOPtu7qbGChsnM--aFoeTEckKuRQs3JhqURFuQhG4xMTx1kQlsCs710HhVtIkg9wqqR9uxUbWYDXk8ajkTDZ-ObpCyVYh8EE/paper_dutoit_091120.pdf">http://api.ning.com/files/dOPtu7qbGChsnM--aFoeTEckKuRQs3JhqURFuQhG4xMTx1kQlsCs710HhVtIkg9wqqR9uxUbWYDXk8ajkTDZ-ObpCyVYh8EE/paper_dutoit_091120.pdf</a>).</div>
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<div>At my school there is a preference for philosophy as main research tool, with a lot of phenomenology (mostly Heidegger), hermeneutics, aesthetics and semiotics (with a clear accent on U. Eco).<br><br>Would you kindly accept to provide me some advice and / or feedback?</div>
<div> <br>Sincerely,<br> <br> <br>Geo Scripcariu<br clear="all"><br><br>-- </div>
<div>Geo Scripcariu<br>PhD Student / "Open Source" Urbanism<br>"Ion Mincu" Architecture and Urbanism University of Bucharest<br>Mobile: +40745-09.61.91<br>Direct: +4031-401.29.42<br>Phone/Fax: +4021-410.54.15<br>
E-mail: <a href="mailto:geo.scripcariu@gmail.com">geo.scripcariu@gmail.com</a><br>Str.Sabinelor 123 Bl. 119<br>Suite 16 Bucuresti-5 050854</div></div>