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Editorial: Three Tenets of Environmental Importance
Nicholas WilkinsonThese are Working, Learning and Living. The first and last of Working and Living have been addressed in some of the previous issues of the journal. ‘Working’ has been supported…
Rwanda’s Urbanization Policy:- A Critical Reading
Paola SommaIf ever Africa had disappeared, it has now reappeared on the maps of investors seeking for land and resources. The entire continent seems to have become attractive for…
Development of Quality Indicators of Housing Design (QIHD), an Approach to Improve Design Quality of Affordable Housing
Afaq Hyder Chohan, Adi Irfan, Jihad AwadThis research has been conducted to determine the design quality indicators and parameters for affordable housing in Karachi Pakistan. The absence of quality in Karachi housing…
Identifying Privacy Concerns on the Formation of Courtyards
Halleh Nejadriahi, Ozgur DincyurekRapid changes due to the globalization process, cause in disappearance of traditional values and identity in the new architectural designs, particularly in the historical…
Sense of Community in New Urbanism Neighbourhoods: A Review
Nastaran Pour EbrahimThe concept of community where people can meet their needs, interact, and feel a sense of belonging and togetherness has been an interesting topic for a majority of professionals…
Non-Linear Model in Architectural Design for Sustainable Social Housing: Case Study Ovča Housing Project Belgrade
Dušan Stojanović, Pavle StamenovićThe aim of this paper is to reconsider the conventional approaches in architectural design for social housing that lead to low adaptability of architecture regarding spatial needs…
Toward Historic Urban Landscape Approach: Serial Properties Along the Bosna River
Lana KudumovićToday, preserving architectural heritage is imposed as an obligation, regardless of the type of heritage.Heritage values are irreplaceable and priceless category of the remains of…
Authentic Emergence of Flexibility in Contemporary Architecture
Ghazal FarjamiFlexibility is known as an important term in the field of open buildings especially during modern era. Idea of flexibility has been one of the prominent implications in…
Redevelopment of Rural Settlements in Lizhuang Town, Yibin City, China
Yin Pan, Tiejun ZhouDue to the rapid urbanization in China, the living environment in urban areas improves considerably, while that in rural settlements does not improve remarkably, or even worsens…
Evaluating Change in Housing for Sustainable Development: Kosuyolu Case in Istanbul
Dilek YildizSparse attention has been paid to the inevitable processes of change that enable progress in today's globalizing urban centres, but also threaten their unique identity, historic…
Assessment of Changes in Green Space of Nanjing City Using 1998 and 2007 Landsat Satellite Data
Hao XuConservation of green space is crucial to the sustainable urban development of China. Nanjing is a central city in the Yangtze River Delta cluster in eastern China. Owing to…
The Use of Graph Theory to Study the Relationship Between the Spatial Organization and Climate in Traditional Iranian Architecture
Parastoo Pourvahidi, Mesut B. Ozdeniz, Polat HancerThis research will analyze the traditional Iranian buildings according to the climatic factors by the use of graph theory. By this way, the hypothesis that climate factor has a…
Renewal Strategies for Communities Based on the Traffic Micro-Circulation System
Xu Yuhui, Liang Chengcheng, Wu YueTo solve several “inorganic” problems generated recently by community development in China (e.g., waste of social resources, environmental pollution, and decreased economic energy…
Modelling Design Requirements of a Floor Plan
Antoni Montañana, Carmen Llinares, Álvaro f. PageCurrently many real estate developers offer their products through their websites. The aim of this medium is not only to facilitate understanding of the building, but also to…
Post-Occupancy Investigation of two Open Building Projects
LI ShanshanUnder the concept that housing was an act instead of a product, John Habraken launched a campaign against mass housing in the 1960s. His counterattack was architecturally and…
ISSN:
0168-2601e-ISSN:
2633-9838Online date, start – end:
2005Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr. Chaham Alalouch
- Prof. Yonca Hurol