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Publication date: 11 December 2020

Editorial

Yonca Hurol and Ashraf M. Salama

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Open House International, vol. 45 no. 4
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/OHI-12-2020-105
ISSN: 0168-2601

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Publication date: 1 March 2011

Book Review

Yonca Hürol

THE PLACEMAKER'S GUIDE TO BUILDING COMMUNITY

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THE PLACEMAKER'S GUIDE TO BUILDING COMMUNITY

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Open House International, vol. 36 no. 1
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/OHI-01-2011-B0012
ISSN: 0168-2601

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Publication date: 1 June 2006

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Yonca Hürol, Fernando Julia Koschinsky, Stephen Graham and Ayona Datta

TIME-BASED ARCHITECTURE

METHODOLOGIES IN HOUSING RESEARCH

AT WAR WITH THE CITY

DESIGNING SOCIAL INNOVATION-PLANNING-BUILDING-EVALUATING

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TIME-BASED ARCHITECTURE

METHODOLOGIES IN HOUSING RESEARCH

AT WAR WITH THE CITY

DESIGNING SOCIAL INNOVATION-PLANNING-BUILDING-EVALUATING

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Open House International, vol. 31 no. 2
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/OHI-02-2006-B0010
ISSN: 0168-2601

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Publication date: 10 June 2020

Polyphonic narratives for built environment research

Ashraf M. Salama and Yonca Hurol

The purpose of this paper is to construct a series of narratives by assessing a selection of the key literature generated by Open House International (OHI) over a period…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to construct a series of narratives by assessing a selection of the key literature generated by Open House International (OHI) over a period of 15 years. The paper also presents a brief review of the latest developments of the journal while introducing concise observations on the articles published in this edition – Volume 45, Issues 1 and 2.

Design/methodology/approach

Through a classification procedure of selected special issues published by OHI since 2006, 10 issues were identified based on the currency of the issues they generated. Following the review of the editorials, the key content of more than 100 articles within these special issues, the content of this edition and relevant seminal literature, the analysis engages, through critical reflection, with various themes that echo the polyphonic nature of built environment research.

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The analysis conveys the plurality and diversity in built environment research where generic types of narratives are established to include three categories, namely, leitmotif, contextual/conceptual and open-ended narratives. Each of which includes sub-narrative classifications. The leitmotif narrative includes design studio pedagogy, sustainable environments for tourism, responsive learning environments, affordable housing environments, diversity in urban environments and urbanism in globalised environments. The contextual/conceptual narrative encompasses architecture and urbanism in the global south and the tripartite urban performance and transformation. The open-ended narrative embraces thematic reflections on the contributions of this edition of OHI.

Originality/value

Constructing polyphonic narratives in built environment research based on contemporary knowledge is original in the sense of capturing the crux of the themes within these narratives and articulating this in a pithy form. The elocution of the narratives stimulates a sustained quest for re-thinking concepts, notions and issues of concerns while invigorating research prospects and setting the future direction of OHI.

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Open House International, vol. 45 no. 1/2
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/OHI-05-2020-0026
ISSN: 0168-2601

Keywords

  • Architecture
  • Built environment
  • Research
  • Sustainable development
  • Urbanism

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Publication date: 23 May 2020

On ontological approaches to academic research in architecture

Yonca Hurol

This study aims to define the main characteristics and possibilities of ontological approaches to research in architecture by considering content, methodologies and…

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Purpose

This study aims to define the main characteristics and possibilities of ontological approaches to research in architecture by considering content, methodologies and subject position in this type of research and questions if there is a future for this type of research or not.

Design/methodology/approach

The primary data collection method of this research is based on the ethos of the author who has taught research courses for many years. This research has also been questioned through the discussions made within a related PhD course.

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Results of this research reveal that the spontaneous ideology of architecture might have influenced the neglection of the ontological approaches in academic research in architecture.

Social implications

Architecture has an interesting position towards reductionism because architectural thinking has ontological characteristics. The ontological approaches to academic research seems to be more applicable to architecture. However, research in architecture does not necessarily have this ontological character.

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The “ontological approach to academic research” covers a larger set of research than the method of ontology, which is used to discuss the categories, limitations in research. Thinking on ontological approaches to research is needed because there is a considerable increase in the use of mixed research methods, which combine qualitative and quantitative research. The second reason for this is the criticisms about the unethical reductionism directed towards contemporary science by philosophers. However, there is no sufficient literature on the ontological approaches to research. This is true also for the academic research in architecture.

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Open House International, vol. 45 no. 1/2
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/OHI-04-2020-0001
ISSN: 0168-2601

Keywords

  • Ontological approaches to academic research
  • Academic architectural research
  • The method of ontology
  • Ideology in research
  • Spontaneous ideology in academic architectural research
  • Socially and culturally sustainable architecture and urban design

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Publication date: 1 December 2019

Editorial: Urban Transformations in Rapidly Growing Contexts

Yonca Hurol and Ashraf M. Salama

Cities have always been sources of inspiration for poetry. However, the modern western cities, which are the origins of secularity, have inspired poets in different ways…

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Cities have always been sources of inspiration for poetry. However, the modern western cities, which are the origins of secularity, have inspired poets in different ways. Charles Baudelaire captured the poetic dimensions of modernity in Paris in the 19th century. He wrote about the night life of Paris which became possible after street lighting. He wrote about corruption. Baudelaire also wrote about the changing character of commercial places in cities and tried to grasp the feelings of people as a ‘flaneur': an individual stroller at city streets. The philosopher Walter Benjamin got inspired by Baudelaire's poems and formed his philosophy, which relates poetics to modernity during the 20th century. Modern cities take an important role in his philosophy too, because Benjamin was making a collection of political event news in the cities of Germany. Then he had to leave Germany because of the growth of fascism. He left his collection behind. When he went to Paris he wrote about the passages and the poetic dimensions of modern city life. When Nazi army came to France, he had to leave Paris too. The poetry of Baudelaire and the philosophy of Benjamin are evidences for the poetic nature of modern city life. The relationship between the modern city and the free individual can easily be felt in their works. However, when you read heir work, you can easily understand that today's Paris is not the same Paris any more. It is still poetic, but in another way.

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Open House International, vol. 44 no. 4
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/OHI-04-2019-B0001
ISSN: 0168-2601

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Publication date: 1 December 2018

Editorial

Yonca Hurol

This is the last issue of Open House International, which was prepared by Nicholas Wilkinson, who was the chief editor of the journal for many years.

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This is the last issue of Open House International, which was prepared by Nicholas Wilkinson, who was the chief editor of the journal for many years.

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Open House International, vol. 43 no. 4
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/OHI-04-2018-B0001
ISSN: 0168-2601

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Publication date: 1 March 2010

Book Review

Yonca Hürol

HOUSING AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS IN POST-COMMUNIST COUNTRIES

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HOUSING AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS IN POST-COMMUNIST COUNTRIES

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Open House International, vol. 35 no. 1
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/OHI-01-2010-B0009
ISSN: 0168-2601

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Publication date: 1 December 2017

Editorial

Yonca Hurol

The editor of Open House International, Nicholas Wilkinson died on Thursday the 28th of September, at 6.15 am in Famagusta, Cyprus. He was 75 years old and owned and…

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The editor of Open House International, Nicholas Wilkinson died on Thursday the 28th of September, at 6.15 am in Famagusta, Cyprus. He was 75 years old and owned and edited Open House International for 42 years, since 1975.

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Open House International, vol. 42 no. 4
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/OHI-04-2017-B0001
ISSN: 0168-2601

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Publication date: 1 September 2018

Editorial

Yonca Hurol

There is an article in this issue about the contribution of balconies to thermal comfort in Indonesia. This article presents how the balconies have been used in very…

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There is an article in this issue about the contribution of balconies to thermal comfort in Indonesia. This article presents how the balconies have been used in very different ways in Indonesia. Finally, the authors suggest designing balconies for the sake of thermal comfort. This article was accepted by the founder and editor of Open House International-Nicholas Wilkinson-before he passed away, because he was very interested in the use of balconies in Cyprus. When I read this article about balconies in Indonesia, I remembered our conversations regarding balconies.

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Open House International, vol. 43 no. 3
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/OHI-03-2018-B0001
ISSN: 0168-2601

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