Open House International: Volume 45 Issue 1/2

Polyphonic narratives for built environment research

Ashraf M. Salama, 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 of 15…

Investigating integrated urbanism in Chinese edge cities: the case of Yizhuang Development Area

Florian Wiedmann, Yunlu Wang

China’s capital Beijing is a special case of fast urbanization and monocentric development, resulting in major efforts to implement polycentric structures. The purpose of this…

Identification and evaluation of the renewal of industrial land in master planning: the case of Lijia, China

Yang Zhou, Xu Huang, Wei Li

Industrial land renewal is a significant constituent of urban environment and sustainable development. Most implementation in planning of renewal of industrial land has been…

Design research in the practice of memory place-making

Zixin Tang, Andong Lu, Yue Yang

The purpose of this paper is to explore the possibility that design research involving a series of actions is an appropriate approach to memory place-making. It tries to explore…

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 subject…

A comparison of the cognitive actions of designers in geometry-based and parametric design environments

Çetin Tünger, Şule Taşlı Pektaş

This paper aims to compare designers’ cognitive behaviors in geometry-based modeling environments (GMEs) and parametric design environments (PDEs).

Investigating the tectonic effects of openings as ‘built-things’: case of Çavuşoğlu house

Milad Ghelichkhani

This paper aims to trace the tectonic effects of openings as Heideggerian “built-things”.

Contemporary architecture of Cairo (1990–2020): mutational plurality of “ISMS”, decolonialism, and cosmopolitanism

Marwa M. El-Ashmouni, Ashraf M. Salama

The purpose of this paper is to develop an analytical account on the contemporary architecture of Cairo with emphasis on the past three decades, from the early 1990s to the…

Transformations in the built form as a reflection of social change, the case of apartment buildings in Amman

Yamen N. Al-Betawi, Fadia H. Al Nassar, Ahmad A. Al Husban, Safa Al Husban

This study aims to trace the transformation in the form of apartment building and the connotations it has in understanding the changes that occurred in the Jordanian society’s…

Impacts of Cittaslow philosophy on sustainable tourism development

Ecem Ince, Deniz Iscioglu, Ali Ozturen

Sustainability concept exists in the soul of the Cittaslow (slow city) philosophy. This protest movement is mainly based on the philosophy of sustainability by promoting the…

Trends in the integration of photovoltaic facilities into the built environment

Aleksandra Krstić – Furundžić, Alessandra Scognamiglio, Mirjana Devetakovic, Francesco Frontini, Budimir Sudimac

The purpose of this paper is to present a critical review of the key trends in the integration of photovoltaic (PV) facilities into the built environment in cities. This is…

The reliability of citizen science in plan formulation: evidence from Askar, the Kingdom of Bahrain

Ahmed O. El-Kholei

The purpose of this paper is to address the following questions: To what extent is residents’ perception of the state of their environment consistent with findings based on…

Placemaking Fundamentals for the Built Environment

Aisha Abubakar