Open House International: Volume 46 Issue 2

Walkable environment and community well-being: a case from the city of Kwun Tong

Andrew Yu

This study aims to examine the relationship between the walkable environment and community well-being of the older people in Kwun Tong, a district in Hong Kong.

The mediating role of sense of belonging in the relationship between the built environment and victimisation: a case of Penang, Malaysia

Aldrin Abdullah, Mina Safizadeh, Massoomeh Hedayati Marzbali, Mohammad Javad Maghsoodi Tilaki

The current direction of urban planning and development is plagued with a number of issues related to crime and safety in neighbourhood areas. Undoubtedly, the physical…

Re-enterprising the unplanned urban areas of Greater Cairo- a social innovation perspective

Katerina Nicolopoulou, Ashraf M. Salama, Sahar Attia, Christine Samy, Donagh Horgan, Heba Allah Essam E. Khalil, Asser Bakhaty

This study aims to develop an innovative and comprehensive framework to address water-related challenges faced by communities located in urban settlements in the area of Greater…

Research on the fuzzy evaluation of the livability of old urban communities using an analytic hierarchy process – a case study of Nanjing city in China

Xiaoxiao Wang, Ruiting Shi, Ting Wang

Due to the different actual construction conditions in different cities, the requirements for community livability may also differ due to different geographical locations and…

The functions of urban design social attributes in creative placemaking: the case of Kuala Lumpur event festivals

Nurul Atikah Ramli, Norsidah Ujang

An increasing effort to reinforce cultural and social activities in creative placemaking is observed. Despite extensive previous studies, works of literature ignored the necessary…

Application of the new Swedish planning support system Citylab to a Chinese urban case

Yunzhu Ji, Zhenhong Gu, Ronald Wennersten, Tong Zhang, Yixing Duan

The purpose of this paper we present a case study where the Swedish planning support system Citylab is applied to a Chinese case in Changzhou's Tianning District.

Supporting, tinkering, adjusting and resisting: a typology of user translations of the built environment

Ahlam Ammar Sharif, Andrew Karvonen

Architectural theorists have a long tradition of acknowledging the centrality of building users to architectural production. This article contributes to the discourse on…

Critical stress factors influencing architecture students in Turkey: a structural equation modelling approach

Gülden Gümüşburun Ayalp, Tülay Çivici

Presently, there are two main classification of architectural courses in the curriculum: lecture courses and design studios. Owing to the duality between design studios and…

A numerical investigation on the impacts of voids combinations on natural ventilation of high-rise residential building

Hamza Laloui, Noor Hanita Abdul Majid, Aliyah Nur Zafirah Sanusi

This paper aims to investigate the impacts of introducing voids combinations on natural ventilation performance in high-rise residential building living unit.

Numerical investigation of optimal wall materials for effective thermal performance in warm and hot climatic regions

Subhashini Selvaraj, Thirumaran Kesavaperumal

Heat gain in buildings occurs due to heat transfer through the building fabric or envelope, especially the walls and roof. The purpose of this paper is to identify and recommend…