Open House International: Volume 47 Issue 4

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on architecture design studio pedagogy in Saudi Arabia

Saeed Ali Alburgawi, Mohamad Alissan Al-Gamdi

The purpose of this paper is to determine the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on architecture education during the lockdown in Saudi Arabia, as well as the new normal that has…

Exploring immersive learning technology as learning tools in experiential learning for architecture design education

Annisa Ummihusna, Mohd Zairul

Formal architecture curriculum necessitates students to observe their architectural experience and environment, which cannot be comprehended entirely in a classroom alone…

Revisiting learning styles and autonomy in the design studio: an undergraduate assessment

Duaa Al Maani

This cross-sectional study investigated differences in the learning styles of 127 undergraduate architectural students (first year through to final year) to examine the…

An interdisciplinary reflective approach to promote architectural design pedagogy: animating basic design principles by music visualizer

Shaden Fakhri Abusafieh

The study investigates the effectiveness of an adaptive reflective framework that shifts the learning process toward a student-centered approach within an interdisciplinary…

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on architectural education: bibliometric and content analyses

Yusuf Berkay Metinal, Gulden Gumusburun Ayalp

The impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on architectural education (AE) was investigated, and a framework was proposed to reduce the impacts' negative…

Architectural design research through reflection: a sub-approach under “research by design”

Aslı Uzunkaya, Nurbin Paker Kahvecioğlu

This study is based on a research approach proposal aiming to reveal tacit knowledge that shapes architectural design processes through subjective accumulations and tools. With…

Performance-based identity in a BIM environment: an architect's perceptions and experiences

Syafizal Shahruddin, Mohd Zairul, Ahmad Tarmizi Haron, Meor Mohammad Fared

Interpreting the meaning structure of architects' actions, behaviours and performances enacted in a building information modelling (BIM) environment is implausible by returning to…

Root factors limiting BIM implementation in developing countries: sampling the Turkish AEC industry

Seda Tan, Gulden Gumusburun Ayalp

Despite several advantages of Building Information Modelling (BIM) technology, BIM has not been adopted and implemented extensively in developing countries. Consequently BIM…

Assessing the European Union capitals in the context of smart sustainable cities

Indrė Lapinskaitė, Viktorija Stasytytė, Viktorija Skvarciany

The concept of a smart city, which is relatively new, is analysed from different aspects, including sustainability. Due to rapid urban development, smart city and sustainable city…