Open House International: Volume 48 Issue 4

Toward contemporary city branding in the digital era: conceptualizing the acceptability of city branding on social media

Indira Shakina Ramadhani, Petrus Natalivan Indradjati

This study aims to propose a conceptual framework for the acceptability of city branding on social media. The conceptual framework of the acceptability of city branding is…

Are we looking in the right place? Housing search mismatches: evidence from Greater Manchester in the UK

Le-Vinh-Lam Doan, Alasdair Rae

With access to the large-scale search data from Rightmove plc, the paper firstly indicated the possibility of using user-generated data from online property portals to predict…

Unpacking the concept of 20-minute neighbourhoods: disentangling “desired outcomes” from the “means” available for achieving them

Husam AlWaer, Ian Cooper

An in-depth literature review was undertaken to uncover (1) what are described as the desired outcomes for 20 minute neighbourhoods (20MNs) – the normatively based ends which…

Spatial design in recent housing developments in Copenhagen: a perspective of social mix and mixing

Nezih Burak Bican

This study attempts to reveal the contemporary tools of spatial design – policy, planning, urban design and architecture – for social mix (SMX) and social mixing (SMXG) by…

Integrative generation of Korea's “Dosan Seowon” architectural space

Sangeun Oh, Soram Park, Hyejin Jung

Traditional Korean buildings do not differ significantly in form or structural style according to era or building type. The authors interpret this from a generative rather than a…

The influence of sense of place dimensions on visitors' conservation behavioral intention: the case of Semarang Old Town, Indonesia

Christin Dameria, Haryo Winarso, Petrus Natalivan Indradjati, Dewi Sawitri Tjokropandojo

The purpose of the study is to confirm the influence of each dimension of visitor's sense of place (place identity, place attachment and place dependence) on each dimension of…

Between research, practice and governmental policies in the global south: understanding the Egyptian urban planning scene

Ola Ahmed Maged, Bob Brown, Nancy Abdel-Moneim

Urban planning in the Global South is insufficiently discussed in research. In addition to the global lack of utilization of research in practice, this lack of discussion resulted…

How do slum dwellers influence policies affecting their lives? Perspectives from Ghanaian slums

Anthony Nkrumah Agyabeng, Justice Nyigmah Bawole, Albert Ahenkan, James Kwame Mensah, Alexander Preko

The study examined the influence of slums on policies affecting the slums' lives in Ghana.

A neuro-cognitive perspective on urban behavior of people with different moods

Ilker Erkan

This study aims to investigate the neurocognitive status of people with different moods (depressed and non-depressed) both in a typical urban environment (TUE) and in an urban…

Performance-based building design: impact of emergency department layout on its functional performance efficiency - the case of Erbil hospitals

Bushra Mawlood Sabir, Faris Ali Mustafa

This paper aims to investigate the potential role of the Emergency Department (ED) layout in enhancing its functionality. It applies a performance-based building design (PBBD…