Archnet-IJAR: Volume 15 Issue 3
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International Journal of Architectural ResearchTable of contents
The Chicago Riverwalk: urban sustainability lessons
Kheir M. Al-KodmanyThis paper reviews, summarizes and pieces together scattered information on the newly completed Chicago Riverwalk in Chicago, Illinois. It explains the design process that…
Mapping the urban environment using real-time physiological monitoring
Dimitra Dritsa, Nimish BiloriaThis paper presents a critical review of studies which map the urban environment using continuous physiological data collection. A conceptual model is consequently presented for…
Activity networks and the temporality of urban space: the case of a cul-de-sac square
Ahlam Ammar SharifThis study draws on recent actor-network theory (ANT) literature to provide a nuanced understanding of the effect of time on activity networks in urban spaces. It investigates the…
Assessing public open spaces in Belgrade – A quality of urban life perspective
Tamara Vukovic, Ashraf M. Salama, Biserka Mitrovic, Mirjana DevetakovicThis paper interrogates the impact of spatial transformations on urban life. It explores the level of individual and group satisfaction and sense of well-being within the urban…
Bascarsija (Bashcarshiya), Sarajevo's historic core: evaluating the qualities of its open spaces
Lana KudumovicThe urban development within the Ottoman Empire saw two major zones distinguished in the city – the residential area (mahala) and the public core (carsija). The same model was…
Open space and sense of community of older adults: a study in a residential area in Hong Kong
Andrew YuThis study examines the relationship between quality and quantity of open space in residential areas and the sense of community of Chinese older adults in Hong Kong.
Prioritising public spaces architectural strategies for autistic users
Pariya Sheykhmaleki, Seyed Abbas Agha Yazdanfar, Sanaz Litkouhi, Masoumeh Nazarian, Andrew David Freeman PriceAccording to architectural research, modifying environmental features has the potential to create an appropriate sensory environment for autistic children. Considering the design…
The impact of legibility and seating areas on social interaction in the neighbourhood park and plaza
Mohammad Paydar, Asal Kamani FardPromoting social interaction contributes to social sustainability in the urban setting. And, legibility is one of the key qualities of successful urban places. This research aims…
Perception of street vendors and their effect on urban settings in Portobello Road, London
Esraa Torky, Tim HeathStreet vendors create a vital urban street and a significant and important part of our urban areas are streets, they cater to our leisure, social and functional needs. There are…
Post-pandemic residential environment in Amman
Amal AbedThe fundamental lifestyle changes, economic concerns, property price increase and construction cost can explain the transformation of traditional housing layouts to massive indoor…
Post-occupancy evaluation of outdoor spaces on the campus of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Brazil
Ana Clara Carvalho Tourinho, Sabrina Andrade Barbosa, Özgür Göçer, Klaus Chaves AlbertoUsing the campus of a Brazilian university as case study, this research aims to identify which aspects of the outdoor spaces are the most significant in attracting people.
An ecocentric approach to defining a public park system
Dalia Aly, Branka DimitrijevicThis research aims at examining public parks as a complex, interrelated system in which a public park’s natural system and its man-made system can work together within an…
Integrating technology subjects with design studio teaching: comparing curriculum of architecture education in Australia and Iran
Mahmoud Reza Saghafi, Philip CrowtherDesign studio and technology subjects are two dominant parts of the architecture curriculum. How to integrate these different parts of the curriculum is one of the important…
Next time, with empathy: revisiting the studio pedagogy for transitional housing for refugees
Pallavi Swaranjali, Tina Patel, Kurt Espersen-PetersShowing empathy can be, at best, a tricky prospect; teaching empathy is downright daunting. The authors taught an interior design studio project that designed hypothetical…
Variance in student and teacher roles in the contemporary Australasian architecture design studio context
Naima Iftikhar, Philip Crowther, Lindy Osborne BurtonThis study aims to expose the various roles that teachers and students adopt in the architecture design studio. It highlights how these roles change over time, through three…
Assessing the post-occupancy performance of educational design/build: the thinking while doing initiative
Stephen VerderberEducational design/build (e-d/b) curricula in university-level professional schools of architecture have flourished in recent years, internationally, as new programs are launched…
Impacts of architectural education on entrepreneurial intention: a case study of senior architects from six universities in Turkey
Zeynep Yeşim İlerisoy, Ali Aycı, Hilal Aycı, Esra Betül KınacıThe aim of the study is to investigate whether architectural education has a positive attitude toward entrepreneurship and it encourages to have management skills. The hypothesis…
Co-design in the architectural process
Carin Combrinck, Caitlin Jane PorterDespite the proven importance of co-design as a way of improving the social relevance of architecture, there is a lack of opportunity for meaningful co-design processes in the…
An investigation into decision-making and delivery activities following design-led events in collaborative planning
Husam AlWaer, Susan Rintoul, Ian CooperThis paper is concerned with what should happen after design-led events have been held to promote co-decision-making, between professionals and local stakeholders, in…
Design-led events in collaborative planning: improving post-event planning and delivery
Husam AlWaer, Susan Rintoul, Ian CooperDesign-led events are known under a range of different titles such charrettes, participatory placemaking, co-design and enquiry by design. Rather than being standalone, such…
How can community architects build socially resilient refugee camps? Lessons from the Office of Displaced Designers in Lesvos, Greece
Angeliki Paidakaki, Rani De Becker, Yana De Reu, Febe Viaene, Shareen Elnaschie, Pieter Van den BroeckThis paper explores social resilience through the lenses of migration. It specifically studies the role of community architects in building socially resilient refugee camps which…
Gazing at Egypt's museums: toward a new internationalism
Marwa M. El-AshmouniThis paper aims to examine the transformation of the concept of cultural tourism within the sociopolitical empowerments, changes of visual realms and normative contexts, which is…
The fragmentary production of knowledge on cultural heritage on the Arab world: From an orientalist vision to a scarce engagement with epistemological and theoretical spheres
Rami Farouk DaherThe purpose of this paper is to attempt to provide a critical assessment of the trajectory and nature of the production of knowledge on cultural heritage on the Arab world. This…
The current trends in mosque architecture in the northern cities of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Jihad AwadThe main aim of this study is to identify the prevailing design trends in contemporary mosques in northern cities of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It highlights the key elements…
Materiality and digital technologies: concrete experiments for the built environment
Carla AramounyThis paper presents the applied research and design work on innovative and sustainable building products developed by an undergraduate architecture seminar course. It presents the…
Surprise: challenging design perceptions in immersive virtual reality environments? The case of designing a hospital project using a CAVE (Cave Automatic Virtual Environment)
Laura Maftei, Chris HartyThe purpose of this paper is to examine how the use of immersive virtual reality (IVR) impacts on the surprise aspects of designing.
Simulation-based service walkthrough (SBSW) to assess airport environment performance
Irem Caglayan, Yasemin AfacanThe increasing number of older passengers is resulted in a growing significance of international senior tourism industry. In today's competitive airport environments, improving…
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2631-6862Online date, start – end:
2019Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditor:
- Professor Ashraf Salama