Neglected vertical linkage: A study on the form of the canal network in the Huainan Salt Area during the Ming and Qing dynasties using space syntax measurements
June 2025
The Huainan Salt Area was the most essential salt production and trade base in ancient China. The government had strict control over the essential tax source region and left behind numerous official...
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Simulation study of non-traveling pedestrian traffic in high-speed railway station areas: A case study of the Yangtze River Delta
June 2025
Non-Traveling Pedestrian Traffic (NTPT) plays a pivotal role in promoting business development and resident activities within High-Speed Railway Station Areas (HSRSA). However, extracting NTPT from...
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The study of high-performance generation methods for rural plan based on generative adversarial network
June 2025
In China, traditional village layouts are dynamic, harmoniously integrated with the natural environment, and rich in unique cultural characteristics. However, rapidly constructed villages often lack...
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Marginalized Modern Architectural Heritage in Indonesia: The case of transformator huisje (gardu listrik) architecture of the Nederlandsche Indisch era
June 2025
This study is in order to implement the mandate of UNESCO (2003) on the documentation of architectural heritage of the modern period of the 19th-20th century, where in reality several typologies of...
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Both walls and embankments: Flood control construction strategies and characteristics of Yellow River floodplain cities in the Ming Dynasty
June 2025
The paper has investigated a total of 32 cities from 27 prefectures, states, and counties in Henan, Shandong, Southern Zhili, and Northern Zhili that built embankments due to the Yellow River flooding...
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Analyzing image recognition characteristics in landscape architecture: A study using eye tracking with a focus on educational perspectives
June 2025
Despite the educational importance of visual communication skills in spatial design education, the patterns and characteristics of students' image recognition, as well as the underlying mechanisms and...
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Generative AI models for different steps in architectural design: A literature review
June 2025
Recent advances in generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have been significantly driven by models such as generative adversarial networks (GANs), variational autoencoders (VAEs), and...
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Exploring thermal comfort for the older adults: A comparative study in Dalian City's diverse living environments
June 2025
China's aging population is a pressing issue, with the need for comfortable living environments for older adults being paramount to their health and well-being. A study was conducted in Dalian, China,...
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Conceptualising a model for understanding socio-cultural and spatial factors in housing: Insights from a systematic scoping review
Available online 25 June 2025
Fulfilling socio-cultural needs is crucial for resident's satisfaction, quality of life, and sustainable development. The relationship between socio-cultural dynamics and housing preferences and forms...
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A cultural geographic perspective on the site selection of Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in mountainous regions of China
Available online 25 June 2025
The site selection of Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in ancient China was determined by a comprehensive evaluation of multiple factors, and numerous studies have demonstrated that religious culture and...
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Morphological resilience evaluation research on the conservation and renewal of historic districts: A case study on Xijie Historic District, Quanzhou
Available online 14 June 2025
In recent years, the focus of tangible cultural heritage conservation has gradually shifted from static protection to the stimulation of dynamic vitality and refined guidance. Historic districts frequently...
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Study the nighttime visual attention in urban waterfront public space: Insights using mobile eye-tracking
Available online 9 June 2025
The study aims to explore people's nighttime visual attention in urban waterfront public space during leisure activities, and analyze the impact of artificial lighting on visual attention. The study...
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Public transport vs. private vehicles: Spatial heterogeneity of accessibility to urban centers
Available online 7 June 2025
Urban transportation systems critically influence energy consumption and carbon emissions. To evaluate urban accessibility, it is essential to systematically compare the spatiotemporal efficiency of...
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Investigating visual stress within family and domestic violence refuges in Australia
Available online 7 June 2025
Family and domestic violence (FDV) is an issue that impacts on the health and wellbeing of women and children worldwide. Research shows that trauma-exposed individuals commonly experience heightened...
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A dual-aspect evaluation framework for architectural-like plan generation via pix2pix series algorithms
Available online 31 May 2025
Architectural plan generation via pix2pix series algorithms faces dual challenges: the absence of domain-specific evaluation metrics and a lack of systematic insights into the joint impact of training...
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Carbon-neutral building conceptual evolution, research advancement and practical application: A systematic review
Available online 30 May 2025
Carbon-neutral building is an important step to reach the target of carbon peak and carbon neutrality in the society. Therefore, many scholars have conducted studies on different aspects of carbon-neutral...
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Spatial planning interventions for winter sunbathing: Optimizing neighborhood open spaces for the elderly in Jiande, China
Available online 29 May 2025
As global aging accelerates, addressing older adults’ winter sunbathing—a culturally and significant practice enhancing well-being—remains underexplored in spatial planning. This study identifies and...
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TEMPORARY REMOVAL: Navigating post-conflict challenges: Quality of life and heritage conservation in Bab El-Sarai, Saida's old city
Available online 28 May 2025
The publisher regrets that this article has been temporarily removed. A replacement will appear as soon as possible in which the reason for the removal of the article will be specified, or the article...
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Temporal and spatial analysis of activity patterns: A case study of neighborhood park in the Orio–Hibikino area, Kitakyushu, Japan
Available online 28 May 2025
This research explores how the park's design features and temporal conditions, such as weather and season, affect user activity in parks near neighborhood communities. The hypothesis is that user behavior...
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A deep learning-based framework for intelligent modeling: From architectural sketch to 3D model
Available online 28 May 2025
This paper proposes a deep learning-based intelligent modeling framework for generating 3D architectural models from manual sketches, addressing the domain gap in 2D-to-3D transformation. By integrating...
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Revealing urban lingering pattern at lake front: A spatial information mapping approach through public participatory GIS
Available online 20 May 2025
“Urban lingering” implies an extended stay of users in urban public spaces, which has physical, emotional, and social benefits. In recent times, lingering in public spaces has been increasingly taken...
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Fire detection strategies for heritage buildings in different microclimates: A case study of Baoguo Monastery in Ningbo, China
Available online 16 May 2025
To achieve fire prevention in heritage buildings, it is crucial to identify, analyse, and assess fire risks prior to fires due to the complexity of fire causes and risk factors influenced by various...
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A new form-evolving approach for adaptive tree-like structures using feature region principal stress lines method
Available online 15 May 2025
This paper introduces a concept that adapts natural tree growth mechanisms through an adaptive, hierarchical subdivision of the in-plane design domain, utilizing principal stress lines (PSLs) extracted...
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Research on local knowledge categories and formation mechanisms of traditional village landscapes: A case study of Jiangjin District, Chongqing, China
Available online 15 May 2025
Locality embodies the spiritual essence and cultural heritage of regional historical development. Traditional villages, as crucial carriers of this “memory,” are essential for preserving regional identity...
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Unraveling equilibrium effect between traffic supply and land use in transit-oriented development
Available online 14 May 2025
The Node-Place model is a classic tool in Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) typologies that it illustrates the synergistic equilibrium between traffic supply (Node) and land use (Place). However, practical...
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