Biophilic design in architecture and its contributions to health, well-being, and sustainability: A critical review
February 2022
In the last ten years, ‘nature’ and biophilic design have received widespread attention in architecture, especially in response to growing environmental challenges. However, open questions and controversies...
Neurological benefits of third places for young adults in healthy urban environments
October 2025
Aspects of urban environments, especially green spaces, are known to benefit mental health and well-being. However, the healing potential of urban third places remains underexamined compared to the...
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...
Evolution of Islamic geometric patterns
June 2013
This research demonstrates the suitability of applying Islamic geometrical patterns (IGPs) to architectural elements in terms of time scale accuracy and style matching. To this end, a detailed survey...
Computational design in architecture: Defining parametric, generative, and algorithmic design
June 2020
Computation-based approaches in design have emerged in the last decades and rapidly became popular among architects and other designers. Design professionals and researchers adopted different terminologies...
Mapping urban public spaces based on the Nolli map method
September 2021
In 1748, Giambattista Nolli published a large map of Rome, which accurately depicted the form and system of public space in the city. This graphic presentation has become a powerful tool for urban space...
Cultural heritage tourism and urban regeneration: The case of Fez Medina in Morocco
December 2024
After Morocco gained independence in 1956, the country's historic cities, including Fez, Marrakesh, and Meknes, experienced rapid urban growth, decay, and the destruction of their rich cultural and...
The effects of environmental factors on the patient outcomes in hospital environments: A review of literature
June 2020
This study investigates the evidence supporting the impact of the built environment on the health outcomes for patients within the hospital setting. Improving the hospital environment may potentially...
The impact of the design of learning spaces on attention and memory from a neuroarchitectural approach: A systematic review
June 2022
Enriched environments in animal models have demonstrated that exposure to an optimal stimulus improves behavior, cognition, and genomics. However, the evidence base for the neurophysiological influence...
Architectural phenomenology: Past, present, future of an interdisciplinarity
October 2025
This article investigates the interdisciplinary nature of what is frequently referred to as architectural phenomenology. By highlighting the intricacy of architecture's disciplinarity, it exposes the...
Neurodiverse-friendly preschools: Aligning inclusive pedagogy and spatial design
August 2026
With at least 15% of children meeting the diagnostic criteria as neurodivergent, inclusive preschool environments are crucial for supporting engagement in education and a smooth transition to mainstream...
High-rise timber buildings: Benchmarks in structural systems, fire safety, prefabrication efficiency and environmental insights of world's 10 tallest completed mass timber projects
October 2026
This study provides a systematic comparative overview of the world's 10 tallest completed timber buildings, moving beyond descriptive reports to establish a synthesized framework of benchmarks for structural...
Designing with nature: Advancing three-dimensional green spaces in architecture through frameworks for biophilic design and sustainability
August 2023
In the transition to a more sustainable built environment over the last two decades, the “greening” of architecture as a popular approach has received widespread attention. However, there are still...
Geometric proportions: The underlying structure of design process for Islamic geometric patterns
December 2012
This paper discusses geometric proportions which serve as a design tool, especially for Islamic pattern design. The key role of geometry in Islamic patterns is discussed with relation to proportions...
Exploring the influence of the built environment on human experience through a neuroscience approach: A systematic review
March 2020
The built environment provides a habitat for the most sophisticated mammal in our universe, the human being. Developments in science and technology are forcing us to reconsider the priority of human...
Natural movement: Measuring optimal pathway configuration of museum layout and pedestrian accessibility through visibility graph analysis and intelligent agent simulation
October 2025
This study explores the interaction between spatial configuration, natural mobility, and visual accessibility in exhibition spaces, an area that remains underexplored. By integrating visibility graph...
An account of critical regionalism in diverse building types in postcolonial Indian architecture
December 2018
Critical regionalism is an architectural concept that seeks to balance local needs and capabilities with the progressive lessons of modernisation. Critical regionalism has been an influential architectural...
Tree-inspired dendriforms and fractal-like branching structures in architecture: A brief historical overview
September 2014
The shapes of trees are complex and fractal-like, and they have a set of physical, mechanical and biological functions. The relation between them always draws attention of human beings throughout history...
Healthy campus by open space design: Approaches and guidelines
December 2014
This paper examines the architectural and landscape design strategies and intentions for green, open spaces facilities targeting stress alleviation for learning environments such as those of university...
Concept cathedral and “squaring the circle”: Interpreting the Gothic cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris as a standing hymn
June 2021
Semiotics is used in the sphere of visual arts as a tool that helps reading the message included in a certain work. Gothic architecture, as an outcome of the rich cultural context of medieval tradition,...
Contested incrementalism: Elemental's Quinta Monroy settlement fifteen years on
June 2021
Quinta Monroy is an award-winning co-designed settlement for 93 families on half a hectare of land at Iquique in northern Chile. Neighbors' complaints about the disorderly settlement peaked after the...
Theorising the contemporary architectural trends in the context of the twenty-first century variables
August 2026
No one could have anticipated the tremendous changes that occurred to the natural and built environment throughout the last few decades. Climate change, the spread of pandemics, natural disasters, the...
Architectural memory between phenomenology and critical theory: A comparative framework
Available online 6 February 2026
This article examines how architectural memory is produced and contested in the context of phenomenological accounts and critical theory. It proposes a comparative framework structured around five analytic...
In-between spaces for today's city: Historical review for identifying their beneficial characteristics
February 2025
Experts question why cities, which are supposedly built for citizens, fail to address their social needs. Everyday life is challenging in our cities, especially because public spaces have generally...
Not really an aftermath. The role of actual construction in the design process of the Sydney Opera House roof
April 2023
For the past 50 years, the Sydney Opera House has been the subject of a prodigious hagiography of the personalities involved in its realization and their legendary querelles. Yet it remains paradoxically...
