Eco-ableism and access circularity in natural building
April 2024
The climate crisis disproportionately impacts disabled people. Yet climate-related advocacy, planning, and policymaking often neglect to thoughtfully include disabled people. Responding to this gap,...
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Revealing connectivity in residential Architecture: An algorithmic approach to extracting adjacency matrices from floor plans
April 2024
In today's world, various approaches and parameters exist for designing a plan and determining its spatial, placement. Hence, various modes for identifying crucial locations can be explored when an...
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A computation design method for architectural artifacts adapted from traditional Kagome bamboo basketry techniques
April 2024
This study is a digital form-finding and manual fabrication experiment in woven architectural design, with one traditional weaving style, Kagome, used to scale the craft up into an architectural-scale...
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Evaluating changes in business distribution within urban rail transit hubs in Beijing via Point of Interest (POI) data analysis (2008–2020)
April 2024
This paper, set against the backdrop of expanding urban rail networks and dynamic urban development, focuses on the distribution and evolution of commercial Points of Interests (POIs) within the central...
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From the backyard to collective gardens in the “blue-courtyard”: Reversing the process of upgrading historic timber-framed courtyard buildings in Madrid
April 2024
This paper presents an analytical framework for evaluating the impact of the two main processes identified in Madrid timber-framed courtyard buildings reinforcing the courtyard's crucial role in architectural...
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Theoretical framework of the Isfahani style: Inspiring sustainable aspects of a vernacular urban development
April 2024
The Isfahani style represents a method of traditional Iranian architecture and urban development that existed in the early 20th century and is regarded as a leading model in most traditional Iranian...
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A data-driven method for feature assessment of historical settlements: A case study of Northeast Hubei, China
April 2024
Formulating criteria for the assessment system of historic settlements is challenging due to complex geographical conditions and evaluator knowledge limitations, leading to subjective bias in the assessment...
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Potential evaluation and implementation strategy for pocket park construction in high-density urban areas: A case study in Dalian, China
April 2024
As an important element of urban renewal in highly urbanized areas, pocket parks with small size, flexible layout and daily accessibility are becoming a major component of green infrastructure and the...
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Random fractal-based computational design of an ice-ray (IR) lattice shell structure
April 2024
Chinese ice-ray (IR) lattices, known for their intricate and visually fascinating random patterns as decorative elements in traditional 18th-century Chinese window design, exhibit underlying stiffness...
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Stakeholders' satisfaction assessment in heritage conservation: Case study of a project performance model for Thiruvananthapuram Fort Area, Kerala, India
April 2024
Stakeholder satisfaction is an important factor in determining the success of urban heritage conservation projects. This research attempts to propose a model for assessing stakeholder satisfaction and...
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Ordinary Urban Heritage of Rattanakosin: Ordinary restaurants and everyday foods of the historic center of Bangkok
April 2024
This paper discussed the selection criteria for Ordinary Urban Heritage (OUH) in Rattanakosin, the historic center of Bangkok through the case of ordinary restaurants and everyday foods. The OUH stands...
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Designing for well-Being: Using facial micro-expression analysis and EEG biosensor to evaluate human responses to 2D biophilically-driven geometries
April 2024
This research explores the capacity of emerging technologies to enhance well-being. It involves the generation of 2D biophilically-driven geometries to represent human-response-oriented built environments...
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A typology of clustered housing for older adults towards opportunities for social interaction: A case study of Dutch social housing
Available online 15 April 2024
Dutch housing associations are dealing with a growing number of tenants who are ageing in place. Meanwhile, there is a lack of suitable housing that meets the (social) needs of this target group. Clustered...
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Acculturation and translation: Modern architectural heritage of Zhongshan Park in Xiamen from typological perspective
Available online 13 April 2024
The modern architectural heritage is the core carrier of city's historical inheritance and vitality. Its value is related to the spatial and temporal evolution of the urban landscape, along with the...
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The virtual-real measurement of Chinese garden impression: A quantitative analysis of cognitive experience of Jiangnan gardens with virtual reality experiments
Available online 8 April 2024
Traditional Jiangnan garden architecture in China offers distinct spatial impressions that hold significance in contemporary architectural expression. Yet, the understanding and analysis of these spaces...
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Perception beyond sight: Investigating the cognitive maps of congenitally blind individuals in urban environments
Available online 6 April 2024
This study explores the challenges faced by congenitally blind individuals in navigating urban environments. Specifically, this research investigates the factors that contribute to the construction...
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Visitors' consistent stay behavior patterns within free-roaming scenic architectural complexes: Considering impacts of temporal, spatial, and environmental factors
Available online 4 April 2024
GPS positioning data are increasingly utilized in environmental behavior studies to explore the spatial-temporal behavioral patterns of individuals. However, individuals' stay behavioral pattern and...
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AI for conceptual architecture: Reflections on designing with text-to-text, text-to-image, and image-to-image generators
Available online 3 April 2024
In this paper we present a research-through-design study where we employed text-to-text, text-to-image, and image-to-image generative tools for a conceptual architecture project for the eVolo skyscraper...
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“Interface-element-perception” model to evaluation of urban sidewalk visual landscape in the core area of Beijing
Available online 27 March 2024
This study investigates the relationship between sidewalk space and pedestrians, as well as how the design and improvement of sidewalk visual landscapes can enhance pedestrians' psychological restoration....
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Cultural interactions among diverse ethnic groups in a frontier region of a mainstream culture: A case study of Thai Korat, Laotian, and Tai Yuan vernacular houses in the central Lamtakong watershed, Nakhon Ratchasima
Available online 27 March 2024
This study aims to study the conditions for the architectural form of vernacular houses of Thai Korat, Laotian, and Tai Yuan ethnic groups living in the central Lamtakong watershed. Nineteen stilt houses...
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Finer-scale urban health risk assessment based on the interaction perspective of thermal radiation, human, activity, and space
Available online 23 March 2024
Urban heat stress profoundly affects the health of residents. However, current research primarily focuses on quantifying the risk of urban heat based on LST, Ta, etc., overlooking the crucial and intimate...
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Integrating BIM and machine learning to predict carbon emissions under foundation materialization stage: Case study of China's 35 public buildings
Available online 23 March 2024
For the significant energy consumption and environmental impact, it is crucial to identify the carbon emission characteristics of building foundations construction during the design phase. This study...
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Organic stabilization in earthen plaster: Eco-compatible architecture and ancient techniques in Tata Somba homes
Available online 22 March 2024
The study of organic stabilization is crucial for understanding its impact on the durability and effectiveness of earthen plaster. Analyzing natural admixtures' effects on plaster properties provides...
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Flexible high-rise apartments with sparse wall-frame structure: A data-driven computational approach
Available online 22 March 2024
Flexible housing resolves the fundamental conflicts between the long-standing structure and the evolving demands. We propose a computational method of optimizing the structural layout of high-rise residential...
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Techno-aesthetics in architectural discourses: A state of the art review
Available online 21 March 2024
Since the beginning of the First Industrial Revolution, technology and its impact on art and design have been a topic of discussion. With the rise of digital technologies, there has been a renewed interest...
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