Browsing by Author "Major, Mark David"
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AN INITIATIVE TOWARD CREATING A CHILD-FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT A CASE OF MSHEIREB IN DOWNTOWN DOHA, QATAR
AMLEH, ROZAN A.A. (2023 , Master Thesis)Children are the link between the past and future generations and the most vulnerable group in the community. Around sixty percent (60%) of the world's population will live in cities by 2030. Seventy percent (70%) of global ... -
Configuration and Use in Building Evaluation (CUBE3): Space Syntax Modeling of Layout in the Main Library at Qatar University
Alatoom, Raghad; Al-Banai, Aljazi Ali; Al-Maadeed, Ghalya Nasser; Taha, Hanae Abdelwahab; Major, Mark David ( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)The Research and its Purpose: - To conducted a post-occupancy evaluation of the QU Main Library, drawing on fieldwork observations of entries, movement, and room/space use. - This will positively contribute to future ... -
Dimensions of Change from a Fishing Village to Heritage Marketplace: A Study of Souq Al Wakrah, Qatar
Khan, Abida Hakim (2021 , Master Thesis)Al Wakrah is a distinctive settlement for cultural heritage in the State of Qatar. Globalization and rapid urbanization characterized the development of Al Wakrah over the last half-century, leading to a remarkable ... -
The Spatial Culture of Traditional and Contemporary Housing in Qatar. A Comparative Analysis based on Space Syntax
Al-Mohannadi, Asmaa Saleh M Al-Matwi (2019 , Master Thesis)Residential architecture is the product of various influential factors that directly relate to the needs and wants of the occupants, subjecting residential architecture to transformation on an urban scale. In the context ... -
The Body at the Center of Our Design Universe
Major, Mark David; Tannous, Heba Osama ( Qatar Univesrity Press , 2021 , Conference Paper)A third factor has increasingly complicated the man-environment paradigm - the intellectual and physical framework defining the relationship between man and the environment, both built and natural - without definitive ... -
THE IMPACT OF BUILT ENVIRONMENT FACTORS ON WALKABILITY FOR THREE DOHA METRO STATIONS
SALAHELDIN, HADEEL TARIG (2022 , Master Thesis)The 2019 opening of the Doha Metro highlighted a perceived lack of connection between several new public transport system stations and their surrounding neighborhoods. Such connections are a crucial component for promoting ... -
THE PATTERN OF URBAN VOIDS IN DOHA NEIGHBORHOODS AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS
AL-AMADI, DANA (2023 , Master Thesis)The extensive expansion in terms of economy, policies, and society in Qatar demands an increase of equal extent/scale on the building and infrastructure to accommodate the growth that is happening and that is expected to ... -
Traditional Arabian Marketplaces in Context: A Comparative Study of Souq Waqif in Doha, Qatar and Souq Mutrah in Muscat, Oman
Tannous, Heba Osama (2020 , Master Thesis)This study presents a comparison of form and function for two traditional markets within their metropolitan regions on the Arabian Peninsula: Souq Waqif in Doha, State of Qatar, and Souq Mutrah in Muscat, Sultanate of ... -
The Urban Regeneration of West-Bay, Business District of Doha (State of Qatar): A Transit Oriented Development Enhancing Livability
Furlan, Raffaello; Petruccioli, Attilio; Major, Mark David; Zaina, Sara; Zaina, Samar; Al Saeed, Mahmoud; Saleh, Dina... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2018 , Article)Doha, the capital of the State of Qatar, has faced enormous economic growth and rapid urban transformation over the last few decades. More recently, this has been accentuated by the construction of major urban public ... -
Urban transformations: From restricted random aggregation to designed cultural intent in Middle Eastern Cities
Major, Mark David; Mirincheva, Velina; Tannous, Heba O. ( Beijing JiaoTong University , 2019 , Conference Paper)It is difficult to describe Middle Eastern settlements due to several geographical, physical, functional, cultural, and temporal factors. Despite this, it seems apparent that spatio-formal processes characterise their ...