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Pragmatic probe: Preference and satisfaction with built environment
( Penerbit UTM Press , 2015 , Article)Enhancing the quality of urban life is considered by social scientists. It has instigated a growing attention in findings from surveys aiming to measure the inhabitant image in particular places. This paper investigates ... -
Pre-Transit Oriented Development Assessment Guidelines for Assessing Metro Station Dependent Component Area
( MDPI , 2022 , Article)Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) assessment models are commonly used to assess existing and planned metro station catchment areas. Elements like diversity, density, design, destination, distance, and demand management ... -
Preserving And Improving Traditional Built Environments In Doha: The Case Of Old-mushaireb Area
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2014 , Conference Paper)Due to rapid urbanization during the past few decades, Doha has witnessed the disappearance of significant areas of its traditional built environment that were replaced by modern mega real-estate developments, public ... -
Principles and recommendations for client information requirements for BIM enabled construction projects in Qatar
( Inderscience Publishers , 2016 , Article)Employer's information requirements (EIR) is one of the key early documents in projects using building information modelling (BIM). EIR, introduced by the UK BIM Task Group, sets out information deliverables and the standards ... -
Proposed cooling wall system: A lesson from nature
( ISEC Press , 2015 , Conference Paper)The study commences with a comparative analysis between desert adapted cactus plants and traditional mud houses. Primary comparative results yielded three main similarities: 1) Effective utilization of self-shading surfaces; ... -
Public Realm at Qatar University Campus: Perception and sustainability of Open Green Spaces
( Scholars Middle East Publishers , 2017 , Article)Open green spaces are considered as an integral part of university campuses worldwide and the related studies reveal the significant impact of the green spaces on the quality of life in the campuses. Thus, scholars have ... -
Qatar 2022 World Cup and its legacies: How to promote sustainable and livable open spaces in the city of Doha through mega sports events?
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)With the aim of diversifying its economy and develop itself as a tourist destination, in recent years, Qatar has hosted many international sports events and will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Doha, Qatar's capital city, ... -
Qatar national MUSEUM-Transit oriented development: The masterplan for the urban regeneration of a 'green TOD'
( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Article)Over the past two decades, a growing number of communities have pursued light rail transit (LRT) and Transit-Oriented Developments (TODs) as part of an integrated transportation and land use strategy to revitalize and/or ... -
Qatar Sustainability Assessment System (QSAS)-Neighborhood Development (ND) Assessment Model: Coupling green urban planning and green building design
( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)The green building rating systems endeavor to achieve the extent of sustainability in building scale; however, they are lacking in assessing the urban scale. Few green building rating systems have developed the neighborhood ... -
Qatar University: Built Form, Culture and Livability
( Scientific & Academic Publishing , 2016 , Article)Since the 1940s discovery of oil, the State of Qatar has experienced a rapid growth, which radically influenced the country’s physical, economic, cultural and demographical status. Qatar became an independent state in 1977, ... -
The Quality of Urban Life (QOUL) of New-Salata Neighborhood in Qatar
( Scientific & Academic Publishing , 2017 , Article)During the second half of the 20th century Qatar has beheld its first urbanization period, which was caused by the increase of oil’s production. At present, national development strategies have led to an extensive urban ... -
Quantifying savings in spaces energy demands and CO2 emissions by shading and lighting controls in the Arabian Gulf
( Elsevier , 2018 , Article)Despite the deceleration in worldwide annual energy consumption and CO2 emissions, many countries, such as in the Arabian Gulf, are still unarguably far from following this international trend. This study investigates the ... -
Quantifying thermal resilience of office buildings during power outages: Development of a simplified model metric and validation through experimentation
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)A growing interest has been recently demonstrated in studying the thermal resilience of buildings that goes beyond minimum standard requirements to meet performance targets under extreme climate changes. However, there is ... -
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park: an assessment of the 2012 London Games Legacies
( Springer , 2017 , Article)The London 2012 Olympics were the first Games with a legacy plan already in execution well before the beginning of the event. This study aims at evaluating the legacies of this Olympic edition, with particular regard to ... -
Recommendation System Towards Residential Energy Saving Based on Anomaly Detection
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) , 2022 , Conference Paper)This paper presents a recommender system to promote energy consumption reduction behaviors in residential buildings. The system exploits data stream processing methods jointly with machine learning algorithms on real-time ... -
Rethinking urbanism in Doha : The Qatar National Museum transit-oriented development
( Henry Stewart Publications LLP , 2021 , Article)The urban environment of Doha has witnessed a remarkable transformation during the past few decades, which has been triggered by economic growth due to oil and gas revenues. Doha has attracted foreign investment to participate ... -
Retrofitting traditional neighborhoods in Doha
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2015 , Conference Paper)Rapid urbanization in Doha during the past few decades has resulted in the disappearance of traditional neighborhoods that were replaced by modern mega real-estate developments, public buildings and projects. More traditional ... -
Review of 'terrain vague: Interstices at the edge of the pale' by Manuela Mariani and patrick barron (editors). London & New York, Routledge, 2014, 256 pages, ISBN 978-0415827683
( Archnet-IJAR , 2014 , Book Review)The concept of terrain vague was first theorized by Ignasi de Sola-Morales in the mid 1990s as a contemporary space of project and design that includes the marginal wastelands and vacant lots that are located outside the ... -
Revitalising abandoned heritage villages: the case of Tinbak, Qatar
( Cogent OA , 2021 , Article)As an archaeological heritage, valuable heritage settlements entail preservation to avoid destruction and eventual extinction. Intending to propose a study for revitalising heritage villages, Tinbak is selected as a case ... -
The Role of Public Art and Culture in New Urban Environments: The Case of ‘Katara Cultural Village
( Scientific & Academic Publishing , 2017 , Article)In recent years, public art has been featured as a trend in urban environments in GCC. During its period of development, the State of Qatar worked on large megaprojects designed to attract global investments and tourists. ...