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Selection of slat separation-to-width ratio of brise-soleil shading considering energy savings, CO2 emissions and visual comfort – a case study in Qatar
( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)The addition of fixed external shading devices to glazed surfaces reduces the space loads and sensations of visual discomfort caused by excessive day-lighting. The slat-to-slat separation distance of the brise-soleil blinds ... -
Semiotic Aspects of Museum Landscape: Contextual Integration and Symbolic Application
( Common Ground Research Networks , 2015 , Article)This research aims to study the development of the landscape of contemporary museums, their conceptual classification, and their contextual implementation from the mid-20th century up to the present. It will highlight cases ... -
Semiotic aspects of museum landscape: Contextual integration and symbolic application
( Common Ground Research Networks , 2015 , Article)This research aims to study the development of the landscape of contemporary museums, their conceptual classification, and their contextual implementation from the mid-20th century up to the present. It will highlight cases ... -
Sense of Community in Al-Wakrah City: Strategies for the Development of Sustainable Communities in Qatar
( Scholars Middle East Publishers , 2017 , Article)In the State of Qatar, the intense and rapid urban development based on hosting upcoming mega events, as envisioned by Qatar‟s National Vision (QNV- 2030), have raised concern about community stability as it faces ... -
Sense of Community in Al-Wakrah City: Strategies for the Development of Sustainable Communities in Qatar
( Scholars Middle East Publishers , 2017 , Article)In the State of Qatar, the intense and rapid urban development based on hosting upcoming mega events, as envisioned by Qatar‟s National Vision (QNV- 2030), have raised concern about community stability as it faces ... -
Sense of Community in Gated Communities in Doha: The Case of Al-Ein Compound in Ein Khaled Neighborhood
( Scientific & Academic Publishing , 2016 , Article)Neighborhoods are designed to contribute towards establishing and maintaining community bonds. Gated communities, a recognizable form of housing developments in the Gulf Region, have an impact on neighborhoods and cities’ ... -
Shading and day-lighting controls energy savings in offices with fully-Glazed façades in hot climates
( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article)Shading devices installed on windows are designed to reduce solar radiation transmission into the space by absorbing and reflecting radiation rays. This study investigates the effect of shading and day-lighting controls ... -
The Sheraton Park and Users’ Human Behaviour: Strategies for Implementation of the Public Realm in Doha
( Scientific & Academic Publishing , 2017 , Article)The Sheraton Park was opened to the public in the late 2015; it features five main water components, which portrays different themes pertaining to five senses. It also features green belts at the street frontage and planting, ... -
Significance of PCM arrangement in cooling vest for enhancing comfort at varied working periods and climates: Modeling and experimentation
( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)Personal cooling vests that incorporate phase change material (PCM) have been utilized to improve thermal sensation of people working outdoors in different fields (firefighting, construction, military, police, etc.). In ... -
Simulation of thermal comfort and energy demand in buildings of sub-Himalayan eastern India - Impact of climate change at mid (2050) and distant (2080) future
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)The global warming associated with climate change predicted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is expected to deteriorate the indoor climate of free-running buildings. Features like proper orientation ... -
Sites of contestation: Tahrir Square; from appropriation to design
( Taylor and Francis , 2016 , Book chapter)As mentioned in the introductory chapter on "crossing the boundaries between the utopian and the real," urban design has often played the role of a mediator between idealized pasts and idealizing futures, and a channel for ... -
Smart biofaçades; An innovative living construction technology
( Coventry University , 2019 , Conference Paper)Creating comfortable urban built environments is a challenging endeavour in Qatar, due to the rapid development and the prevailing extremely hot climatic conditions. High-rise buildings glazed envelopes and concrete masses ... -
Smart City Applications: Promoting comfort, health and well-being through Sustainable Smart Urban Design (S2UD) in Msheireb Downtown
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) , 2020 , Conference Paper)This study explores the Msheireb Downtown Project by studying the design qualities and adopted applications of its public open spaces (POS). We uncover their roles in the smart city design system with an eye for how they ... -
Social media data analysis of IoT risks in smart cities
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) , 2023 , Conference Paper)Social media has emerged as the most popular platform for individuals from all walks of life who wish to connect with one another to discuss recent news or events that have taken place all over the globe. Twitter, in ... -
A social-ecological perspective for emerging cities: The case of Corniche promenade, “urban majlis” of Doha
( EnPress Publisher, LLC , 2022 , Article)In the past decade, the capital city of Doha of the State of Qatar has experienced rapid urban expansion and other changes due to globalization, which has caused (i) the loss of a compact urban pattern, (ii) landscape ... -
A Social-Ecological Perspective for Emerging Cities: The Case of the Corniche Promenade, ‘Urban Majlis’ of Doha
(2022 , Article)In the past decade the capital city of Doha of the State of Qatar has experienced rapid urban expansion and other changes due to globalization, which has caused (i) the loss of a compact urban pattern, (ii) landscape ... -
Socio-cultural factors shaping the spatial form of traditional and contemporary housing in Qatar: A comparative analysis based on space syntax
( Beijing JiaoTong University , 2019 , Conference Paper)Socio-cultural factors in the spatial form of Qatari houses seem affected by the forces of globalization during rapid urbanization of its capital, Doha, over the previous three decades whereby the construction of housing ... -
Socio-cultural patterns embedded into the built form of Qatari houses: Regenerating architectural identity in Qatar
( Julie Kerr , 2019 , Article)This research paper investigates the spatial form of traditional and modern Qatari houses and embedded socio-cultural patterns which have influenced the development of housing in Qatar over the past decades. The methodology ... -
Souk Waqif: A Landmark In Doha, Qatar Rehabilitation, Social And Economic Sustainability
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2014 , Conference Paper)Heritage and tourism have become during the last two decades dynamic areas of development in the world. The idea of heritage is crucial to the critical decision-making process as to how irreplaceable resources are to be ... -
The Souq Waqif Heritage Site in Doha: Spatial Form and Livability
( Scientific & Academic Publishing , 2015 , Article)The aim of this paper is to examine how and the extent to which the urban form of the heritage site of the Souq Waqif in Doha (1) encourages the formation of enhanced levels of social and community engagement (i.e., social ...