Browsing Architecture & Urban Planning by Type "Article Review"
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'Excavating' pruitt-igoe using space syntax
( Cambridge University Press , 2021 , Article Review)Pruitt-Igoe, in St Louis, Missouri, United States, was one of the most notorious social housing projects of the twentieth century. Charles Jencks argued opening his book The Language of Post-Modern Architecture, ‘Modern ... -
Italo-Australian Transnational Houses: Critical Review of a Qualitative Research Study
( OMICS International , 2015 , Article Review)The research study aimed to understand how first generation Italian migrants in Brisbane have influenced the form of a specific typology of dwelling, the archetypal ‘house on a quarter-acre block’, in the post WWII period. In ... -
Methods for adaptive behaviors satisfaction assessment with energy efficient building design
( Elsevier Ltd , 2016 , Article Review)Efficient and accurate methods and models are ever-demanding to determining the user satisfaction in energy efficient buildings. Thus, several techniques are developed based on sustainable building assessment tools and ... -
Natural ventilation by windcatcher (Badgir): A review on the impacts of geometry, microclimate and macroclimate
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article Review)The significant energy use and increasing requirement for good indoor environment quality in the built environment have led to a renewed interest in natural ventilation strategies such as windcatchers. Windcatcher is a ... -
Next-generation energy systems for sustainable smart cities: Roles of transfer learning
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article Review)Smart cities attempt to reach net-zero emissions goals by reducing wasted energy while improving grid stability and meeting service demand. This is possible by adopting next-generation energy systems, which leverage ... -
Performance and energy optimization of building automation and management systems: Towards smart sustainable carbon-neutral sports facilities
( Elsevier Ltd , 2022 , Article Review)Sports facilities (SFs) consume massive energy given their unique demand profiles and operation requirements. Intelligent and effective solutions are necessary to tackle the matter of facilities’ sustainability and efficiency. ...
