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Sustainable Neighborhoods: West Bay, Business District of Doha (State of Qatar)
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Scholars Middle East Publishers
, 2018 , Article)
Over the past two decades in Qatar, designers and planners focused on design
merits of high-rise buildings and the impact on the skyline and the city image,
discarding the integration of the buildings with the ground ...
Urban regeneration and the search for identity in historic cities
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MDPI AG
, 2017 , Article)
In the face of rapid economic development, population growth, people increasing needs and changing lifestyles, most historic centers in the Gulf have experienced problems in making the necessary adjustment and adaptation ...
Italo-australian transnational houses: Built forms enhancing social capital
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ArchNet
, 2016 , Article)
The literature reveals that culture, as a way of life, is a factor determining the house's spatial form, which, in turn, can contribute to the construction and/or enhancement of social capital. Scholars also stress that ...
Post-WWII Italian Migration from Veneto (Italy) to Australia and Transnational Houses in Queensland
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Scientific & Academic Publishing
, 2016 , Article)
This paper explores the phenomenon of post WWII Italian migration (from the Veneto region) to the State of Queensland in Australia. The exploration is linked with the topic of the accommodations where respondents resided ...
Sustainable Neighborhoods in the State of Qatar: Msheireb Downtown Doha
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Scholars Middle East Publishers
, 2018 , Article)
Over the past three decades, rapid urban sprawl, a changing economy, and shifting demographics have caused rapid developments, which included the urban regeneration of existing neighborhoods. In the 1940s, after oil and ...
Doha Metro System in the State of Qatar: The Metamorphosis of Al Sadd District
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Scholars Middle East Publishers
, 2018 , Article)
The State of Qatar has been undergoing radical transformation, coordinated
by the national development planning strategy, to realise the aims of Qatar National
Vision 2030 (QNV-2030). Efforts towards sustainable urban ...
Amplitude-dependent damping in vibration serviceability: Case of a laboratory footbridge
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American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
, 2016 , Article)
Construction technology advancements in the last couple of decades have led to the use of lightweight and high-strength materials in structural systems. Although longer spans and lighter materials result in floor systems ...
Development of an Integrated Quality Function Deployment and Utility Theory Weighting System to Improve Occupants' Satisfaction
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American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
, 2019 , Article)
Studies have shown that occupant satisfaction is a compelling factor affecting building energy consumption. Occupants' behavior has a direct relationship to their satisfaction, and it is clear that occupants' satisfaction ...
Light Rail Transit (LRT) and Transit Villages in Qatar: A Planning-Strategy to Revitalize the Built Environment of Doha
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Henry Stewart Publications
, 2017 , Article)
For the past several decades, the car has been the most popular method for travelling within cities, small towns and rural areas. This has caused increasing traffic congestion, which in turn has become a drain to the economy ...
Principles and recommendations for client information requirements for BIM enabled construction projects in Qatar
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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 ...