Architecture & Urban Planning: Recent submissions
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Built Form and Cultural Meanings of the Homes of Veneto Post WWII Italian Migrants in Australia
( Scholars Middle East Publishers , 2017 , Article)This study investigates the domestic dwellings built in Brisbane by twenty first-generation migrants, natives of the Veneto region in Italy, who migrated to Australia in the post WWII period and built their houses in the ... -
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 ... -
From Sojourners to Settlers: A Qualitative Study of the Homes of Italian Migrants in Brisbane (Australia)
( Juniper Publishing Group , 2017 , Article)This research study focuses on the architecture of the domestic dwellings built by a group of twenty first-generation migrants, natives of the Veneto region in Italy. This group migrated to Australia after WWII and built ... -
Urban Regeneration of GCC Cities: Preserving the Urban Fabric’s Cultural Heritage and Social Complexity
( MedCrave Group , 2017 , Article)Urban Planning is the activity aiming at organizing the urban space, ordering the land use and the built environment where human activities take place. In the past decades cities located in the GCC have experienced a ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
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’ ... -
Urban Form and Sense of Community: Exploring Catalysts for Community Sustainability within Al-Wakrah Neighborhood in Qatar
( Scientific & Academic Publishing , 2017 , Article)Urban planners seek to create a sense of community by effectively interfacing urban form and community development. In Qatar, community change has become a matter of public concern amid intense development activities. ... -
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 ... -
Strategies for the Enhancement of Users’ Social Interactions in Al Mirqab Al Jadeed Street in Doha, State of Qatar
( Scientific & Academic Publishing , 2017 , Article)Al Mirqab Al Jadeed Street, with its unique mix of land use and geographical location, has become one of the most densely populated streets in Doha City, the capital of Qatar. Over the past few years, many establishments ... -
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, ... -
Urban Design and Livability: The Regeneration of the Corniche in Doha
( Scientific & Academic Publishing , 2016 , Article)The 1940s discovery of oil in Qatar caused a change from fishing and pearling based to a multifaceted economy. Through past few decades Qatar has experienced a rapid growth, which has radically influenced the country’s ... -
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 ... -
Built Form of the Souq Waqif in Doha and User’s Social Engagement
( Scientific & Academic Publishing , 2015 , Article)The Souq Waqif is located in the heart of the old downtown of Doha, the capital of the State of Qatar. The Souq Waqif is one of the most important heritage sites in the country. Over the years this market became abounded ... -
Neighborhoods and Social Interactions: The Case of Al-Najada Area in Doha
( Scientific & Academic Publishing , 2015 , Article)Cities provide places for people to live, work, learn and socialize. As urban environments, cities nowadays are typically characterized by urban sprawl in which open public spaces (1) are neglected and/or (2) social ... -
Modern and Vernacular Settlements in Doha: An Urban Planning Strategy to Pursue Modernity and Consolidate Cultural identity
( OMICS International , 2016 , Article)Scholars and researchers, who investigate the extent to which spatial form and livability are mutually interconnected, stress that the built environment provides the space for the enhancement of social interactions, which ... -
Urban Regeneration in Qatar: A Comprehensive Planning Strategy for the Transport Oriented Development (TOD) of Al-Waab
( Henry Stewart Publications , 2017 , Article)Since the 1970s the State of Qatar has witnessed a radical transformation from fishing and pearling to an oil based economy. The nation is also developing a multifaceted economy. This vision has encouraged Qatar to ... -
History of Italian Immigrants Experience with Housing in Post WWII Australia
( Scientific & Academic Publishing , 2015 , Article)Previous studies on Italian migrants in Australia highlight that Italian migrants migrated to Australia in the 1950s’-1960s with the primary goal of permanently settling in Australia. Also, scholars pointed out that the ... -
The Spatial Form of Houses Built by Italian Migrants in Post WWII Brisbane, Australia
( Scientific & Academic Publishing , 2015 , Article)The literature reveals that despite the study of the relationship between human behavior, activities and built form has focused on physical spatial environments at any scale, ranging from built environment to built form, ... -
Post-WWII Italian Immigration to Australia: The Catholic Church as a Means of Social Integration and Italian Associations as a Way of Preserving Italian Culture
( Scientific & Academic Publishing , 2016 , Article)Historically, most Italians have been Roman Catholics. Also, the majority of Italian immigrants who migrated to Australia have remained Catholics. In Brisbane, in which a large number of Italian migrants migrated in post ...
