Browsing by Author "El-Ekhteyar, El-Shaimaa"
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Bio-Facades; An Innovative Design Solution Towards Sustainable Architecture in Hot Arid Zones
Fadli, Fodil; Bahrami, Payam; Susorova, Irina; Tabibzadeh, Meysam; Zaina, Sara; El-Ekhteyar, El-Shaimaa... more authors ... less authors ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)The Arabian Gulf is a semi-enclosed sea with very high evaporation and low discharge rates resulting in extreme saline and thermal conditions. Additionally the system is characterized by a weak hydrodynamic flushing resulting ... -
Sense of Community in Gated Communities in Doha: The Case of Al-Ein Compound in Ein Khaled Neighborhood
El-Ekhteyar, El-Shaimaa; Furlan, Raffaello ( 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’ ...