Architecture & Urban Planning
Recent Submissions
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OCCUPANT PERCEPTION OF THERMAL COMFORT IN SLEEP ENVIRONMENTS IN QATAR
( Sultan Qaboos University , 2021 , Article)A thermal comfort field survey in sleep environments in winter and spring seasons in Qatar collected 833 sets of objective and subjective thermal and sleep quality responses before going to bed and after getting up. The ... -
The Role of Heritage Tourism and its Implications for Urban Regeneration in Old Doha, Qatar
( ZEMCH Network , 2021 , Conference Paper)Doha, the capital of Qatar is the largest city, with over 80% of the nation's population residing in Doha. It is also the administrative and economic centre of the country with a population of more than 2,900,000 persons ... -
The engineering legacy of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022TM: Al Bayt Stadium
( ICE Publishing , 2024 , Article)In contemporary architecture, textile membranes offer a wide range of possible structural applications, especially for facades and roofs with large spans and where the reduction of self-weight plays an important role for ... -
INTERACTING COMPONENTS
( Firenze University Press , 2021 , Article)Since my entrance into the architectural area at the end of the eighties of the last century and more intensively after I was appointed professor from practice at the Faculty of Architecture at the TU Delft just after the ... -
'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 ... -
Doha, Qatar
( Elsevier , 2020 , Book chapter)Car ownership and driving aresupported through substantial oil revenues in Qatar. Parking is mostly free,and supply is allocated based on minimums rather than maximums. Whilemuch space is dedicated to parking, especially ... -
Investigation of Spatial and Cultural Features in Contemporary Qatari Housing
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2023 , Article)Housing is a basic human need and a fundamental component of settlement status. The architectural form and spatial provisions of housing evolve in line with—and transform to meet—a specific era’s needs. Globalization has ... -
Mitigation of urban voids in traditional neighborhoods: The case of the Al-Najada zone in Doha, Qatar
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Urban voids and leftover spaces challenge the urban development of cities and result in land vacancy and other spatial planning issues. Such spaces have great potential for innovative intervention through piece-by-piece ... -
Toward Sustainable Urban Development in Doha: Implementation of Transit Villages through a Multiple-Layer Analysis
( American Society of Civil Engineers , 2023 , Article)Scholars argue that the efficient integration between public transportation systems and potential transit villages is the best strategy to be adopted to achieve sustainable urban development and manage the expansion of ... -
Advancing urban mobility in the State of Qatar—Establishing a framework for autonomous vehicles in Doha
( EnPress Publisher, LLC , 2024 , Article)The Government of Qatar is investing considerable resources in the development of integrated transport infrastructure as a solution to traffic congestion and environmental degradation. Autonomous vehicles are expected to ... -
The impact of urban design on mental well-being by integrating green spaces in Doha City, Qatar
( EnPress Publisher, LLC , 2024 , Article)The fields of urban design and public health play an important role in the success and failure of the city. Research combining the two fields to improve citizens’ lives is rare, particularly in a rapidly developing city ... -
The (IM)-possible mosque: Spatial mutation and identity needs in northern Ireland
( Emerald Publishing , 2012 , Article)Over more than thirty years of violent conflict, Northern Ireland had an intense sectarian violence due to the political-religious opposition between its Catholic and Protestant communities. The history of the Muslim ... -
Environmental impact assessment of new district developments
( WITPress , 2014 , Conference Paper)Over the last decade, the term "sustainability" has figured prominently in city planning discussions aiming to create comfortable places to live, work, learn and relax. In an accelerated world, the need to set standards ... -
Structural topology optimization considering complexity
( American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) , 2017 , Conference Paper)As topology optimization is a free-form approach to optimizing structural layout, it has a tendency to design structures that are topologically complex. In large-scale structures, this complexity drives construction costs ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Exploring 2D Representation and Transfer Learning Techniques for People Identification in Indoor Localization
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) , 2023 , Conference Paper)Indoor localization is a crucial aspect of various disciplines in our daily lives. It enables efficient administration tasks and improves safety by identifying the position of items or people inside spaces, making it useful ... -
Analysis of Unsupervised Consumption Anomaly Detection in Sports Facilities using Artificial Intelligence-Based Data Analytics: A Case Study
( Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) , 2023 , Conference Paper)Sports facilities have exceptionally high energy demand due to the extensive operational requirements and high-occupancy seasonal rates. Towards promoting efficient energy usage and minimal losses, consumption anomaly ... -
Indoor environmental quality (IEQ) analysis of a two-sided windcatcher integrated with anti-short-circuit device for lowwind conditions
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2020 , Article)Windcatchers are considered as promising passive ventilation and cooling strategy, but the ventilation performance of this system is still of concern in areas with low speed and unpredictable winds. The air short circuiting ... -
Future cities and autonomous vehicles: analysis of the barriers to full adoption
( KeAi Communications Co. , 2021 , Article)The inevitable upcoming technology of autonomous vehicles (AVs) will affect our cities and several aspects of our lives. The widespread adoption of AVs repose at crossing distinct barriers that prevent their full adoption. ...