New method of evaluating spatial quality for innovation districts: A case study of Haidian and Chaoyang districts, Beijing
December 2024
Science and technology innovation has become the core driving force of urban development, and innovation spaces as the carriers of innovation activities have evolved continuously, forming the emerging...
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Integrating spatial vitality and node-place model to evaluate and classify metro station areas in Wuhan
December 2024
Numerous metropolises worldwide have adopted transit-oriented development (TOD) as a sustainable urban development tactic. And the node-place model is the most commonly used model for TOD typology....
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Morphological typology pedigree of centripetal spatial schema in traditional Chinese settlements
December 2024
Centripetality, as a spatial prototype characterized by “collective memory”, manifests within the context of traditional Chinese culture as the inherent concept of “human-centeredness” which have existed...
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Instrumentalization of the fluidity phenomenon in architectural design
December 2024
In the circumstances of the 21st-century digital and technological turn, and due to the burst of the cosmopolitan way of living, the urban environment has gradually transformed in its appearance and...
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Revitalizing industrial territories in Ukraine: Spatial model of the tourism cluster in the Prydniprovsk region
December 2024
This article is dedicated to exploring the possibility of creating a regional-level tourism cluster in a historically developed industrial region. The research objectives are to identify the boundaries...
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From data to design: Social network insights for urban design and regeneration
December 2024
Urban public spaces are pivotal to the welfare and prosperity of modern cities. Recognizing their importance, this research addresses the critical gap in understanding and enhancing the qualities of...
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An individuality-oriented interactive architectural system for children with emotional/behavioral disorders
December 2024
Interactive architecture designs enable spatial forms to respond to human activities by integrating technology, programming, and spatial experience. Most interactive programs respond to established...
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Preserving the historical value and thermal properties of renovated buildings: The case of reconstructed town houses in Kosice, Slovakia
December 2024
The restoration of monuments is of great interest, leading to more architecturally significant designs. Many promising approaches to building design foster a symbiosis of the old and the new. The paper...
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Cultural heritage tourism and urban regeneration: The case of Fez Medina in Morocco
December 2024
After Morocco gained independence in 1956, the country's historic cities, including Fez, Marrakesh, and Meknes, experienced rapid urban growth, decay, and the destruction of their rich cultural and...
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Interscalable material microstructure organization in performance-based computational design
December 2024
Various parameters can be integrated in material-based computational design in architecture. Materials are the main driver of these processes and evaluated with the constraints related to the form,...
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Modulatory effects of the landscape sequences on pedestrians emotional states using EEG
December 2024
This study aimed to investigate the impact of specific landscape elements on pedestrians’ emotional experiences during walking. During the study, footages were recorded by participants while walking...
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Assessment of the street space quality in the metro station areas at different spatial scales and its impact on the urban vitality
December 2024
Streets play a crucial role in the pedestrian catchment area (PCA) of metro stations. However, the large-scale quality measurement of street space and its influence on the vitality of station area have...
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Creating 3D texture tessellation on planar surface using a single tile or a few tiles
December 2024
Tessellations have been widely used in architectural designs to create visually striking surfaces by repeating a small number of elements. While there has been extensive research on 2D tiling over the...
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The influence of residential facilities on depression and frailty of the elderly in rural China: Evidence from the China health and retirement longitudinal study
December 2024
In the context of rural revitalization and the increasing prevalence of aging population, the mental health of older adults in rural China has become an issue of widespread social concern. There is...
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Passive cooling techniques in medieval Indian stepwells
December 2024
Stepwell is one of the unique medieval groundwater resource structures distributed across most of all the states in India. The main purpose of constructing stepped wells was to get access to the groundwater,...
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Optimization-based design exploration of building massing typologies—EvoMass and a typology-oriented computational design optimization method for early-stage performance-based building massing design
December 2024
In the past decade, there has been an increasing recognition of the role of computational design optimization in early-stage performance-based architectural design exploration. However, it remains challenging...
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Evaluation of commercial space accessibility in tourist town: A case research of Maotai Town in China
Available online 24 December 2024
Accessibility is a crucial indicator for evaluating the spatial rationalization of commercial facilities in an area, impacting both commercial development and service efficiency. The objective of this...
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The architectural characteristics of the traditional castles in Al-Hejaz, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), Shanqal Castle as a case study
Available online 19 December 2024
This study aims to analyze the architectural characteristics of traditional castles in Al-Hejaz, KSA, with the goal of elucidating their historical significance, cultural value, and architectural importance....
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Quantifying the quality of outdoor space in high-intensity residential areas: A case study of Nanjing in China
Available online 19 December 2024
The quality of outdoor space in residential areas is of great importance to residents. However, the existing studies predominately focus on a certain types of open space. In addition, there is lack...
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Marginalized Modern Architectural Heritage in Indonesia: The case of transformator huisje (gardu listrik) architecture of the Nederlandsche Indisch era
Available online 17 December 2024
This study is in order to implement the mandate of UNESCO (2003) on the documentation of architectural heritage of the modern period of the 19th-20th century, where in reality several typologies of...
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Exploring thermal comfort for the older adults: A comparative study in Dalian City's diverse living environments
Available online 17 December 2024
China's aging population is a pressing issue, with the need for comfortable living environments for older adults being paramount to their health and well-being. A study was conducted in Dalian, China,...
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Investigating preferences and influencing factors of age-friendly housing environments across different age groups using the Delphi-Kano model and entropy weight TOPSIS method
Available online 17 December 2024
China's escalating aging population has made home-based care the primary means of elderly support. However, current residential environments frequently fail to meet seniors' needs. Research on elderly...
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Pedestrian vitality characteristics in pedestrianized commercial streets-considering temporal, spatial, and built environment factors
Available online 12 December 2024
Trajectory data is commonly used in environmental behavior studies to explore the relation between the built environment of commercial streets and urban vitality. However, there is a lack of in-depth...
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Landscape transparency: An approach to elucidating and harmonizing contradictions in contemporary landscape design
Available online 12 December 2024
The concept of “transparency” has evolved from a spatial aesthetic to a spatial property that describes the underlying organization of things and derives its “contradiction” from the combination of...
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Analyzing image recognition characteristics in landscape architecture: A study using eye tracking with a focus on educational perspectives
Available online 30 November 2024
Despite the educational importance of visual communication skills in spatial design education, the patterns and characteristics of students' image recognition, as well as the underlying mechanisms and...
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