Spatial efficiency evaluation of subway station areas neighboring historic districts: Integrate transportation, culture and place resource
June 2026
Recently, cultural tourism has emerged as a key driver for economic revitalization, and subway stations located near historic districts have become important cultural and economic centers. A pressing...
Fitting equations for the sorption isotherms of cement mortar with salt spray deposition
June 2026
The sorption isotherm of porous building materials serves as a critical hygrothermal property that regulates coupled heat and moisture transfer and influences the energy efficiency of building envelopes....
Reimagining synergy between architects and computational systems: Insights from web-based generative design applications
June 2026
This study reconsiders the evolving relationship between architects and computational systems in the context of increasingly embedded digital and intelligent technologies. Rather than focusing only...
The Unconventional Village model and its application as a computational design method for compact communities in rural China
June 2026
This paper addresses the tension between standardized planning and vernacular adaptability in the unified development of rural communities in China. Drawing on case analyses of community open-design...
Multi-objective optimization of spatial morphology for highrise residential buildings in cold-climate regions of China
June 2026
In response to demands for improved living standards and sustainable development, optimizing the spatial morphology of residential districts is crucial for reducing energy use and enhancing indoor environmental...
An analytical study of Chinese urban cemeteries based on urban morphology and spatial vitality: Case studies in Nanjing
June 2026
Under the dual influences of traditional Life-Death views and four decades of urban expansion, urban cemeteries, as unique elements of urban form, have transformed, inevitably impacting land planning...
Spatial structure and accessibility of urban parks: A multi-scale integration of GIS and space syntax in Xi'an
June 2026
Urban parks are critical for ecological sustainability, residents' well-being, and spatial equity. Using Xi'an, China, as a case study, this paper integrates park POI, census, and street network data...
Disconnects and synergies: A review of engineering and social science approaches to studying occupant window behaviour in office building
June 2026
To reduce carbon emissions and mitigate climate change, energy-efficient buildings are essential. Natural ventilation, facilitated by occupant-controlled windows, is an effective solution. In naturally...
How does the TOD pattern affect urban tourism vitality? Insights from Nanjing based on land use and urban form
June 2026
A transit-oriented development (TOD) pattern important for alleviating urban traffic congestion and enhancing the intensive use of land. It is also a key factor for promoting the sustainable development...
The lifecycle of railway stations and its effect on property prices: Empirical evidence from Japan
June 2026
This study investigates the nonlinear relationship between real estate prices and the age of railway stations using a hedonic price model and Generalized Additive Models. By drawing parallels between...
Rethinking the landscape perception of traditional built environment from the perspective of depth
June 2026
The traditional built environments are inevitably affected by globalization and digitalization, with homogenization gradually becoming their hallmark. Perception studies can enhance the understanding...
Provincial interpretations and regional diversification dynamics in the classical period of Ottoman architecture: The case of Vezirhan Köprülü Mehmet Pasha Mosque
June 2026
This study investigates the transformation of Ottoman classical-period mosque architecture as it moved from its centralized, geometrically codified form in 16th–17th century Istanbul to the Anatolian...
Ritual, Ceremony, Dwelling: A function-space analysis of Iranian columned Halls from Hasanlu to Pasargadae (1300–540 BC)
June 2026
This study aimes to investigate the influence of function on the space organization of columned halls in ancient Iran, from the earliest examples at Hasanlu to Pasargadae (1300‒540 BC). The main questions...
Rethinking the basic plan types of architecture
June 2026
The types of architectural plan determine the overall style of a building and the efficiency of its internal functions, making it one of the core issues in architectural research. Previous research...
The construction wisdom and inheritance mechanism of human settlements unit in Xizang border in China: A case study of Kejia Village in Ali
June 2026
In view of the characteristics of small scale and sparse distribution of Xizang border settlements, and the weak ability of suitability inheritance of traditional construction experience, the concept...
Nonlinear effects of built environment perception and objective features on street vitality in historic districts
June 2026
Historical districts face dual pressures of preserving cultural heritage and sustaining socioeconomic vitality, yet many suffer declining street vitality due to homogenized commercialization or limited...
Definition of the architectural style metric: An approach to quantitative analysis of design using language-image model
June 2026
This study proposes Architectural Style Metrics (ASM), a CLIP (Contrastive Language-Image Pre-training)-based methodology for quantification of architectural design's visual characteristics. To address...
Assessing urban park services for children's wellbeing using user-generated content (UGC): A case study of Shanghai, China
June 2026
Urban parks play a crucial role in children's development. With UGC demonstrating their value in capturing granular user experiences, they have become an increasingly important data source in park research....
How to generate a museum floor plan: LoRA for diffusion models, or GANs?
June 2026
This study utilized a comparative methodology to explore the generative design of museum floor plans, addressing the complexity of meeting curatorial, designer, and visitor demands. A dataset of 263...
Generating floor plan diagrams using a self-organising adjacency graph
June 2026
In this study, we introduce a novel self-organising map algorithm-based approach to floor plan diagram generation. A graph distance function was used instead of the standard Euclidean distance, together...
Data-driven heritage revitalization: Exploring the paradigm of Lifen adaptive renovation evaluation based on space syntax
June 2026
Urban historical heritage conservation and adaptive reuse constitute a critical issue in urban renewal. Addressing the lack of effective evaluation tools for functional and spatial renovations of historical...
From defence to heritage: Assessing the values of fortified settlements in Türkiye through the ICOFORT charter
Available online 18 May 2026
As defensive functions fade, fortified settlements evolve from military strongholds into complex cultural heritage sites. This study offers a comparative evaluation of Alanya and Harput, both on the...
A methodological framework for adaptive reuse integrating structural and spatial coordination: Evidence from the Xiaoxihu Historic Block, Nanjing, China
Available online 18 May 2026
Adaptive reuse stands as a core strategy for sustainable urban regeneration, with spatial transformation and structural alternation as its inherently intertwined core components. Practical renewal projects...
Complex systems and traditional village governance in China’s mountain transition zones: Spatial differentiation, cultural adaptation, and policy leverage points
Available online 16 May 2026
Traditional villages in high-altitude transition zones function as socio-ecological systems shaped by the interaction between environmental constraints and social institutions. This study examines 146...
Action/reaction: Neighbourhood improvement and informal morphogenesis between urban interventions and informal settlements in Ibero-America
Available online 16 May 2026
Contemporary urban regeneration initiatives in Latin America's informal context have focused on neighbourhood improvement and on policies that promote a partial “healing” of degraded neighbourhoods....