Archnet-IJAR: Volume 14 Issue 2
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International Journal of Architectural ResearchTable of contents
Healing architecture: a spatial experience praxis
Khaled Sayed AsfourThe purpose of this paper is to discuss architecture that produces spatial experience with which children and young adults are able to interact, giving them a great sense of…
The public value of child-friendly space: Reconceptualising the playground
Alkistis Pitsikali, Rosie Parnell, Lesley McIntyreThe playground is a commonly advised means to integrate children into the public realm of “child-friendly cities”, yet research has tended not to examine it in relation to…
An application of measuring visual and non-visual sensorial experiences of nature for children within primary school spaces: Child–nature–distance case studies in Glasgow, Scotland
Phuong Thanh To, David GriersonProximity to nature is essential to a child’s development. Well-designed educational environments are crucial to supporting this proximity, particularly in the early years of…
The architecture of resilience in rural towns
Karine Dupre, Cecilia BischeriWhilst resilience has been a critical academic topic and worldwide issue for many decades, not all territories have been equally investigated. In addition, the role of…
Challenges and key factors in planning legacies of mega sporting events: Lessons learned from London, Sochi, and Rio de Janeiro
Simona AzzaliSince the 1960s, the impact of mega sporting events on the built environment has become increasingly important, and the relationship between hosting cities and events increasingly…
The impact of urban façade quality on affective feelings
Justin B. Hollander, Eric C. AndersonMuch of the current literature on streetscape design emphasizes a need for well-articulated edge conditions to enhance pedestrian-orientation and the reason appears to lie in…
Study of the perceived functions and the quality of physical boundaries of public spaces
Saisanath G., Subbaiyan GnanasambandamAs an underlying entity in the discourses of privatisation of space, urban security and fear, boundary walls are considered as an impediment to the publicness of public spaces…
“Open to the public”: Keeping interiors publicly accessible in the context of counter-terrorism guidelines
Laurence Kimmel, Mike Barnard, Aysu KuruThe cultural imperative for public buildings in countries like Australia to maintain their intrinsic “openness” – physically and symbolically – faces particular challenges in the…
Competencies urban planning students need to succeed in professional practices: Lessons learned from Egypt
Gehad Megahed, Abeer Elshater, Samy AfifiThis paper focuses on the competencies and skills needed in preparing graduates of urban planning schools to meet the real-world challenges of professional practices. The present…
Transfer ethnography: the recording of a heritage building
Ahlam Ammar SharifThe purpose of this paper is to detail an actor-network theory inspired ethnography of recording heritage buildings. The case study focusses on Irbid School in Al Tal area, which…
Collaborative architectural design studio environment: An experiment in the studio of Architectural Design-I
Hira QureshiThe purpose of this paper is to test a studio pedagogy that originates from an experiment of a collaborative design studio held between two departments of Architecture, as a…
Smart management of the reconstruction process of post-conflict cities
Ayman Assem, Sherif Abdelmohsen, Mohamed EzzeldinCities lying within conflict zones have continually faced hardships of both war aftermath and long-term sustainable reconstruction. Challenges have surpassed the typical question…
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2631-6862Online date, start – end:
2019Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditor:
- Professor Ashraf Salama