Architecture & Design Scholarly Works: Recent submissions
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Variations of PV Panel Performance Installed over a Vegetated Roof and a Conventional Black Roof
(MDPI, 2018-05-01)The total worldwide photovoltaic (PV) capacity has been growing from about 1 GW at the beginning of the twenty-first century to over 300 GW in 2016 and is expected to reach 740 GW by 2022. PV panel efficiency is reported ... -
Craft in the Digital Era: Louis Sullivan, Digital Technology, and Designbuild Education
(New Prairie Press, 2017)Perhaps digital craft in architecture can be effectively calibrated through emulation of the masters. This is not to suggest we retrogress to periods of architectural style, but rather leverage relevant benchmarks within ... -
Towards an Integrative Understanding of 'authenticity' of cultural heritage: An analysis of World Heritage Site designations in the Asian Context
(SAGE Publications, 2017-04-26)In the World Heritage Sites (WHS) designation, it is required to define the conditions that ‘authenticate’ the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) of heritage sites. Initially, the notion of authenticity had been understood ... -
Therapeutic goals of hospice care environment: A systematic literature review
(Perkins+Will, 2015)Identification of environmental Therapeutic Goals (TGs) has proven essential in providing useful guidance for planning and design (Cohen & Weisman 1991 ). Though age-specific environmental dimensions have been suggested ... -
Physical and Visual Accessibilities in Intensive Care Units: A Comparative Study of Open-Plan and Racetrack Units
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2016)This study compared physical and visual accessibilities and their associations with staff perception and interaction behaviors in 2 intensive care units (ICUs) with open-plan and racetrack layouts. For the study, physical ... -
Formative Pathways: Changing Systems of Design - From Heuristics to Applications, Pedagogies, and Processes
(Multi-Science Publishing, 2013-12)This special issue of International Journal of Architecture Computing (IJAC)is entitled Formative Pathways and explores the changing face of the profession and the academy as a means to capture the influence of computational ... -
Harnessing the Opulence within: Re-positioning the quest for housing the economically disadvantaged
(Department of Architecture, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, 2007)This paper argues that designing for the economically disadvantaged should perhaps be built on the resilience, resourcefulness, and survival skills of the poor. This would require a repositioning of our perceptions - of ... -
Developing Alternative Methods for Urban Imageability Research
(Centre for Heritage and Cultural Studies, University of Moratuwa, 2015)This paper discusses the devising of an alternative data collection technique for a research project that investigated the urban imageability of the World Heritage City of Kandy in Sri Lanka. Kevin Lynch argues that people ... -
Paradigm Shifts in Global Heritage Discourse
(2016)This essay narrates the evolution of the UNESCO doctrine on cultural heritage, its Eurocentric underpinnings, the concerns of its doctrinal authority, and the course of its decolonization. Three principal themes in current ... -
Performance-driven design with the support of digital tools: Applying discrete event simulation and space syntax on the design of the emergency department
(Elsevier, 2014-09)Planning the design of the emergency department (ED) is a complex process. Hospital leaders and architects must consider many complex and interdependent factors, including evolving market demands, patient volume, care ... -
Transportation Security Framework for a Medium-Sized City
(Delft University of Technology, 2008-03)Terrorist attacks have made security preparedness unquestionably necessary in all cities. While major metropolitan areas have long recognized that their global visibility has required strong security operations, many ... -
Net-Zero Energy Building Enhancement for a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Platinum Educational Facility
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People's Process: A Vernacular Process-based Approach to Resettlement Housing Design
(Sri Lanka Insitute of Architects, 2014-10-01)No Abstract, See PDF -
The spirit of place of Bhaktapur, Nepal
(Taylor & Francis, 2015-04-07)There is no clear approach to defining the authenticity of the ‘spirit and feeling’ of a place or how it could inform heritage conservation. I argue that the notion of spirit of place may be defined in a manner that directly ... -
Research on Nursing Unit Layouts: An Integrative Review
(Emerald, 2015-06-01)PURPOSE: To present an integrative review of the research studies on nursing unit layouts. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH: Studies selected for review were published between 1956 and 2014. For the purpose of this review, ... -
Space Allocation in the Award-Winning Adult ICUs of the Last Two Decades (1993-2012): An Exploratory Study
(SAGE Publications, 2014-01-01)OBJECTIVE: This exploratory study describes space allocation among different generic categories of functions in adult intensive care units (ICUs) showing how the amount of space of any one functional category is related ... -
A Study of the Effects of Colocation on Office Workers’ Perception
(Emerald, 2013-01-01)Purpose– The purpose of this study was to understand the effects of colocation on office workers' perception of workplace design and interaction freedom in organizations. Design/methodology/approach– The study was conducted ... -
The Question of Knowledge in Evidence-Based Design for Healthcare Facilities: Limitations and Suggestions
(SAGE Publications, 2013-07-01)OBJECTIVE: To help designers and researchers and other proponents of evidence-based design (EBD) overcome limitations concerning knowledge categorization and acquisition of evidence-based design (EBD). BACKGROUND: The ... -
Hospital design and face-to-face interaction among clinicians: a theoretical model
(Sage, 2009-07-01)A growing body of literature suggests that face-to-face interaction among clinicians in hospitals affects patient outcomes. How can face-to-face interaction among clinicians be influenced positively to improve patient ... -
Space, movement and heritage planning of the historic cities in Islamic societies: Learning from the Old City of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
(Palgrave Macmillan, 2015-06-01)Traditional historic cities in Islamic societies of Asia and Africa are fast disappearing and/or losing relevance. There is a clear need for heritage planners to plan for what is left and to integrate these historic cities ...