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From Constantinople to Rome along the via militaris
(LetteraVentidue Edizioni, Siracusa, 2022-09-15)The Mediterranean that we are describing in the Medways research is divided in two parts by an ancient line. This line dates back to the time of Diocletian who introduced the tetrarchy dividing the Roman Empire into ... -
From empires past to nation state: Figurative public statues in Istanbul
(Taylor & Francis, 2021)Statues, landmarks, and monumental architecture visibly mark and inscribe meaning into urban space. This is true everywhere, but it is particularly striking in Istanbul. When the Ottoman Turks conquered Constantinople in ... -
From Galata to Pera: Shifting borders in Ottoman Society (1453-1923)
(Springer International Publisher, 2021-06-01)Since ancient times the settlement of Galata was positioned on the Golden Horn opposite Byzantium. This area, that became the Genoese walled town, developed inside. Beyond the furthest northern point of the settlement, ... -
Galata waterfont: models, types, and the morphology of meaning in architecture
(LetteraVentidue, Siracusa, 2020)“Ars simia natura” (Boccaccio, 1360) is a concept that has cut in two the history of the arts. Hence the modern figurative revolution the misunderstanding of this notion it has depleted architecture to a mere branch of the ... -
Green infrastructure in water management: Stakeholder perceptions from South East Queensland, Australia
(Elsevier, 2023-06)Green infrastructure (GI) originated in landscape architecture and landscape ecology and is widely used as an approach to sustainable water management. However, there is no commonly accepted definition of GI for water ... -
Hazard assessment and an adaptation-based design as a tool for coastal resilience in Istanbul
(Springer, 2024-02)Istanbul has to deal with increasing water-based disasters due to global climate change. Current studies commonly look for risk assessment models, but most of them do not offer design strategies for Istanbul. This study ... -
Hong Kong. Un po’ cinese e un po’ britannica
(Istituto della Enciclopedia italiana fondata da Giovanni Treccani,, 2020-09)Once a small fishing port, then a British colony, thanks to its special status Hong Kong is now one of the most important economic and commercial centers globally. Not being able to develop in width, it developed above all ... -
Human-centred performance criteria for adaptive façade design: Based on the results of a user experience survey
(Elsevier, 2022-08-15)Indoor environmental conditions have significant effects on the user, in terms of comfort, satisfaction, and well-being. Even though the façade is one of the main systems that shape the indoor environment, there is a lack ... -
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I ponti di turchi di Enzo Siviero: Haliç Metro Crossing Bridge
(STUDIUM, Roma, 2023)In the Cultural Evaluation and Architectural Characterization of the Bridge of of the Halic metro, in Istanbul, designed by Hakan Kiran, the group coordinated by Siviero, has been able to reconcile the technical demands ... -
IAPS-CSBE network kültür ve mekân toplantıları: kent, kültür ve konut sempozyumu üzerine
(Türkiye Mimarlar Odası, 2008)IAPS-CSBE Yapısal Çevrede Kültür ve Mekân Çalışma Ağı1, uluslararası etkinliklerinin yanısıra Türkçe olarak gerçekleştirilecek IAPS-CSBE-Türkiye etkinliklerine başlamıştır. Bu çerçevede, ulusal sempozyumları içerecek Kültür ... -
Identification of the retrofit actions to achieve cost-optimal and NZEB levels for residential buildings in Istanbul considering the remaining building lifetime
(2019)Cost-optimal and nearly-zero energy building (NZEB) levels are two interrelated concepts identified for upgrading energy performance of buildings in Europe. In parallel, many research activities on retrofitting existing ... -
Il Paesaggio delle Architetture di Sinan. L’esempio della Tracia
(Ege Yayınları, 2017-12-01)The aim of this work is to describe and analyze some aspects of the Ottoman architecture developed during the 16th Century, through the works and the masterpieces left by the great Ottoman architect Sinan. In particular, ... -
An illustrated divan of Baki at the Harvard Art Museums
(Istanbul Universitesi, 2019)This paper introduces an unpublished, late-sixteenth-century illustrated manuscript of the Divan of Baki (Harvard Art Museums, 1985.273). The manuscript raises the issue of options and paradigms for illustration in the ... -
Image reintegration. Restoring the Palace in the Kyrenia Castle, Cyprus
(Gangemi Editore, 2019)Built next to the ancient harbour the castle of Kyrenia overlooks the surrounding historical fabric as a monumental landmark. The Byzantines established a fortress in the X century; this was transformed in a crusader castle ... -
The impact of glazing ratio and window configuration on occupants’ comfort and energy demand: The case study of a school building in Eskisehir, Turkey
(Elsevier, 2019-05)Various investigations have confirmed that pupils and teachers' learning/teaching performance and health depend heavily on the quality and amount of daylight and indoor thermal conditions. The primary aim of using natural ... -
Importance of "place": using traditional and historical cities in architectural design education
(Sapienza Universitá di Roma, 2008)The importance of ‘place’ concept and different urban identities in architectural design is indisputable. As a subject of design, research and education; historical and traditional environments in different scales are also ... -
Influence of office building design on occupant satisfaction
(IOP Publishing, 2022)The objective of this study is to examine the influence of building design on office occupants by analysing empirical data on their satisfaction levels and prevalent complaints. A methodology involving literature review, ... -
An integrated approach to archaeological heritage: The Shipwreck Museum in the Kyrenia Castle, Cyprus
(ARUCAD Press, Kyrenia, 2023)Digital survey tools allow a fast acquisition of large datasets, documenting extensively the different phases of buildings and urban settlements; the data integration level has recently evolved so to keep together details ... -
Integrated digital survey of the urban tissues in Galata waterfront, Istanbul. A typo-morphological approach
(Gangemi Editore, 2019)Over the past centuries, the Beyoğlu district in Istanbul has hosted a variety of peoples and cultures. In its urban fabric, and specifically in the historical core of Galata, we can recognise different architectural traces ...
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