Experience with a product or a space occurs via different interfaces and one of those, perhaps the most significant one, is the material. Sensory properties of materials along with technical ones are essential inputs during ...

Cities throughout the world have experienced fundamental social, cultural and economic transformation in recent decades. Socio-cultural and urban identities have been transforming radically; globalization, internationalization ...

Not only in building construction industry, but also in engineering and architectural education the use of simulation tools has a great interest. Rapid advances in the capabilities of simulation tools and computer ...

Adaptive skins and, in particular, adaptive façade play a significant role in the future of environmentally friendly spaces. Meanwhile, occupants' involvement in the process of adaptive façade design and operation is ...

Gated communities are common types of housing estates found in many countries. They are based on strictly controlled access of people. Houses, and at times high-rise apartment blocks, are built behind a common wall, along ...

IAPS-CSBE 'Culture and Space in the Built Environment / Yapısal Çevrede Kültür ve Mekan' adlı Uluslararası Çalışma Ağı tarafından 1997 yılından itibaren dört yılda bir düzenlenen uluslararası toplantıların ikincisi 20-23 ...

With a style that is difficult to categorize and a very innovative conception of architectural space, Zaha Hadid was one of the most revolutionary architects of our time. In 2004, after several internationally acclaimed ...

After the publication of Norberg-Schulz’s book on Genius Loci in 1979 , the term Genius Loci became the logo of an anti-modern intellectual rebellion in search of deep meaning within the meanders of architecture and ...