Enhancing Building Performance
Editors: Shauna Mallory-Hill, Wolfgang P. E. Preiser, Christopher G. Watson
ISBN: 978-0-470-65759-1
Paperback
360 pages
March 2012
Enhancing Building Performance presents the latest BPE work, providing a systematic approach for those who wish to use BPE to deliver improved building performance that is responsive to the needs of stakeholders. With chapters written by experts from around the world the book demonstrates how to apply BPE to enhance building design. Topics covered include: evidence-based and integrative design processes, evaluation methods and tools, and education and knowledge transfer. In addition, case studies provide specific examples of how BPE has been used to study such things as the impact of workplace design on human productivity and innovation.
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Monday, January 30, 2012
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Toward a more conscious approach to urban development
Interview: Toward a more conscious approach to urban development
QNRF-Qatar National Research Fund Newsletter, Issue # 8, January 2012
http://qnrfnewsletter.org/issue8/funded_research4.php
Qatar is one of the fastest growing economies in the world. At the heart of the vision for the country's development is a decreased dependence on natural resources and an increased reliance on a knowledge economy. This vision demands much in terms of aligning infrastructure to support education and research. But more than that, it demands the right people to bring, create and transfer knowledge. Attracting them is one thing, retaining them is another. For the first time, a researcher in Qatar is putting Doha under the microscope to make suggestions about its development.
“What do we mean by knowledge economy?” asked Professor Ashraf Salama, Chair of the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning at Qatar University. “That’s an important question. If you have international universities, international businesses or what is called APS, advanced producer services, international high tech and IT, then you have a knowledge economy. But the urban environment should be able to accommodate these practices. Does it? That’s what we are studying in Doha, its potential to support the knowledge economy.”
For more, click here>> http://qnrfnewsletter.org/issue8/funded_research4.php
QNRF-Qatar National Research Fund Newsletter, Issue # 8, January 2012
http://qnrfnewsletter.org/issue8/funded_research4.php
Qatar is one of the fastest growing economies in the world. At the heart of the vision for the country's development is a decreased dependence on natural resources and an increased reliance on a knowledge economy. This vision demands much in terms of aligning infrastructure to support education and research. But more than that, it demands the right people to bring, create and transfer knowledge. Attracting them is one thing, retaining them is another. For the first time, a researcher in Qatar is putting Doha under the microscope to make suggestions about its development.
“What do we mean by knowledge economy?” asked Professor Ashraf Salama, Chair of the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning at Qatar University. “That’s an important question. If you have international universities, international businesses or what is called APS, advanced producer services, international high tech and IT, then you have a knowledge economy. But the urban environment should be able to accommodate these practices. Does it? That’s what we are studying in Doha, its potential to support the knowledge economy.”
For more, click here>> http://qnrfnewsletter.org/issue8/funded_research4.php
Friday, January 20, 2012
Thursday, January 5, 2012
CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND THE MIDDLE EAST CAUMME 2012
CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND THE MIDDLE EAST - Global Impacts and Local Challenges
CAUMME 2012
International Symposium
Organized Jointly between Yıldız Technical University and Qatar University
Prof. Dr. Murat SOYGENİŞ, Symposium Chair,
Dean of the Faculty of Architecture at Yıldız Technical University, Turkey
Prof. Dr. Ashraf M. SALAMA, Symposium co-Chair,
Head of the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning at Qatar University, Qatar
Since the beginning of the new millennium, it was apparent that a new phase influencing the development of architecture and urbanism in the Mediterranean and the Middle East had begun, when rulers, decision makers, and top government officials developed stronger interest in architecture and development. With such a sturdy interest many cities in this region are experiencing rapid growth coupled with fast track urbanization processes, and marked by large scale work, learning and residential environments, and mixed use developments. This is witnessed from Istanbul’s intensive urbanization process to Abu-Dhabi’s Saadiyat Island Development to Bahrain Financial Harbor, and from Kuwait’s City of Silk to the future city of Qatar, Lusail. Notably, some cities have acquired a geo-strategic importance. Through the shift of global economic forces, they have developed to central hubs between old economies of Western Europe and the rising economies of Asia. In the context of international competition between cities new challenges are emerging.
For More information
Conference Poster
http://www.mmr.yildiz.edu.tr/login/sys/admin/announcement/img/1324996093_CAUMME2012_poster.pdf
Conference Call for Papers
CAUMME 2012
International Symposium
Organized Jointly between Yıldız Technical University and Qatar University
Prof. Dr. Murat SOYGENİŞ, Symposium Chair,
Dean of the Faculty of Architecture at Yıldız Technical University, Turkey
Prof. Dr. Ashraf M. SALAMA, Symposium co-Chair,
Head of the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning at Qatar University, Qatar
Since the beginning of the new millennium, it was apparent that a new phase influencing the development of architecture and urbanism in the Mediterranean and the Middle East had begun, when rulers, decision makers, and top government officials developed stronger interest in architecture and development. With such a sturdy interest many cities in this region are experiencing rapid growth coupled with fast track urbanization processes, and marked by large scale work, learning and residential environments, and mixed use developments. This is witnessed from Istanbul’s intensive urbanization process to Abu-Dhabi’s Saadiyat Island Development to Bahrain Financial Harbor, and from Kuwait’s City of Silk to the future city of Qatar, Lusail. Notably, some cities have acquired a geo-strategic importance. Through the shift of global economic forces, they have developed to central hubs between old economies of Western Europe and the rising economies of Asia. In the context of international competition between cities new challenges are emerging.
For More information
Conference Poster
http://www.mmr.yildiz.edu.tr/login/sys/admin/announcement/img/1324996093_CAUMME2012_poster.pdf
Conference Call for Papers
Thursday, December 29, 2011
IJAR @ Five Years made it to Scopus-Elsevier: International Journal of Architectural Research, Volume 5, Issue 3, November 2011.
With the launch of the third issue of 2011, ArchNet-IJAR completes it's fifth year of publication. The November, 2011 issue of ArchNet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research is available for download here. http://archnet.org/library/documents/one-document.jsp?document_id=12399
An archive of past and present articles appears in a special ArchNet-IJAR section in the Digital Library. http://archnet.org/library/documents/collection.jsp?collection_id=1543
IJAR is a fully refereed architectural research journal edited by Professor Ashraf Salama. The Journal is indexed and is listed in several databases, including Avery index to Architectural Periodicals, EBSCO-Current Abstracts-Art and Architecture, INTUTE, Directory of Open Access Journals, Pro-Quest, Scopus-Elsevier and several other university library databases. To inquire about contributing articles for future issues of IJAR, please contact the chief editor at archnet.ijar.editor@gmail.com . or asalama@archnetijaronline.org
Download complete publication from Archnet Digital Library http://archnet.org/library/documents/one-document.jsp?document_id=12399
Download and see record of individual articles from the Directory of Open Access Journals http://www.doaj.org/doaj?func=openurl&genre=journal&issn=19946961&volume=5&issue=3&date=2011&uiLanguage=en
Table of Contents
Refereed Regular Papers
Factors Influencing Public Attachment to Mosques in Malaysia 07/24
Mina Najafi and Mustafa Kamal Bin Mohd Shariff
The Significance of User Participation in Architectural Design: The Case of Nicosia Social Housing Complex 25/39
Rafooneh Mokhtarshahi Sani, Bahar Ulucay, and Pinar Ulucay
Revitalizing Historic Cairo: Three Decades of Policy Failure 40/57
Remah Y. Gharib
Post Occupancy Evaluation of Shared Circulation Spaces of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences of Dokuz Eylul University 58/80
Rengin Zengel and Ilkim S. Kaya
Architectural Form Creation in the Design Studio: Physical Modeling as an Effective Design Tool 81/92
Wael Abdelhameed
Intellectual Property in Architecture: Between Legislations and Ethical Manifestations with Special Reference to the Egyptian Case 93/106
Nehad Mohamed Eweda
Review and Trigger Articles
Architecture and Design Research: Reflections in Relation to the Design Process 107/115
Navid Gohardani
Place Identity in 21st Century Architecture in South Korea 116/133
Hee Sun (Sunny) Choi
Book Review: Designing for Play, by Barbara E. Hendricks 134/136
Remah Y. Gharib
An archive of past and present articles appears in a special ArchNet-IJAR section in the Digital Library. http://archnet.org/library/documents/collection.jsp?collection_id=1543
Download complete publication from Archnet Digital Library http://archnet.org/library/documents/one-document.jsp?document_id=12399
Download and see record of individual articles from the Directory of Open Access Journals http://www.doaj.org/doaj?func=openurl&genre=journal&issn=19946961&volume=5&issue=3&date=2011&uiLanguage=en
Table of Contents
Refereed Regular Papers
Factors Influencing Public Attachment to Mosques in Malaysia 07/24
Mina Najafi and Mustafa Kamal Bin Mohd Shariff
The Significance of User Participation in Architectural Design: The Case of Nicosia Social Housing Complex 25/39
Rafooneh Mokhtarshahi Sani, Bahar Ulucay, and Pinar Ulucay
Revitalizing Historic Cairo: Three Decades of Policy Failure 40/57
Remah Y. Gharib
Post Occupancy Evaluation of Shared Circulation Spaces of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences of Dokuz Eylul University 58/80
Rengin Zengel and Ilkim S. Kaya
Architectural Form Creation in the Design Studio: Physical Modeling as an Effective Design Tool 81/92
Wael Abdelhameed
Intellectual Property in Architecture: Between Legislations and Ethical Manifestations with Special Reference to the Egyptian Case 93/106
Nehad Mohamed Eweda
Review and Trigger Articles
Architecture and Design Research: Reflections in Relation to the Design Process 107/115
Navid Gohardani
Place Identity in 21st Century Architecture in South Korea 116/133
Hee Sun (Sunny) Choi
Book Review: Designing for Play, by Barbara E. Hendricks 134/136
Remah Y. Gharib
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Shaping the Future of Architecture and Urbanism in Islamic Societies
Shaping the Future of Architecture and Urbanism in Islamic Societies
International Symposium
Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies, Qatar Foundation Doha, Qatar
December 21, 2011
Program
Registration
09:00 – 09:15 Opening and Remarks
Prof. Hatem El-Karanshawy
Dean of Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies,
Qatar Foundation
Session A
09:45 – 10:15 “Whence Islamic Architecture?”
Prof. Nasser Rabbat Aga Khan Professor of the History of Islamic Architecture, Massachusetts Institute of Technology- MIT, USA
09:15 – 09:45 “Architecture and the Vindication of Tradition”
Prof. Abdel Wahed El Wakeel Architect, Head of Center of Islamic Urban Planning and Architecture, Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies, Qatar Foundation, Qatar
10:15 – 10:45 “Continuity versus Fragmentation for the Contemporary Muslim Urban Fabric”
Prof. Attilio Petruccioli Dean School of Architecture, Polytechnic, University of Bari, Italy
10:45 – 11:00 Moderated Discussion
11:00 – 11:15 Coffee Break
Session B
11:15 – 11:45 “Dynamics of Urban Form in the Traditional Arab Town”
Prof. Mashary Al-Naim Professor of Architectural Criticism, College of Architecture, Dammam University, KSA
11.45 – 12.15 “Understanding the Production of Space in Cities of the Gulf Region: The Case of Doha”
Prof. Ashraf M. Salama Head of the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, College of Engineering,. Qatar University
12:15 – 12:45 “Industrialization and the built environment in the Islamic World”
Prof. Mohammad al-Asad Founding Director, Center for the Study of the Built Environment, Jordan
12:45 – 13:00 Moderated Discussion
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
Session C
14:00 – 14:30 “The historic public baths of North African Cities and their survival into the 21st Century”
Dr. Magda Sibley Senior Lecturer, School of Environment and Development, The University of Manchester, UK
14:30 – 15:00 “Revitalizing Historic Cairo: Three Decades of Policy Failure”
Dr. Remah Gharib Assistant Professor, Center of Islamic Urban Planning and Architecture, Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies, Qatar Foundation
15:00 – 15:30 “AL Mizaan- Architecture and Urbanism”
Prof. Sami Angawi Director General, AMAR Center for Architectural Studies and Founder of Hajj Research Center
15:30 – 15:45 Moderated Discussion
15:45 – 16:00 Closings
International Symposium
Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies, Qatar Foundation Doha, Qatar
December 21, 2011
Program
Registration
09:00 – 09:15 Opening and Remarks
Prof. Hatem El-Karanshawy
Dean of Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies,
Qatar Foundation
Session A
09:45 – 10:15 “Whence Islamic Architecture?”
Prof. Nasser Rabbat Aga Khan Professor of the History of Islamic Architecture, Massachusetts Institute of Technology- MIT, USA
09:15 – 09:45 “Architecture and the Vindication of Tradition”
Prof. Abdel Wahed El Wakeel Architect, Head of Center of Islamic Urban Planning and Architecture, Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies, Qatar Foundation, Qatar
10:15 – 10:45 “Continuity versus Fragmentation for the Contemporary Muslim Urban Fabric”
Prof. Attilio Petruccioli Dean School of Architecture, Polytechnic, University of Bari, Italy
10:45 – 11:00 Moderated Discussion
11:00 – 11:15 Coffee Break
Session B
11:15 – 11:45 “Dynamics of Urban Form in the Traditional Arab Town”
Prof. Mashary Al-Naim Professor of Architectural Criticism, College of Architecture, Dammam University, KSA
11.45 – 12.15 “Understanding the Production of Space in Cities of the Gulf Region: The Case of Doha”
Prof. Ashraf M. Salama Head of the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, College of Engineering,. Qatar University
12:15 – 12:45 “Industrialization and the built environment in the Islamic World”
Prof. Mohammad al-Asad Founding Director, Center for the Study of the Built Environment, Jordan
12:45 – 13:00 Moderated Discussion
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
Session C
14:00 – 14:30 “The historic public baths of North African Cities and their survival into the 21st Century”
Dr. Magda Sibley Senior Lecturer, School of Environment and Development, The University of Manchester, UK
14:30 – 15:00 “Revitalizing Historic Cairo: Three Decades of Policy Failure”
Dr. Remah Gharib Assistant Professor, Center of Islamic Urban Planning and Architecture, Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies, Qatar Foundation
15:00 – 15:30 “AL Mizaan- Architecture and Urbanism”
Prof. Sami Angawi Director General, AMAR Center for Architectural Studies and Founder of Hajj Research Center
15:30 – 15:45 Moderated Discussion
15:45 – 16:00 Closings
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Open House International, Call for Papers_Special Issue: Built Environments for Special Populations
Open House International
CALL FOR PAPERS
built environments for special populations
GUEST EDITOR: Dr. MAGDA MOSTAFA
Associate Professor of Architecture,
Cairo University & The American University in Cairo
m_most@aucegypt.edu

Architecture, at its very essence, is the process of providing physical space and place for human activity. Primarily concerned with responding to the specific needs of users and their societies, the built environment plays a tremendous role in shaping and facilitating the every day world we live in. Although being inextricably concerned with this man-environment dynamic, architecture however seems to limit its mainstream practices, education and standards to the conventional spectrum of “normal”. This leaves numerous user groups and victims of social circumstances largely excluded from the luxury of an architecture that deems itself specifically to serve them.
Such exclusion from the mainstream spectrum may be due to unique spatial needs and requirements of specific groups, or social phenomena which arise from particular transient or non-transient socio-political circumstances. Such marginalized groups include, but are not necessarily limited to, individuals with special needs and disabilities; displaced persons due to natural or socio-political circumstances such as refugees and the homeless; minority groups; the elderly; the poverty stricken; victims of natural disaster etc.
By encouraging research in this area we may create a much needed body of information and a number of methodologies and policies required to address the architectural and urban needs of such special populations. In this issue of Open House International authors are encouraged to submit research that helps bridge this informational gap through evidence based design research, case studies, policy evaluation and other forms of scientific research that address the relationship between special populations and their existing, and required, built environments.
Open House International OHI is covered by: EBSCO Publishing, The ELSEVIER Bibliographic Database/ Scopus and all the products of Thomson ISI index bases. the Journal is also listed on the following Architectural Index Lists: RIBA Index, ARCLIB, Avery and Ekistics Index of Periodicals. OHI is online for subscribers at www.openhouse-int.com
Open House International currently charges a publishing fee of 250 GBP for accepted papers.
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CALL FOR PAPERS
built environments for special populations
GUEST EDITOR: Dr. MAGDA MOSTAFA
Associate Professor of Architecture,
Cairo University & The American University in Cairo
m_most@aucegypt.edu

Architecture, at its very essence, is the process of providing physical space and place for human activity. Primarily concerned with responding to the specific needs of users and their societies, the built environment plays a tremendous role in shaping and facilitating the every day world we live in. Although being inextricably concerned with this man-environment dynamic, architecture however seems to limit its mainstream practices, education and standards to the conventional spectrum of “normal”. This leaves numerous user groups and victims of social circumstances largely excluded from the luxury of an architecture that deems itself specifically to serve them.
Such exclusion from the mainstream spectrum may be due to unique spatial needs and requirements of specific groups, or social phenomena which arise from particular transient or non-transient socio-political circumstances. Such marginalized groups include, but are not necessarily limited to, individuals with special needs and disabilities; displaced persons due to natural or socio-political circumstances such as refugees and the homeless; minority groups; the elderly; the poverty stricken; victims of natural disaster etc.
By encouraging research in this area we may create a much needed body of information and a number of methodologies and policies required to address the architectural and urban needs of such special populations. In this issue of Open House International authors are encouraged to submit research that helps bridge this informational gap through evidence based design research, case studies, policy evaluation and other forms of scientific research that address the relationship between special populations and their existing, and required, built environments.
Open House International OHI is covered by: EBSCO Publishing, The ELSEVIER Bibliographic Database/ Scopus and all the products of Thomson ISI index bases. the Journal is also listed on the following Architectural Index Lists: RIBA Index, ARCLIB, Avery and Ekistics Index of Periodicals. OHI is online for subscribers at www.openhouse-int.com
Open House International currently charges a publishing fee of 250 GBP for accepted papers.
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Urban Dynamics in the Gulf Region: Challenges, Options, Horizons
Urban Dynamics in the Gulf Region: Challenges, Options, Horizons
Seminar
Date: Monday 31st October, 2011
Time: 15:30- 18:00
Venue: Vorhoelzer Zentrum
Chair of Spatial and Territorial Development
Department of Architecture
Munich University of Technology
In the past 20 years, the Arabian Gulf has urbanized at an unprecedented pace. From around the globe, tens of thousands of people have flocked to this region; attracted mainly by the availability of jobs and economic opportunities; the size of this populace fluctuates in sync with the prevailing economic climate. Today, like elsewhere in the world, the region is feeling the grunt of the global economic downturn. The anxiety over the bursting of the Dubai bubble, while unstated, lurks in the background. However, governments of the region continue to invest huge surpluses in the local built environment with the hope of acquiring geo-strategic importance for their cities and sustaining a globally connected status. It is questionable, though, to what degree the construction intensive experiments of urbanization have brought full-fledged urbanism. In the global competition for retaining a productive populace, cities of the Gulf are lagging behind.
Hence, beyond surplus investment, the logic of urbanization in the Gulf region is difficult to decipher. Has the region still not overcome the “Dubai factor”? Beyond the record breaking and headline attracting physical developments, what are the options for cities of the Gulf and what lies in the horizon of their urban development?
Our two guest speakers, Prof Amer Moustafa of the American University of Sharjah (AUS) and Prof Ashraf Salama of Qatar University (QU) will share their insights on urban dynamics of the Gulf region. Prof Moustafa will discuss urban developments in Dubai in a presentation, titled, “Audacious Dubai: City Making Under Post Urban Conditions”. Prof. Salama will present his perspective from Doha in a presentation, titled, “Image and Place Making in the City of Doha”. The presentations will be followed by, what will surely be a lively discussion.
(Text: Alaily-Mattar)
Seminar
Date: Monday 31st October, 2011
Time: 15:30- 18:00
Venue: Vorhoelzer Zentrum
Chair of Spatial and Territorial Development
Department of Architecture
Munich University of Technology
In the past 20 years, the Arabian Gulf has urbanized at an unprecedented pace. From around the globe, tens of thousands of people have flocked to this region; attracted mainly by the availability of jobs and economic opportunities; the size of this populace fluctuates in sync with the prevailing economic climate. Today, like elsewhere in the world, the region is feeling the grunt of the global economic downturn. The anxiety over the bursting of the Dubai bubble, while unstated, lurks in the background. However, governments of the region continue to invest huge surpluses in the local built environment with the hope of acquiring geo-strategic importance for their cities and sustaining a globally connected status. It is questionable, though, to what degree the construction intensive experiments of urbanization have brought full-fledged urbanism. In the global competition for retaining a productive populace, cities of the Gulf are lagging behind.
Hence, beyond surplus investment, the logic of urbanization in the Gulf region is difficult to decipher. Has the region still not overcome the “Dubai factor”? Beyond the record breaking and headline attracting physical developments, what are the options for cities of the Gulf and what lies in the horizon of their urban development?
Our two guest speakers, Prof Amer Moustafa of the American University of Sharjah (AUS) and Prof Ashraf Salama of Qatar University (QU) will share their insights on urban dynamics of the Gulf region. Prof Moustafa will discuss urban developments in Dubai in a presentation, titled, “Audacious Dubai: City Making Under Post Urban Conditions”. Prof. Salama will present his perspective from Doha in a presentation, titled, “Image and Place Making in the City of Doha”. The presentations will be followed by, what will surely be a lively discussion.
(Text: Alaily-Mattar)
Friday, September 23, 2011
Culture, Sustainability, and the Built Environment
Culture, Sustainability and the Built Environment
A two day international workshop
26 - 27 September, 2011
Department of Architecture, Kuwait University
This century, we are now faced with the complex task of translating the so called ‘Global Sustainable Culture’ into a ‘Local environment’. Global warming and climate change imperatives are now widespread seeking adequate response from both the architects and the educators of architecture and the built environment. We are now faced with an absurd combination of modern regional architects, post-modern cultures in the changing economic environment. In reviewing the role of the architects and other stake holders from the ancient to present time, it becomes clear that the patron / client relationship between the ‘State’ and ‘Architect’ has not changed much as the Architects are more or less dictated by the market forces.
Celebrating 10 Years of Global Built Environment Review-GBER
more information, Contact:
Dr Omar Khattab drkhttb@yahoo.com
Dr Tasleem Shakur shakurt@edgehill.ac.uk Kevin Burke burkek@edgehill.ac.uk
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Friday, September 9, 2011
A New Issue of Open House International Released - Affordable Housing, Quality, and Lifestyle Theories
OPEN HOUSE INTERNATIONAL
VOLUME 36, ISSUE 3, SEPTEMBER 2011
AFFORDABLE HOUSING: QUALITY AND LIFESTYLE THEORIES
http://www.openhouse-int.com/
Guest Editors:
Professor Ashraf M. Salama, Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
Dr Urmi Sengupta, School of Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Queen's University, Belfast.
The issue of housing affordability is widespread worldwide. Governments have responded to this issue through ways of cost reductions in order to make homes available at a price that a user is able to pay. However, this area of concern has been a permanent preoccupation of housing technocrats consumed in the quality and location of the housing unit, often overlooking other socio-cultural and psychological dimensions adhered to it. Housing quality is a composite good with a variety of attributes, including: structural condition, standard of services, amenities, location, usable space and occupancy standards. It can, at the same time be laden with physical, economic and cultural dimensions. People purposively (or un-purposively) use the externally defined meanings of ‘housing’ to situate themselves with others who share their values and life-styles in asserting their social status and identity. Understanding how these issues of affordability may relate to people’s preferences and lifestyles mandates an understanding of housing quality and lifestyle theories.
CONTENTS
Editorial: Changing Paradigms in Affordable Housing, Quality and Lifestyle Theories
Ashraf M. Salama and Urmi Sengupta
The Housing Triangulation: A Discourse on Quality, Design and Lifestyles.
Urmi Sengupta, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Transdisciplinary Knowledge for Affordable Housing
Ashraf M. Salama, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
Modeling Quality and Housing Preferences for Affordable New Housing Developments.
Alina Delgado and Frank De Troyer, Catholic University, Leuven, Belgium.
The Cost of Housing: More than Just Dollars.
R.J. Fuller and U.M. de Jong, Deakin University, Australia.
Affordable Housing in Turkey: User Satisfaction in Toki Houses.
Miray Gür, Uludag University, and Neslihan Dostoğlu, Istanbul Kültür University, Turkey.
Minimum Energy Maximum Space: Higher-Density Attached Family Housing.
N. K. Burford, J. Thurrot, A.D. Pearson, University of Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Lifestyle and Affordability Choices in Traditional Housing of Old Dhaka.
Iftekhar Ahmed, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Towards Affordability: Maximising Use Value in Low-Income Housing.
Dina Shehayeb, Housing and Building National Research Centre, Egypt, and Peter Kellett, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
Which is Better, Social Houses or Gecekondus?
Ebru Cubukcu, Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey.
Challenges and Prospects for Affordable and Sustainable Housing, Yola, Nigeria.
Jallaludeen Muazu and Derya Oktay, Eastern Mediterranean University, Northern Cyprus, Turkey.
Squatter Housing as a Model for Affordable Housing in Developing Countries.
Elmira Gür – Yurdanur Dülgeroğlu Yüksel, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey.
VOLUME 36, ISSUE 3, SEPTEMBER 2011
AFFORDABLE HOUSING: QUALITY AND LIFESTYLE THEORIES
http://www.openhouse-int.com/
Guest Editors:
Professor Ashraf M. Salama, Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
Dr Urmi Sengupta, School of Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Queen's University, Belfast.
The issue of housing affordability is widespread worldwide. Governments have responded to this issue through ways of cost reductions in order to make homes available at a price that a user is able to pay. However, this area of concern has been a permanent preoccupation of housing technocrats consumed in the quality and location of the housing unit, often overlooking other socio-cultural and psychological dimensions adhered to it. Housing quality is a composite good with a variety of attributes, including: structural condition, standard of services, amenities, location, usable space and occupancy standards. It can, at the same time be laden with physical, economic and cultural dimensions. People purposively (or un-purposively) use the externally defined meanings of ‘housing’ to situate themselves with others who share their values and life-styles in asserting their social status and identity. Understanding how these issues of affordability may relate to people’s preferences and lifestyles mandates an understanding of housing quality and lifestyle theories.
CONTENTS
Editorial: Changing Paradigms in Affordable Housing, Quality and Lifestyle Theories
Ashraf M. Salama and Urmi Sengupta
The Housing Triangulation: A Discourse on Quality, Design and Lifestyles.
Urmi Sengupta, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Transdisciplinary Knowledge for Affordable Housing
Ashraf M. Salama, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
Modeling Quality and Housing Preferences for Affordable New Housing Developments.
Alina Delgado and Frank De Troyer, Catholic University, Leuven, Belgium.
The Cost of Housing: More than Just Dollars.
R.J. Fuller and U.M. de Jong, Deakin University, Australia.
Affordable Housing in Turkey: User Satisfaction in Toki Houses.
Miray Gür, Uludag University, and Neslihan Dostoğlu, Istanbul Kültür University, Turkey.
Minimum Energy Maximum Space: Higher-Density Attached Family Housing.
N. K. Burford, J. Thurrot, A.D. Pearson, University of Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Lifestyle and Affordability Choices in Traditional Housing of Old Dhaka.
Iftekhar Ahmed, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Towards Affordability: Maximising Use Value in Low-Income Housing.
Dina Shehayeb, Housing and Building National Research Centre, Egypt, and Peter Kellett, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
Which is Better, Social Houses or Gecekondus?
Ebru Cubukcu, Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey.
Challenges and Prospects for Affordable and Sustainable Housing, Yola, Nigeria.
Jallaludeen Muazu and Derya Oktay, Eastern Mediterranean University, Northern Cyprus, Turkey.
Squatter Housing as a Model for Affordable Housing in Developing Countries.
Elmira Gür – Yurdanur Dülgeroğlu Yüksel, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey.
Monday, August 22, 2011
LONAARD: A New Art and Architecture Peer Reviewed Periodical - London
LONAARD: A New Periodical based in London
Lonaard Magazine is an art and architecture peer-reviewed periodical founded in London by Dr Waleed Al Sayed and Dr Mashary Al-Naim since 2008
Previous Issues include
Handicrafts http://www.lonaard.com/magazineflash1.html
Mosque Architecture http://www.lonaard.com/issue3/index.html
The Paradigm of 'Islamic' Architecture http://www.lonaard.com/issue4/index.html
Current call for papers include:
Political Architecture http://www.lonaard.com/magazine5.html
Architecture: Urbanism, History and Conservation http://www.lonaard.com/magazine.html
For more information contact:
Monday, August 8, 2011
Middle East's Leading Architects Forum
Middle East's Leading Architects Forum
September 16-19, 2011
Shangri La Barr Al Jissah, Muscat, Oman
Arc-Middle East -- What is it
Now in its second year, Arc-Middle East is an Innovative, one to one meetings forum and conference for Principals of the Middle East and North Africa's largest and most active architect firms. Proven in Europe, Asia and North America, Arc-Middle East is a truly effective opportunity for time pressured executives to meet with and be educated by senior directors of supplier companies, learn about important developments across the region and to network with their peers from many countries across the region. Seminar Program
A meticulously researched programme presented by industry experts and leaders on subjects including: The Delivery Of Sustainability In Today’s Construction Sector, from Dr Alex Amato of Davis Langdon; The New Reality For Architecture Firms and How Principals Will Need To Adapt, from David Koren of Perkins Eastman; and an interactive panel discussion comprised of the leading Real Estate Developers from across the region.
BOND Events and Arc-Middle East 2011 are official AIA CE providers.
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Middle East's Leading Architects Forum
September 16-19, 2011
Shangri La Barr Al Jissah, Muscat, Oman
Series of Seminars that address timely and important issues including
Seminar 1:
Much Ado About Carbon, The Delivery Of Sustainability In Today’s Construction Sector:
Dr Alex Amato: Associate, Davis Langdon
Seminar 2:
Real Estate Developers Panel Discussion: An In Depth Discussion Focusing On;
Panel Speakers Deepak Jain - Head of Strategic Consulting at Jones Lang LaSelle, Dubai; Mohammed Ahmad Al Emadi - Associate Director Real Estate Development – Barwa Real Estate Qatar and Barwa Al Sadd General Manager; Gurjit Singh - COO, Sorouh Real Estate, Abu Dhabi; Chaired by Jeff Willis - Associate Director Arup & Vice Chairman of Emirates GBC
Seminar 3:
Knowledge and Design: Towards Responsive Architectural Pedagogy and Practice:
Knowledge and Design: Towards Responsive Architectural Pedagogy and Practice:
Dr Ashraf Salama: Professor & Founding Head of Architecture and Urban Planning at Qatar University
Seminar 4:
A Sense of Purpose: The New Reality For Architecture Firms And How Principals Will Need To Adapt:
David Koren, Associate Principal and Director of Marketing, Perkins Eastman
David Koren, Associate Principal and Director of Marketing, Perkins Eastman
Seminar 5:
Risky Business - How can Contracts Assist you in Emerging and Volatile Markets?
David McElveney, Partner of Projects & Construction, Clyde & Co
Friday, August 5, 2011
International Journal of Islamic Architecture
International Journal of Islamic Architecture
A New Journal by Intellect
Journal Website: http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journals/view-Journal,id=204/
Download Call for Papers http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/MediaManager/File/IJIA%20Call%20for%20Papers.pdf
Download Guidelines for Manuscript Submission http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/MediaManager/File/IJIA%20Notes%20for%20Contributors.pdf
Director and Founding Editor
Mohammad Gharipour
mohammad@gatech.eduHasan-uddin Khan
Reviews Editor
Nancy Um
Marika Snider Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Avi Friedman's Book: Decision Making for Flexibility in Housing
Decision Making for Flexibility in Housing by Avi Friedman,
ISBN 1 - 8 7 2 8 1 1 - 1 1 - 6, Urban international Press 2011, Gateshead, United Kingdom.
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From the back cover
The rapid pace of social evolution, emerging economic realities, technological innovation and environmental constraints require a design approach that permits greater flexibility in housing. First occupants or subsequent users should be able to easily modify their dwellings according to their ongoing needs throughout the residency. In the book, award-winning architect and professor Avi Friedman offers an approach to decision-making for flexibility in residential design. The author guides the reader through a series of steps whose outcome helps identify users’ needs, to which architects and builders can fit a proper level of flexibility. The book is illustrated by case studies which apply those methods to “real world” residential projects.
Book Review
Jia Beisi,
Department of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong bjiaa@hku.hk
The author has demonstrated considerable knowledge and has revealed deep insights in the Open Building movement. This is not surprising, considering that in the last 40 years, the movement has attracted theorists, researchers, designers, builders, and architectural students working mainly on two directions – architectural design methodologies and techniques of infill components, which are separated from the base building construction.
Although experimental buildings have been built around the world, the difficulties of implementation on a larger scale prevail. Only a few efforts have been made to organize the knowledge and to formulate the implementation strategies for the builders and designers. The research on flexible buildings address the technical components, but the possibility of integration with the current housing market is overlooked. Thus, this book is a significant contribution in the effort to fill the gap “between theories pertaining to flexibility and the reality of housing market” not only for North America, as the author explained, but also for the rest of the world. The publication of the book is a significant addition to the literature on flexible housing.
The objectives of the book are premised on the understanding that flexibility has not been generally accepted in North America because of the problems of implementation. It intends to develop a project based decision-making model to assist designers and builders in determining the relevant level of flexibility which is best fit to their particular projects. It addresses the implementation problems of flexibility. It attempts to formulate a decision-making tool as a guide for the builders of flexible buildings in the selection of both the design and implementation strategies that conform to the objectives and the organizational structure of a specific building firm as well as the needs of the user. The essence of the book lies in the belief of the author that it is possible to introduce a process that will enable designers to create provisions that will facilitate internal flexibility.
After a brief introduction on the concept of flexibility which explains that a building needs to be divided according to the hierarchies of control – a concept inherited from Habraken, the book relates to the readers the multi-disciplinary nature of housing and the decisive role of demographic and socio-economic factors in shaping the supply of housing. The book argues that economic factors largely influence the decisions of builders to provide flexibility systems. The author believes that a selected strategy for flexible building depends on the intentions of the builder, as well as the socio-economic characteristics of the users. “The introduction of flexibility in a manner which will confront mainstream traditions will not be welcome and will most probably fail.” Moreover, the approach to flexibility must be compatible with market-dominated efficient design and marketing.
To achieve its objectives, the book is structured as follows.
The introduction presents the key issues addressed in the book. Chapter 1 comprises a brief report on European flexible buildings and demands of flexible housing in North America. Chapter 2 identifies the characters of all the participants in the housing process: governments, financial institutions, builders, designers, project executors, suppliers and real estate agencies, and the users. Chapter 3 explains the process by which demographical change leads to the needs of the dynamics of multi-unit housing and flexibility. The essential issue of flexibility implementation is economics. Thus, by using monetary indicators, Chapter 4 demonstrates the importance of convincing builders that flexibility could be a valuable marketing device. Moreover, the chapter explains to users that the systems have long- and short-term economic benefits. Incorporated in the chapter is an explanation on the User Cost and Life Cycle Cost (LCC) analyses as techniques that allow the user and designer to look into the merit of investing in flexibility over time.
Chapter 5 compares and analyzes several styles of flexibility design management. Chapter 6 demonstrates the importance of identifying the users prior to initiating a project. The five major factors which can be used to identify the users of projects are sub-populating category, life cycle stage, rate of mobility, level of income, and housing behavior. The chapter also provides instructions on formulating building objectives, finding sources of data, processing information, and determining strategies. A choice of the type of flexibility by builders and designers is based on the synthesis of social economic characteristics of users.
Chapter 7 introduces the criteria for selection of design alternatives, which include cost estimation, economic attributes, regulation, and execution time. Chapter 8 finalizes the decision-making model by describing and making choices from the alternatives of flexibility. Selecting alternatives is performed by using the previously established criteria, including User Cost and LCC techniques. Instead of using a real design project to demonstrate the effectiveness of the decision-making model, the author presents an analytical simulation of a conceptual project. The simulation is based on a survey of 10 condominiums in Montreal, Canada.
The book is informative and serves as a conceptual instrument for the housing decision makers, including governmental housing organizations, private housing developers and builders, designers, and other promoters who want to design flexibility projects. It is useful for programmers, housing researchers, and students of architecture and building management. It can provide inspiration to residents and the general public who are interested in new living styles as well as in benefits from monetary savings and better living standards during their residency.
The book is illustrated with clear and well placed line drawings for all the building cases, especially for the Western European flexible housing design in Chapter 2. A large number of diagrams are found in strategic parts of the book, making the abstract concepts, analysis, and instructions highly visual and easy to understand.
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The price is 40 USD in addition to shipping and handling and can be ordered through either me direct on nicholaz.wilkinson@emu.edu.tr or through www.openhouse-int.com
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