Browsing Leicester School of Architecture by Title
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Gardens in the sky: Emotional experiences in the communal spaces at height in the Pinnacle@Duxton, Singapore
(Article)A boom in high-rise construction and vertical living has resulted in an increase in privately and publicly accessible communal spaces at height within tall buildings. Asia is leading the way in these developments, with one ... -
A Gendered Profession
(Book)The issue of gender inequality in architecture has been part of the profession’s discourse for many years, yet the continuing gender imbalance in architectural education and practice remains a difficult subject. This book ... -
Geopoetry: Greenwich Peninsula
(Article)This text, with the accompanying images projected, was performed at the conference on ³The Mediated City² held at Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication on the Greenwich Peninsula, London, between April 1 and 3, ... -
The Good Practice Guide to Resisting Estate Demolition: ASH response to the GLA
(Article)Unfortunately it takes longer to unwrap a lie than it does to tie it with a pretty bow and sell it to ‘the People’, and the Greater London Authority’s Draft Good Practice Guide to Estate Regeneration, published in December ... -
Grassroots Agency: Participation and Conflict in Buenos Aires Shantytowns seen through the Pilot Plan for Villa 7 (1971–1975)
(Article)In 1971, after more than a decade of national and municipal policies aimed at the top-down removal of shantytowns, the Buenos Aires City Council approved the Plan Piloto para la Relocalización de Villa 7 (Pilot Plan for ... -
Green business models and organisational changes: Lessons from the UK construction sector
(Conference)Green business models (GBMs) can support green growth because they are based on green value creation and capture with emphasis on clients role. However, GBMs require substantial investment and strong change capabilities. ... -
Green business models in the construction sector: An analysis of outcomes and benefits
(Article)Purpose – The call to examine green business models (GBMs) in the construction sector has been growing louder because they represent the logic of green value creation and capture. The aim is to identify benefits of GBMs ... -
Green business models in the UK construction sector: Empirical study
(Conference)A business model is considered to be green when a business changes part(s) of its business model and thereby both captures economic value and provides environmental improvement. The aim of this paper is to explore how ... -
Green business models transformation: Evidence from the UK construction sector
(Article)Purpose – Sustainability has the potential to bring enormous benefits to our built environment. To release this potential, a change in business models is required. Green business models (GBMs) transformation is investigated ... -
Green construction in India: Gaining a deeper understanding
(Article)Environmental concerns have moved from being a fringe issue in any project to main agenda items at senior executive meetings (Walton et al. 1998). Massive construction activity is taking place globally to accommodate the ... -
Hacking design: novelty and diachronic emergence.
(Article)The concept of emergence has had a significant effect on architectural theory, instigating a paradigmatic change in design and affecting the way buildings are perceived. In practice the practicalities of building procurement ... -
Harmonious accordance of indoor-outdoor thermal comfort and building energy performance by ameliorating urban microclimate in different urban block types in tropical climate
(Conference)This paper explores the effect of outdoor microclimatic environment upon indoor conditions for different urban block types in hot-humid climate. The main focus here is on courtyard patterns, considering its potentials for ... -
Has Mosque Design Really Developed? Notes on the Hidden Complexities of Mosques’ Architectural Brief
(Book chapter)Mosques have become a rich pool for architects to show their skills in expressing the sacred in the Islamic culture and religion. Still, while the architectural outcomes of mosques have started to look radically different; ... -
"Hey amigo! do you want to go on a trip? do you want mushrooms?"
(Article)The Mazatec people from the northern highlands of the Mexican State of Oaxaca are known for the syncretism of their religion, which combines pre-Hispanic culture and Catholic religion introduced with Spanish colonization ... -
Hidden but not lost; Exploring the Great Hall at Boughton House
(Working Paper)This is an abstract of a presentation delivered at CAA2015 in Siena which describes preliminary doctoral research on the creation of high resolution, textured digital reconstructions and novel visualisations of several ... -
High-Rises and Urban Design: The Reasons for Unsuccessful Place-making with Residential High-Rises in England
(Conference)High-rises and placemaking is an understudied combination which receives more and more interest with the proliferation of this typology in many British cities. The reason for studying three major cities in England: London, ... -
Home Information - Help! - Where do I turn it off?
(Book)Aide-memoire to help you to remember where the critical switches and valves are in your home, before an emergency arises. Text relating to gas, electricity and water was reviewed by the appropriate utilities companies. -
Ideal Ideation: A Framework for the Management of Sketch Inhibition Among Undergraduate Designers
(Conference)Sketch inhibition among undergraduates is a growing but under-researched issue. Affected students avoid engaging with sketching during concept development, they also have little understanding of the benefits it offers ... -
Image as a Virtual Construction
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