Browsing Leicester School of Architecture by Title
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Naturalising Space
(Book chapter)Taking the basic unit of existence to be the organism-in-its-environment, which is coupled to the world through its capacity to sense, and thus interpret its surroundings, this paper argues (from an evolutionary perspective) ... -
Negociaciones, permanencia y construcción cotidiana en villas (Villas La Lonja, Cildáñez y Castañares, Buenos Aires, 1958-1967)
(Article)This article offers a study of three Buenos Aires shantytowns – La Lonja, Villa Cildáñez and Villa Castañares – in historical perspective in order to analyze processes of spatial transformation in urban informal spaces ... -
Notes sur le paysage culturel et l'architecture vernaculaire du djebel Nafûsa
(Article)This study describes the vernacular architecture and cultural landscape of Lybian Dj̲abal Nafūsa: the central portion of a horseshoe of mountains, about 600 meters high, which extends from the Maṭmāṭah region near Gabes ... -
Occupying the museum: Denkmal 53 at Tate Modern
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'Ode on the Departing Year'
(Other)This 10-poem sequence continues my exploration of the serial poem, and the Coleridgean Conversation Poem. -
On otherness - Looking at (different ways of) inculcating diversity
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On research by design
(Article)Early issues of arq in the mid-1990s were preoccupied with the possibilities for researching architecture through design: how design research might be constituted and communicated, and – practically for architecture schools ... -
On value conflicts: negotiating difference in the renovation of historic buildings
(Conference)This paper examines the “value conflicts” played out between multiple participants involved in the restoration of Newcastle University’s Armstrong Building. Constructed between 1887 and 1906, the Armstrong Building has ... -
One to one to one: a triumvirate of interpersonal relationships in beginning architecture education
(Conference)This paper presents a critique of the implicit and explicit conceptions of one-to-one relationships in beginning architecture design education. Over the last two decades, higher education in the UK has undergone a period ... -
Open Garden Estates
(Technical Report)Open Garden Estates is an initiative for residents on council estates threatened with demolition. It is an opportunity for residents to open up their estate’s green areas, communal spaces and private gardens to the public, ... -
Optimising Residential Courtyard in Terms of Social and Environmental Performance for Ghadames Housing, Libya
(Other)Vernacular architecture comes from a wealth of knowledge and experience of humans who were able to adjust to the surroundings and adapt to even extreme climate conditions. In fact many old traditional settlements may fail ... -
Outdoor thermal comfort and summer PET range: A field study in tropical city Dhaka
(Article)Urban microclimate has important consequences on the thermal sensation of pedestrians. However, the extent of this effect may vary as other parameters such as respondents’ personal factors, psychological and behavioural ... -
Overcoming Barriers to Green Business Models in the UK Construction Industry
(Conference)The environmental potential for green business models is considerable if current barriers can be identified and ways of overcoming them developed. Barriers to green business models are investigated by conducting a qualitative ... -
Parallel Expressions
(Book chapter)This chapter reveals the artistic contributions of Italian immigrants in the Río de la Plata Basin of South America—Argentina, Uruguay, and southern Brazil—which ran parallel to the lifetime of Simon Rodia in the United ... -
Participación en la construcción popular del hábitat. Una revisión del Plan Piloto para Villa 7 en Buenos Aires
(Article)This article takes a case study located in Buenos Aires, the Plan Piloto para la Relocalización de Villa 7, 1971-1975 (Pilot Plan for the Relocation of Shantytown #7) as the main focus for revisiting the concepts of ... -
Passive Design Strategies for Energy Efficient Housing in Nigeria
(Conference)The varying manifestations of climate change are greatly impacting our lives and livelihoods principally due to the activities of industries that pollute the atmosphere and use up non-renewable resources to fuel our growth ... -
Perception of Indoor Environmental Quality of the Residents of High-Rise Buildings in Bulgaria
(Article)Recent research with relatively high percentage suggesting that occupants of high-rises are generally satisfied with their indoor environment is available. However, a detailed investigation of the perception of residents ... -
Perceptual visualities in media space
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