Leicester School of Architecture
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Speedrunning and the digitized body
(Conference)Diplorasis is a mirrored corridor that replicates a funhouse-mirrored room. The participant who enters this ‘funhouse’ space is not prepared for what is in store. The participant’s likeness is secretly reproduced while he ... -
A review of retrofit interventions for residential buildings in hot humid climates
Buildings consume 40% of resources around the world, low energy building is fast becoming a major component of sustainable development. However, limiting the concept of low energy buildings to new builds will only undermine ... -
Towards Energy Efficient Buildings in Nigeria: Challenges and Opportunities
(Article)The need to enhance people’s wellbeing by reducing CO2 emission has necessitated global efforts towards reducing energy consumption by buildings, which is responsible for nearly 45% of world’s energy consumption. Energy ... -
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; ... -
Smart Futures, Challenges of Urbanisation, and Social Sustainability
(Book)This book tackles the challenges posed by accelerating urbanization, and demystifies Social Sustainability, the least understood of all the different areas of sustainable development. The volume’s twin focus on these ... -
Karail: a social assemblage in Dhaka’s center
(Book chapter)Placed in the center of the Dhaka’s urban agglomeration, the informal settlement of Karail represents one interesting case that we could analyse as an assemblage, a complex mix of different actors, architectures and ... -
Conway urban watershed framework plan: a reconciliation landscape for Little Creek-Palarm Creek sub-watershed
(Book)More than half of America's waterbodies are unsafe for swimming, fishing, and as sources of drinking. Why? Because of unsustainable city building and poor farming practice. Beyond water quality problems, dysfunctional ... -
The Socio-pol-ethical Confluence of the Architect: the Idiot, the Activist, and the Dreamer
(Article)The political indetermination of architecture that seems to be normative today is perhaps related to our incapacity to differentiate clearly the diverse aspects that converge in architectural thinking. The architect’s ... -
Houses for aging socially. Developing third place ecologies.
(Book)Third Place Ecologies addresses the most familiar site for aging in place: the single-family home in a low-density environment. Yet, elite real estate products have institutionalized our collective visions of aging-the ... -
The Fiction of the Equal: Boundaries Disappearance and Border Neutralization in the American City
(Article)This paper attempts to explain how the concepts of boundary and border (as explained by Sennett in his article “The Open City” ) have evolved in American cities as a way to superficially project an idea of social, economic ... -
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. -
The Architecture of the Universities of Leicester
(Book)The book describes the buildings of the University of Leicester and De Montfort University. The history and local environs of both universities are described, and the current occupancy of each building is noted. All buildings ... -
Materials for Architects and Builders
(Book)An introduction to the broad range of materials used within the construction industry, including new developments. The text covers their manufacture, key physical properties, specification and uses. -
Emergencia de villas y movimientos villeros
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Post-occupancy evaluation of architecturally-designed low-income housing in Ahmadabad, India
(Conference)This paper presents post-occupancy evaluation of low-income houses that have been built through the DMU: Square Mile India Programme in Ahmedabad, India. Questionnaire and interviews were conducted which elicited information ... -
Modelling Organisational Factors Influencing Sustainable Development Implementation Performance in Higher Education Institutions: An Interpretative Structural Modelling (ISM) Approach
(Article)Globally, higher education institutions (HEIs) have continued to record varied sustainable development (SD) implementation performances. This variance has been attributed to the presence of certain organisational factors. ... -
Pick-up football in the canchita de San Blas
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“Sí, señor, yo vivo aquí” ("Yes, Sir, I Live Here")
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