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Multiscale urban design based on the optimization of the wind and thermal environments: A case study of the core area of Suzhou Science and Technology City 基于风环境和热环境优化的多尺度城市设计：苏州科技城核心区案例研究

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Frontiers of Architectural Research Pub Date : 2024-05-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.foar.2024.02.017

Hua Liu , Xin Zhou , Xin Ge , Dongqing Han , Weiren Zhuang , Ying Tang , Xiaohan Shen

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A novel approach for assessing color harmony of historical buildings via street view image 通过街景图像评估历史建筑色彩和谐度的新方法

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Frontiers of Architectural Research Pub Date : 2024-05-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.foar.2024.02.014

Ruyi Yang, Xinyan Deng, Hanyu Shi, Zhuxuanzi Wang, Haoyang He, Jiaqi Xu, Yang Xiao

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Art and construction related qualities of 14th‒15th century monuments in a rural landscape on the western coast of Türkiye 图尔基耶西部海岸乡村景观中 14-15 世纪古迹的艺术和建筑相关品质

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Frontiers of Architectural Research Pub Date : 2024-04-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.foar.2024.02.013

Mine Hamamcıoğlu-Turan , Engin Aktaş , Özge Deniz Toköz

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A triangular architectural relation model among sustainability, beauty, and power 可持续性、美感和力量之间的三角建筑关系模型

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Frontiers of Architectural Research Pub Date : 2024-04-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.foar.2024.02.011

Ján Legény, Robert Špaček, Tomáš Hubinský, Lucia Benkovičová

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Green retrofitting of heritage buildings based on (3Ts) framework: An applied case study 基于（3Ts）框架的文物建筑绿色改造：应用案例研究

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Frontiers of Architectural Research Pub Date : 2024-04-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.foar.2024.02.015

Alaa O. Shehata, Asmaa M. Hassan, Merhan M. Shahda, Naglaa A. Megahed

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A typology of clustered housing for older adults towards opportunities for social interaction: A case study of Dutch social housing 为老年人提供社会交往机会的集中式住房类型：荷兰社会住房案例研究

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Frontiers of Architectural Research Pub Date : 2024-04-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.foar.2024.02.010

Kim Hamers , Nienke Moor , Masi Mohammadi

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Acculturation and translation: Modern architectural heritage of Zhongshan Park in Xiamen from typological perspective 文化与翻译：从类型学角度看厦门中山公园的近代建筑遗产

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Frontiers of Architectural Research Pub Date : 2024-04-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.foar.2024.02.018

Xufang Li , Xiangpin Zhou , Feifan Weng , Fanzhuo Ding , Zhenxin Yi

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The virtual-real measurement of Chinese garden impression: A quantitative analysis of cognitive experience of Jiangnan gardens with virtual reality experiments 中国园林印象的虚实测量：用虚拟现实实验定量分析江南园林的认知体验

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Frontiers of Architectural Research Pub Date : 2024-04-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.foar.2024.02.007

Chenhao Shen, Chuanfei Yu

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Perception beyond sight: Investigating the cognitive maps of congenitally blind individuals in urban environments 视觉之外的感知：调查先天性盲人在城市环境中的认知地图

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Frontiers of Architectural Research Pub Date : 2024-04-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.foar.2024.02.009

Anwar Ibrahim , Hikmat H. Ali , Zainab Mahmoud

{"title":"Perception beyond sight: Investigating the cognitive maps of congenitally blind individuals in urban environments","authors":"Anwar Ibrahim , Hikmat H. Ali , Zainab Mahmoud","doi":"10.1016/j.foar.2024.02.009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foar.2024.02.009","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study explores the challenges faced by congenitally blind individuals in navigating urban environments. Specifically, this research investigates the factors that contribute to the construction of city mental mapping for individuals who are born blind. Thirty-one congenitally blind individuals from the University of Jordan were asked to define and describe specific elements of the city based on their personal experiences and imagination. Furthermore, participants were guided through two urban paths: familiar and unfamiliar. The participants were asked to complete a survey regarding their experiences during the tour. The collected data was analyzed by using thematic analysis. The results revealed that congenitally blind individuals construct their mental image of the city by using their three senses of touching, hearing, and smelling, as well as their safety and experience. This mental image consists of five key elements: links, reference points, areas, separators, and topography. Despite the small size of the study sample and the specificity of the context, the results of this study will tremendously help planners in designing highly inclusive urban environments. Incorporating characteristics that can be recognized by the blinds will enhance their accessibility of urban spaces, encourage independent mobility, increase the quality of life and social inclusion for them.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51662,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers of Architectural Research","volume":"13 4","pages":"Pages 809-821"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-04-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095263524000281/pdfft?md5=28c26bd0a2d277d5f65bef1ea6561cab&pid=1-s2.0-S2095263524000281-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141480202","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"艺术学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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AI for conceptual architecture: Reflections on designing with text-to-text, text-to-image, and image-to-image generators 概念建筑的人工智能：使用文本到文本、文本到图像和图像到图像生成器进行设计的思考

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Frontiers of Architectural Research Pub Date : 2024-04-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.foar.2024.02.006

Anca-Simona Horvath , Panagiota Pouliou

{"title":"AI for conceptual architecture: Reflections on designing with text-to-text, text-to-image, and image-to-image generators","authors":"Anca-Simona Horvath , Panagiota Pouliou","doi":"10.1016/j.foar.2024.02.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.foar.2024.02.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In this paper we present a research-through-design study where we employed text-to-text, text-to-image, and image-to-image generative tools for a conceptual architecture project for the eVolo skyscraper competition. We trained these algorithms on a dataset that we collected and curated, consisting of texts about and images of architecture. We describe our design process, present the final proposal, reflect on the usefulness of such tools for early-stage design, and discuss implications for future research and practice. By analysing the results from training the text-to-text generators we could establish a specific design brief that informed the final concept. The results from the image-to-image generator gave an overview of the shape grammars of previous submissions. All results were intriguing and can assist creativity and in this way, the tools were useful for gaining insight into historical architectural data, helped shape a specific design brief, and provoked new ideas. By reflecting on our design process, we argue that the use of language when employing such tools takes a new role and that three layers of language intertwined in our work: architectural discourse, programming languages, and annotations. We present a map that unfolds how these layers came together as a contribution to making machine learning more explainable for creatives.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51662,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers of Architectural Research","volume":"13 3","pages":"Pages 593-612"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095263524000256/pdfft?md5=f2dd5921d858a34f16f2c4c648e97d47&pid=1-s2.0-S2095263524000256-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140766450","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"艺术学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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