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Nature and the City: Measuring the Attention Restoration Benefits of Singapore’s Urban Vertical Greenery
A considerable amount of research has shown that views of nature can provide psychological benefits. Attention...
Nature and the City: Measuring the Attention Restoration Benefits of Singapore’s Urban Vertical Greenery
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Innovating the Urban Water System: Achieving a Net Zero Water Future Beyond Current Regulation
Recent extreme climatic events and failing infrastructure have increased awareness of the need for expanded resilience...
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Archaeo-tectural Translations: New Roles for the Field Architect
This article examines the field architect’s evolving role in interdisciplinary archaeology projects when equipped...
Archaeo-tectural Translations: New Roles for the Field Architect
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3D Printing and Buildings: A Technology Review and Future Outlook
Three-dimensional (3D) printing has drawn attention from professionals in various fields for its ability to efficiently...
3D Printing and Buildings: A Technology Review and Future Outlook
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Made-to-Measure: Automated Drawing and Material Craft
Automation in architectural design and documentation has often been a siloed process where discrete parts are scripted...
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Heat Mapping Drones: An Autonomous Computer-Vision-Based Procedure for Building Envelope Inspection Using Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)
Comprehensive and accurate energy audits are essential to maximize energy savings and improvements in buildings...
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Snapping Facades: Exploring Elastic Instability for the Building Envelope
This article presents an alternative dynamic facade actuation mechanism utilizing the deformation of snapping instability...
Snapping Facades: Exploring Elastic Instability for the Building Envelope
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Developing Timber Volume Calculators Through a Comparative Case Study Analysis of Wood Utilization in On-Site and Off-Site Construction Methods
The research and development of Timber Volume Calculators (TVCs) was conducted to determine the amount of wood...
Developing Timber Volume Calculators Through a Comparative Case Study Analysis of Wood Utilization in On-Site and Off-Site Construction Methods
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Model-based Optimization for Architectural Design: Optimizing Daylight and Glare in Grasshopper
This paper describes a novel simulation method for measuring the amount of buzz or productive congestion in an...
Model-based Optimization for Architectural Design: Optimizing Daylight and Glare in Grasshopper
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The Buzz Metric: A Graph-based Method for Quantifying Productive Congestion in Generative Space Planning for Architecture
Conventional energy-efficient wall assemblies suffer from thermal bridging and moisture entrapment due to thick...