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Articles: Research Methodologies

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Mapping the Body: The Use of the Body Mapping Method to Explore Health and the Built Environment in Cape Town, South Africa
How do different types of built environment impact the health and well-being of residents? The working hypothesis...
Mapping the Body: The Use of the Body Mapping Method to Explore Health and the Built Environment in Cape Town, South Africa
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Strategies for Sustainable Communities: Landscape-Based Landslide Risk Alleviation in Medellín
Urban population growth has been considerable during the last five decades in Medellín. It has varied between...
Strategies for Sustainable Communities: Landscape-Based Landslide Risk Alleviation in Medellín
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Research Beyond Smart Cities
QUT Urban Informatics are currently working with university and industry partners on the Rapid Analytics Interactive...
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One Belt One Road Urban Observatory (OBORobs)
BRI, a global development strategy affecting 65 countries, was advocated by China in 2013. The developing economies...
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Designing for Complexity: The Challenge to Spatial Design from Sustainable Human Development in Cities
Never in history have we built so much, in so many different places. Population growth, urbanization, and technological...
Designing for Complexity: The Challenge to Spatial Design from Sustainable Human Development in Cities
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Barcelona Links: Application of Research by Design to the Study of Urbanism
The problem of how to connect parts of the metropolis to break down interior barriers is of strategic importance...
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Challenges and Opportunities in Quantifying and Evaluating Building Sustainability
Green building demand in the US has grown over the last decade. Yet the development and implementation of holistic...
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Post-Occupancy Testing of Thermal Dynamics of Design-Build Residences in Tucson, Arizona
A series of low-cost residences were designed and constructed by students and faculty in the University of Arizona’s...
Post-Occupancy Testing of Thermal Dynamics of Design-Build Residences in Tucson, Arizona
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Architectural Research Legally and Ethically Considered
OPEN represents inclusion, exploration, and open-mindedness. With this issue, we direct this receptivity towards...
Architectural Research Legally and Ethically Considered
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The Bullitt Center: A Comparative Analysis Between Simulated and Operational Performance
Energy and thermal comfort simulations guide the design of integrated building systems in modern high performance...
The Bullitt Center: A Comparative Analysis Between Simulated and Operational Performance