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  • The rural architecture of the Duce: the villages of Sicilian latifundium 
    Vincenzo Sapienza; dell'Universita degli Studi di Catania (International Conference on Architecture and Urban Design, 2013-06-26)
    At the end of the '30s the Italian government, a regime of absolute and conservative approach guided by Il Duce, Benito Mussolini, carried out an attempt of regeneration of rural areas: the Colonization of Sicilian ...
  • Interpretation of de Saharan facade, from traditional to contemporary: Case of individual houses of the Bechar town-Algeria 
    Chelli Mohammed Reda; University of Bechar (International Conference on Architecture and Urban Design, 2013-06-26)
    The town of Bechar is one of the examples of Saharan cities that formed from human settlement called "Ksar". It has subsequently been significant urban expansion dating from the colonial era to the present. Thus constituting ...
  • A Proposal For The First Year Design Education in Interior Design 
    Hakan Saglam; University of Economics and Technology (International Conference on Architecture and Urban Design, 2013-06-26)
    Our contemporary social environment is made up of the sum of isolated, individual lives. In such an environment, survival as individuals is difficult and the concept of communication assumes a new importance. A number of ...
  • Archaeological remains within historical centers: the Naumachia at Taormina (Italy). Conservative approach and urban regeneration 
    Fabio Todesco; Universita di Messina; Nino Sulfaro; Universita di Messina (International Conference on Architecture and Urban Design, 2013-06-26)
    In the proposed contribution, this issue is examined through the experience gained by the authors on the so-called Naumachie, one of the greatest archaeological remains in the historical center of Taormina (Italy). The ...
  • "Negative" Cultural Heritage: destruction or conservation? 
    Nikelina Bineri (International Conference on Architecture and Urban Design, 2013-06-26)
    In the 21 century cultural heritage has been piling up. We have now more buildings worth preserving than ever. What was considered last century as modern architecture is today considered as cultural heritage. A growing ...
  • In the Search of Architectural Concept 
    Joanna Serdyska; Silesian University of Technology (International Conference on Architecture and Urban Design, 2013-06-26)
    Single family house is the first strictly architectural design in the syllabus at the Faculty of Architecture, Gliwice, Poland. That means that students - usually for the first time in their lives - have to face the issue ...
  • Historical Continuities from Bronze Age to the Present: Local Architecture of the Akseki-İbradı Basin (Turkey) 
    Kemal Reha Kavas; Akdeniz University Department of Architecture; Gulsah Celik; Middle East Technical University (International Conference on Architecture and Urban Design, 2013-06-26)
    The Akseki-İbradı basin (Antalya, Turkey) is situated in southwestern Anatolia at the transitional geographical band between the Mediterranean coast and inland Anatolia.The Taurus Mountain chain passes through ...
  • Vulnerability of existing Buildings in old urban zones of Prishtina, Reasoning of Historical Preservation of area 
    Florim Grajcevci; Civil Engineering and Architecture Faculty of University of Prishtina; Flamur Grajcevci; Urban 3d; Hamdi Kurteshi; Consortium Ingedia-Inocsa (International Conference on Architecture and Urban Design, 2013-06-26)
    Kosovo is situated in the Alpine-Mediterranean seismic belt comprising the zone of contact between the lithosphere plates of Africa and Eurasia, which extends from the Islands of the Azores to the eastern border of the ...
  • Innovative Methodologies for Structural Control of Masonry Building under Preservation or Reconstruction Using Geomatic and Topographic Techniques 
    Donatella Dominici; University of L'Aquila (International Conference on Architecture and Urban Design, 2013-06-26)
    Operating a deformation analysis on masonry and ancient monumental buildings is not a simple operation. This type of extremely complicated structures present great irregularities and a variety of construction techniques ...
  • Geometry at work: Re-reading the Persian bazaar 
    Mehran Mojtahedzadeh; Staedelschule Architecture Class (International Conference on Architecture and Urban Design, 2013-06-26)
    The paper focuses on three issues concerning the Persian bazaar12 A BRIEF INTRODUCTION ON THE GRAND BAZAAR OF ISFAHAN : (1) considering the bazaar as an interiorized urban environment; (2) the way the bazaar achieves this ...
  • Responsive Systems and Surfaces in Architecture - Design and Challenges 
    Marko Jovanovic; University of Novi Sad; Bojan Tepavcevic; University of Novi Sad; Vesna Stojakovic; University of Novi Sad (International Conference on Architecture and Urban Design, 2013-06-26)
    In the last two decades, the impact of digital technologies has dramatically changed the way of thinking in architecture. Following the overall development of digital media and computation, the process of generating forms ...
  • Creating user-friendly public spaces in Cities (Prishtina), between public interest and private rights 
    Ferhat Bejtullahu (International Conference on Architecture and Urban Design, 2013-06-26)
    Friendliness of public spaces to users is dependent from accessibility they offer and attractiveness they display. However, these characteristics of public open spaces are always challenged as inadequate in quantity and ...
  • The Tectonics of Byzantine Architecture 
    Ana Elisabeta Botez; University of Architecture and Urbanism "Ion Mincu" (International Conference on Architecture and Urban Design, 2013-06-26)
    This study is part of an ampler research which seeks to answer the question of how to build Orthodox Christian churches today by investigating the architectural tradition of the past, and more specifically the material ...
  • Green Walls Benefits in Contemporary City 
    Ana Virtudes; University of Beira Interior; Maria Manso; University of Beira Interior (International Conference on Architecture and Urban Design, 2013-06-26)
    There is nothing new about using vegetation in buildings and construction of cities. Greenery has always played an important role in the construction of cities. However, contemporary cities are currently dominated by ...
  • Economic Crisis and the Shrinking Greek Cities 
    Aspa Gospodini; University of Thessaly (International Conference on Architecture and Urban Design, 2013-06-26)
    Urban shrinkage is a multidimensional phenomenon encompassing regions, cities, and parts of cities or metropolitan areas that are experiencing a dramatic decline in their economic, demographical and social bases. The causes ...
  • The difficult relationship between ruins and modernity: the case study of the Mother Church reconstruction in Salemi (Italy) 
    Antonella Versaci; University of Enna KORE; Alessio Cardaci; University of Bergamo (International Conference on Architecture and Urban Design, 2013-06-26)
    Located in the heart of Sicily, Salemi, a town of Arab origin and first capital of Italy, was devastated by the powerful earthquake that struck the Belice Valley in January 1968. From that moment on, its historic centre ...
  • Urban and Architectural Design of the Piazza del Governo in Enna 
    Franca Restuccia; University of Catania<br />; Mariateresa Galizia; University of Catania; Cettina Santagati; University of Catania (International Conference on Architecture and Urban Design, 2013-06-26)
    The present essay deals with the urban space of Piazza del Governo in Enna, a town located in the center of Sicily. This square is a work projected and realized in 1935 by the palermitan architect Salvatore Caronia Roberti. ...
  • Architecture Education Methodology Comparison between KTH-Sweden and PUA-Egypt 
    Shahira Sharaf Eldin; University in Alexandria; Johan Martelius; KTH Royal Institute of Technology (International Conference on Architecture and Urban Design, 2013-06-26)
    The increasing global emphasis on sustainable approaches demands new approaches to architecture education. In order to raise the level of architecture education; analyses of different education programs, finding comparable ...
  • Shape Grammars for Architectural Heritage 
    Monika Di Angelo; Vienna University of Technology; Peter Ferschin; Vienna University of Technology; Galina Paskaleva; Vienna University of Technology (International Conference on Architecture and Urban Design, 2013-06-26)
    Shape grammars have been introduced in architectural theory some decades ago. They have been applied to architectural construction methods (e.g. Chinese traditional wooden buildings) or for analyzing the design patterns ...
  • Expanding of the Limits of Forms in Architecture through the Use of Parametric Methods and Algorithms 
    Denada Veizaj; Polytechnic University of Tirana; Andrea Maliqari; Polytechnic University of Tirana (International Conference on Architecture and Urban Design, 2013-06-26)
    The debate of new aesthetical approaches to form in architecture is permanent and one of the key topics of theoretical and applicative studies. The content in architecture is strongly interrelated to language and form, as ...

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