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  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • The Plan Schemes and Interior Elements of the Existing Mosques Built During the Ottoman Empire Period in Albania 
    Edmond Manahasa; Istanbul Technical University (International Conference on Architecture and Urban Design, 2013-06-26)
    This study examines the plan schemes and spatial organization of the existing mosques built during Ottoman Empire period in Albania. The historical information and partially the plan schemes are taken from the existing ...
  • Strengthening and Restoration of Historical Structures - Mirahor Ilyas Beg Mosque in Korca 
    Enea Mustafaraj; Epoka University; Yavuz Yardim; Epoka University (International Conference on Architecture and Urban Design, 2013-06-26)
    The Mirahor Ilyas Beg Mosque, built in 1496 in Korca, is one of a few Ottoman mosques still existing in Albania and the only Ottoman monument in the city. The mosque was built using cut stone and brick. It has a strong ...
  • Crystal and Space: An application of crystallography in architecture 
    Enkeleida Beqiraj; Geology and Mining Faculty; Besian Xhagolli; Geology and Mining Faculty (International Conference on Architecture and Urban Design, 2013-06-26)
    This paper tends to reveal the close relations that exist between the crystallography and architecture. The buildings have often forms that are similar or identical with simple or combined crystallographic forms, such as ...
  • Architecture and Tile Usage in City Planning of Kutahya from Tanzimat to Republic 
    Belgin Demirsar Arli; Istanbul University; Sennur Kaya; Istanbul University (International Conference on Architecture and Urban Design, 2013-06-26)
    Kutahya, which is located in the Aegean Region of Turkey, was founded in the 3th thousand BC. It was ruled by Phrygia, Bithynia, Pergamon, Rome and Byzantium until it was fully conquered by the Seljuks in the first half ...
  • Preservation of the Historic Centre of Prizren through Integration into Modern Life 
    Besa Jagxhiu; NLB Prishtina (International Conference on Architecture and Urban Design, 2013-06-26)
    The Historic Centre of Prizren is one of the most distinguished zones of urban heritage in Kosovo, with valuable traces of diverse historic and cultural heritage. Although it represents a major asset for social and economic ...
  • The Effects of the Changing of Urban Identity on Historic Towns 
    Burcin Kutsal; Zirve University (International Conference on Architecture and Urban Design, 2013-06-26)
    Urban identity is one of the important factors, which affects the formation of the city. It also plays important role in shaping and changing the form of city. Each city has its own identity that is shaped by its ...
  • 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 ...
  • God in the city: the religious buildings in the spatial configuration of organic Tetovo 
    Armir Ferati; State University of Tetovo (International Conference on Architecture and Urban Design, 2013-06-26)
    This paper is about the relations between spatial configuration and activities in the city. By using Space Syntax theory and methodology, it ivestigates the pattern of religious establishments and their spatial location ...
  • Perform (D)ance space/ Educational Center/ Experiential Space 
    Yiorgos Hadjichristou; University of Nicosia; Alessandra Swiny; University of Nicosia (International Conference on Architecture and Urban Design, 2013-06-26)
    The program of the studio was developed through 3 subsequent years. Originally the students were asked to design a performance/ dance space (with all necessary associated elements) and a dance studio and finally to design ...
  • Living Where the Immaterial Matters 
    Yiorgos Hadjichristou; University of Nicosia; Maria Hadjisoteriou; University of Nicosia (International Conference on Architecture and Urban Design, 2013-06-26)
    This paper will focus on the questions raised through the work of Unit 2: Living Where the Immaterial Matters, a research based studio of the 4th and 5th years of the professional degree at the University of Nicosia. Our ...
  • Protection of Historical Heritage From The Point Of Sustainable Environment and The Sample of Caca Bey Madrasa In Kirşehir District 
    Ali Ates; Duzce University; Serkan Subasi; Duzce University; Latif Onur Ugur; Duzce University; Yilmaz Kocak; Duzce University (International Conference on Architecture and Urban Design, 2013-06-26)
    Caca Bey Madrassa in the heart of the city Kırşehir madrassa was situated in the central Anatolia region. That madrassa was built by Turkish scientists from West Turkistan. Caca Bey founded the science center. ...
  • On Geometric Form Genesis Directed by Buildings' Efficency- Canton Tower Case Study 
    Ivana Marcijus; Faculty of Technical Sciences; Vesna Stojakovic; Faculty of Technical Sciences; Radovan Stulic; Faculty of Technical Sciences (International Conference on Architecture and Urban Design, 2013-06-26)
    Lately, energy efficency in architecture and urbanism has played a crucial role. Wind and facade exposure to sun, being important elements of energy efficency particularly in the sense of energy renewability, might produce ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • Teaching Architectural Design 
    Shirin Yazdani; Iran University of Science and Technology; Asmae Rashidi Mohammadi; Azad University (International Conference on Architecture and Urban Design, 2013-06-26)
    Evaluating and improving architectural training is the constant concern of university departments, instructors and students of architecture. The present article aims at improving architectural training by studying the issue ...
  • Travel as Architecture Pedagogy: Constructing Student Memories 
    Smilja Bertram; The University of Texas at Austin (International Conference on Architecture and Urban Design, 2013-06-26)
    The paper explores how travel, through the experience of study abroad programs, affects the spatial imagination and design methods of architecture students. Travel experiences can be a critical factor in shaping a student's ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...

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