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BALANCING TRADITION AND DEVELOPMENT? EARLY TRIALS OF A METHODOLOGY FOR STUDYING VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE AND ITS TRANSFORMATIONS [PDF]

open access: yesThe International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2020
In the age of globalization, it becomes necessary to assess the possibilities for the conservation of the characteristic identity features of vernacular architectural heritage.
M. Lidón de Miguel   +7 more
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The management of water heritage in Portuguese cities: Recent regeneration projects in Évora, Lisbon, Braga and Guimarães

open access: yesFrontiers of Architectural Research, 2022
Given the cultural and environmental potential presented by historical water infrastructures in urban contexts, this article states the evidence of a not much documented urban phenomenon in Portugal, the refurbishment of water heritage protected areas ...
Celia López-Bravo   +2 more
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Thermal Performance Assessment of Burkina Faso’s Housing Typologies

open access: yesBuildings, 2023
Burkina Faso is a sub-Saharan African country suffering from a high poverty rate. It has quadruplicated its population over the last twenty years, that is, from 4.5 to 18 million inhabitants.
Maria Aguilar-Sanchez   +2 more
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“HOUSE NEPAL” PROJECT: INITIAL RESULTS AND PERSPECTIVES FOR AN ANTI-SEISMIC COOPERATION PROJECT [PDF]

open access: yesThe International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2020
The “HouSe-Nepal” project is being developed within the framework of the ADSIDEO programme (Project for the Centre for Development Cooperation of Universitat Politècnica de València 2018–2020) in collaboration with the Nepalese foundation Abari: Bamboo ...
F. Vegas   +7 more
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A BURIAL GRAVE AT TELL KEILA, PALESTINE [PDF]

open access: yesThe International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2020
The recent excavation of the Tell Keila archaeological site in the Hebron Governorate (Palestine) has revealed new burial graves among the already known in the region of Judea (Yezerski, 2013), providing innovative guidelines for understanding the scope ...
S. Manzano Fernández   +7 more
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Cuando menos fue más: la construcción del Crown Hall de Mies van der Rohe

open access: yesInformes de la Construccion, 2021
El S. R. Crown Hall constituye el primer ejemplo construido de espacio universal de gran luz en la trayectoria del arquitecto Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.
Zaida Garcia-Requejo
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The Search for Solar Architecture in Asia in the Works of the Architect Antonin Raymond: A Protracted Balance between Culture and Nature

open access: yesBuildings, 2022
The renowned architect Antonin Raymond undertook a large amount of work in Japan for more than fifty years. He arrived to the archipelago as a partner to Frank Lloyd Wright, who had received the commission for the paramount Imperial Hotel.
Jose-Manuel Almodóvar-Melendo   +2 more
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Finding the Exact Radiative Field of Triangular Sources: Application for More Effective Shading Devices and Windows

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2023
Triangles are an ever-present feature in nature, which the building construction industry duly echoes. However, an exact expression intended to supply the radiant field of any triangle in an upright or inclined position has not been identified by ...
Joseph Cabeza-Lainez
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The Theory of Value and the Understanding of Authenticity: Keys to Intervening in Heritage Spaces: Results in the Case of San Telmo Palace (Seville 17th–21st Century, Spain)

open access: yesArchitecture, 2023
The cultural theory of heritage assets that was consolidated throughout the 20th century, and is still in force today, lies in the modulation of the concept of authenticity.
José-Luis Gómez-Villa   +2 more
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Solar Radiation in Architectural Projects as a Key Design Factor for the Well-Being of Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease

open access: yesBuildings, 2022
The beneficial effects of solar radiation on human health are well documented. One necessary mechanism triggers the production of vitamin D, whose insufficiency has been linked to a variety of disorders such as diabetes; hypertension; and, more recently,
Jose-Manuel Almodóvar-Melendo   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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