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Courtyard houses

open access: yes, 2014
In the Mediterranean area, since the early civilizations, the courtyard house was the most prevalent architectural typology. Also known as patio houses, spatial organization in these dwellings is defined by a central open-air space from which the living ...
Letizia Dipasquale   +2 more
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Contested Refugeeness in the Lavrio Kurdish Camp After the 2015 Reception Crisis in Greece

open access: yesStudies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article explores the meanings of refugeeness among Kurdish residents of the self‐managed Lavrio refugee camp in Greece in the aftermath of the 2015 reception crisis. Focusing on how Kurdish camp residents make sense of their political identities and on how they distinguish themselves from those they call ‘non‐political refugees’, the ...
Filyra Vlastou‐Dimopoulou
wiley   +1 more source

Performative Anchoring Practices and the Making of Belonging in Diaspora

open access: yesStudies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines how Greekness is constructed and negotiated by a member of the Greek second generation in Italy, a population largely absent from contemporary diaspora scholarship. Through a biographical and socio‐anthropological approach grounded in long‐term ethnographic fieldwork, the study shows how belonging emerges not as inherited
Andrea Pelliccia
wiley   +1 more source

Innovative learning environments in New Zealand primary schools: The roles of parents, communities and school leadership

open access: yesReview of Education, Volume 14, Issue 2, August 2026.
Abstract This article is situated within the framework of how the built environment and its use connect to governmental policy. Research looking at the implementation of innovative learning environments (ILEs) has focused primarily on the experiences and perceptions of ‘users’ (teachers and students).
Jo Fletcher, John Everatt
wiley   +1 more source

Main Courtyard

open access: yes, 1976
View of the Main Courtyard, Building 10 in the background.

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Neighborhood social environments and mental health among youth and adults in public housing

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, Volume 77, Issue 3-4, Page 413-426, June 2026.
Abstract Neighborhoods influence health in part through social processes. However, little is known about how multiple neighborhood social processes co‐occur, or about within (vs. between) neighborhood variation in social processes and health. This study asked how residents of a large public housing development describe their neighborhood and used ...
Jane Leer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chinese Courtyard Types

open access: yes, 2006
drawing, two-jin, or double-enclosure courtyard type (top); one-jin, or single-enclosure courtyard type (2nd from top); two-lu, or double-route courtyard type (2nd from bottom); three-lu, or triple-route courtyard type ...
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Biopower, Necropolitics, and the Afterlives of Infants: Uncovering the Ethics of Historical Anatomical Collections

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 190, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Objectives In the 19th and early 20th centuries, many fetuses and infants were collected for anatomical study. Yet little research has explored their origins or the ethical implications of holding and using these individuals in teaching and research.
Siân E. Halcrow   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Courtyards and Adjacent Spaces: Analyzing 26 Cases of Second-Order Proximity in Traditional Courtyard Houses of Yazd

open access: yesBuildings
Iranian traditional residential architecture is renowned for its central-courtyard houses, which are admired for their grandeur. While the courtyards and nearby spaces receive considerable artistic and historical appreciation, those situated further away
Mina Zolfagharkhani   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Climate‐Sensitive Daylighting Design in India: Integrating Passive Strategies for Sustainable Building Performance

open access: yesEngineering Reports, Volume 8, Issue 6, June 2026.
The manuscript contributes by: Providing the first structured, climate‐based synthesis specific to India. Highlighting methodological advances (CBDM, optimisation, AI approaches). Identifying research gaps in benchmarking, validation, and urban‐scale modeling.
Jayesh Dashrath Khaire   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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