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Towards a Generative Frame System of Ancient Chinese Timber Architecture: Structural Generation and Optimization of “Column Reduction” and “Column Relocation”

Buildings
In traditional Chinese timber architecture, “column reduction” (Jian Zhu Zao) and “column relocation” (Yi Zhu Zao) enhances spatial continuity, yet often produces bending-dominated, material-intensive frames. This study develops a generative frame system
Tonghao Liu, Binyue Zhang, Yamin Zhao
doaj   +1 more source

The Role of Awareness in Sustainable Construction Materials Uptake in Developing Economies: Evidence From Nigeria

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainable Construction Materials (SCM) are crucial for reducing lifecycle emissions in the built environment, yet their adoption remains limited in many developing economies, such as Nigeria. This study investigates how awareness influences the adoption of SCM among professionals in Nigeria's Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC)
Mumini Damilola Osuolale, Tajudeen Ajisomo, Juliana Felkner   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

EVALUATION OF THE BEHAVIOUR FACTOR BY INCREMENTAL DYNAMIC ANALYSES FOR THE SEISMIC DESIGN OF LIGHT-FRAME TIMBER BUILDINGS

, 2023
Light Frame Wood structures are today a valid alternative to Cross Laminated Timber structures for low and medium height buildings, both in terms of performance and environmental impact, given the lower volume of wood used.
Mazelli A., Gubana A.
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BEHIND THE FACES OF AESTHETICIZED URBANISM IN TUNXI, CHINA

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Urban policy in China has become increasingly predicated on securing an approved aesthetic that reflects ideological campaigns and political programmes. In highlighting the role of the aesthetic in Chinese urbanism, this article argues that the party‐state draws on an aesthetic palette that places the contemporary urban landscape in a ...
Yanpeng Jiang, Paul Waley, Asa Roast
wiley   +1 more source

Behaviour of traditional Portuguese timber roof structures [PDF]

, 2006
The aim of this paper is to present the results of a structural analysis of common trusses traditionally used in roof construction in Portugal. The study includes the results of a preliminary survey intending to assess the geometry, materials and on site
Cruz, P., Cruz, Paulo J. S., Varum, Humberto, Piazza, M., Piazza, Maurizio, Varum, H., Branco, J., Branco, Jorge M.   +7 more
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THE TERRITORIALIZATION OF ANGOLA'S REAL ESTATE FRONTIER: How Private‐led Housing Developments are Reshaping the Outskirts of Luanda

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Africa is recognized as the final frontier for urbanization and capitalism. Following a long wave of massive loans to promote state‐led developments, small private foreign and local developers are transforming the urban landscape on the outskirts of Luanda, forging partnerships with Angola's national and local governments and developing an ...
Higor Carvalho
wiley   +1 more source

Seismic Performance and Parameter Optimization of Traditional Chinese Timber Structure Reinforced with Friction Dampers

CivilEng
To effectively enhance the seismic performance of traditional Chinese timber structures, this study proposes a reinforcement method utilizing friction dampers.
Meng Xiang, Yanping Niu, Leilei Liu, Xicheng Zhang, Maozhe Nie, Yao Cui   +5 more
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GOVERNING THE CLOUD: Infrastructural Statecraft and the Political Ecology of Digital Expansion in Oregon

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Oregon's wave of data center and semiconductor projects shows how cloud capitalism reorganizes resource systems and territorial governance. Examining Amazon, Google, and Intel, the article traces how fiscal incentives, utility programs, and land‐use instruments are recalibrated to secure hyperscale loads.
Justin Kollar
wiley   +1 more source

Reconstruction of Single-Bay Buddhist Architecture Based on Stylistic Comparisons in Northeast Fujian, the Core Hinterland of the Changxi River Basin—Using Gonghoulong Temple as an Example

Religions
In the Changxi River Basin in eastern Fujian, a few stone elements remain and Buddhist buildings with one bay in width and three bays in depth have been preserved dating from the timespan of the Tang to the Song dynasty.
Yu Ding, Yuqing Cai, Jie Liu
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The Coloniality of Data: Police Databases and the Rationalization of Surveillance from Colonial Vietnam to the Modern Carceral State

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Tracing the early adoption of computer gang databases by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and the Los Angeles Police Department in the 1980s to the deployment of computationally‐assisted surveillance during the Vietnam War, this paper uses a genealogical approach to compare surveillance technologies developed across the arc of ...
Christina Hughes
wiley   +1 more source