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Sustainable Built Environments and Human Wellbeing
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 32834 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable built environments; sustainable infrastructure; sustainable design; health; human well-being; quality of life; urban heat island mitigation; climate change; regenerative design; energy efficiency; carbon neutrality; net-zero carbon emissions; green infrastructure; green roofs and walls; blue infrastructure; water sensitive design; indoor environmental quality; occupant comfort; inclusive design; universal design; mixed-use and walkable neighbourhood; active transport and age-friendly transport; active ageing; ageing-in-place; COVID-19 pandemic; post-pandemic challenges
Transforming Built Environment Performance through AI-Driven and Physics-Based Simulations
edited by Narjes Abbasabadi and Mehdi Ashayeri
submission deadline 3 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 293 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning (ML); physics-based simulations; performance modeling; predictive accuracy; building design optimization; operational efficiency; energy efficiency; model predictive control; occupant-centric control; fault detection and diagnosis; building-grid integration; reinforcement learning; computer vision; natural language processing (NLP); large language models (LLMs); big data analytics; urban building energy modeling (UBEM); digital twin; lifecycle assessment; sustainability in architecture; smart buildings; sustainable built environments
Interdisciplinary and Multi-Scalar Design and Research Models in Architectural Practice and Education
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3053 | Submission Open
Keywords: interdisciplinary design practices; architectural education; radical inclusivity; interdisciplinary collaboration; co-production; pedagogical strategies; digital mapping; augmented reality; urban community development; design computation; fabrication techniques; collaborative learning environments; spatial design; social responsiveness; technological fluency; AI in architecture and built environment; AR/VR mapping; gamification
Urban Design Transformation: Placemaking, Co-creation, and Tactical Urbanism as an Emergent Professional Practice
edited by Fabian Neuhaus
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 540 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban design; tactical urbanism; placemaking; temporary urbanism; planning education; co-creation; collaboration; stakeholder planning; actors
Architectural Responses to Climate Change
edited by and Rebecca Jane McConnell
submission deadline 15 May 2025 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; adaption; architecture
Learning from Modernism
edited by Gary Boyd, Sarah Lappin and Brian Ward
submission deadline 15 May 2025 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open
Keywords: modernism; anthropocene; post-colonial; posthuman; gender; energy; environment; extraction and extractive industries; technological systems; wicked problems; food; representation; democracy
Time in Built Spaces
edited by , , and Martina Decker
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10457 | Submission Open
Keywords: time; space; past; present; future; recollection; interaction; anticipation
Spaces and Practices of Everyday Community Resilience
edited by Meike Schalk, Daniela Calciu and Oana Druta
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 499 | Submission Open
Keywords: civic resilience; spaces of resilience; everyday practices; transformative learning; urban commons
Advanced Technologies for Sustainable Building
edited by Srijeet Halder and Anupam Satumane
submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 26 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced building technologies; sustainable architecture; digital twins; mixed reality; Construction 4.0; cyber– physical systems; smart buildings; human-centered design; building automation; digital construction
Strategies for Architectural Conservation and Adaptive Reuse
edited by Tarek Teba
submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 337 | Submission Open
Keywords: architectural conservation; community-led design; heritage adaptive reuse; rural heritage; military heritage; industrial heritage; cultural landscape; inclusive conservation; creative placemaking for conservation; critical conservation; cartography; palimpsest; cultural mapping; HBIM; digital heritage
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