Heritage dwelling buildings in urban change: The change process of the quadrangle during the reform and opening-up period of China

focus on a type of heritage residential building from China called the Quadrangle Courtyard, and examine the challenges and opportunities involved in preserving and adapting these buildings to meet the needs of contemporary urban transformation as the Reform and Opening-up(1978-date) in China.

Lessons From Yazd: Rethinking Iranian Traditional Courtyard Houses for Indoor Climate Comfort in Educational Buildings

In current times sustainability is a major priority in the building industry which contributes largely to country’s total energy consumption. Additionally, educational buildings make up a large part of building stocks around the world and these buildings are responsible for large part of energy consumption especially by heating, cooling, and...

Europe’s evolution of atrium houses: Architectural history thesis

This thesis investigates the historical evolution of the atrium house in Europe. The origin and the climatic benefits of the atrium house were found by conducting literature review. Typological variants on the atrium house are determined by testing them to a set of criteria. The traditional atrium house developed in the Roman empire from Greek...