... climate during summer and winter? To address these questions, this study addresses the microclimatic performance of Plant Pixel, a novel living wall system developed within the SOLOCLIM project. Plant Pixel is a prototype featuring 500 modules and plants constructed in Germany. Design/methodology...

...Philip Tong; Hans-Christian Wilhelm Purpose Sloping topographies in urban areas are often under-utilised due to complex designs and difficult access, resulting in low construction productivity and high cost. Automated construction techniques are usually limited to flat sites or lab spaces...

... of architecture. Design/methodology/approach The focus of the research concerns architectural exaptation. In biology, exaptation is a functional shift of a structure that already had a prior but different function. We will also learn that, in biology, all creative systems are redundant and involve variability...

.... The authors will then give an overview of the development of BIM, its benefits, risks and issues. The purpose of this paper is to verify that the BIM can provide the railway with the tools to face some of its challenges and improve its productivity. Design/methodology/approach This paper is part of our...

...Tapan Kumar Dhar; Md. Sk. Maruf Hossain; Khan Rubayet Rahaman Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight the importance and significance of design strategies to enhance flexibility as an in-built design concept of residential building in developing countries. The study considers...

...Caroline M. Clevenger; John R. Haymaker Purpose Advanced design strategies supported by iterative engineering performance calculations expand the number of alternatives designers can analyze by orders of magnitude. Yet, in the face of vast, under‐constrained design challenges with wide ranging...

...Azimin Tazilan Purpose The purpose of this paper is to introduce a new approach in redefining and identifying microarchitecture (MCR) units in Malaysia. With case studies in the Langkawi Geopark area, it promotes better recognition of urban sustainability through classification, design...

...Michael Behm; Poh Choon Hock Purpose Singapore is transforming from a “garden city” to a “city‐in‐a‐garden”. Designing for safety is recognized by researchers and some governments as a best practice in facilitating eventual worker safety within the built environment. The purpose of undertaking...

...Rob Roggema; Pavel Kabat; Andy van den Dobbelsteen Purpose The purpose of this paper is to build a bridge between climate change adaptation and spatial planning and design. It aims to develop a spatial planning framework in which the properties of climate adaptation and spatial planning...