International Journal of Architecture, Arts and Applications

Volume 8, Issue 2, June 2022

  • Prospect of Level of thermal Comfort within Public Office Buildings in Addis Ababa (Case of Prototype Government Office Buildings)

    Sida Getahun Desta, Alazar Asseffa

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 2, June 2022
    Pages: 22-48
    Received: 25 January 2022
    Accepted: 19 April 2022
    Published: 28 April 2022
    Downloads:
    Views:
    Abstract: Office buildings are where individuals spend 7.7 hour to 9hr of their time daily, and it should be comfortable under all circumstances. This place could be comfortable for the occupants in every in every condition. Comfort ability or uncomfortable work behavior of workplace have significant influence on the productivity of worker and health of empl... Show More
  • Nietzsche’s Conception of Place: Blueprint for an Architecture of the Future

    Nikolaos-Ion Terzoglou

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 2, June 2022
    Pages: 49-63
    Received: 12 April 2022
    Accepted: 27 April 2022
    Published: 10 May 2022
    Downloads:
    Views:
    Abstract: In today’s ‘Hypermodern’ world, where space-time compression and digital technological innovations are the dominant modes of existence, Nietzsche’s ideas can still offer alternative perspectives and ways of life. One of the main issues that spatial design disciplines have to face within hypermodernity is the growing deterritorialization of events a... Show More
  • Hexi Seal Painting of Ming and Qing Dynasties -- Image Segmentation Based on CiteSpace Scientific Knowledge Analyze

    Qiao Qian, Li Rui, Pei Wen

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 2, June 2022
    Pages: 64-71
    Received: 22 April 2022
    Accepted: 9 May 2022
    Published: 24 May 2022
    Downloads:
    Views:
    Abstract: Hexi seal painting is a form of color painting of ancient Chinese architecture and a symbol of the supreme status and power of the royal family. Hexi seal paintings are mainly painted in the main buildings and temples by court painters in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. They are gorgeous in color and rigorous in structure. This paper makes a visual an... Show More
  • Sustainable Urban Form Based Old Community Regeneration — Taking Jing'anli Community in Tianjin as an Example

    Jinliu Chen, Paola Pellegrini, Haoqi Wang, Geng Ma

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 2, June 2022
    Pages: 72-81
    Received: 31 May 2022
    Published: 1 June 2022
    Downloads:
    Views:
    Abstract: Sustainable urban form is an important prerequisite to stimulating urban vitality. Under the current urban regeneration movement in China, the transformation and upgrading of old communities mostly focus on renewing facilities and living and building qualities. Coordinating urban regeneration strategies and the changing urban development model to p... Show More
  • The Spatial Design and Philosophy of Vernacular Dwellings in Lingnan Sub-region -- The Example of an Ordinary Village Settlement

    Huang Huafei, Lin Xiuhong

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 2, June 2022
    Pages: 82-90
    Received: 5 June 2022
    Published: 9 June 2022
    Downloads:
    Views:
    Abstract: Vernacular dwellings are an extremely important building type worldwide, and as an important carrier of the daily life of the vast rural population, they concentrate the local traditional building craftsmanship and the appearance of rural life. By tracing the construction and use of vernacular dwellings, it can provide useful clues for reconstructi... Show More
  • Urbanization and Housing Typologies in an Urbanizing City: Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria as a Case Study

    Awe Foluso Charles, Akinluyi Muyiwa Lawrence

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 2, June 2022
    Pages: 91-99
    Received: 16 May 2022
    Accepted: 31 May 2022
    Published: 16 June 2022
    Downloads:
    Views:
    Abstract: The study addressed housing typologies as a result of urbanization of Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria. Ado-Ekiti is growing with an influx of people and its attendance housing infrastructure. Urbanization has given rise to different types of buildings, and changes in status, however these housing typologies are not yet researched, recorded and captured. Structu... Show More