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Semiotic Aspects of Museum Landscape: Contextual Integration and Symbolic Application
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Common Ground Research Networks
, 2015 , Article)
This research aims to study the development of the landscape of contemporary museums, their conceptual classification, and their contextual implementation from the mid-20th century up to the present. It will highlight cases ...
Quantifying savings in spaces energy demands and CO2 emissions by shading and lighting controls in the Arabian Gulf
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Elsevier
, 2018 , Article)
Despite the deceleration in worldwide annual energy consumption and CO2 emissions, many countries, such as in the Arabian Gulf, are still unarguably far from following this international trend. This study investigates the ...
Performance assessment of evaporatively-cooled window driven by solar chimney in hot and humid climates
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2018 , Article)
This study investigates the application of the evaporatively-cooled window system in hot and humid climates and assesses its seasonal performance and benefits in terms of energy savings. The validated system is a hybrid ...
The (IM)-possible mosque: Spatial mutation and identity needs in northern Ireland
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Emerald Publishing
, 2012 , Article)
Over more than thirty years of violent conflict, Northern Ireland had an intense sectarian violence due to the political-religious opposition between its Catholic and Protestant communities. The history of the Muslim ...
Cultural meanings embedded in the facade of Italian migrants' houses in brisbane, Australia
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Archnet-IJAR
, 2017 , Article)
In the Post-WWII period, while industrial production in Italy had diminished and millions of people were unemployed, Australia was facing the opposite problem of shortage of labour, due to a rapid agricultural and industrial ...
Cultural traditions and architectural form of Italian transnational houses in Australia
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ArchNet
, 2015 , Article)
The purpose of this article is to investigate the connection between cultural traditions and house form which, according to scholars, is in danger of being lost, and so contribute to the revival of critical interest in ...
Water harvesting cube
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Springer Nature
, 2019 , Article)
Water scarcity is at the center of the world's greatest challenges, including famine, disease, and sustainable development. In many countries, there are active researches aimed at improving the supply of fresh water through ...