Architectural Science Review articles from December 2003

Architectural Science Review archives from December 2003

Fifty years of architectural science.(Editorial)(Editorial)
December 1, 2003... The Chair of Architectural Science, the first of that name, was created fifty years ago. This is an appropriate time to reflect on the changes in the field which it covers. In the years immediately following the conclusion of Word War II...

Life-cycle analysis of improvements to an existing energy-efficient house in Montreal.
December 1, 2003... This paper evaluates several design alternatives, applied to an existing energy-efficient house, that have been developed using both parametric and non-parametric approaches. The performance of the selected alternatives has been evaluated using...

Overcoming problems associated with sustainable development of the construction industry in China.
December 1, 2003... Confronted with the transition from the traditional planned to market-driven economy, the Chinese construction industry has undergone rapid reforms and developments. The way to improve the competitiveness of Chinese construction firms is very...

Air performance distribution index and ventilation efficiency inside a gymnasium.
December 1, 2003... Indoor gymnasium has become one of the favourite venues for indoor sport activities in Hong Kong. A computational fluid dynamics (CFD) program EXACT3/CONTAM3 was applied to investigate the temperature distribution, air movement and C[O.sub.2]...

Gaps in understanding sustainable housing: case study in Adelaide and Hanoi.
December 1, 2003... This paper argues that the unsustainability of today's housing practices is rooted from different perceptions about sustainable housing by the "actors"involved--the designers, producers, and users. This is demonstrated in the case studies of...

Recommendations for horizontal shading depths for vertical building facades in the tropic region with particular reference to Penang, Malaysia.
December 1, 2003... In the tropics, direct penetrating sunlight brings in heat and glare as well. Architects have various openings in various orientations and need a simple and fast method to calculate the extent of exterior shading depth required for each...

Impact of integrated multi-storey car park on surrounding residential blocks.
December 1, 2003... The objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of the Integrated Car Park (ICP) on the surrounding residential blocks. The study determines the impact on the air quality, acoustics condition, natural ventilation, daylighting,...

Performance analysis of window glazing from visual comfort and energy conservation points of view.
December 1, 2003... Building design should aim at achieving comfort conditions and minimizing the energy consumption. The visual comfort conditions are given as the required levels of illumination, glare avoidance and a uniform distribution of light. If the...

Evaluation of safe distance of fire shutters in shopping malls.
December 1, 2003... A large building space would be compartmented with fire resistant structures to inhibit the spread of fire. Compartment walls with fire resistance level specified in building regulations serve for this purpose. An opening in a compartment wall...

Daylight models--Singapore sky.
December 1, 2003... The daylight factor approach, based the assumption of uniform sky luminance distribution, has served the purpose of daylighting design in buildings for a long time. With the availability of cheaper and abundant computing powers, it is now...

Perceptions on the application of design-build procurement system in Hong Kong.
December 1, 2003... The traditional design-bid-build procurement method has long been adopted in the construction industry for decades, but the result of adversarial relationships among project team members lowers the chance of project success. The aim to better...

Numerical studies on evacuation patterns in atria.
December 1, 2003... The geometrical shape and evacuation design at 69 local atria were surveyed. Evacuation of occupants in these 69 atria were simulated using the software buildingEXODUS. Two occupant loadings, one for shopping mall and the other for public...

Australian architects.(Book Review)
December 1, 2003... 4344 Allen Jack + Cottier 1952-2002, by Trevor Howells. Focus Publishing Pry. Ltd., PO Box 518, Edgecliff 2027 (our copy from Rosemary Luker, 507 Kent Street, Sydney 2000). Sydney 2003. 204 pp., ill., index. Price: $A 95.00. John...

Development of the Arab Economies.(Book Review)
December 1, 2003... 4345 Arab Development Challenges of the New Millennium, edited by Belkacem Laabas. Ashgate Publishing, London 2002 (Gower House, Croft Road, Aldershot GU11 3HR). 500pp. Price: 52.50 [pounds sterling]. The Arab Planning Institute in...

Archaeological site management.(Book Review)
December 1, 2003... 4346 Management Planning for Archaeological Sites, edited by Jeanne Marie Teutonico and Gaetano Palumbo. The Getty Conservation Institute, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles CA 90049-1682, 2002. 158 pp., ill. Pbk. Price: $US 35.00. ...

Historic adobe structures.(Book Review)
December 1, 2003... 4347 Planning and Engineering Guidelines for the Seismic Retrofitting of Historic Adobe Structures, by E. Leroy Tolles, Edna E. Kimbro, and William S. Ginnell. The Getty Conservation Institute, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles CA...

History of construction.(Book Review)
December 1, 2003... 4348 Proceedings of the First International Congress on Construction History, edited by Santiago Huerta. Published by the Instituto Juan de Herrera, Escuela Tecnica Superior de Arquitectura, Madrid2003. Copies obtainable from Libreria...

The beginning of Modern Architecture in Israel.(Book Review)
December 1, 2003... 4349 In Search of Excellence--The Architecture and Building Projects of the Electric Industry in the Land of Israel 1921-1942, by Gilbert Herbert, Ita Heinze-Greenberg, and Silvina Sosnovski. Architectural Heritage Research Centre, Faculty...

Legal action to deal with building defects.(Book Review)
December 1, 2003... 4350 Baumangel--Was tun? (Building defects--what to do you do about them?), by Christoph Conrad. Ernst & Sohn, Postfach 73 01 56, 13062 Berlin, 2003. 186pp., index. Pbk. Price: 49.90 Euros. This volume deals with the legal action or...

The place of technology in American culture.(Book Review)
December 1, 2003... 4351 America as Second Creation--Technology and Narratives of New Beginnings, by David E. Nye. MIT Press, 5 Cambridge Center, Cambridge MA 02142, 2003. 371 pp. ill., index. Price: $US 29.95. David Nye, who is Professor of American...

Jewish history during the Hellenistic and Roman Empires.(Book Review)
December 1, 2003... 4352 The History of the Jews in the Greco-Roman World, by Peter Schafer. Routledge, London 2003 (our copy from Palgrave Macmillan, 627 Chapel Street, South Yarra VIC 3141.241 pp., index. Pbk. Price: $A 49.00. Schafer is Professor of...

Roman construction techniques used during the Imperial era.(Book Review)
December 1, 2003... 4353 Roman Builders--A Study in Architectural Process, by Rabun Taylor. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2003 (our copy from CUP, Private Bag 32, Port Melbourne 3207). 303 pp., ill., index. Price: $A 59.95. The author is an...

History of structural analysis.(Book Review)
December 1, 2003... 4354 Geschichte der Baustatik (History of Structural Analysis), by Karl-Eugen Kurrer. Ernst & Sohn, Postfach 730156, 13062 Berlin 2002. 539 pp., ill., index. Price: 89.00 Euro. The Romans built many superb structures, including at...

History of building physics.(Book Review)
December 1, 2003... 4355 Bauphysik--Geschichte und Geschichten (Building Physics--its history and anecdotes), by Helmut Kunzel. Fraunhofer IRB Verlag, Stuttgart 2002 (our copy from Fraunhofer Institut fur Bauphysik, Postfach 800469, D-70569 Stuttgart). 146...

Piranesi's defence of Roman architectural invention.(Book Review)
December 1, 2003... 4356 Giovanni Battista Piranesi's Observations on the Letter by Monsieur Mariette, with Opinions on Architecture, and a Preface to a new Treatise on the Introduction and Progress of the Fine Arts in Europe in Ancient Times, introduced by...

The buildings of the University of Melbourne.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 1, 2003... 4357 Architecture on Campus--A Guide to the University of Melbourne and its Colleges, by Philip Goad and George Tibbits. Melbourne University Press (PO Box 1167, Carlton 30.53), Melbourne 2003. 134 pp., ill., index. Pbk. Price: $A 24.95....