Architectural Science Review articles from December 2005

Architectural Science Review archives from December 2005

Introducing our next editor.(EDITORIAL)(Gary T. Moore)
December 1, 2005... I am retiring as Editor of the Architectural Science Review on the 31st of March 2006, although I will continue as Book Review Editor. We have been fortunate in securing the services of a research architect of great distinction, Dr. Gary T....

Building fire safety in the Far East.
December 1, 2005... Building fire safety activities in the Far East will be briefly reviewed in this paper. Fire safety concerns in some buildings with new architectural features will be discussed. Glass constructions need special attention. Key points on building...

A critical analysis of earthquake-resistant architectural provisions.
December 1, 2005... Modern science has enabled experts in building process such as engineers and architects to prepare and organize earthquake provisions through building codes. However, having a modern earthquake code does not guarantee earthquake resistant...

Validation of CFD model for research into displacement ventilation.
December 1, 2005... The use of turbulence models leads to uncertainties in the computed results because the models are not universal. Therefore, it is essential to validate the CFD program by experimental data. A computational fluid dynamics (CFD) program with the...

Colour preferences in architectural design studios.
December 1, 2005... The aim of this research is to determine the effects of different colours (as design elements of architectural composition) on subjects chosen from students of architecture. The experiment was carried out by painting the wall surface...

Ventilation rate for improving indoor radon level.
December 1, 2005... This paper critically reviews ventilation rates for maintaining acceptable indoor radon levels. Eleven site measurements were conducted in habitat rooms of different buildings to investigate the relationships between acceptable indoor radon...

The application of computational fluid dynamics to the assessment of green features in buildings: Part 2: communal sky gardens.
December 1, 2005... Sky garden is regarded as one of the green features in high-rise building design. Located in the mid-level of a high-rise, it serves as recreational garden for communal use. Amplifying the natural wind, and combined with the shading effect, a...

Building surfaces and their effect on the urban thermal environment.
December 1, 2005... Use of high reflectance surfaces reduces the amount of solar radiation absorbed through building envelopes and urban structures and thus keeping their surfaces cooler. The cooling energy savings by using high reflectance surfaces have been well...

Key Performance Indicators for measuring contractors' performance.
December 1, 2005... Benchmarking can provide an objective analysis of how successful an organisation is performing. The key to developing effective benchmarking is to obtain measures that can provide truthful and significant measurement. This study developed a set...

Market structure of the construction industry of China.(Letter to the Editor)
December 1, 2005... The Chinese construction market is, and will continue to be, attractive to construction firms of the world. When China joins the World Trade Organization, many foreign contractors can enter the construction market. This confronts the Chinese...

Science and the art of war.(Book review)
December 1, 2005... 4460 The Heirs of Archimedes--Science and the Art of War through the Age of the Enlightenment, edited by Brett D. Steele and Tamera Dorland. MIT Press, 5 Cambridge Center, Cambridge MA 02142-1493, 2005. 397 pp., ill., index. Price: $US...

Greece.(Book review)
December 1, 2005... 4461 Neoclassical Architecture in Greece, by Manos Biris and Maro Kardmitsi-Adami. Getty Publications, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles CA 90049-1682, 2005, 312 pp., 533 illustrations, index. Price: $US 70.00. This book was...

The end of the Modern Movement?(Book review)
December 1, 2005... 4462 The Pan Am Building and the Shattering of the Modernist Dream, by Meredith L. Clausen. MIT Press, 5 Cambridge Center, Cambridge MA 02142-1493, 2005. 477 pp. + 126 ill., index. Price: $US 45.00. The Grand Central Railroad Terminal...

Landscape architecture.(Innovations in Landscape Architecture)(Book review)
December 1, 2005... 4463 Room 4.1.3--Innovations in Landscape Architecture, by Richard Weller. University of Pennsylvania Press, 4200 Pine Street, Philadelphia Pa 19104-4011, 2005. 288 pp. + 246 ill., index. Price: $US 49.95. Richard Weller is the Head of...

Concrete and the Modern Movement.(concrete as a construction material)
December 1, 2005... 4464 Corbusier's Concrete--Challenges of Conserving Modern Heritage, edited by Kiran Joshi. Chandigarh Perspectives, c/o Chandigarh College of Architecture, Sector 12, Chandigarh 160012, India 2005. 174 pp., ill. Pbk., Price not stated....

The history and architecture of Damascus.
December 1, 2005... 4465 Damascus--A History, by Ross Burns, Routledge, London 2005 (our copy from Palgrave Macmillan, 627 Chapel Street, South Yarra VIC 3141). 386 pp., ill., index. Price: $A 149.00. The author was the Australian Ambassador to Syria and...

Steel construction.
December 1, 2005... 4466 Steel Designers' Handbook, by Branko Gorenc, Ron Tinyou, and Arun Syam. UNSW Press, Sydney 2005 (our copy from Unireps, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052). 413 pp., ill., index. Pbk., Price: $A 75.00. The first edition...

Urban design.(Case Studies in Contemporary Urbanism)(Book review)
December 1, 2005... 4467 City Edge--Case Studies in Contemporary Urbanism, edited by Esther Charlesworth. Architectural Press. Oxford 2005 (our copy from Elsevier Australia, 30-52 Smidmore Street, Marrickville 2204). 244 pp., ill. Pbk. Price: $A 70.00. ...

Town planning.(Book review)
December 1, 2005... 4468 Principles of Urban Structure, by Nikos S. Salingaros. Techne Press, PO Box 69054, 1060 CB Amsterdam, 2005. 252 pp., ill., index. Pbk. Price: 39.00 Euro. The author is Professor of Mathematics at the University of Texas in San...