Architectural Science Review articles from June 2005

Architectural Science Review archives from June 2005

Essay review.(Engineering Architecture -- The Vision of Fazlur R. Khan)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Engineering Architecture -- The Vision of Fazlur R. Khan, by Yasmin Sabina Khan. W. W. Norton & Company, New York 2004 (our copy from John Wiley Australia, PO Box 174, North Ryde 1670). 416 pp., ill., index. Price: $A 90.95. [Review No. 44 40]...

The application of Computational Fluid Dynamics to the assessment of green features in buildings: Part 1: wing walls.
June 1, 2005... The use of green features in building design not only improves the environmental quality, but also reduces the consumption of non-renewable energy used in active control of indoor environment. Larger window openings in the walls of a building...

A monitoring project for performance evaluation of Transparent Honeycomb Insulation.
June 1, 2005... To evaluate the performance of Transparent Honeycomb Insulation (THI), a monitoring program was carried out at Saint Helens (UK). The Northwest and Southeast facades of an existing terraced house were clad with honeycomb transparent insulation....

ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 management systems: integration, costs and benefits for construction companies.(International Organization for Standardization)
June 1, 2005... Abstract: Integrated Management Systems (IMS) that combined ISO 9001. ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 into a single management system were introduced in the construction industry in recent years. These strived to improve an organization's quality,...

Assessing the exit sign legibility for building occupants.
June 1, 2005... Exit sign design as a component of safe egress system is examined in the perspective of the building occupants' preference in terms of legibility. Using a logistic regression model in this work, empirical expressions have been proposed to...

Engineering mystery of master architect Sinan's "Kufeki" shell limestone.
June 1, 2005... There have been innumerable papers and studies on Sinan, the master architect, and his works. Nevertheless, Sinan has been deemed only as the master architect of colossal mosques. But when the works of Sinan are closely studied in terms of the...

Evaluation of Virtual Sky Domes for the prediction of daylight performance with Radiosity-based light simulation software.
June 1, 2005... A Virtual Sky Dome (VSD) is a computational model of a hemisphere resembling the daylight conditions of a particular location, date and time (1). It comprises of 145 point light sources, whose individual properties can be adjusted automatically...

Acoustic evaluation of a 19th century Ottoman palace theatre.
June 1, 2005... The concept of architectural heritage gained extra value by the growth of its limits as to cover acoustical heritage during the last decade. Conservation of the acoustical environment of the spaces such as open air antic theatres, worship...

Bioclimatic building designs for different climates in China.
June 1, 2005... This paper presents the work on developing simple bioclimatic building design charts for five major climatic zones in mainland China. These zones include severe cold, cold, hot summer & cold winter, mild, and hot summer & warm winter. Five...

Seismic strengthening of historic buildings.(Conservation and Seismic Strengthening of Byzantine Churches in Macedonia)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... 4441 Conservation and Seismic Strengthening of Byzantine Churches in Macedonia, by Predrag Gavrilovic, William S. Ginell, Veronika Sendova, and Lazar Sumanov. Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles 2005 (our copy from Windsor Books...

An illustrated dictionary of interior design.(Interior Design Illustrated)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... 4442 Interior Design Illustrated. Second Edition, by Francis D K Ching and Corky Binggeli. John Wiley, New York 2005., 344 pp., ill., index. Pbk. $A 66.95. The first edition of this text was published in 1987 by Van Nostrand Reinhold....

Architectural education.(Back to School)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... 4443 Back to School, guest-edited by Michael Chadwick Wiley-Academy, Chichester UK 2004 (our copy from John Wiley Australia, 4A-113 Wicks Road. North Ryde 2113). 134 pp. ill. Pbk. Price: $A 64.95. This is a reprint of the...

Pompeii for high-school students.(Pompeii and Herculaneum--Interpreting the Evidence)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... 4444 Pompeii and Herculaneum--Interpreting the Evidence, by Brian Brennan and Estelle Lazer. Ancient History Seminars (PO Box Q592, Queen Victoria Building, Sydney 1230), Sydney 2005. 156 pp., ill., index. Pbk. Price $A 26.00. This...

Dictionary.(Dictionary of Architectural and Building Technology)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... 4445 Dictionary of Architectural and Building Technology, by Henry J. Cowan and Peter R. Smith. Fourth Edition. Spon Press, London 2004 (our copy from Taylor and Francis Books, PO Box 6329, Basingstoke RG24 8DR, UK). 338 pp., ill. Price:...

Building physics.(Research in Building Physics)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... 4446 Research in Building Physics, edited by Jan Carmeliet, Hugo Hens, and Gerrit Vermeer. A. A. Balkema Publishers, Lisse (The Netherlands) 2003 (our copy from Taylor and Francis, PO Box 6329, Basingstoke RG24 8DR, United Kingdom). 1020...

Australian housing.(Hayes & Scott: Post-War Houses)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... 4447 Hayes & Scott: Post-War Houses, edited by Andrew Wilson. University of Queensland Press (Box 6042, St. Lucia Q 4067), Brisbane 2005. 112 pp., ill. Pbk. Price: $A 30.00. The Modern Movement originated in Continental Europe after...

Modern Chinese architecture.(Architectural Encounters with Essence and Form in Modern China)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... 4448 Architectural Encounters with Essence and Form in Modern China, by Peter G. Rowe and Seng Kuan. MIT Press, 5 Cambridge Center, Cambridge MA 02142-1407, 2002. 281 pp., ill., index Pbk. Price: $US21.95. Peter Rowe is Dean of the...