Architectural Science Review articles from March 2002

Architectural Science Review archives from March 2002

Are tall buildings safe? (Editorial).
March 1, 2002... This is a question which will undoubtedly receive widespread consideration after the terrorist attack on New York's World Trade Center in September. Tall buildings are a relatively recent development. It was only in 1908 that a building...

Effect of condensing unit operation on kitchen exhaust at residential tower.
March 1, 2002... Domestic building projects in Hong Kong are typically comprised of a number of tall residential towers standing on a common podium. With its four wings radiating out from the core, a residential tower consists usually of eight apartments on a...

Sacred places in Java: the concept of site selection in Javanese architecture.
March 1, 2002... This paper has three purposes: first, to provide insight into the Javanese's beliefs in supernatural life and supernatural power of sacred places, explaining the myth of mountain in the Javanese mystical life; second, to provide insight into...

A study of solar radiation daylight illuminance and sky luminance data measurements for Hong Kong.
March 1, 2002... Solar radiation, outdoor illuminance and sky luminance data are important for accurate cooling load determinations and daylighting evaluations. Systematic data measurements are regarded as the most effective and accurate method of setting up...

Fire safety aspects for Chinese restaurants in Hong Kong.
March 1, 2002... Fire safety aspects for Chinese restaurants in Hong Kong were discussed in this paper. Local regulations and existing fire safety provisions were surveyed. Fire safety provisions in a typical restaurant were reported. The licensing requirements...

A brief review on construction safety in some South-East Asian countries.
March 1, 2002... Local accident rates, particularly in the construction industry, remain high over the years. In this paper, the accident statistics, codes and regulations for construction used in some South-East Asian countries, including Japan, Taiwan, Korea,...

The application of the inclined window method for passive cooling in buildings.
March 1, 2002... The cooling cost of buildings in the summer season may be reduced by structural changes and/or repositioning of windows so that window panes are inclined to the inside, and the direction in which windows face is shifted at predetermined angles....

Letter to the editor.
March 1, 2002... Sir, The paper by Bin Su ("Estimation of Natural Ventilation around Medium Density Housing in the Humid Tropics") which appeared in Volume 44, Issue 3, gives the author's address as the UNITEC School of Architecture. Most readers would...

Federal Capital Architecture -- Canberra 1911-1939. (Book Reviews).
March 1, 2002... Canberra Architecture of the Pre-WWII Era 4233 Federal Capital Architecture -- Canberra 1911-1939, by Ken Charlton, Rodney Garnett, and Shibu Data. Published by the National Trust of Australia (ACT), Canberra 2001. (Copies obtainable...

Fire and Memory -- On Architecture and Energy. (Book Reviews).
March 1, 2002... Architecture and Energy 4234 Fire and Memory -- On Architecture and Energy, by Luis Fernandez-Galiano. MIT Press, 5 Cambridge Center, Cambridge MA 02142-1493, 2000. 326 pp., ill., index. Pbk Price: $US24.95. Fernandez-Galiano,...

Beton in der Architektur, in drei Teilen (Concrete in Architecture, in three parts). (Book Reviews).
March 1, 2002... Concrete Architecture 4235 Beton in der Architektur, in drei Teilen (Concrete in Architecture, in three parts), by Petra Muller Verlag Bau + Technik (Postfach 12 01 10 - 40601) Dusseldorf 200l. 3 volumes of 14 pages each, mostly...

The Concrete Panel Homes Handbook -- A Guide to the Design and Detailing of Concrete Panel Construction for Housing. (Book Reviews).
March 1, 2002... Concrete Houses 4236 The Concrete Panel Homes Handbook -- A Guide to the Design and Detailing of Concrete Panel Construction for Housing. Published by the Cement and Concrete Association of Australia (Locked Bag 2010, St. Leonards...

Helmut Dietrich, Much Untertrifaller -- Architecture, Urbanism, Design. (Book Reviews).
March 1, 2002... Modern Austrian Architcture 4237 Helmut Dietrich, Much Untertrifaller -- Architecture, Urbanism, Design, by Walter Zschokke. Springer Verlag, PO Box 89, A-1201 Wien (Vienna), 2001. 184 pp., ill., index. Price: 49.80 Euro. This...

Exploring Concrete Architecture -- Tone Texture Form. (Book Reviews).
March 1, 2002... Concrete Architecture 4238 Exploring Concrete Architecture -- Tone Texture Form, by David Bennett, Birkhauser Verlag (P O Box 133, CH-4010), Basle 2001. 160 pp. including 230 illustrations Price: 88.00 Swiss Francs. The author of...

Aurora Place -- Renzo Piano, Sydney. (Book Reviews).
March 1, 2002... Renzo Piano in Australia 4239 Aurora Place -- Renzo Piano, Sydney, by Andrew Metcalf. The Watermark Press (P0 Box 63, Balmain 2041), Sydney 2001. 152 pp., ill., index. Price: $A 99.00. Piano's Aurora Place occupies the site of the...

Painting on Light--Drawings and Stained Glass in the Age of Durer and Holbein. (Book Reviews).
March 1, 2002... Stained Glass 4240 Painting on Light--Drawings and Stained Glass in the Age of Durer and Holbein, by Barbara Butts and Lee Hendrix. Getty Trust Publications (1200 Getty Center Drive, LA, CA 90049-1682), Los Angeles CA 2000. 328 pp.,...

The Places Where Men Pray Together -- Cities in Islamic Lands--Seventh through the Tenth Centuries. (Book Reviews).
March 1, 2002... Town Planning in Islamic Countries up to the 10th Century 4241 The Places Where Men Pray Together -- Cities in Islamic Lands--Seventh through the Tenth Centuries, by Paul Wheatley. Chicago University Press, 1427 East 60th Street,...

Architecture A -- Z, A Rough Guide. (Book Reviews).
March 1, 2002... A Cartoon History 4242 Architecture A -- Z, A Rough Guide, by Louis Hellman. Wiley-Academy, Chichester (England) 2001 (our copy from Wiley Australia, PO Box 174, North Ryde 1670). 177 pp.. ill., index. Pbk Price: $A 59.95. Hellman...

In Detail -- Building Skins -- Concepts, Layers, Materials. (Book Reviews).
March 1, 2002... Facades 4243 In Detail -- Building Skins -- Concepts, Layers, Materials, edited by Christian Schittich. Edition DETAIL -- Institute fir internationale Architektur Dokumentation, Munich 2001 (our copy from Birkhauser Verlag, PO Box...

Modern Construction Handbook. (Book Reviews).
March 1, 2002... Construction Handbook 4244 Modern Construction Handbook, by Andrew Watts. Springer Verlag (P0 Box 89, A-1201-Wien), Vienna 2001. 312 pp., ill., index. Price: DM 228.00. Andrew Watts, a graduate of the University of Cambridge, has...

Energy and Climate in the Urban Environment. (Book Reviews).
March 1, 2002... Energy Conservation in the City 4245 Energy and Climate in the Urban Environment, edited by M. Santamouris. James and James, 35 William Road. London NW1 3ER, 2001. 402 pp., ill., index, + compact disk. Price: [pounds sterling]45.00....

Energy Efficient Office Refurbishment. (Book Reviews).
March 1, 2002... Refurbishing Office Buildings for Efficiency in Energy Consumption 4246 Energy Efficient Office Refurbishment, edited by Simon Burton. James and James, 35 William Road, London NW1 3ER, 2001. 192 pp., ill. Pbk. Price: [pounds...

World Architecture -- A Critical Mosaic 1900 -- 2000, Volume 6, Central and Southern Africa & World Architecture -- A Critical Mosaic 1900 - 2000. Volume 10, Southeast Asia. (Book Reviews).
March 1, 2002... The Architecture of Africa, South-East Asia, and Oceania 4247 World Architecture -- A Critical Mosaic 1900 -- 2000, Volume 6, Central and Southern Africa, edited by Udo Kultermann. 237 pp., ill., index. 4248 World...

Energy Simulation in Building Design. (Book Reviews).
March 1, 2002... Computer-Based Appraisal Tools to Solve Energy-Related Problems in Buildings 4249 Energy Simulation in Building Design, by J.A. Clarke. Second Edition. Butterworth Heinemann, Oxford 2001 (our copy from Butterworth Heinemann Australia,...

Architecture and Science. (Book Reviews).
March 1, 2002... Architectural Topology 4250 Architecture and Science, edited by Giuseppa di Christina. Wiley Academy, Chichester(UK) 2001 (our copy from Wiley Australia, PO Box 174, North Ryde 1670). 223 pp., ill. Price: $A 84.95. To a...

Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat -- CTBUH 6th World Congress -- Cities in the Third Millennium -- Held 26 February to March 2, 2001 in Melbourne, Australia. (Book Reviews).
March 1, 2002... Tall Buildings 4251 Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat -- CTBUH 6th World Congress -- Cities in the Third Millennium -- Held 26 February to March 2, 2001 in Melbourne, Australia, edited by Lynn S. Beedle. Spon Press, London 2001 (our...

Positions in Architecture -- The Chicago Architectural Journal 9, published for the Chicago Architectural Club. (Book Reviews).
March 1, 2002... Chicago 4252 Positions in Architecture -- The Chicago Architectural Journal 9, published for the Chicago Architectural Club by The University of Chic ago Press (1427 E 60th Street, Chicago 6063) Chicago 2000. 152 pp. ill. Pbk., Price:...

Monumental Australian Architecture, with an Introduction. (Book Reviews).
March 1, 2002... Contemporary Australian Buildings 4253 Monumental Australian Architecture, with an Introduction by Chris Johnson. BT Latitude, Sydney 2002 (our copy from Tracy Bland, PO Box 837, Blacktown 2148). 220 pp., ill. Price: $A97.90. This...

Urban Clustering -- The Benefits and Drawbacks of Location. (Book Reviews).
March 1, 2002... Measuring Sustainable Urban Growth 4254 Urban Clustering -- The Benefits and Drawbacks of Location, by Boris A. Portnov and Evyatar Errell. Ashgate, Gower House, Croft Road, Aldershot GU11 3HR (UK) 2001.317 pp., ill., index. Price:...

Principles of Roman Architecture. (Book Reviews).
March 1, 2002... Vitruvius and Roman Construction 4255 Principles of Roman Architecture, by Mark Wilson Jones. Yale University Press, PO Box 209040, New Haven CT 06520,2001.272 pp., ill., index. Price: $US 60.00. The author won the prestigious...

Waterfronts in Post-Industrial Cities. (Book Reviews).
March 1, 2002... Waterfront Redevelopment 4256 Waterfronts in Post-Industrial Cities, edited by Richard Marshall. Spon Press, London 2001 (our copy from Macmillan Australia, Locked Bag 1400, South Yarra 3141). 194 pp., ill., index. Pbk. Price: $A...

Building the Cold War -- Hilton International Hotels and Modern Architecture. (Book Reviews).
March 1, 2002... Hilton International Hotels and the Marshall Plan 4257 Building the Cold War -- Hilton International Hotels and Modern Architecture, by Annabel Jane Wharton. The University of Chicago Press, 1147 E 60th Street, Chicago IL 60637-2954,...