Architectural Science Review articles from March 2004

Architectural Science Review archives from March 2004

Reflections on the origins of architectural science and a glimpse to its future*.(Editorial)
March 1, 2004... I must confess that when I took up my appointment to the first Chair of Architectural Science I never expected to have this opportunity to look back on it half a century later. [FIGURE 1 OMITTED] The teaching which I took over from...

Self-reliant climate-specific energy-efficient solar powered home in Garissa Kenya.
March 1, 2004... Analyses have been done on the climatic data to obtain physical building design specifications for climatic conditions found in the remote tropical rural-urban centre of Garissa. The main aim is to provide general and appropriate information at...

Implementation of environmental management in the construction industry of China.
March 1, 2004... The construction industry generates serious environmental impacts, comparing which with other industries, it lags far behind in implementing environmental management (EM). Using a structured questionnaire survey, this paper explores the...

Artificial neural network approach for grading of maintainability in wet areas of high-rise buildings.
March 1, 2004... A grading system using artificial neural networks to enhance decision-making of wet area design was developed. The model was derived from condition survey of 450 tall buildings and in-depth assessment of a further 120 tall buildings and...

Effect of styrene acrylic ester polymer on mortar render properties.
March 1, 2004... This paper summarizes some the important findings from a research project designed to study the effect of inclusion of styrene acrylic ester (SAE) polymer as an additive, on the properties of mortar render. Properties studied included...

Hybrid earth air duct system for cooling of an auditorium.
March 1, 2004... Ahybrid earth air duct system consisting of an evaporative cooling system for providing thermal comfort in an auditorium of College of Engineering Roorkee has been evaluated during peak summer period. The system produces a cooling rate of...

Performance of variable-air-volume air-conditioning system under reduced static pressure control in an occupied office.
March 1, 2004... Traditional control of variable air volume (VAV) air conditioning system in office building keeps static pressure in main air duct at constant pressure. This provides excessive static pressure during partial load, resulting in energy wastage....

Earthquake failure of reinforced concrete buildings: the case of the 1999 earthquakes in Turkey.
March 1, 2004... Turkey is located on an earthquake risk belt, and devastating earthquakes have taken place in the 20th century. After every earthquake, reports and articles have been published regarding the reasons for damage to buildings. This information...

Slum redevelopment in developing countries.(Book Reviews)
March 1, 2004... 4358 Squatters as Developers?--Slum Development in Mumbai, by Vinit Mukhija. Ashgate (Gower House, Croft Road, Aldershot GU11 3HR. England), Aldershot 2003. 189 pp., ill., index. Price: [pounds sterling] 45.00. This is an edited...

On industrial design and designers.(Book Reviews)
March 1, 2004... 4359 Where Stuff Comes From--How Toasters, Toilets, Cars, Computers, and Many Other Things Come to Be As They Are, by Harvey Molotch, Routledge, New York 2003 (our copy from Palgrave Macmillan, 627 Chapel Street, South Yarra VIC 3141). 324...

Feng shui.(Book Reviews)
March 1, 2004... 4360 Architect's Guide to Feng Shui, by Cate Bramble. Architectural Press, Oxford 2003 (our copy from Elsevier Australia, 30-52 Smidmore Street, Marrickville 2204). 206 pp., ill., index. Price: $A 61.60. Feng is Chinese for wind and...

Molnar.(Book Reviews)
March 1, 2004... 4361 Human Scale in Architecture, by Jo Holder, Robert Freestone, and Joan Kerr. Cratsman House, Sydney 2003 (our copy from Thames and Hudson (Australia), Fishermen's Bend 3207). 152 pp., ill., index. Price: $A 66.00. George Molnar...

The significance of Vitruvius' Ten Books.(Book Reviews)
March 1, 2004... 4362 Vitruvius--Writing the Body of Architecture, by Indra Kagis McEwen. MIT Press, 5 Cambridge Center, Cambridge MA 02142-1407, 2003. 493 pp., ill., index. Price: $US 39.95. Vitruvius' Ten Books is the only substantial contemporary...

Town planning.(Book Reviews)
March 1, 2004... 4363 Urban Design--Street and Square, by Cliff Moughtin. Third Edition. Architectural Press, Oxford 2003 (our copy from Elsevier Australia, 30-52 Smidmore Street, Marrickville 2204). 300 pp., ill., index. Pbk. Price: $A 85.25. The...

Utzon and the Sydney Opera House.(Book Reviews)
March 1, 2004... 4364 The Saga of the Sydney Opera House, by Peter Murray. Spon Press, London 2003 (our copy from Palgrave Macmillan, 627 Chapel Street, South Yarra 3141). 164 pp., ill., index. Pbk, Price: $A 49.95). It is now half a century since the...

A scientific approach to design and research.(Book Reviews)
March 1, 2004... 4365 Ways to Study and Research--Urban, Architectural, and Technical Research, edited by T. M. de Jong and D. J. M. van der Voordt. Delft University Press (PO Box 98, 2600 MG Delft, The Netherlands) 2002. 554 pp., ill., index. Price: 60.00...

How to make and present an architectural portfolio.(Book Reviews)
March 1, 2004... 4366 The Portfolio--An Architecture Student's Handbook, by Igor Marjanovic, Katerina Ruedi Ray, and Lesley Naa Norle Lokko. Architectural Press, Oxford 2003 (our copy from Elsevier Australia, Locked Bag 16, St. Peters 2044). 136 pp., ill.,...

Urban design.(Book Reviews)
March 1, 2004... 4367 Public Places--Urban Spaces: The Dimensions of Urban Design, by Mathew Carmona, Tim Heath, Taner Oc, and Steve Tiesdell. Architectural Press, Oxford 2003 (our copy from Elsevier Australia, Locked Bag, 16, St. Peters NSW 2044. 312 pp.,...

Design of public toilets.(Book Reviews)
March 1, 2004... 4368 Inclusive Urban design: Public Toilets, by Clara Greed. Architectural Press, Oxford 2003 (our copy from Elsevier Australia, 30 Smidmore Street, Marrickville NSW 2204). 361 pp., ill., index. Pbk. Price: $A 127.05. This is the most...

A guide to London's modern architecture.(Book Reviews)
March 1, 2004... 4369 London's Contemporary Architecture--A Visitor's Guide, by Ken Allinson. Architectural Press, Oxford 2003 (our copy from Elsevier Australia, Locked Bag, St. Peters NSW 2044). 200 pp., ill., index. Pbk. Price: $A 63.25. This is the...

A review of the town plans for Amsterdam since 1928.(Book Reviews)
March 1, 2004... 4370 Planning Amsterdam--Scenarios for Urban Development 1928-2003. Edited by Allard Jolles, Erik Klusman, and Ben Teunissen. NAi Uitgevers, Mauritsweg 23, 3012 JR Rotterdam, 2003. 208 pp., ill. Pbk. Price: 30.00 Euro. This book,...

Task 13 of the International Energy Agency.(Book Reviews)
March 1, 2004... 4371 Solar Energy Housezs--Strategies, Technologies, Examples, edited by Anne-Grete Hestnes, Robert Hastings, and Bjarne Saxhof. James and James, 8-12 Camden High Street, London NW1 0JH, 2003. 202 pp., ill. Pbk. Price: [pounds...

The architecture of Zwarts and Jansma in the Netherlands.(Book Reviews)
March 1, 2004... 4372 Zwarts & Jansma Architecten 1990-2003 (in English). Contributions by Hans Ibelings, Rein Jansma, Jeroen Mensink, Kees Rijnboutt, and Moshe Zwarts. NAi Publishers, Mauritsweg 23, 3012 JR Rotterdam 2003. 434 pp., ill. Price: 59.00 Euro....

Green houses.(Book Reviews)
March 1, 2004... 4373 Ecohouse 2--A Design Guide, by Sue Roaf, Manuel Fuentes, and Stephanie Thomas. Architectural Press, Oxford 2003 (our copy from Elsevier Australia, 30 Skidmore Street, Marrickville NSW 2204). 413 pp., ill., index. Pbk. Price: $A 85.25....

Chicago.(Book Reviews)
March 1, 2004... 4374 Why Architecture Matters--Lessons from Chicago, by Blair Kamin. University of Chicago Press, 1427 East 60th Street, Chicago IL 60637-2954, 2001. 408 pp., ill., index. Price: $US 21-00. Blair Kamin has been the architecture critic...

Palladian architecture in Britain.(Book Reviews)
March 1, 2004... 4375 Palladio Bears Away the Palm--Zur Asthetisierung Palladianischer Architektur in England (On the changing aesthetics of Palladian architecture in England), by Carsten Ruhl. Georg Olms Verlag, Hagentorwall 7, D-31134 Hildesheim 2003....

Chinese Mosques.(Book Reviews)
March 1, 2004... 4376 Ancient Chinese Architecture--Islamic Buildings, by Sun Dazhang. Springer Verlag, PO Box 89, A-1201 Vienna 2003. 182 pp. + 139 figures, index. Price: 106.00 Euro. This is part of a monumental treatise of ten volumes, each...

Historic railway buildings in Britain.(Book Reviews)
March 1, 2004... 4377 Britain's Historic Railway Buildings--An Oxford Gazetteer of Structures and Sites. Oxford University Press, Oxford 2003 (our copy from OUP Australia, GPO Box 2784Y, Melbourne 3001). 759 pp., ill., index. Price: $A 210.00. The...

Malaysia.(Book Reviews)
March 1, 2004... 4378 Malaysia--Riches from the Golden Land, edited by Ramesh Kumar Biswas. Springer Verlag (PO Box 89, A-1201 Wien), Vienna 2003. 256 pp., ill., index. Price: 36.00 Euro. This lavishly illustrated book was produced in conjunction with...

Sydney Harbour.(Book Reviews)
March 1, 2004... 4379 Discover Sydney Harbour--The Complete Illustrated Guide to Port Jackson, Middle Harbour and Lane Cove and Parramatta Rivers, by Edwin Barnard. Pan Macmillan Australia, 31 Market Street, Sydney 2003. 200 pp., ill., index. Price: $A...

Building physics.(Book Reviews)
March 1, 2004... 4380 Bauphysik--Berichte aus Forschung und Praxis--Festschrift zum 60. Gerburtstag von Karl Gertis). Fraunhofer IRB Verlag, Stuttgart 1998. 738 pp., ill. Price not stated. This volume is a Festschrift, a volume compiled in Central...

Design of recording studios.(Book Reviews)
March 1, 2004... 4381 Soundspace--Architecture for Sound and Vision, by Peter Grueneisen. Birkhauser Verlag (PO Box 133, CH-4010 Basel), Basel 2003. 240 pp., 624 illustrations. Price: 60.75 Euro. Grueneisen is the principal architect and founder of...

Historic preservation.(Book Reviews)
March 1, 2004... 4382 Managing Change: Sustainable Approaches to the Conservation of the Built Environment, edited by Jeanne Marie Teutonico and Frank Matero. The Getty Conservation Institute, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles 90049-1682, 2003. 224 pp.,...

Buildings in historical surroundings.(Book Reviews)
March 1, 2004... 4383 Bauen in historischer Umgebung--Die Architekten Dieter Oesterlen, Gottfried Bohm und Karljosef Schattner (Building in historical surroundings--the architects Oesterlen, Bohm and Schattner), by Frank Dengler. Georg Olms Verlag,...

The active use of solar energy.(Book Reviews)
March 1, 2004... 4384 Solar Energy--Strategies, Visions, Concepts, edited by Christian Schittich. Birkhauser Verlag (PO Box 133, CH-4010 Basel), Basel 2003. 176 pp., incl. 293 ill. Price: 60.75 Euro. This book has been produced in association with the...