Following the urbanisation of Tirana, it has become one of the most populous cities in the Balkan Peninsula. Since 1920, Tirana has served as the primary hub for politics, society, and culture in Albania. However, the ...
The aim of this Master Thesis is to explore the connection between emotions and architecture by designing an emotional journey through a museum inspired by Lewis Carroll's “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”. The research ...
The quality of life in urban areas is greatly affected by the comfort and health of the environment there. As a result, the issue facing urban design and planning studies that attempt to improve the outdoor thermal comfort ...
The application of parametric tools based on the big data assessment allow to study the city’s organization in a qualitative way. Urban morphology is a complex subject that may be characterized by its spatial relationships, ...
Recent developments in visualization technology feature the emergence of virtual reality (VR) application. In the field of architectural design, the implementation of such technologies pushes realism to new extents, making ...
For the last decades, environmental education has shed a light into how psychiatric hospitals resonate into the neighborhood, not only in what they add to the particular aesthetic of a neighborhood, but also what they add ...
Architectural design is in particular interesting for the fact that it involves not only quality of layout-use, esthetics and overall performance and cost but also massively depends on usage of computer capabilities. ...
Over past several years, there is a massive growth in the movement of people toward major cities including Albania. During the socialism period the neighborhoods of Tirana were not very dense. Most of the building houses ...
Greenery use in buildings has become a trend and a topic of discussions amongst the built environment community and abroad. One of the major elements affecting the dispersion of modern environmentally friendly building ...
In the last few years there is a multiplication of the air conditioning in the use of everyday life all around the world. As awareness on the energy consumption has increased, there are attempts to use a sustainable ...
Children have the right to grow up in an environment where they feel safe and included. It is important for a healthy city to allow various generations to meet and interact daily. As young citizens, they have the equal ...
The incorporation of CEA systems into building design has emerged as a rapidly rising trend as a result of the growing urgency to address global food security and urbanization challenges. Given the significant energy demands ...
Contemporary society, in recent years has shifted its focus toward more sustainable solutions in the building sector, since it has become a significant component in the global energy consumption and greenhouse (GHG) ...
Globally, sustainability is gaining importance in the construction industry, driven by environmental and economic factors. European directives prioritize improving energy performance in buildings, including hospitals, as ...
Tirana in the last 30 years has experienced a constant urban densification. This has been translated into a complex urban fabric with a densely built area that had resulted in the shrinking of urban green spaces. The latter ...
This study focuses on an industrial post‐socialist town in southern Albania, the town of Ballsh. The industrial city was the main symbol of the socialist regime. Their construction began rapidly after the end of World War ...
Oral Healthcare plays a vital role in overall health and well-being, and the
design of oral healthcare environments significantly impacts the quality of care and
user experience. This research explores the significance ...
This study examines the intricate connection between place attachment and privacy in the setting of residential complexes. Understanding what influences people's connection to their living locations becomes increasingly ...
Tirana, the capital of Albania, has witnessed complex and interesting changes. Various ruling regimes have influenced its physical and socio-cultural landscape. During this turbulent process of urban transformation, the ...
This study aims to examine how urban furniture affects citizen`s daily lives and
whether there is a need for a new approach of their design in order to create an aesthetic
and functional city for future citizens. First, ...