Attention to the problem of integration in healthcare has arisen in Belarus as well as in many
countries in the last 10-15 years. Life expectancy has increased by about 10 years over the
past 50 years for both men and ...
Historical buildings and monuments of built heritage in Albania suffered great damages
during the earthquake of 26 November 2019. Most of them have a structural system of
traditional load bearing stone masonry. Field ...
Building envelope highly influences the levels of energy required to achieve thermal comfort
and occupants’ satisfaction. A proper envelope design through the selection of the proper
material leads to better indoor air ...
Cities, as a source of and a solution to modern challenges (such as financial crisis or health related crisis), are complex systems that give urban policies broad spatial significance.
Creating and implementing urban ...
The involvement of experts as advisers and coordinators of municipalities and the public is
suitable for the appropriate and conceptual development of cities in Europe. In European
countries, such involvement is addressed ...
Bazaar is the most liveable part of any city in middle east. Mostly covered (less uncovered
streets or Rastehes) public space which was the most interactive part of the city specially in
the past. Bazaar not only is ...
While much attention is paid to urban development and to what is being built in general,
much lesser notice has been given to the opposite phenomenon. While some cities are
growing rapidly, many others are experiencing ...
Earthquakes are natural phenomena that impact the life of inhabitants who live in zones
prone to them. It is of great importance to understand the mechanism in order to undertake adequate precautions and design improvements ...
The paper shows a study of the economic feasibility of the retrofitting project on the “Oreste Granillo” stadium in Reggio Calabria (Italy), in case of a public-private partnership for the realization of the work and the ...
The purpose of the research is to study the way colors contribute to architectural form and
space building and how color schemes correspond with inhabitants perception. Three famous buildings are analyses in the means of ...
Pagliano, Alessandra(Department of Architecture, EPOKA University- Tirana, Albania, 2022-09)
The paper proposes a project for the knowledge and the valorisation of the archaeological heritage in urban and natural areas characterized by a fragility high degree due to the urbanization’s pressures. The research ...
Petërçi, Emel(Department of Architecture, EPOKA University- Tirana, Albania, 2022-09)
In a century immersed in technological acceleration, documentation of heritage buildings is the preliminary action to solve any built heritage problem. The documentation procedure requires a wide range of quantitative and ...
The article examines the recent transformations of the spatial and functional organization ofL’Aquila. The relationship between the Urban Plan and the technological innovation of ICT is analyzed when urban transformations ...
Periku, Erion(Department of Architecture, EPOKA University- Tirana, Albania, 2022-09)
Terms such as quality deviations, non-conformances, defects, quality failures, over budget
and behind schedule are quite frequent in urban planning, architecture and civil engineering projects. The effort to analyze the ...
Ali, Maaruf(Department of Architecture, EPOKA University- Tirana, Albania, 2022-09)
The importance of localized power generation, heating and cooling from renewable energy
sources is becoming increasingly necessary. Domestic power generation may also lead to
less travel searching for fuel and paying for ...
This research emphasizes the presence of daylight in architecture as an essential element
of experiencing it. Spatial experience and its perception can be reached by the existence of light and its distribution. We treated ...
Rana, Alessandra; Paparusso, Olga Giovanna(2022-09)
In times when territories are affected by radical changes which compromise the consolidated assets of the physical space, questioning the current practices of urban development, it seems necessary to define evolutive ...
This research focuses on the Royal Residence of King “Zog I,” located in Durres, Albania. Designed at first as presidential palace and later reconceptualized as a summer royal residence this building was subject of different ...
Sultana, Saima; Anwar, Mohammad Tahzeeb(Department of Architecture, EPOKA University - Tirana, Albania, 2022-09)
Residence carries cultural information through its structure and activity. The kitchen, an indispensable part of a residence is used to cook food and food is the presenter of a country’s habit and nature. This study is an ...
Cane, Niki; Kodra, Teuta(Department of Architecture, EPOKA University - Tirana, Albania, 2022-09)
As a process in evolution, AEC has started its project drafts with the use of two-dimensional (2D) drawings, later evolving with the three-dimensional (3D) drawings and space projection, with the very helpful tool, of ...