In Tirana, reinforced concrete (RC) buildings are among the most common
types of construction. Nowadays in this high competitive industry, where there is a
constant rise in customer demand for better quality, better ...
The design of the façade determines a building’s distinctiveness, as well as its interactions with the micro-climate components, such as sun exposure. Integrating biomimicry and parametricism can lead to an optimal solution ...
Since the beginning of the 2000’s there has been a focus on a new aspect of architecture, the Indoor Environmental Quality. Shortly addressed as IEQ, this term refers to the quality of a building's environment in relation ...
The rapid growth of the population has impacted various urbanization challenges in Tirana, the capital city of Albania. One major problem is the pollution and management of the waste of this overcrowding. The current waste ...
Architecture is related with the new improvements in technology since the beginning of the civilizations. With the social evolution several problems such as poverty, unemployment and immediate need for a shelter have arisen. ...
As the AEC industry is focused on new buildings, the old ones are left behind in a poor condition. Leaving the old buildings in poor condition and destroying them to build new objects leads to the extinction of architectural ...
This thesis aims to create a walkability assessment and quantification of urban
neighbourhoods, by examining pedestrian and street infrastructure, and by also
providing a gender perspective and creating strategy guidelines ...
Biodiversity urbanism is an innovative concept that has been gaining traction
in recent times. It aims to bring more nature into our cities and create healthier and
more resilient living environments by promoting sustainable ...
Community centers are becoming common facilities in various part of the
world and in general in those countries with well-developed social and economic
backgrounds. Precedent cases indicate that they fulfill a variety ...
In the series of recent events in Albania, the destruction of the National
Theatre stands now in our memory as a merciless attack against the popular tagger
itself. Along with the theatre building, the belief that we are ...
The purpose of this paper is to examine the adaption of Building Information Modeling in Albanian construction industry. It is known that BIM application in some way is halfway ineffective in terms of cost, schedule and ...
Contemporary societies have shifted their focus towards sustainable and resilient public buildings, transcending the institutional and functional role of the physical structures. School buildings, despite the high impact ...
This study examines the development of high-rise buildings in the post-socialist period Tirana. These buildings in majority were constructed at the expenses of sites which were public space. In other cases, they were built ...
If you ask me today what the image of our cities looks like, I will immediately think of a series of worn-out panoramas. And this is exactly how the real experience of the cities is, that even though they do not speak, ...
Gjirokastra has been considered as one of the most important historic cities in
Albania, and its historical character has been appreciated over years. It has been
declared as a Museum city in 1961 , and was included in ...
Blue and green infrastructure are two different types of environmental infrastructure that serve different purposes. Green infrastructure refers to the network of natural or semi-natural areas, such as parks, forests, ...
Nowadays, our community has changed towards privatization and secluded life. This is due to various reasons, such as the influence of technology and the lack of common open spaces and activities. At this point, the role ...
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, ...
Maintaining the continuity of the ecosystem has become a core aspect of urban planning policies. Human-caused LF represents a serious danger to the conservation of the Earth's natural habitats. Several researchers identify ...
Using a series of data collected from the most recognizable museums of past and present, also illustrating some of the concerns of visitors and curators who have a non-fictional connection to art museums – as well as a ...