Using Heritage Buildings To Shape The Image Of The Place,
2026
Department of Architectural Engineering, University of Technology- Iraq
Using Heritage Buildings To Shape The Image Of The Place, Samaa Alaqbi, Ibrahim Jawad Kadhim Al-Yousif, Saad F. Al-Nuaimi
Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning
The architectural image of the place is formed through the use of architecture, which consists of buildings with cultural value and carrying historical meanings and symbols. The new use of historical buildings includes re-adapting the buildings to meet the needs and requirements of the place. The disappearance of the old function leads to the building being neglected and destroyed. Therefore, the reuse of historical buildings preserves their architectural value and the meanings they carry and achieves an emotional link to the place. The research seeks to form the architectural image of the place through its reuse. The research relied on …
Impacts Of Design Features In Urban Green Spaces On Place Attachment And Visitors' Experience,
2026
Department of Garden Art and Garden Architecture, Institute of Landscape Architecture, The Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Budapest, Hungary.
Impacts Of Design Features In Urban Green Spaces On Place Attachment And Visitors' Experience, Abuhayya Mahmoud, Albert Fekete
Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning
This study aims to investigate the influence of perceived design features of Urban Green Spaces (UGSs) on visitors' place attachment, motivation to visit, happiness, and health benefits. A cross-sectional survey design was employed, and data were collected from visitors to four UGSs in Gaza City using a systematic sampling approach. The survey instrument incorporated established items from previous studies and underwent rigorous expert review to ensure validity and reliability. The findings highlight the importance of specific design elements in enhancing UGSs attractiveness and fostering place attachment. While perceived UGSs design showed weak associations with motivation, happiness, and health outcomes, it …
The Impact Of Modernism On Contemporary Erbil Architecture,
2026
Department of Architectural Engineering, University of Nawroz, Kurdistan Region-Duhok, Iraq.
The Impact Of Modernism On Contemporary Erbil Architecture, Ashna Abdulqader Hussein, Nassir Sabat Sani
Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning
This study focuses on the impact of Modernism on contemporary architecture in Erbil, a city with a history dating back to the fifth millennium B.C. Emphasizing the historical significance of the central ancient citadel and its ties to the third family of the Sumerian empire and transformative Assyrian conquests, the research intricately navigates the discourse surrounding modernist architecture and its effects on Erbil's identity. Using an evaluative lens, it discerns how contemporary architectural trends have influenced the city's historical buildings, urban planning, and local environment. Through a descriptive and interpretive methodology, the study unveils the intricacies of Erbil's architectural transition, …
The Role Of Digital Documentation Of Architectural Heritage (Photogrammetry) In Enhancing The Cultural Resistance Of Cities Al-Basha Mosque In The Old City Of Mosul - A Case Study,
2026
Department of Architectural Engineering, University of Mosul- Iraq, Mosul, Iraq.
The Role Of Digital Documentation Of Architectural Heritage (Photogrammetry) In Enhancing The Cultural Resistance Of Cities Al-Basha Mosque In The Old City Of Mosul - A Case Study, Iqbal Salim Younus, Wahda Shuker Al-Hinkawi, Sabeeh L Farhan
Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning
Documentation of cultural heritage and physical structures is crucial for heritage conservation and shaping the identity and memory of people. It aids development and city building. With rapid technological advancements, digital documentation techniques like photogrammetry have emerged as a mechanism of cultural resistance. The research explores the relationship between photogrammetry and collective memory in enhancing cultural resistance in cities, focusing on the Al-Basha Mosque in old Mosul City. A three-dimensional digital model of the Mosque was created using Reality-Capture and developed with Lumion, producing a video based on a sample questionnaire. The digital model's reliability in enhancing collective memory was …
The Role Of Technology In The Environmental And Formal Response To Architecture,
2026
Department of Architectural Engineering, University of Technology- Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
The Role Of Technology In The Environmental And Formal Response To Architecture, Fatimah Jumah Idan, Ibrahim Jawad Kadhim Al-Yousif, Saad F. Al-Nuaimi
Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning
As a result of what the world witnessed in the emergence of technological developments and their irrational use and the resulting environmental crises that affected life, architects must propose architecture capable of responding to environmental influences in local architecture. Thus, the research goal is to identify the multiple levels of environmental response to architecture based on the correlation with changes in concepts, materials used, and apparent forms. There is a gap in knowledge regarding the correlation with changes in concepts, materials used, and apparent forms in achieving multiple levels of environmental response. A comprehensive theoretical framework was built to achieve …
Efficiency Of Pedestrian Bridges In Urban Area,
2026
Civil Engineering Department, University of Technology- Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq.
Efficiency Of Pedestrian Bridges In Urban Area, Khawla Kareem Kawther, Haidar Razzaq Mohammad
Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning
Pedestrian bridges are important, and they cannot be dispensed. They transport people from one sidewalk to another without obstructing the movement of vehicles and creating congestion, and they are conducive to individuals' lives. This research deals with pedestrian bridges in Baghdad and their use efficiency. So, the researchers did the monitoring and surveying of the site. The researchers also surveyed a random sample to find if they use pedestrian bridges near their work site or housing. Whether they use these pedestrian bridges or not. How do they evaluate the effectiveness of these bridges? If these pedestrian bridges need different types …
Urban Tectonic: Analyzing Study Of The Urban Formal Strategy With A Fictional Tectonic Aspect,
2026
Department of Architectural Engineering, University of Technology- Iraq
Urban Tectonic: Analyzing Study Of The Urban Formal Strategy With A Fictional Tectonic Aspect, Khansaa Ghazi Rasheed, Mufeed Ehsan Shok
Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning
Today, Tectonics explains how a specific structural system gains aesthetic values from cumulative experts’ advice about construction and architecture. The tectonic of the architecture modern world is seen as a partial strategy synthesizing the “depth” of values of the depth for architecture, beginning with bringing the physical into the metaphysical. In contrast, the urban tectonic refers to the physical into the metaphysical world because of the effacement of that idea through history to the challenges of life today. This paper is concerned with the inner consciousness of the tectonic properties of urban form first by tracing a brief review of …
Temporary Architecture As A Strategy For Stimulating Historic Place,
2026
Faculty of Physical Planning, University of Kufa, Najaf, Iraq
Temporary Architecture As A Strategy For Stimulating Historic Place, Mahmood Hussein Al Musawui, Safaaaldeen Ali
Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning
Temporary architecture is a powerful tool to draw attention to the context and historical sites. It offers a dynamic approach to Stimulating sites that may have been neglected or forgotten. Dormant sites often hold historical or cultural significance, which may not be immediately evident to passersby. Designing and adding temporary structures can highlight and stimulate these aspects, serving as a visual reminder of the importance of the sites. After thoroughly reviewing the existing literature, the research problem was identified as "a lack of a clear cognitive understanding of the mechanisms of temporary architecture as a strategy for urban stimulation in …
Architectural Learning Based On Green Education,
2026
University of Technology- Iraq
Architectural Learning Based On Green Education, Jumana Labeeb, Abdullah Saadoon Salman Almaamoori
Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning
The primary role of the architectural university environment is to promote architectural education and graduate architectural outputs that possess creativity, development and sustainability skills, and because a green education is a newborn concept that did not take a large space in the field of university education in general and architecture in particular, so the research problem was determined by (the scientific need to crystallize a comprehensive theoretical conception of Green architectural education and identifying its components, tools and characteristics in upgrading architectural education), as the research aims to (extract the most important formal and material characteristics and features of green …
Evaluating The Open Design Strategy In Promoting Urban Interconnection Of New City Centers In Baghdad,
2026
Department of Architectural Engineering, University of Technology- Iraq
Evaluating The Open Design Strategy In Promoting Urban Interconnection Of New City Centers In Baghdad, Inaam Qassem Abdullah, Khansaa Ghazi Rasheed
Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning
Morphological or typological transformations and changes within cities led to new cities with rules disconnected from the center of the existing city, both intellectually and physically. These rules prevented the master plan areas from interconnecting with each other. This research aims to achieve urban interconnection between new and existing city centers within a unified and cohesive design by relying on the most important design and planning strategies and mechanisms. The research begins by defining the open design strategy and its importance as a research topic. Then, we reviewed and discussed a group of studies through which the research problem was …
Geospatial Techniques For Preparing The Requirements Of 3d Modeling For Smart City Planning- Review,
2026
PhD. student in civil engineering department, university of technology
Geospatial Techniques For Preparing The Requirements Of 3d Modeling For Smart City Planning- Review, Noor Emad Alsaffar, Oday Zakariya Jasim, Maythm Al-Bakri
Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning
Developing smart city planning requires integrating various techniques, including geospatial techniques, building information models (BIM), information and communication technology (ICT), and artificial intelligence, for instance, three-dimensional (3D) building models, in enabling smart city applications. This study aims to comprehensively analyze the role and significance of geospatial techniques in smart city planning and implementation. The literature review encompasses (74) studies from diverse databases, examining relevant solutions and prototypes related to smart city planning. The focus highlights the requirements and preparation of geospatial techniques to support the transition to a smart city. The paper explores various aspects, such as the advantages and …
The Impact Of Random Thinking On Contemporary Iraqi Architecture: Architectural Production In Baghdad As A Case Study,
2026
Department of Architectural Engineering, University of Technology- Iraq
The Impact Of Random Thinking On Contemporary Iraqi Architecture: Architectural Production In Baghdad As A Case Study, Mustafa Kamil Kadhim, Sura Kassim, Nawfal Hussein Al-Mousawi
Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning
The contemporary architectural reality in Iraq has witnessed a set of phenomena that led it to the apparent deterioration and decline of the architect’s role in formulating designs with sound architectural features generated through a clear architectural design methodology carried out by the designer and resulting in the emergence of the so-called random architectural product through a group of individual experiences that led To increase the urban chaos. Accordingly, the research problem was determined by the ambiguity of scientific knowledge about the concept of random thinking and its relationship to the design process, which in turn led to the emergence …
The Role Of Artistic Movements In Achieving The Aesthetic Values Of Cities,
2026
Department of Architectural Engineering, University of Technology- Iraq
The Role Of Artistic Movements In Achieving The Aesthetic Values Of Cities, Teaba Mohammed, Khansaa Ghazi Rasheed, Aseel Ibrahem
Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning
This research aims to clarify the role of art movements in urban aesthetics and to give a clear understanding of the beginnings of their emergence and the features, characteristics and types of these movements and how they affected architecture and the formation of cities through the most prominent pioneers and the most important influences that give a clear vision of these movements and their role. The research deals with artistic movements at the beginning of the 19th and 20th centuries and how they contributed to the development of the stages of architecture to build a knowledge background around it to …
Transformations In Fashion And Architecture (Causes And Mechanisms),
2026
Department of Architectural Engineering, University of Wasit, Wasit, Iraq.
Transformations In Fashion And Architecture (Causes And Mechanisms), Wasan Jawad, Mahdi Saleh A.H. Al-Ataabi
Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning
Transformation is one of the common characteristics between fashion and architecture, as the transformation is linked to contemporary intellectual trends that call for change and renewal. The research was based on the study of changes in fashion and architecture, and the research problem was identified with (cognitive deficiency about the causes and mechanisms of transformations in fashion and architecture). Accordingly, the aim of the research was determined by studying the indicators of the causes of transformation in both fashion and architecture and the mechanisms of this transformation. On the practical and symbolic uses of clothing, while exploring the role of …
The Role Of Silence In Enhancing The Meaning Of Architecture,
2026
Department of Architectural Engineering, University of Technology- Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
The Role Of Silence In Enhancing The Meaning Of Architecture, Mustafa Rahman, Abbas Ali Hamza Al Greiza, Zainab Hussein Rauof
Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning
The built forms represent the words in the language of architecture. Forms represent messages that convey expressions that can be expressed and felt through certain properties carried by space, which contribute to moving human thoughts and memories. Thus, we can talk about a hidden aspect in the language of architecture that we can call the language of silence. Silence speaks of the experience of stopping at the loss of words to reveal the presence of emotions and senses, as it is a natural reaction of the human being to a specific situation that requires interpretation. From this point of view, …
The Dynamics Of Contextual Juxtaposition: Expansion Of The Fatima’S Court As A Case Study,
2026
Department of Architectural Engineering, University of Technology- Iraq
The Dynamics Of Contextual Juxtaposition: Expansion Of The Fatima’S Court As A Case Study, Qasim Rais Shridan, Wahda Shuker Al-Hinkawi
Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning
Literature pointed out the impact of contextual juxtaposition on urban dynamism at the level of the townscape, urban fabric, and economic, social, and environmental aspects to promote and support urban identity and achieve urban dynamics. The research problem was diagnosed with [the lack of clarity of the various aspects of contextual juxtaposition in the urban dynamics of the historical cities and their urban scene]. Which is determined based on the research goal of clarifying the levels and objectives of the inclusion and its most important economic, social, physical, and environmental dimensions, its requirements to achieve urban dynamism. The expansion of …
The Role Of Marketing On The Success Of Residential Investment Projects In Baghdad,
2026
Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Baghdad, Iraq
The Role Of Marketing On The Success Of Residential Investment Projects In Baghdad, Hayder Abdul Hadi Abbas, Safaaaldeen Ali
Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning
The housing process in Iraq needs a comprehensive review, starting with its political philosophy and the content of its strategy, to produce a new vision and more efficient and empowering approaches for its central role in securing and caring for certain groups of society, especially those with limited income and those in need. In addition to emphasizing self-help and mutual assistance within the framework of future housing methods, this is one of the best ways to mobilize efforts and energies. Moreover, it is an entry point for developing innovative, non-traditional methods of high value. This research highlighted the role of …
Measuring Complementation In Urban Environments: Kadhimiya’S Historical City As A Case Study,
2026
Middle Technical University - College of Applied Arts- Department of Interior Design
Measuring Complementation In Urban Environments: Kadhimiya’S Historical City As A Case Study, Mustafa Tahseen Moslem Ismai, Basim Hasan Al Majid, Saad Khudhair Aljumaily
Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning
Assessing urban environments is necessary to address and mitigate the undesirable effects of urban challenges at different levels. The city responds to these challenges complementarily by proceeding with changes at the level of the profound structure and urban transformations at the level of the virtual structure through a set of strategies, mechanisms and tools of urban design. Good urban is the potential response in facing the contemporary and future urban challenges facing the city that urban design practitioners aspire to solve and complement the requirements of users and occupants. The research seeks to address the concept of urban complementation. The …
The Role Of Metaphysical Monism In The Construction Of The Paradigm In The Religious City,
2026
Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Kufa, Najaf, Iraq
The Role Of Metaphysical Monism In The Construction Of The Paradigm In The Religious City, Hasanain Karbol, Khansaa Ghazi Rasheed
Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning
The research discusses the development of an urban approach that acts as an orienting paradigm for the design in the religious city. Here comes the question about adopting metaphysical monism as an intellectual paradigm capable of formulating a formal paradigm of the religious town so that the city is not affected by undesirable transformations. To highlight the research problem, which stated: (there is no clear vision for the process of building a formal paradigm in the religious city based on the dominant intellectual forces), based on which the goal of the research was determined in making a theoretical framework for …
The Role Of Algorithms In The Formation Structure Of Future Architecture,
2026
Department of Architectural Engineering, AL-Esraa University College, Baghdad, Iraq
The Role Of Algorithms In The Formation Structure Of Future Architecture, Shahad Alaa Soud, Ali Mohsen Jaafar Al-Khafaji
Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning
Technological development is an essential element in architectural development. It works to change the perception of how buildings are designed. Also, it leads to future horizons to imagine distinctive architecture based on the rules of the unfamiliar in architectural forms and the trend towards dynamic forms. Moreover, it takes nature as a source of inspiration and, in addition to the possibilities of technology for building materials, resulting in the emergence of unexpected, vibrant, and ever-changing architectural forms. Future architecture depends on using digital generation tools to form its free dynamic structure, and algorithms are one of the digital tools used …
