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The Role Of Third Place In Revitalizing The Interior Spaces Of The Academic Libraries Through The Concept Of Identity, Israa Al Jailawi Al Jailawi, Shamael Mohammed Wajeeh Al Dabbagh Apr 2026

The Role Of Third Place In Revitalizing The Interior Spaces Of The Academic Libraries Through The Concept Of Identity, Israa Al Jailawi Al Jailawi, Shamael Mohammed Wajeeh Al Dabbagh

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

With the rapid prevailing of electronic information resources and services, the traditional academic libraries are being declined and gradually deserted. Recent studies highlighted this issue as one of the challenges of the digital era. Responding to this issue, this paper introduces the idea of revitalizing academic libraries through the concept of "Third place" based on the possibility of providing traditional libraries with new interior spaces wherein students, scholars, and faculty can learn and socialize as well as cooperate, without stress. Based on the literature reviewed, there are several factors through which it is possible to enhance the interior spaces to …

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Emergence Of Water Sensitive Design: Alternate Development Strategies For Eastern Periphery Of Dhaka Metropolitan Area, Ayasha Siddiqua Apr 2026

Emergence Of Water Sensitive Design: Alternate Development Strategies For Eastern Periphery Of Dhaka Metropolitan Area, Ayasha Siddiqua

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, once had lowlands on both west and east periphery. The west periphery has already taken up by urbanization after constructing the flood embankment and in the eastern periphery it is on process of disappearing very fast. City is now expanding to this area which requires mandatory to keep open and low to take water from city for flooding alleviation. Lack of physical planning is very evident here which causes great degradation of the flooding and water logging situation of the city. At present master planning of the city following subdivision of land and provide …

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The Urban Synergy - Building A Formal Strategy For Synergies In Contemporary Urban Space, Noor Saeb Ahmed, Khansaa Ghazi Rasheed Apr 2026

The Urban Synergy - Building A Formal Strategy For Synergies In Contemporary Urban Space, Noor Saeb Ahmed, Khansaa Ghazi Rasheed

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

What appears in most urban environments is poor spatial and functional cohesion, in addition to various factors overlap and mixed within urban projects .We will have to understand the various forms and relationships that help to re-establish cohesion into the urban fabric, Therefore, the research needed to delve deeper into contemporary concepts to deal with it. Contemporary urban projects usually seek to maintain the connection between individual elements and the process of creating cohesion of urban space through its constituent elements. At the same time reduce its negative impact on urban tissue and city life. This highlights the importance of …

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Sustainability Systems In Architecture, Abdullah Saadoon Salman Almaamoori, Tuqa Mahmood Hameed Apr 2026

Sustainability Systems In Architecture, Abdullah Saadoon Salman Almaamoori, Tuqa Mahmood Hameed

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

The research deals with the concept of sustainable systems as one of the influential concepts in the process of architectural design, as it is defined as "the integration of natural systems with human patterns according to a multi-dimensional design approach to give continuity and exclusivity to the product". The research aims to clarify the strategy of sustainable architecture systems as well as their principles and dimensions. In order to address the research issue and achieve the objectives of the research and to verify its hypothesis, a knowledge framework was first built, then a comprehensive theoretical framework for sustainable architecture systems. …

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The Abstraction Of Architectural Heritage In Contemporary Local Architecture: Abstraction In Contemporary Iraqi Architecture, Sura Kassim, Ibrahim Jawad Kadhim Al-Yousif, Ali Moussa Hussein Apr 2026

The Abstraction Of Architectural Heritage In Contemporary Local Architecture: Abstraction In Contemporary Iraqi Architecture, Sura Kassim, Ibrahim Jawad Kadhim Al-Yousif, Ali Moussa Hussein

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Abstraction is used in architectural and interior design and is based on abstraction with formal values, taking into account the functional aspect of architecture. Architectural heritage represents the cultural value that directly affects successive generations, and embodies cultural values to reflect the social, economic and political aspect that contributes to the advancement of human civilization, and architectural heritage is the basis of architectural thought in societies that have unity. Cultural. He found that the concept of the philosophy of abstraction has multiple views, whether Western and local and dependent on the nature of cultural, social and environmental thought, and for …

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Urban Resilience And City Infrastructure Urban Resilience Of Baghdad, Sanaa Sati Abbas, Sura Kassim Apr 2026

Urban Resilience And City Infrastructure Urban Resilience Of Baghdad, Sanaa Sati Abbas, Sura Kassim

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

This paper aims to study urban resilience as an adaptive system in a complex dynamic world along with its ability to comprehend disorder, change and reorganization to conserve identity. Urban resilience can be understood through the interrelationship between people and nature as a source-ecological system. The case study is represented by analyzing (Edlayd City in Australia) in depending on resilience advantages in which optimized by a renewable resource, zero carbon, equity in distributing energy, active environment, sustainable transportation and investing natural materials. Hence, these advantages have been applied on (Al-Karkh Haifa Street) in Baghdad in order to develop its infrastructure …

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Water Urbanism Analytical Study Of Design Principles In Contemporary Urban Production, Nada Abdulmueen Hasan, Rana Mazin, Shereen Kamil Zedan Apr 2026

Water Urbanism Analytical Study Of Design Principles In Contemporary Urban Production, Nada Abdulmueen Hasan, Rana Mazin, Shereen Kamil Zedan

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Water is an important element of urban development due to its relationship with changing environmental and climatic conditions in particular, thus, contemporary trends suggest the link between water and urban development processes, offering a new kind of safe coexistence with water through the role of urban design, social life and ecological renovation. The research explores the concept of (Water Urbanism) to make cities more coherent and open towards water environment, as a contemporary track contributing to the development and sustainability of cities on the one side, and extract the most important indicators for the design principles for the water urbanism …

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Textile Strategies In Contemporary Architecture, Safaaaldeen Ali, Ban Mohammed Sultan Apr 2026

Textile Strategies In Contemporary Architecture, Safaaaldeen Ali, Ban Mohammed Sultan

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

The textile in architecture is an old phenomenon, as the mixing of architecture and textiles is not a modern development. The fusion of textiles and architecture, including processes, techniques and various materials, has a long and full history, but is largely neglected. In the past two decades, interest in the combination of architecture and textiles has been renewed with the ideas and ideas of architectural theorists, engineers, textile designers, materials scientists and artists. by investing technological technologies at The level of modern design and construction processes and advanced materials, has formed an important aspect of the critical and critical dialogue …

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Techniques And Their Role In Residential Efficiency Cold Formed Steel Sheet Technology - A Model, Oday Abbas Abood, Mufeed Ehsan Shok, Hadeel Mowaffaq Mahmood Apr 2026

Techniques And Their Role In Residential Efficiency Cold Formed Steel Sheet Technology - A Model, Oday Abbas Abood, Mufeed Ehsan Shok, Hadeel Mowaffaq Mahmood

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Technology is an essential aspect in all fields, and its presence is an active presence that represents the vision of architecture and enhances its orientation. In addition to providing practical solutions that increase the value of architectural facilities and enhance their efficiency, and due to the profound impact of technology, there is a need to test their products, especially in the field of housing, where technology is a two-edged dimension that enhances the positive aspects and can pose a number of problems. In this context, a number of construction technologies are being offered as a solution to architecture, especially in …

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Role Of Technology Utilization Reviving Al-Ukhaidir, Mahdi Saleh A.H. Al-Ataabi, Karrer Nadhim Al-Shahmanie Apr 2026

Role Of Technology Utilization Reviving Al-Ukhaidir, Mahdi Saleh A.H. Al-Ataabi, Karrer Nadhim Al-Shahmanie

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

The monuments are considered as evidence, landmarks and important memory for events that associated with characteristics. It also represents a civilized, cultural and economic wealth accumulated through ages. Heritage has two main aspects; physical and moral. Recently, considerable efforts have been devoted to conserve many heritage buildings that have historic values so as to restore them. This restoration can reinforce the links between those ancient buildings and their environment. There is a lack of enough knowledge about the concept of the utilization of new technological advancements and its impact on the reuse of historical buildings with symbolic value. To address …

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The Influence Of Beliefs On Iraqi Architecture Continuity & Discontinuity With Belief Architecture, Ibrahim Jawad Kadhim Al-Yousif, Riyam Rajab Fenjan Al-Amara Apr 2026

The Influence Of Beliefs On Iraqi Architecture Continuity & Discontinuity With Belief Architecture, Ibrahim Jawad Kadhim Al-Yousif, Riyam Rajab Fenjan Al-Amara

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Continue or discontinue scope between the previous & the current architecture and their relation to the future requires orientation to know their references related to many beliefs considering it Cultural & historical values give to architecture local identity. It also defines the degree of relationship between the human, society and its connection to the place. The beliefs are appeared by creating architecture link to cultural heritage and it is expressed by using the technology of the era. This research introduced many architectural studies to determine the research problem, which was "Lack of knowledge about the belief effect on architecture production …

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Ethics Of Architectural Education In Academic Institutions, Abdullah Saadoon Salman Almaamoori Apr 2026

Ethics Of Architectural Education In Academic Institutions, Abdullah Saadoon Salman Almaamoori

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

The research deals with the concept of moral education as one of the most influential concepts in the process of teaching the foundations of architectural design. It defines it as "an integrated educational program organized according to the highest moral values ​​within an academic institution concerned with architecture. Its program consists of three main elements: Educational and assessment tools and assessment, and requires reliability and quality Crickshten for the maintenance of architecture as a profession to the level of comprehensive or partial reform, which requires professors to perpetuate the modernization of methods of moral architectural education as well as the …

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Design Requirements For Contextual Integration For Train Stations (Iraqi Stations As A Model), Abdullah Saadoon Salman Almaamoori, Ammar Kareem Dhumad Apr 2026

Design Requirements For Contextual Integration For Train Stations (Iraqi Stations As A Model), Abdullah Saadoon Salman Almaamoori, Ammar Kareem Dhumad

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

The buildings of the railway stations are one of the important buildings that distinguish the cities and give them their identity and their special character through their association with the memory of the society that contains them. The importance of these centers as commercial and cultural centers, as well as their main function in transporting passengers and goods, To the atrophy of its effectiveness, so it must be protected and developed to contribute effectively in the performance of its diverse activities in an integrated manner and to serve the community at various levels and encourage the use of public transport. …

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Residential Neighborhood Development Analytical Study Of Residential Projects In Contemporary Trends, Sanaa Sati Abbas, Riyad Fikrat Najat Apr 2026

Residential Neighborhood Development Analytical Study Of Residential Projects In Contemporary Trends, Sanaa Sati Abbas, Riyad Fikrat Najat

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Development and such as the problem of research, where the goal of the research to build a theoretical framework to fill this gap. The research hypothesis that the development of the residential neighborhood is achieved through (integration of the social, economic and environmental aspects associated with the values and principles of sustainable neighborhood). The research relied on an analytical descriptive method in the description and analysis of selected samples namely , and was the criterion of choice based on principles of sustainable residential neighborhoods in contemporary trends . The research concluded that the residential neighborhood based on the principles of …

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Analyzing Public Transportation Plans To Addressing Traffic Congestions In Developing Countries The Case Study Of The Greater Cairo Region, Hussaen Ali Hasan Kahachi Apr 2026

Analyzing Public Transportation Plans To Addressing Traffic Congestions In Developing Countries The Case Study Of The Greater Cairo Region, Hussaen Ali Hasan Kahachi

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Traffic congestions is one of the main problems for many cities especially in newly urbanizing countries worldwide. The issue of traffic congestions has major impact not only on the planning of the city, but also on many aspects such as residence overall well-being. Governments often try to address this issue through a number of initiatives, most important of which is promoting public transport in order to reduce the dependency on private cars in the city. This research analyzed state-led public transportation initiatives impact on addressing traffic congestion in developing countries through a case study of the Greater Cairo Region in …

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Methodology Of Evolutionary Selection In Energy Efficient Architecture Role Of Genetic Algorithm In Calculating The Architectural Spaces Energy Efficiency, Younis Saleem, Mohammed Hussein Salih Apr 2026

Methodology Of Evolutionary Selection In Energy Efficient Architecture Role Of Genetic Algorithm In Calculating The Architectural Spaces Energy Efficiency, Younis Saleem, Mohammed Hussein Salih

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

The growing demand to energy impacted negatively on environment as result of burning fossil fuel, and because buildings are main energy consumer, studies have been called towards creating efficient buildings, In which digital simulation technology, presented with designer to select efficient design solutions, which is uneasy task, due to the large number of models to be evaluated by simulation, consuming time and effort, due to large number of design variables interacting and conflicting in influence. Limiting the effectiveness of (traditional computer simulation approach). And Emersion (genetic algorithm approach) as an effective alternative to assess and optimize design, by automated steps …

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Virtues Of Al-Farabi In The Transformation Of The City Baghdad City Markets Model, Ibrahim Jawad Kadhim Al-Yousif, Mustafa Kamil Kadhim, Sura Kassim Apr 2026

Virtues Of Al-Farabi In The Transformation Of The City Baghdad City Markets Model, Ibrahim Jawad Kadhim Al-Yousif, Mustafa Kamil Kadhim, Sura Kassim

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

The individual is the basis of the emergence of cities, through which the emergence of multiple cities differed in terms of location, history and population, but did not remain in the structure of the initial list until our present time without the transformation and change in the structure of the city and by its various functions such as housing and shopping and other services, whether the social aspect or Economic, political or religious, and therefore we find that the emergence of any architectural model in the city is linked to the individual and society through them are identified the nucleus …

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Constraints Of Green Buildings In Iraqi Cities, Nabil Taha Ismael, Abdul Hussain Ali Hussain Apr 2026

Constraints Of Green Buildings In Iraqi Cities, Nabil Taha Ismael, Abdul Hussain Ali Hussain

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

The construction and buildings sector are one of the most energy-consuming sectors, accounting for one-third of the world's total energy consumption and one-third of the world's CO2 emissions, this leads to environmental, health and psychological damages for humans and society, with an increase in other urban problems in city. This is result of reliance on fossil fuels, construction materials and excessive consumption of natural resources that cause an increase in greenhouse gas emissions. Concept of green buildings has emerged with sustainable trends in fields of architecture and urban planning. It is considered an integrated architecture with environment and nature. It …

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Formal Characteristics Of Portable Emergency Shelters, Asmaa M. H. Al- Moqaram, Zaineb Saad Mahdi Apr 2026

Formal Characteristics Of Portable Emergency Shelters, Asmaa M. H. Al- Moqaram, Zaineb Saad Mahdi

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Wars and natural disasters have long been a threat to human life in many ways, including the destruction and loss of housing and other buildings, which made it necessary to develop rapid shelter plans to reduce the disaster. Plans to rebuild affected areas often take a long time, forcing those affected to take temporary solutions without regard to utility and durability. The shelters were designed in different types according to need. The previous knowledge dealt with a variety of species that could be categorized into simple and complex shelters. The first included shelters that could be carried by humans and …

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The Spiritual Impact Of The Original Decorative Product In Contemporary Islamic Arab Architecture, Mahdi Saleh A.H. Al-Ataabi, Ahmed Abed Jalowb Apr 2026

The Spiritual Impact Of The Original Decorative Product In Contemporary Islamic Arab Architecture, Mahdi Saleh A.H. Al-Ataabi, Ahmed Abed Jalowb

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Today the world is looking at a range of contemporary and influential technologies at all levels, Which contribute to the strengthening of contemporary architecture, Where architecture was directly influenced by contemporary technologies, The speed of achievement and accuracy in work and little effort as well as the diversity of materials that would last longer, This has become a point of attraction for architectural trends, especially the original Arab Islamic decoration, Which in the past had been created by local materials that were subject to erosion, with craftsmen's hands and a long time of achievement, Despite the availability of modern technologies …

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The Schematic Thought Of Cities Beyond The Hermann Theory, Tuqa Raad Alrobaee, Ibrahim Jawad Kadhim Al-Yousif Apr 2026

The Schematic Thought Of Cities Beyond The Hermann Theory, Tuqa Raad Alrobaee, Ibrahim Jawad Kadhim Al-Yousif

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

The research focuses on one of the important theories on the human brain, how to understand the nature of human thinking and predict its behavior, Hermann's theory, by introducing a new philosophical vision, looking for the center in Herman's model, Called the inner senses as adopted by the philosopher Ibn Sina. Thus, the research problem summarized as follows: the absence of a center in Hermann's model of organizing and coordination between the four parts of his brain that he proposed. The research adopted the hypothesis that there is a close relationship between the inner senses as proposed by Ibn Sina …

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The Role Of Standards In Hospitals’ Buildings Adaptation: Al-Falluja Teaching Hospital As Case Study, Mustafa Kamil Kadhim, Rasha Noori Ahmed Apr 2026

The Role Of Standards In Hospitals’ Buildings Adaptation: Al-Falluja Teaching Hospital As Case Study, Mustafa Kamil Kadhim, Rasha Noori Ahmed

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Previous studies have shown adaptation as key requirements of 21st century buildings generally and particularly, in hospitals’ buildings design, which are depend to apply the technical and global standards enable them to keeping up the development, and be respond to all changes happened with the evolution. While the war and the security deterioration are important factors that effect of hospital performance largely, and make it to exposure the functional and spatial obsolescence, and through that the research was founded lack of studies that focused on the concept of adaptation in the healthcare facilities, that identified the problem as (Lack of …

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The Performance Of The Gravitas Act In The Architectural Products, Zahraa Ahmed Hussien Aljbury, Abdullah Saadoon Salman Almaamoori Apr 2026

The Performance Of The Gravitas Act In The Architectural Products, Zahraa Ahmed Hussien Aljbury, Abdullah Saadoon Salman Almaamoori

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

The importance of the act of gravitas in architecture show as a normative rule on the sublimity and nobility of architectural products, through the characteristics of objective rationality and social interaction which is characterized by the act of gravitas such as clam, persistence, seriousness and others . Thus, a series of architectural studies and invitations have recently emerged to restore the gravitas of architectural product, having been overshadowed by the features of manipulation, ironic, softness, self-selectivity and other features that contradict the characteristics of the gravitas act. The studies implicitly or explicitly introduce a set of performance characteristics to achieve …

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Secure Architectural Design Of Commercial Buildings: Terrorist And Criminal Aspects In Shopping Centers, Tuqa Mahmood Hameed, Abdullah Saadoon Salman Almaamoori Apr 2026

Secure Architectural Design Of Commercial Buildings: Terrorist And Criminal Aspects In Shopping Centers, Tuqa Mahmood Hameed, Abdullah Saadoon Salman Almaamoori

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

The study deals with the concept of security as one of the concepts that affect the process of architectural design. Despite the development of architecture, one of its main objectives remains that the buildings are general and commercial, especially safe, regardless of the degree of urbanization or simplicity of the building, especially in view of the increasing threat of terrorist and criminal threats, Especially when human threats are common and are practiced for various reasons in the 21st century. The research problem is thus (the emergence of the cognitive need to study the safe design of human threats to commercial …

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The Effect Of Simultaneous And Sequential Performance Evaluations On Restricting The Formal Diversity Of Design, Dhuha A. Al-Kazzaz, Ayad Waleed Jalal Aswad Apr 2026

The Effect Of Simultaneous And Sequential Performance Evaluations On Restricting The Formal Diversity Of Design, Dhuha A. Al-Kazzaz, Ayad Waleed Jalal Aswad

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Performance-based architectural design is an approach to consider building performance as a key element in its generation and formation. This trend has become possible due to the development of digital technologies which enabled the designer to simulate the building performance digitally in different areas of design such as constructional, environmental, etc. In this approach, the performance assessment is an essential facility in the derivation of architectural form. Previous studies showed different opinions about where, when and how to apply evaluation criteria. Consequently, the research problem has been identified as: there is no clear understanding of the effect of different methods …

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Ornamentation And Transformations Of Architectural Facades In Different Architectural Periods, Enas Salim, Abdullah Saadoon Salman Almaamoori Apr 2026

Ornamentation And Transformations Of Architectural Facades In Different Architectural Periods, Enas Salim, Abdullah Saadoon Salman Almaamoori

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Ornamentation emerged as one of the most prominent concepts that associated with the architecture for its final crystallization through creation and production together, which drew the attention of research concept, after clarifying the depth of the Ornamentation in the architectural surfaces as a system of intellectual and material oriented to the architectural output and as a transient over time and confirmed transformations of models of adornment, The research objective is to explore the indicators of ornamentation that responsible for the formulation and embodiment of architectural products according to the transformations of architectural visions. The research adopted descriptive analytical method for …

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Focalization As Strategy For The Production And Reading Of Contemporary Architectural Text, Abbas Ali Hamza Al Greiza Apr 2026

Focalization As Strategy For The Production And Reading Of Contemporary Architectural Text, Abbas Ali Hamza Al Greiza

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Research examines the concept of ethical imagination as one of the influential concepts in the architectural design process. Who is known as "the Architect's ability to think according to moral frameworks to become an important source and then to be the task of balancing the poetic and the disciplined imagination to produce an ethical architectural text that benefits the individual and society. ", thus be the research problem (implications of morally imaginative concept in architecture ). So the research aims to explain the basics of moral fiction in architecture, and we are on it. Research assumes that the foundations of …

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Ethic Imagination In Architecture, Abdullah Saadoon Salman Almaamoori, Tuqa Mahmood Hameed Apr 2026

Ethic Imagination In Architecture, Abdullah Saadoon Salman Almaamoori, Tuqa Mahmood Hameed

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Research examines the concept of ethical imagination as one of the influential concepts in the architectural design process. Who is known as "the Architect's ability to think according to moral frameworks to become an important source and then to be the task of balancing the poetic and the disciplined imagination to produce an ethical architectural text that benefits the individual and society. ", thus be the research problem (implications of morally imaginative concept in architecture ).So the research aims to explain the basics of moral fiction in architecture, and we are on it. Research assumes that the foundations of moral …

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Desire And Need In Architecture, Ahmed Abed Jalowb, Ibrahim Jawad Kadhim Al-Yousif Apr 2026

Desire And Need In Architecture, Ahmed Abed Jalowb, Ibrahim Jawad Kadhim Al-Yousif

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

Human beings are fundamentally linked to a process of instinct that can make it into a process of research and generation until it becomes sufficient, and then it is renewed in space and another field, and then the process continues without a specific goal. The previous operations are centered on two poles: desire and need for architecture, , As well as the impact of human desire in architecture, they are in a wide space can not be easily understood. The purpose of this research is to identify and integrate this process within the framework of architecture and be specific to …

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The Porous Formation In Contemperory Architecture, Attaa Hasan Abbood Apr 2026

The Porous Formation In Contemperory Architecture, Attaa Hasan Abbood

Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

The porosity is one of the concepts which is adopted in contemporary architecture to enhance the production of innovative and unique architectural configurations and forms. It is characterized by balance and integration to achieve the best environmental, aesthetic and functional standards in the architectural building, in line with the technical and technological progress. The research problem was articulated as: the lack of comprehensive framework, of porous formation in terms of its nature, characteristics and rules of formation in contemporary architecture. The aim of research is to introduce this knowledge by adopting the descriptive and analytical approach to a number of …

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