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Using Deep Learning To Generate Front And Backyards In Landscape Architecture, Mehmet O. Senem, Mustafa Koç, Hayriye E. Tunçay, İmdat As

Architecture and Planning Journal (APJ)

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) engines in the design disciplines is a nascent field of research, which became very popular over the last decade. In particular, deep learning (DL) and related generative adversarial networks (GANs) proved to be very promising. While there are many research projects exploring AI in architecture and urban planning, e.g., in order to generate optimal floor layouts, massing models, evaluate image quality, etc., there are not many research projects in the area of landscape architecture - in particular the design of two-dimensional garden layouts. In this paper, we present our work using GANs to generate …

Close Mapping Of St. Olav’S Pilgrimage Path Through Gudbrandsdal Norway: Probabilities Of A Designed, Land Surveyed Concept Of A Large-Scale Christianised Landscape, Dennis Doxtater

International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage

This exercise in Norway ‘close-maps’ accurate, existing geometries between thirty-two latitude / longitude points of mostly medieval churches and other sites on the major pilgrimage path through Gudbrandsdal to Trondheimsfjord where the martyr St.Olav was venerated. Site data and basic path routes are taken from the Pilegrimsleden website, popular today with religious or recreational tourists. The inclusion of the largest prehistoric monumental mound in Scandinavia as an important early stop on the pilgrimage provides the first clue to the eventual mapping of a large-scale ‘system’ of land surveyed patterns. This symbolic anchor in the south, is connected to likely ancient …

Building Services Engineering March/April 2023

Building Services Engineering

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Online Consumer Purchasing During The Pandemic Of Covid-19: An Applied Study In Lebanon, Soumaya M. Kaakour

BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior

Technological development essentially transformed the foundation of global businesses. Business operations started to move from traditional to advance digitalized practices which gave rise to the e-commerce business, making the online environment more competitive. Despite such changes, there remains a consumer that is not involved in online shopping especially in developing countries. The spread of COVID-19 pandemic has caused radical changes to the way the consumer form intention and behavior toward digitalized solutions. This paper analyzes the impact of buying impulse, attitude, subjective norms, enjoyment and trust on consumer purchasing intention during the pandemic using a sample of 306 Lebanese citizens. …

In Memory Of Edward Said, Essam Fattouh

BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior

Tim Brennan’s recent biography of Edward Said entitled Places of Mind: A life of Edward Said (2022) is a tribute to a critic, musician, activist and humanist of world caliber whose life and work continue to inspire millions of readers. This review takes a look at Brennan’s scholarly methodology in mapping Said’s life and work, but also highlights the various domains in which Said the intellectual excelled. The review further calls attention to the intersection between literature and politics, between criticism and classical music, between philosophy and innovative literary theories in Said’s legacy; a legacy so rich it continues to …

Loving Blackness: A Sense Experience, Ricardo J. Millhouse

Feminist Pedagogy

The late bell hooks framed feminist pedagogies as a set of practices and systems that provide a description of feminism, a feminist learning environment, and ways to cultivate a community that is ready for feminist instruction. Using intersectionality, hooks (1992) discussed “loving blackness” as a representational and destabilizing practice to de-center whiteness. hooks (1992, 20) writes, “loving blackness as a political resistance transforms our ways of looking and being, and thus creates conditions necessary for us to move against the forces of domination and death and reclaim black life.” I propose a black feminist praxis teaching tool, “a sense experience,” …

Capturing Interiority, Paramita Atmodiwirjo, Yandi Andri Yatmo

Interiority

The idea of interiority is manifested in various forms, emerging through subjective modes of engaging with space and place, personal experiences, and ways of seeing. Simultaneously, interiority is also manifested in physical entities that act as traces of inhabitation. This issue of Interiority presents a collection of inquiries that attempt to capture the traces of interiority in different everyday contexts using various modes of inquiry and representational media. They demonstrate how the idea of interiority could be captured through everyday images, the presence of objects in space, locality narratives, and spatial arrangements of inhabited space.

Theory Follows Photography: The Evolving Gaze Of Denise Scott Brown, Pablo Meninato

Interiority

Throughout history, architects have communicated their ideas through writing, drawing, model-making, speculation, and built work. Photography, which appeared in architecture books at the beginning of the 20th century, was mostly considered to be ancillary to the written word. A recent exhibition of photographs by Denise Scott Brown at Tyler School of Art and Architecture in Philadelphia during summer 2021 demonstrates the possibility of another creative and intellectual path for the medium. Photography simultaneously serves as a precedent and catalyst for architectural and urban thinking and theory. This article aims to examine the relationship and continuity between Scott Brown's photographs and …

To Find A Seat: Tracing The Ideoscape Of Seats In The Pathars’ Lifeworld In Penang, Sanjeh Kumar Raman, Safial Aqbar Zakaria

Interiority

This article examines the roles taken by seats in the buildings that form the lifeworld of Pathars—traditional Tamil goldsmiths—as an ideoscape following their migration to Penang during the British colonial period in the 19th century. This study used a phenomenological ethnography method to bring Pathars’ lived experiences with their physical environment to the forefront, highlighting the subjectiveness of architecture that shapes their lifeworld. The ideoscape of seats is analysed in themes to examine the power and politics of seats in the Pathars’ lifeworlds, including present-day migrant workers. To find a seat is a metaphor that elicits discussion on Pathars’ existential …

Spatial Dialogues Between Exhibited Interiors And Cultural Exteriors: How Local Museums Connect To The Community, Nuttinee Karnchanaporn, Chanida Lumthaweepaisal

Interiority

Local museums can no longer simply wait for visitors to come and see their exhibited interiors. They are tasked with community engagement and cultural continuity. They must remain relevant to their communities, but how? Recently, local museums, especially those promoting local history, have struggled to relate to rapidly changing and diverse communities. To ensure museums are community-centred spaces, this research suggests that their spatial components need rethinking. While exhibitions in local museums should be designed through a collaboration and co-creation process between museum staff and locals, semi-outdoor and exterior spaces could be organised to host community gatherings, cultural events, and …

Interiority In Sade Village Indigenous Corridor, Astrid Kusumowidagdo, Melania Rahadiyanti, Tri Noviyanto Puji Utomo

Interiority

This study aims to find and define interiority as an initiative to preserve culture and traditions in Sade Village, Lombok Island, a tourist area in Indonesia. This study adopted qualitative research with the case study method, recording several data sources through field observation, literature studies, archives, and in-depth interviews with community leaders. This study identifies the typology of areas that create psychological, form-based, atmospheric, and programmatic interiority (Teston, 2020) in various configurations. This study found the types of interiorities in Sade Village that contribute to the corridor’s uniqueness, visitors’ feeling of insideness, and the area’s maintenance. Five categories of interiority, …

Work From Home: Lessons Learned And Implications For Post-Pandemic Workspaces, Beth L. Mcgee, Ryan J. Couillou, Kristjan Maalt

Interiority

The experience of working from home (WFH) has evolved due to the COVID-19 response. A concurrent mixed-methods approach was used to assess the experiences and needs of WFH during COVID-19 pandemic across eight countries. Input concerning office workspace modifications was also explored. Participants (n = 82) were from Asia, Europe, and North America. Participants were working from home more and indicated they were somewhat satisfied with WFH and saw no change in productivity. The most common experience was feeling distracted while others experienced focus or calmness. Most participants were challenged by the lack of appropriate furniture and equipment, as …

Adaptability In Interior Space: Public Housing For Lower-Middle Income Group In Dhaka, Dilruba Yasmin, Farida Nilufar

Interiority

This research examines the spatial characteristics of domestic spaces, their use, and adaptations to analyse their changing morphology. It also examines inhabitants' preferences and requirements for the functional utilisation of the interiority of dwellings. Fifteen apartments in Dhaka were analysed to compare the initial design with the later modifications by occupants. The research followed an ethnographical method to depict the lives and experiences of individuals. The research has identified significant changes in activity zoning and their pattern, thus creating a new spatial organisation of the house that is different from the original design. Activity analysis reveals that most spaces are …

A Survey Of Universal Design At Museums: Current Industry Practice And Perceptions, Jennifer K. Fortuna, Kayleigh Thomas, Jenna Asper, Laura Matney, Kyra Chase, Stephanie Ogren, Julia Vandermolen

The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy

Background: Museums are key educational and cultural resources in the community, yet many are not accessible to visitors with disabilities. Universal design promotes products and environments usable to the greatest extent possible by all people, regardless of ability. This study explores current industry practice and perceptions of accessibility and universal design in a small sample of American museums. Suggestions for how occupational therapists can help museums go above and beyond ADA guidelines are provided.

Method: An 17-item cross-sectional survey was used to collect data. Twenty-five museum associations assisted with recruitment. A descriptive numerical summary and qualitative analysis were …

Physiochemical Characterization Of Coptic Jesus Christ Icon, Church Of Saint Mercurius, Egypt, Neven Kamal, Shaaban Abdelaal, Emil Henin

Journal of the General Union of Arab Archaeologists

التوصيف الفيزيو كيميائي لايقونة السيد المسيح ، كنيسة ابى سيفين ،جمهورية مصر العربية [Ar]قدم هذا البحث التوصيف الفيزوكيميائى لأيقونة قبطية من القرن التاسع عشر من كنيسة القديس مرقوريوس، حيث تمثل مثال فريد من هذة الايقونات التى تعود الى العصر القبطى. ولكى يتحقق الغرض من الدراسة تم استخدام بعض الوسائل الفحص والتحليل لشرح وايضاح كل مظاهر التلف مما يساعد في التوثيق الأثري للأيقونة ، وقد يعطي ذلك تفسير عن ميكانيكة تلف الأيقونات الأثرية . كشف الفحص البصري أن الأيقونة القبطية تتكون من أربع طبقات: دعامة لوح خشبي ، وطبقة تحضير ، وطبقة طلاء ، وبقية طبقة الورنيش ، وقد عانت …

Diagnosis Of The Current State Of The Granite Columns Remnants And Suggesting The Treatment Methods In The Area Of Merit Amun, Akhmim, Egypt, Dr. Elashmawy Abd -Elkareem Ahmed

Journal of the General Union of Arab Archaeologists

تشخيص الحالة الحالية لأعمدة الجرانيت المتبقية وطرق العلاج المقترحة في منطقة ميريت آمون ، أخميم ، مصر [AR]

تم استخدام الجرانيت في المسلات والمباني والتماثيل في مصر القديمة ، وتمت دراسة أعمدة الجرانيت باستخدام [PLM] و [XRD] و XRF]] و [SEM]، وأظهرت نتائج الدراسة أن المياه الأرضية الممزوجة بمياه الصرف الصحي تسببت في تلف الجرانيت ، و يعتمد الضرر أيضًا على قدرة المياه الأرضية على الارتفاع من خلال مسام وشقوق الجرانيت نتيجة عوامل التلف السابقة وعند الارتفاع يكون منسوب المياه الجوفية -0. 5 م والنشاط الإشعاعي في الهواء والماء والتربة والصخور وأشعة الشمس في الموقع الأثري له دور مهم في …

The Geometric Kufic Inscriptions On The Late Mamluk Architecture And Artifacts: A New Perspective Through Some Artifacts, Waleed Ahmed Salah Al-Din

Journal of the General Union of Arab Archaeologists

الخط الكوفي الهندسي على العمارة والتحف الفنية من العصر المملوكي الجركسي. منظور جديد من خلال بعض التحف الفنية. [Ar]

لقد أظهر الفنانون المسلمون براعتهم في إنتاج العديد من التحف الفنية بأشكالها وزخارفها العديدة والمميزة التي لازال الكثير منها بحاجة ماسة للدراسة والفحص. وقد أطنب فنانو العصر المملوكي في زخرفة تحفهم الفنية بالعديد من الزخارف المختلفة ومن أبرز هذه الزخارف هو الخط الكوفي الهندسي الذي لعب دورا حيوياً وبارزا في الفن المملوكي. ظهر الخط الكوفي الهندسي على العديد من المباني الأثرية التي ترجع إلى العصر المملوكي، ومن الملاحظ ندرة وجوده على الفنون والتحف التي ترجع إلى تلك الحقبة من الزمن، لذا …

New Lights On A Rare Abbasid Dirham In The Name Of The Caliph Hārūn Al-Rašīd Minted In Al-Muḥammadīya, 173 Ah, Othman Salama Attia

Journal of the General Union of Arab Archaeologists

أضواء جديدة على درهم عباسي نادر باسم الخليفة هارون الرشيد ضرب المحمـدية سنة 173هـ [Ar] تُلقي هذه الدراسة الضوء على درهم عباسي نادر، ضرب المحمدية، مؤرخ بسنة 173هـ، يحمل اسم الخليفة العباسي هارون الرشيد ويحيى وبهلول. وفي الحقيقة، أن هذا الدرهم سبق وأن تم نشره من قبل، إلا أن المؤلفات والدراسات السابقة التي تناولت هذا الدرهم اكتفت بنشر نصوص كتاباته فحسب، دون الغوص في تحليل الكتابات المسجلة عليه وذلك من أجل التعرف والوقوف على ماهية وحقيقة أسماء تلك الشخصيتين الواردتين ضمن نصوص كتاباته، وهما يحيى وبهلول، وما الوظيفة التي خولت لهم تسجيل أسمائهم بجانب اسم الخليفة هارون الرشيد على هذا …

Two Coptic Inscriptions In The Abou El-Goud Storage Magazine, Ahmed Taleb Abdeldayem Khalil

Journal of the General Union of Arab Archaeologists

إثنان من النقوش القبطية المحفوظة بالمخزن المتحفي بمنطقة أبو الجود [Ar]

تتناول هذه المقالة نشر إثنان من النقوش القبطية المحفوظة بالمخزن المتحفي بمنطقة أبو الجود، أحدهما تم تسجيله في مجموعة تحمل عنوان البرت تاوضروس، واﻵخر هو جزء من مجموعة بعنوان زيادات معبد الأقصر. هذان النقشان كتبا باللهجة الصعيدية. وعلى الرغم من عدم وجود أي بيانات عن موقعهما الأصلي. إلا أنه من المحتمل أنه تم العثور عليهما في جبانات تقع بالقرب من أديرة.

[EN] In this article, two inscriptions preserved in the Abou El-Goud storage magazine are published. One of them was registered in a collection entitled «Albert …

Rainmaking Through The Rock Art In East And South Africa: A Comparison With Current Traditional Tribes, Zainab Khamis

Journal of the General Union of Arab Archaeologists

رموز صناعة المطر من خلال الفن الصخري في شرق وجنوب أفريقيا: مقارنة بالقبائل البدائية الحالية [AR]

تعد صناعة المطر واحدة من أهم الطقوس الحياتية منذ عصور ما قبل التاريخ لا سيما خلال العصر الحجري الحديث، وذلك بسبب تحول الطقس إلى الجاف في ذلك الوقت، فأصبح للمطر دور مهم في الحياة، ومن ثم يحاول البحث توضيح أهمية طقوس صناعة المطر كمصدر للمياه ودور صانع المطر ومكانته المميزة فى مجتمعات شرق وجنوب إفريقيا خلال عصور ما قبل التاريخ، وذلك من خلال دراسة مناظر صناعة المطر ورموزه فى الفن الصخرى آنذاك. تباينت رموز صناعة المطر فى الفن الصخري ما بين الرموز الحيوانية والهندسية …

The Worshipping Formulae Of Royal Adoration Scenes In Ancient Egyptian Temples From The Old Kingdom Till The End Of The Late Period, Rabee Eissa

Journal of the General Union of Arab Archaeologists

الصيغ المعنونة لمناظر التعبد الملكية في المعابد المصرية القديمة منذ عصر الدولة القديمة حتى نهاية العصر المتأخر [AR]

يتناول هذا البحث عرض ودراسة ست صيغ لغوية قام الباحث بتصنيفها خلال حصره مناظر تعبد الملوك في المعابد المصرية منذ عصر الدولة القديمة حتى نهاية العصر المتأخر. وقد ظهرت هذه الصيغ كعنوان لمناظر التعبد الملكية حيث أظهرت الدراسة اختلاف الصيغ الست في المعنى، كما اقتصر ظهور بعضها في مناظر ملوك بعينهم. وتهدف الدراسة إلى مناقشة وتحليل التطورات والتغييرات التي طرأت على صيغ التعبد محل الدراسة في مصر القديمة.

[EN] This paper aims to discuss the adoration formulae that appear as titles …

The Titles Of Ahmose [The Owner Of Theban Tomb Nº. 224], Nelli Boraei

Journal of the General Union of Arab Archaeologists

[Ar]

ألقاب أحمس، صاحب المقبرة الطيبية رقم 224

تهدف هذه الورقة إلى دراسة ألقاب أحمس ، المشرف على المخازن، الذي عمل خلال عهد تحتمس الثالث (الأسرة 18) . وهو صاحب المقبرة رقم 224 التي تقع في جبانة شيخ عبد القرنة بطيبة الغربية . وتسلط مزيدًا من الضوء على أهمية صاحب المقبرة ومكانته الاجتماعية بناءً على ألقابه، سواء تلك التي ظهرت على بعض مقتنياته (بقايا تماثيل طيبية، ومخروط جنائزي مشكوك فى انتسابه أو تلك الألقاب الموجودة في مقابر أبنائه، وكذلك اقتفاء أثرها في نقوش مقبرته .

[En] This paper investigates the titles of Ahmose, the granaries' superintendent during Thutmose III's reign …

Some Remarks On The Execution Place Xbt In Ancient Egypt, Mona Abou El Maati El Nadi

Journal of the General Union of Arab Archaeologists

بعض الملاحظات عن مكان الاعدام (xbt) في مصر القديمة [AR]

فى هذه المقالة ، تحاول الباحثة إلقاء الضوء على أحد أماكن العقاب في مصر القديمة ، ألا وهو مكان الإعدام الذى يسمى Xbt . ومن خلال الدراسة، نلاحظ أنه وعلي الرغم من تعدد أماكن العقاب وتنوعها فى مصر القديمة ، إلا أن التفاصيل قليلة فى وصف هذه الأماكن ، ولم ينتشر تصويرها سواء فى المناظر أو فى كتب العالم الآخر. وقد كان الإعدام بقطع الرأس موجود فى التصاوير منذ العصور المبكرة، وكان عقابا لأعداء الملك كما سجل على بعض الصلايات من العصور المبكرة وبصفة خاصة صلاية الملك نعرمر، ولكن عقوبة …

Royal Tamga-Signs Of Bosporus Ii-Iii Centuries As A Result Of The Barbarization, Evgeny Vdovchenkov

Journal of the General Union of Arab Archaeologists

علامات التامغا الملكية فى مضيق البوسفور خلال القرنين الثاني والثالث [AR]

تُقدم هذه الدراسة تحليل استعمال «التامغا» الملكية على مضيق البوسفور. ويرتبط ظهور التامغا الملكية كتأثير لقبائل سارماتيا القاطنة حول مضيق البوسفور مع النخبة الحاكمة الأصلية في المنطقة. ويحلل المقال العلامات الملكية على اللوحات والأواني الفخارية. «التامغا» تم نحتها على ألواح رسمية عليها نقوش يونانية، ويُعتقد أن «لتامغا» على الألواح تم استبدالها باسم الملك. ويمكن صنع «التامغا» من مواد برونزية، بالإضافة إلى المطبوعات الذهبية المصنوعة في ورش الصناعة في البوسفور، وهي شبيهة بتلك في أحزمة ملوك البوسفور. وقد أصبحت هذه العلامات مميزة للغاية للدلالة علي الانتماء إلى عناصر الجيش أو …

Stela Of Padiamun From ʿAyn-Terghi [Inv. Nº. 1320], Ahmed Younes Mohammed, Sabry Youssef Abd El-Rahman

Journal of the General Union of Arab Archaeologists

لوحة بادي آمون من جبانة عين ترغي، تحمل رقم 1320 [AR]

يهدف هذا المقال إلى دراسة لوحة "بادي آمون" التي عثر عليها في منطقة عين ترغي. وهى محفوظة حاليًا في المخزن المتحفي لأحمد عبد الحميد يوسف بواحة الداخلة تحت رقم تسجيلي 1320. وقد تبين من هذه الدراسة أن الأسلوب الفني وسمات التهجئة وأشكال العلامات تؤرخ اللوحة بالأسرة السادسة والعشرين.

[EN] This article aims to publish and study the stela of Padiamun, discovered at aAyn-Terghi and currently stored in the Ahmed Abdul Hamid Youssef Museum in the Dakhla Oasis under the inventory number 1320. The artistic style, the orthographic and palaeographic …

Building Resilience Through Nature-Based Solutions: Exploring The Urban-Rural Linkages In Flood Mitigation Strategies For Jayapura, Dominika Wara Christiana, Yudhistira S. Pribadi, Retno Wihanesta

Smart City

Nature-based solutions (NbS) offer flexibility and adaptability to different adoption scales and purposes. NbS adoption is influenced by various factors in the target area, including environmental, socio-cultural, and economic factors. Therefore, the chances of successful NbS adoption vary between locations due to different characteristics of the target area. This study aims to identify various factors influencing the suitability level of NbS adoption, potential locations for NbS adoption, and to assess urban-rural linkage in improving the water resilience of Jayapura. This research paper explores the potential locations for implementing nature-based solutions (NbS) in both urban and rural areas of Jayapura City. …

Environmental Evaluation Of The Alternative Housing Environments Of Slums, Aya Abd El-Maksoud Maan, Alaa Mohamed Shams, Mohanad Ali Fouda

Mansoura Engineering Journal

The government has built many similar units all over Egypt, especially Cairo, without considering the differences between residents, studying the areas from which they came, or preparing the neighborhoods they moved to, and they did not follow Vision 2030, which stipulates achieving sustainability in modern urban societies. The research aims to prepare alternative housing areas to be environmentally sustainable and to provide guiding principles for the design of alternative residential neighborhoods. The researcher used the applied approach to the Asmarat neighborhood as one of the built-up neighborhoods to solve the problem of slums in Cairo and was evaluated by the …

Green Walls As A Tool To Achieve Thermal Comfort In University Spaces Simulation Study Using (Design Builder) Program, Noha Roshdy Mohamed Mahmoud Atia, Mona Elwazier, Esraa Elazab

Mansoura Engineering Journal

The research introduces a study on the efficiency of green walls in achieving thermal comfort in educational interior spaces. Green walls can reduce energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions through reducing heating and cooling loads. The research methodology depends on measuring the efficiency of green walls by using design builder a software simulation tool, to assess the thermal comfort in an educational interior space. Results show that energy decreases by 34% and carbon dioxide decreases by 30%.

Evaluation Of The Risk Factors Impacting The Cost Overruns In The Construction Of Roads In Egypt During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Yasser A.S Gamal, Elsayed Mohamed Abd Allah, Mina Maged, Mahmoud Enieb

Mansoura Engineering Journal

Cost overruns are a common problem in the global construction industry, which affects the development of road construction, particularly in developing countries. Moreover, many risk factors in road construction might result in project cost overruns, particularly during COVID-19. So, the research aimed to look into the new risk variables' severity when a coronavirus infection was present. The primary goal of the study is to identify the most important risk variables affecting the construction of roads in Egypt, especially during COVID-19 to lessen the likelihood and impact of those risks. The likelihood and effects of the identified risks were determined by …

Mechanical And Impact Properties Of Fibrous Rubberized Geopolymer Concrete, Metwally Abd Allah Abd-Elaty, Mariam Farouk Ghazy, Omar Hussein Khalifa

Mansoura Engineering Journal

Geopolymer concrete significantly contributes to reducing harmful emissions by reducing the cement industry and replacing it with by-product materials produced by different industries. Geopolymers have enhanced mechanical properties compared with cementitious products, however, their ductility and impact resistance tend to be relatively low. Additionally, the used rubber tires provide a significant environmental risk. Consequently, this research's primary objective is to develop and investigate improved rubberized geopolymer concrete concerning ductility and impact resistance. Reusing Crumb Rubber (CR) as an alternative to natural sand was investigated to meet these goals using volume replacement ratios of (3%, 6%, and 9%). Additionally, different volume …