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Physical and Visual Accessibilities in Intensive Care Units: A Comparative Study of Open-Plan and Racetrack Units
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2016-10)This study compared physical and visual accessibilities and their associations with staff perception and interaction behaviors in 2 intensive care units (ICUs) with open-plan and racetrack layouts. For the study, physical ... -
Racial covenants in Kansas City : an historical view of their effect on housing choice
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Islamic Architecture: An Architecture of the Ephemeral
(2020-03)Written as an introduction to the Architecture of the Muslim world, this paper discusses the underlying similarities of different regional architectural styles developed by Muslims over a vast geographical area during a ... -
Variations of PV Panel Performance Installed over a Vegetated Roof and a Conventional Black Roof
(MDPI, 2018-05-01)The total worldwide photovoltaic (PV) capacity has been growing from about 1 GW at the beginning of the twenty-first century to over 300 GW in 2016 and is expected to reach 740 GW by 2022. PV panel efficiency is reported ... -
The Effect of Shading Louvers and Compact Silencers as Noise Barriers in a Ventilated Double Skin Façade
(University of Kansas, 2017-01-01)Among environmental stressors, urban noise exposure has become a critical factor for building occupants’ health along with rapid urban population growth. The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that high external ... -
The Building of the University of Kansas
(University of Kansas, 1932-06)The following account of the building of a University at Lawrence, Kansas, has been written from the point of view of an architect. Of special interest to an architect are such problems as the selection of a site for the ... -
The feasibility of constructing a carrying case, portable altar, and altarware to be used in missionary work for the Catholic Church
(University of Kansas, 1966-05-31)Father Brendan Downey, O.S.B. of the St. Lawrence Catholic Student Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, suggested the thesis topic. According to Father Brendan, Catholic missionary priests find it inconvenient ... -
Craft in the Digital Era: Louis Sullivan, Digital Technology, and Designbuild Education
(New Prairie Press, 2017)Perhaps digital craft in architecture can be effectively calibrated through emulation of the masters. This is not to suggest we retrogress to periods of architectural style, but rather leverage relevant benchmarks within ... -
Making Cities Cool Again: Heat Mitigation Strategies in Hazard Mitigation Plans from Six US States
(University of Kansas, 2017-08-31)More people in the US are killed per year by heat waves than any other weather-related disaster. Extreme heat events (heat waves) are also expected to increase in severity and frequency due to climate change. Because of ... -
Some practical aspects of structural design for buildings
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DESIGN CORRELATES OF PATIENTS' TRAVEL EXPERIENCE AND SATISFACTION IN THE HOSPITALS OF BANGLADESH
(University of Kansas, 2014-08-31)Understanding patients' experience is important for designing patient centered healthcare environments. Patients get their first impressions of the healthcare experience from the environment, which may affect their healthcare ... -
Towards an Integrative Understanding of 'authenticity' of cultural heritage: An analysis of World Heritage Site designations in the Asian Context
(SAGE Publications, 2017-04-26)In the World Heritage Sites (WHS) designation, it is required to define the conditions that ‘authenticate’ the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) of heritage sites. Initially, the notion of authenticity had been understood ... -
Therapeutic goals of hospice care environment: A systematic literature review
(Perkins+Will, 2015)Identification of environmental Therapeutic Goals (TGs) has proven essential in providing useful guidance for planning and design (Cohen & Weisman 1991 ). Though age-specific environmental dimensions have been suggested ... -
Physical and Visual Accessibilities in Intensive Care Units: A Comparative Study of Open-Plan and Racetrack Units
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2016)This study compared physical and visual accessibilities and their associations with staff perception and interaction behaviors in 2 intensive care units (ICUs) with open-plan and racetrack layouts. For the study, physical ... -
Formative Pathways: Changing Systems of Design - From Heuristics to Applications, Pedagogies, and Processes
(Multi-Science Publishing, 2013-12)This special issue of International Journal of Architecture Computing (IJAC)is entitled Formative Pathways and explores the changing face of the profession and the academy as a means to capture the influence of computational ... -
Development of Hospice Environmental Assessment Protocol (HEAP): A Post Occupancy Evaluation Tool
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)The post-occupancy evaluation (POE) of any building facility is essential for providing feedback to the architects and to the building owners for further improvement in design skills and management procedures. Since the ... -
Berger Memorial : a Jewish funeral home
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A school for contemporary architectural training
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Harnessing the Opulence within: Re-positioning the quest for housing the economically disadvantaged
(Department of Architecture, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, 2007)This paper argues that designing for the economically disadvantaged should perhaps be built on the resilience, resourcefulness, and survival skills of the poor. This would require a repositioning of our perceptions - of ... -
Developing Alternative Methods for Urban Imageability Research
(Centre for Heritage and Cultural Studies, University of Moratuwa, 2015)This paper discusses the devising of an alternative data collection technique for a research project that investigated the urban imageability of the World Heritage City of Kandy in Sri Lanka. Kevin Lynch argues that people ...
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