ArchNet-IJAR : international journal of architectural research.

Archnet-IJAR: Inaugural Issue, Vol 1 - Issue 1, March 2007
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Editorial: ArchNet-IJAR is Setting the Stage for Online Publishing in Architectural and Built Environment Research-PP.09/12.
Ashraf M. Salama


Health Care Architecture in Sao Paulo, Brazil: Evaluating Accessibility and Fire Safety in Large Hospitals-PP.13/25.
Ornstein, S.W.; Ono, R.; Lopes, M.E.; Monteiro, R.Z.; Gill, A.A.; & Machry, H.S.


Daylighting and Energy Performance of Post Millennium Condominiums in Singapore-PP.26/35.
Uma Maheswaran & Ang Guo zi


Restructuring 21st-Century Architecture through Human Intelligence-PP.36/52.
Nikos A. Salingaros & Kenneth G. Masden II


Polemics in Arab Architecture: Theory versus Practice-PP.53/69.
Khaled Asfour


Hyper-Identity: The Case of Kuwaiti Architecture-PP.70/85.
Yasser Mahgoub


Mediterranean Visual Messages: The Conundrum of Identity, ISMS, and Meaning in Contemporary Egyptian Architecture-PP.86/104.
Ashraf M. Salama


The Notion of Hierarchy: The 'Parchin Kari' Programme at the Taj Mahal-PP.105/121.
Thalia Kennedy
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Archnet-IJAR: Second Issue, Vol 1 - Issue 2, July 2007
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Editorial: The Debate Continues- PP.11/14.
Ashraf M. Salama


Design Intelligences: A Case for Multiple Intelligences in Architectural Design -PP.15/34.
Newton D'Souza


Affordability of Low Income Housing in Pumwani, Nairobi, Kenya- PP.35/44.
Crispino C. Ochieng


386 Forgotten Ideas:
Architecture and the Eradication of Poverty-A Retrospective Account- PP.45/56.
Joerg Seifert


Navigating Housing Affordability Between Transdisciplinarity and Life Style Theories:
The Case of the Gulf States- PP.57/76.
Ashraf M. Salama


Mixed Reality: The Deconstruction of Time-The Restructure of the Future- PP.77/91.
M. Alaa Mandour


Airflow Patterns and Stack Pressure Simluation in a High Rise Residential Building in Seoul- PP.92/99.
Khoukhi Maatouk


Hakim's Work on Traditional Islamic and Mediterranean Urbanism- PP.100/105.
Besim S. Hakim


Book Review: Design Studio Pedagogy: Horizons for the Future
Assessing Architectural Education's 'Crown Jewel' - PP.106/108.
Michael J. Crosbie


Book Review: Spaces Speak, Are You Listening ?- PP.109/113.
Abeer A. Hasanin


Nikos A. Salingaros: A New Vitruvius for 21st-Century Architecture and Urbanism? - PP.114/131.
Ashraf M. Salama


Comments on Ashraf Salama's Article:"...A New Vitruvius....?" - PP.132/134.
Nikos A. Salingaros


Conference/ Competition Announcements-IAHH 2008- PP.135/140.
Akhtar Chauhan

Archnet-IJAR International Journal of Architectural Research is an interdisciplinary, fully-refereed scholarly online journal of architecture, planning, and built environment studies. ArchNet-IJAR is edited by Ashraf Salama, Professor of Architecture. Two international boards (advisory and editorial) ensure the quality of scholarly papers and allow for a comprehensive academic review of contributions spanning a wide spectrum of issues, methods, theoretical approaches and architectural and development practices. ArchNet-IJAR provides a comprehensive academic review of a wide spectrum of issues, methods, and theoretical approaches. It aims to bridge theory and practice in the fields of architectural/design research and urban planning/built environment studies, reporting on the latest research findings and innovative approaches for creating responsive environments.