Public Places Urban Spaces provides a comprehensive overview of the principles, theory
and practices of urban design for those new to the subject and for those requiring a clear …

Metrics are instrumental in design assessments. Solar performance metrics help designers
to evaluate solar access in cities. Metrics should be used early in the urban planning stages …

By estimating certain features of the built environment, we can predict positive healing
effects that spaces and structures may have on users. This can be estimated before …

The human brain evolved to implicitly approach or avoid objects in its surroundings.
Requisite for survival, this behavior happens without conscious awareness or control, honed …

As clan and blood relations are the essential core of rural social attributes, the rise and fall of
the main family names in a village not only affects the spatial arrangement of their internal …

This essay discusses a deep malaise of contemporary architecture, made more obvious by
experiencing COVID-19 lockdowns for several months. Evidence-based arguments urge …

The increasing demand of humankind has caused a large number of land use changes,
which pose a direct or indirect threat to the environment while promoting economic growth …

This paper traces the history of apartment design with an emphasis on spatial layout. It
charts the events that have influenced apartment design in Sydney, Australia and provides a …

This study aims to assess a sense of place in the context of an Indonesian city through real-
time walking experience. With rapid urban development, the cityscape may change, leading …

The design of campuses, like other aspects of contemporary environmental design, must be
reassessed in light of the challenge of sustainability. This paper considers the “modern” …