Cross-cultural comparison has been used in architecture mostly to discuss the components of culture, knowledge, and value systems, yet to date there is not a specific comparative study on gendered architecture in prayer ...

Purpose - This paper aims to compare designers' cognitive behaviors in geometry-based modeling environments (GMEs) and parametric design environments (PDEs). Design/methodology/approach - This study used Rhinoceros as ...

This article is about adult students’ learning of Interior Architecture design course and efficacy and efficiency of new method of instructional design experience employed in 2011-2012 spring semester. A student group of ...

Light is a form of energy that affects the human sleep cycle, working hours, alertness, productivity, and well-being. As one of the essential environmental factors, lighting requires extensive research to understand the ...

In this study, it was aimed to determine the effects of flexibility and interchangeability characteristics on furniture preferences by the criteria that the participants take into consideration when buying children's room ...

The aim of this study is to find out the effects of speech and speech intelligibility on computer-based task performance in open-plan offices. The research was conducted in a real open-plan office environment to include ...

Occupational safety and health (OHS) education in universities has an important role in developing and improving safety cultures in the workplace. Safety education is essential for improving necessary OSH skills, culture ...

One of the objectives of architectural design is to create multisensory environments. The users are under the influence of a wide variety and intense perceptual data flow when users experience a designed space. Architects ...

This study presents the indoor soundscape framework in detail by describing the variables and factors that form an indoor soundscape study. The main objective is to introduce a new indoor soundscaping framework and ...

The term "biophilic design" is recognized by some designers who coined a word for designing instinctively using fresh understandings, reasons, and views, which helps reconnect us with the natural world in the indoor environment. ...