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“Dark and Dirty” Histories of Leisure and Architecture: Varosha’s Past and Future
(2020)Once celebrated as a tourist destination, and now filled with derelict hotels, Varosha is a contested landscape at once embodying contradicting political and economic aspirations and featuring vividly in negotiations for ...
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Daylight performance of an adaptive façade shading system integrated on a multi-storey office building
(ABS, 2018)Adaptive façade design plays a key role in energy performance and sustainability considering the thermal, lighting, acoustic, and visual occupants’ comfort as well as aesthetics, economics and durability. In this research, ...
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Dealing with abandoned monuments: the case of historic monasteries in Cyprus
(2014)'This paper analyses current trends and approaches towards the conservation of abandoned monuments, demonstrating different strategies applied to historical buildings in Cyprus with an emphasis on medieval monasteries. ...
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Decoding Natural Kinematics for Structural Applications
(UPV Press, 2018)
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Deployment and Reconfiguration Approach of Linkage Structures
(Ryerson University, 2019)
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Design and Analysis of an Adaptive Bending-Active Plate Gridshell
(2018)Adaptive structural systems possess the ability of geometrical and mechanical adjustment with regard to changing functional, loading, or environmental conditions. In particular, gridshells following bending-active principles ...
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Design and analysis of an adaptive hybrid structure of linearly interconnected scissor-like and cable bending-active components
(2019)The development of transformable structures in architecture is primarily based on the reduction of self-weight, construction volume and technical complexity, so as to achieve reconfigurability and provide efficient kinematics ...
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Design and Creation of an Energy Efficient Prefabricated Housing Unit based on Specific Taxonomy and Optimization Techniques
(OptArch, 2019)This presentation aims to examine the integration of environmental systems and strategies in environmentally friendly and technologically advanced, off–grid prefabricated housing units. The study is based on a comprehensive ...
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Design of a Controlled Cable Bending-Active Structure
(Ryerson University, 2013)
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Design of circulation diagrams in macro-scale level based on human movement behavior modeling
(2012)This paper demonstrates a computer-based design approach that is used for the generation of circulation diagrams, and the spatial organization of functional areas in macro-scale level. The paper introduces a computer model ...
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Design optimization and robotic fabrication of tensile mesh structures: The development and simulation of a custom-made end-effector tool
(2016)This article presents an ongoing research, aiming to introduce a fabrication procedure for the development of tensile mesh systems. The purpose of current methodology is to establish an integrated approach that combines ...
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Design, motion planning and control of a reconfigurable hybrid structure
(2015)•A reconfigurable hybrid structure has been developed.•Hinge connected beams are stabilized through struts and continuous cables.•The system reconfiguration is based on application of the effective 4-bar concept.•The system ...
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Design-static analysis and environmental assessment investigation based on a kinetic formwork-driven by digital fabrication principles
(2018)This research focuses on design-static analysis and environmental assessment procedures that are based on the idea of a flexible kinetic formwork used as the automated mechanism for the production of bricks for porous wall ...
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Development of an environmentally-friendly prefabricated housing unit – An affordable and spatially flexible housing solution
(Atut, 2019)
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Development of an innovative compact hybrid electrical-thermal storage system for historic building integrated applications in the Mediterranean climate
(2019-04)Currently in the EU, there are limited examples of operationally integrated solutions capable of achieving optimal interaction of energy networks, combining both electricity and heat-cooling energy supply and storage. There ...
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Development of an Innovative Compact Hybrid Electrical-Thermal Storage System for Historic Building Integrated Applications in the Mediterranean Climate
(Ecohouse Initative Ltd, 2019)