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Urban building energy modelling and generative design - an integration for energy-optimised urban design: A systematic review (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Elshanshoury, W., Lila, A., Lavaf-Pour, Y., Lamond, J., & Marco, E. (2023). Urban building energy modelling and generative design - an integration for energy-optimised urban design: A systematic review. In Proceedings of Building Simulation 2023: 18th Conference of IBPSA (2627 - 2634). https://doi.org/10.26868/25222708.2023.1382

Global warming is having a significant impact on urban living conditions and putting pressure on finite resources. The built environment, particularly in urban areas, is a major contributor to this problem, highlighting the need for sustainable urban... Read More about Urban building energy modelling and generative design - an integration for energy-optimised urban design: A systematic review.

Atmospheres as environments (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lavaf Pour, Y. (2023, June). Atmospheres as environments. Paper presented at Un/Building the Future: The Country and The City in the Anthropocene, University of Warwick

Metaphysics of architecture: An integral theory framework for sustainability (2023)
Journal Article
Lavaf Pour, Y., & Meraz, F. (2023). Metaphysics of architecture: An integral theory framework for sustainability. ARENA Journal of Architectural Research, 8(1), Article 5. https://doi.org/10.55588/ajar.374

The paper acts as a critique of prevalent current sustainable architecture and proposes a conceptual framework for sustainable design practice. In this paper, we argue that sustainable building standards,such as Passivhaus and BREEAM, have failed to... Read More about Metaphysics of architecture: An integral theory framework for sustainability.

VKhUTEMAS pedagogy: Composition and the new language of form (2023)
Journal Article
Lavaf, Y. (2023). VKhUTEMAS pedagogy: Composition and the new language of form. Charrette, 9(1), 163-182

This article explores the application of a modernist educational practice into a contemporary studio environment. The aim is to investigate the impact that modernist design pedagogy has on visual perception and abstract thinking. The analysis examine... Read More about VKhUTEMAS pedagogy: Composition and the new language of form.