All Outputs (40)

Tracking the virality of news in Smart Cities (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Hasham, K., Soomro, K., & Ludlow, D. (2017, December). Tracking the virality of news in Smart Cities. Paper presented at The 4th International Workshop on Smart City Clouds: Technologies, Systems and Applications., Texas, USA

Effective communication with citizens is an important goal of smart cities. To this end the digital age offers many mechanisms to not only enable timely communication, but also bilateral communication. Mechanisms such as blog posts and online press r... Read More about Tracking the virality of news in Smart Cities.

How to draw the world: From the plan to an architectural storytelling (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Banou, S. (2017, November). How to draw the world: From the plan to an architectural storytelling. Paper presented at European Architectural History Network Conference: The Tools of the Architect, TU Delft, Netherlands

While with contemporary tools of navigation such as Google Maps we are today able to 'hold' the Earth in our hands, our architectural representations are increasingly turning their gaze away form this subject, abandoning the 'aerial' view of the plan... Read More about How to draw the world: From the plan to an architectural storytelling.

Academic advising, a case study of A'Sharqiyah University-Oman (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Umar, T. (2017, November). Academic advising, a case study of A'Sharqiyah University-Oman. Presented at Academic Advising: Is It Worth it?, Rustaq, Oman

By definition, the academic advising is the process between the student and an academic advisor of exploring the value of a general education, reviewing the services and policies of the institution, discussing educational and career plans, and making... Read More about Academic advising, a case study of A'Sharqiyah University-Oman.

Causes and impact of work related stress amongst construction health and safety managers (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Rogers, G., Manu, P., Mahamadu, A., & Dziekoński, K. (2017, November). Causes and impact of work related stress amongst construction health and safety managers. Paper presented at 22nd International Conference on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, Melbourne, Australia

Work related stress (WRS) is a contributor to absence from work by workers in the construction industry. Whilst there has been research into WRS in the construction sector, there has been limited empirical research focussing on WRS amongst constructi... Read More about Causes and impact of work related stress amongst construction health and safety managers.

Teaching and Learning about Solar Power through the Built Environment (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Nicoletti, E. (2017, November). Teaching and Learning about Solar Power through the Built Environment. Presented at Solar Art Forum, The Fire Station Artist in Residence, Doha

The built environment we experience shapes us, as perceptions become memories and facilitate learning. Urban skins can be powerful media which have been used to convey meanings and educate people since ancient times. Nowadays, they are a form of art... Read More about Teaching and Learning about Solar Power through the Built Environment.

Very like minds (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Mosley, J., & Warren, S. (2017, November). Very like minds. Paper presented at 'Alison And Peter Smithson: Ideas, Architecture And Impact’ Symposium, Edge Theatre, Edge Arts, Bath University, UK

The illustrated paper 'Very Like Minds' explores the creative practice and research process for the production of the installation 'A Nodding Acquaintance'. This new work by artist Sophie Warren and architect Jonathan Mosley was commissioned by Edge... Read More about Very like minds.

Drawn Utopias: From language to experience (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Banou, S. (2017, November). Drawn Utopias: From language to experience. Paper presented at Drawing Millions of Plans, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture, Copenhagen

Goodbye to Language (Adieu au Langage, 2015), was the first film by Jean-Luc Godard to make use of 3D filming techniques. Its title suggests a conflict between the word and the image while it can also be considered to refer to the concept of langage... Read More about Drawn Utopias: From language to experience.

Workshop: Collaborating with communities in creating their own spaces with the city (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Sara, R., & Jones, M. (2017, October). Workshop: Collaborating with communities in creating their own spaces with the city. Presented at Workshop: Collaborating with Communities in Creating Their Own Spaces with the City, Bristol, England

Grass-roots activities can regenerate areas and empower communities to take ownership of their own shared spaces within the city. The panel explores the interplay between ‘top down’ and ‘ground up’ interventions and places in between. What would an e... Read More about Workshop: Collaborating with communities in creating their own spaces with the city.

The UWE research pavilion 2016 (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Harding, J., Hills, S., Brandt-Olsen, C., & Melville, S. (2017, September). The UWE research pavilion 2016. Paper presented at The IASS Annual Symposium 2017 “Interfaces: architecture.engineering.science”, Hamburg, Germany

This paper describes the design, fabrication and assembly of an elastic gridshell by staff and students at The University of The West of England (UWE) in collaboration with Format Engineers. Whilst timber lath gridshells are traditionally formed from... Read More about The UWE research pavilion 2016.

Building with nature: A new benchmark for green infrastructure (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Sinnett, D., Jerome, G., Burgess, S., Smith, N., & Mortock, R. (2017, September). Building with nature: A new benchmark for green infrastructure

Green infrastructure (GI) is globally recognised as an essential component of liveable and sustainable places. However there is still considerable uncertainty about the best way to design, deliver and maintain GI particularly amongst planners and dev... Read More about Building with nature: A new benchmark for green infrastructure.

Healthy cities: Integrating healthy lifestyles and sustainable environments (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Rice, L. (2017, September). Healthy cities: Integrating healthy lifestyles and sustainable environments. Presented at Sixth International Conference on Climate Change Adaptation, Toronto, Canada

Many of the drivers for climate change are caused by human behaviour, particularly the buildings and cities we live in. Yet solutions to climate change are often too focused on environmental issues that sideline human concerns. Most illnesses that so... Read More about Healthy cities: Integrating healthy lifestyles and sustainable environments.

Building with nature: A new benchmark for green infrastructure (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Sinnett, D., Jerome, G., Burgess, S., Smith, N., & Mortlock, R. (2017, September). Building with nature: A new benchmark for green infrastructure

Green infrastructure (GI) is globally recognised as an essential component of liveable and sustainable places. It is widely acknowledged that it is the primary mechanism for delivering ecosystem services in towns and cities and there is a substantial... Read More about Building with nature: A new benchmark for green infrastructure.

Mining landscapes as a cultural and environmental resource (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Sinnett, D. (2017, September). Mining landscapes as a cultural and environmental resource

The UK has a rich metal mining legacy with many thousands of abandoned and restored mines concentrated in areas such as Cornwall, The Pennines and Anglesey. Although former mines and quarries can be perceived as derelict or degraded sites of very lit... Read More about Mining landscapes as a cultural and environmental resource.

Learning through successful feedback: Digital opportunities for effective feedback in architectural education (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Bassindale, J. R. (2017, September). Learning through successful feedback: Digital opportunities for effective feedback in architectural education. Paper presented at Innovation in Built Environment Education 2017 - Learning Matters Two-day conference, Birmingham, England

The study focuses on improving student feedback and assessment by using digital tablet technology in a subject area where constructive criticism is crucial and forms a part of the methodology of both teaching and practice. The National Student Survey... Read More about Learning through successful feedback: Digital opportunities for effective feedback in architectural education.

Co-adapting or adopting? Learning from a large scale comparative case study of four UK architecture firms (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Oliveira, S., Marco, E., & Gething, B. (2017, September). Co-adapting or adopting? Learning from a large scale comparative case study of four UK architecture firms. Paper presented at Architecture Connects, AAE 2017, Oxford

Whilst strategies for co-producing research in architecture are widely debated, the practical complexities and effects of engaging with, discussing and observing ‘designers’ at work are rarely reported. The purpose of this paper is to examine the ‘em... Read More about Co-adapting or adopting? Learning from a large scale comparative case study of four UK architecture firms.

Birnbeck international film institute architecture UWE (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Hynam, M., & Brown, S. (2017, September). Birnbeck international film institute architecture UWE. Presented at Architecture Connects, AAE 2017, Oxford

This film reflects on a year-long collaboration between Master of Architecture students at UWE Bristol and Birnbeck Trust. Over the course of the year students were tasked with developing proposals for an International Film Institute to be constructe... Read More about Birnbeck international film institute architecture UWE.

Inclusive city governance: International lesson drawing from progressive urban leadership (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Hambleton, R. (2017, September). Inclusive city governance: International lesson drawing from progressive urban leadership. Paper presented at DSA2017: Sustainability Interrogated: Societies, growth and social justice, Bradford, UK

This paper outlines concepts that may be able to help us better understand the power of place in our globalising world. More specifically, it aims to show how good place-based leadership can promote inclusive urban development in both developed and... Read More about Inclusive city governance: International lesson drawing from progressive urban leadership.

Critical reflections on the inclusivity and diversity of live community architecture projects (2017)
Presentation / Conference
de Graft-Johnson, A., Daniels, S., Sara, R., & Jones, M. (2017, September). Critical reflections on the inclusivity and diversity of live community architecture projects. Paper presented at AAE2017: Architecture Connects, Oxford Brookes School of Architecture, Oxford. UK

One of the key ways in which architecture students are prompted to connect with clients, users and community groups is through engagement with live projects. Students are invited to work with, and/or for, an external collaborator for their mutual ben... Read More about Critical reflections on the inclusivity and diversity of live community architecture projects.

A place for mortality: In-patient hospice architecture and its role in a dignified death (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Bellamy, A. (2017, August). A place for mortality: In-patient hospice architecture and its role in a dignified death. Paper presented at "STS (In)Sensibilities" 4S Society for Social Sciences Annual International Conference, Boston, United States of America

This paper explores the role of design and architecture within palliative care environments to influence a positive experience of dying. As more demands are placed on in-patient hospices, many providers look to rejuvenate their facilities. Can multi-... Read More about A place for mortality: In-patient hospice architecture and its role in a dignified death.

Taking women's different bodily functions into account, including menstruation, in sanitation provision (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Greed, C. (2017, July). Taking women's different bodily functions into account, including menstruation, in sanitation provision. Paper presented at WEDC Conference, Loughborough, England

Whilst over two billion people lack adequate toilet provision, water supply, and sanitation, women are particularly badly affected. Women have fewer facilities to start with, but more toileting needs caused by biological differences including menstru... Read More about Taking women's different bodily functions into account, including menstruation, in sanitation provision.