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Architecture and Urbanism: A Smart Outlook

Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Architecture and Urban Planning, Cairo, Egypt

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  • © 2020

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Editors:
  1. Shaimaa Kamel

    1. Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

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  2. Hanan Sabry

    1. Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

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  3. Ghada F. Hassan

    1. Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

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  4. Mostafa Refat

    1. Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

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  5. Abeer Elshater

    1. Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

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  6. Ahmed S. Abd Elrahman

    1. Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

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  7. Doaa K. Hassan

    1. Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

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  8. Rowaida Rashed

    1. Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

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  • Links practice with scientific research in cutting-edge smart technologies
  • Presents Egypt as a prime location for solar and wind resources
  • Exchanges innovative initiatives for solar energy and other renewable energy resources

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Table of contents (34 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
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  2. Smart Architectural Design Education and Practice

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Improvisation Impact on Creativity Strands in Architecture Education

      • Doaa Hassan
      Pages 3-17

    3. Biomimetic Approaches in Architectural Design Education

      • Meral Omar, Shaimaa Kamel, Doaa Hassan, Sherif Abdelmohsen
      Pages 19-31

    4. Tracing the Impact of Teaching Sustainable Design on Design Projects in Architectural Freshman Level

      • Laila Khodeir, Ashraf Nessim, Dalya Maguid
      Pages 33-48

    5. Gaps Facing Sustainable Architectural Design Training and Education in Egypt

      • Ayman A. Farid
      Pages 49-63

    6. Evaluating the Architectural Designs Using Machine Learning: The Case of Two Modes

      • Omar O. Elrawy, Tamer El-Khouly, Omar Abdallah
      Pages 65-76

    7. Applying Swarm Intelligence in Architectural Design

      • Hager Magdy, Hazem Eldaly
      Pages 77-87

    8. Biomimicry in Architecture: The Potential Shift from Theory to Practice

      • Sara Samy, Wafaa Nadim, Morad Abdelkader
      Pages 89-103

    9. Towards Multisensory Architecture: A Phenomenological Investigation of Vivid Experiences

      • Dina Bakir, Yasser Mansour, Shaimaa Kamel, Yasser Moustafa, Marwa H. Khalil
      Pages 105-118

  3. Smart Environmental Solutions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 119-119
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    2. The Effect of Courtyard Ratio on Energy Consumption and Thermal Comfort in a Primary Governmental School in New Assiut City, Egypt

      • Ahmed Mohammed Abd El-Samea, Nouby Mohammed Hassan, Amr Sayed Hassan Abdallah
      Pages 121-131

    3. Encoding Latent Properties of Hygromorphic-Thermobimetal Composites as a Passive Mechanism for Adaptive Building Skins

      • Rana El-Dabaa, Sherif Abdelmohsen, Yasser Mansour
      Pages 133-145

    4. Retrofit as a Means for Reaching Net-Zero Energy Residential Housing in Greater Cairo

      • Bassent Adly, Hanan Sabry, Ahmed Faggal, Mahmoud Abd Elrazik
      Pages 147-158

    5. Integrating Passive Design Strategies and Energy Generation Systems for Net Plus-Energy Housing in Egypt

      • Hussein Hamza, Mohamed Ayman Ashour, Hanan Mostafa Sabry, Mostafa Refat Ismail
      Pages 159-172

    6. Enhancing Occupants’ Well-Being Through Qualitative Indoor Environments

      • Dalia Hafiz, Vrushali Mhatre
      Pages 173-183

    7. School2Share (S2S): A Computational Approach for the Efficient Management of Shared Facilities in Egypt

      • Sherif Abdelmohsen, Ayman Assem, Mohamed Ezzeldin
      Pages 185-197

    8. Evaluating the Quality of the Outdoor Environment of Primary School

      • Alaa EL-Telwany, Muhammed Gabr, Ayman Assem, Tamer Samir
      Pages 199-214

    9. Post-occupancy Evaluation of the Emergency Departments: A Holistic Approach to Promote the Healthcare Architecture Design Standards

      • Bassant Sorrour, Akram Farouk, Mostafa Refat
      Pages 215-228

  4. Smart Cultural Heritage

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 229-229
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About this book

This proceedings addresses the challenges of urbanization that gravely affect the world’s ecosystems. To become efficiently sustainable and regenerative, buildings and cities need to adopt smart solutions. This book discusses innovations of the built environment while depicting how such practices can transform future buildings and urban areas into places of higher value and quality. The book aims to examine the interrelationship between people, nature and technology, which is essential in pursuing smart environments that optimize human wellbeing, motivation and vitality, as well as promoting cohesive and inclusive societies: Urban Sociology - Community Involvement - Place-making and Cultural Continuity – Environmental Psychology - Smart living - Just City.  The book presents exemplary practical experiences that reflect smart strategies, technologies and innovations, by established and emerging professionals, provides a forum of real-life discourse.  The primary audience for the work will be from the fields of architecture, urban planning and built-environment systems, including multi-disciplinary academics as well as professionals.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

    Shaimaa Kamel, Hanan Sabry, Ghada F. Hassan, Mostafa Refat, Abeer Elshater, Ahmed S. Abd Elrahman, Doaa K. Hassan, Rowaida Rashed

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Architecture and Urbanism: A Smart Outlook

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Architecture and Urban Planning, Cairo, Egypt

  • Editors: Shaimaa Kamel, Hanan Sabry, Ghada F. Hassan, Mostafa Refat, Abeer Elshater, Ahmed S. Abd Elrahman, Doaa K. Hassan, … Rowaida Rashed

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52584-2

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: History, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-52583-5Published: 03 November 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-52586-6Published: 03 November 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-52584-2Published: 02 November 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIII, 500

  • Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations, 208 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns), Energy Policy, Economics and Management, Environment, general, Environmental Policy, Social Sciences, general, Building Construction and Design

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