This article examines how the smart city concept affects urban design, architecture, and planning. It asks whether the use of digital technology and data fundamentally changes the principles and practice of city design. Or whether smart-city technology simply provides new tools for improving conventional approaches to urban development. Background The energy crisis and environmental pollution […]
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Urban fabric development: sustainable approaches
Researchers in the academic literature circle two keywords: urban fabric development and sustainability. Mainly, here we are concerned about professional practice. Urban fabric development and sustainability have three common pillars: Land use, urban densities, and transport system. Surely, changing one of these pillars will have a concurrent influence on the other two pillars. So, in […]
Net Zero Energy Building Architecture or Engineering?
Net Zero energy building is an approach to designing a building to use low energy. The design that generates as much renewable energy from various sources. The approach has many common goals with green architecture and sustainable urban development. It received much attention from institutions, and the government see video below. That Focus because of […]
Urban renewal: 8 solutions to develop informal settlement
Informal settlements arise from poverty and urban migration, creating environmental damage, social issues, and economic strain. By 2050, they may house half the global urban population, making them a critical urban challenge. The article proposes phased renewal strategies — including commercial development, housing, sports, and cultural facilities — requiring coordinated government and community action. Also, […]
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What is sustainable urban development?
What is sustainable urban development? Is an article that completes the previous articles 1,2. The article defines what is sustainable urban development? also highlights, and to point to the institutions and commercial publications spread all around the world about policies and guidelines. In addition to sustainable urban development in practice. Finally, some other contradictions of […]
Real Estate Market Cycles: 3 demand growth-change scenario
Real estate market cycles includes four phases: recovery, expansion, hyper supply, recession. Recovery is the phase following a great recession where occupancies and rent are low and construction slows and gradually strengthens and goes high. Expansion is the phase when the market is fully recovered and the market is strong. Vacancies are low, rents are […]