OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Open House International is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
An analysis of indoor environment evaluation for The Springs development in Dubai, UAE	22
Transforming learning for architecture: online design studio as the new norm for crises adaptation under COVID-19	17
Transformations in the built form as a reflection of social change, the case of apartment buildings in Amman	14
Do social media data indicate visits to tourist attractions? A case study of Shanghai, China	13
Neighborhood location and its association with place attachment and residential satisfaction	12
Immersive construction detailing education: building information modeling (BIM)–based virtual reality (VR)	11
4D printing of wooden actuators: encoding FDM wooden filaments for architectural responsive skins	11
A mixed methods study of architectural education during the initial COVID-19 lockdown: student experiences in design studio and technology courses	10
Global South research priorities for neighbourhood sustainability assessment tools	8
A dynamic vertical shading optimisation to improve view, visual comfort and operational energy	8
Dwelling form and culture in the traditional Najdi built environment, Saudi Arabia	8
Neighbourhood attachment and satisfaction: a Hong Kong’s case study	8
Impacts of Cittaslow philosophy on sustainable tourism development	8
Architectural design communication (ADC) in online education during COVID-19 pandemic: a comparison of Turkish and Spanish universities	7
Balconies during COVID-19 lockdown: exploring the change in patterns of use in Cairo	7
Integrating virtual reality technology into architecture education: the case of architectural history courses	7
Self-advocacy for first-year students in interior architecture design studios	7
Machine learning for conservation of architectural heritage	7
Women's spaces in the vernacular Qatari courtyard house: how privacy and gendered spatial segregation shape architectural identity	7
The planning of smart elderly housing in Dubai with IoT technologies	7
Design research in the practice of memory place-making	6
The confluence approach – a theoretical proposition for effective structuring of architecture studio pedagogy in e-learning mode	6
Thermal comfort and pedestrian behaviors in urban public spaces in cities with warm and dry climates	6
Measuring the geometry of nature and architecture: comparing the visual properties of Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater and its natural setting	6
Defining urban design strategies: an analysis of Iskenderun city center’s imageability	6

Root factors limiting BIM implementation in developing countries: sampling the Turkish AEC industry	6
An integrated social sustainability assessment framework: the case of construction industry	5
The mediating role of sense of belonging in the relationship between the built environment and victimisation: a case of Penang, Malaysia	5
Identification and evaluation of the renewal of industrial land in master planning: the case of Lijia, China	5
Stakeholder perceptions of drivers for, and barriers to, the incorporation of sustainability in PPP infrastructure projects in Nigeria	5
Revisiting the spatial form of traditional villages in Chaoshan, China	5
Walkable environment and community well-being: a case from the city of Kwun Tong	5
Understanding users’ and hosts’ motives to co-working space: Case of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	5
We gain a lot…but what are we losing? A critical reflection on the implications of digital design technologies	4
Urban housing: a study on housing environment, residents’ satisfaction and happiness	4
Smart city and spatial configuration: assessing accessibility and intelligibility to increase mobility in the George Town heritage site, Malaysia	4
Performance-based identity in a BIM environment: an architect's perceptions and experiences	4
Unpacking the concept of 20-minute neighbourhoods: disentangling “desired outcomes” from the “means” available for achieving them	4
Towards nearly zero energy building concept – visual comfort and energy efficiency assessments in a classroom	4
Critical stress factors influencing architecture students in Turkey: a structural equation modelling approach	4
Exploring immersive learning technology as learning tools in experiential learning for architecture design education	4
A comparison of the cognitive actions of designers in geometry-based and parametric design environments	4
The virtual design studio and the key integrals	4
Student housing design implications for single-room occupancy during COVID-19 in Ghana	4
Investigating the tectonic effects of openings as ‘built-things’: case of Çavuşoğlu house	4
An adaptive thermal comfort model for naturally ventilated classrooms of technical institutions in Madurai	4
Findings from a field study of urban microclimate in Korea using mobile meteorological measurements	4
The social role of open spaces in informal settlements in Jordan	3
Supporting, tinkering, adjusting and resisting: a typology of user translations of the built environment	3
The experience of post-war reconstruction: the case of built heritage in Bosnia	3
Applying active learning method to improve teaching outcomes in architectural engineering courses	3
A hierarchical definitional framework for a heterogeneous context: housing typologies in Tirana, Albania	3
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on architectural education: bibliometric and content analyses	3
Safety of transportation buildings against vehicle bomb attacks with multi-criteria decision-making	3
Trends in the integration of photovoltaic facilities into the built environment	3
Toward a diversified economy in post-pandemic environment: regeneration of Qatari villages	3
Contemporary architecture of Cairo (1990–2020): mutational plurality of “ISMS”, decolonialism, and cosmopolitanism	3
Analysis of the current development of community centers in Jeddah city	3
Factors influencing collective action of gated communities: a systematic review using an SES framework	3
The reliability of citizen science in plan formulation: evidence from Askar, the Kingdom of Bahrain	3
Revisiting learning styles and autonomy in the design studio: an undergraduate assessment	3
Edge effect of streets in old residential areas in Chengdu, China	3
Failed planning: lost opportunities and choices for the future	3
On ontological approaches to academic research in architecture	3
A generative design case study for UAV-based assembly and fabrication: parametric analysis and synthesis of Iranian-Islamic Muqarnas	3
Proposing a checklist for aesthetic control and management in a city under neo-liberal influences: Istanbul case	3
An explorative study on the potential of green roofs providing thermal comfort conditions for indoor spaces in Kumasi, Ghana	3
Investigating integrated urbanism in Chinese edge cities: the case of Yizhuang Development Area	3
Exploring the sense of place of traditional shopping streets through Instagram’s visual images and narratives	3
A triangulation process of street music in public spaces: a case study of Istanbul's Istiklal Avenue	3
Housing affordability crisis and vulnerable social groups in Turkey	3
Between research, practice and governmental policies in the global south: understanding the Egyptian urban planning scene	3
Exploring locally-produced design solutions for thermal comfort: a socio-technical assessment	3
The spatial and environmental characteristics of Vietnamese vernacular houses in Vietnam's French colonial public buildings	3
Socially sustainable smart cities: mapping the research trends by co-word analysis	3

Cultural heritage values and underlying spatial characteristics of the Temple of Literature in Vinh Long, Southern Vietnam