OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Open House International is 2. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Transforming learning for architecture: online design studio as the new norm for crises adaptation under COVID-19	23
An analysis of indoor environment evaluation for The Springs development in Dubai, UAE	22
Immersive construction detailing education: building information modeling (BIM)–based virtual reality (VR)	16
Machine learning for conservation of architectural heritage	14
Do social media data indicate visits to tourist attractions? A case study of Shanghai, China	14
Integrating virtual reality technology into architecture education: the case of architectural history courses	13
Global South research priorities for neighbourhood sustainability assessment tools	12
A mixed methods study of architectural education during the initial COVID-19 lockdown: student experiences in design studio and technology courses	12
4D printing of wooden actuators: encoding FDM wooden filaments for architectural responsive skins	12
Neighbourhood attachment and satisfaction: a Hong Kong’s case study	11
Balconies during COVID-19 lockdown: exploring the change in patterns of use in Cairo	11
Women's spaces in the vernacular Qatari courtyard house: how privacy and gendered spatial segregation shape architectural identity	11
Dwelling form and culture in the traditional Najdi built environment, Saudi Arabia	11
The planning of smart elderly housing in Dubai with IoT technologies	10
Root factors limiting BIM implementation in developing countries: sampling the Turkish AEC industry	9
Measuring the geometry of nature and architecture: comparing the visual properties of Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater and its natural setting	9
A dynamic vertical shading optimisation to improve view, visual comfort and operational energy	9
An integrated social sustainability assessment framework: the case of construction industry	7
The confluence approach – a theoretical proposition for effective structuring of architecture studio pedagogy in e-learning mode	7
We gain a lot…but what are we losing? A critical reflection on the implications of digital design technologies	6
Walkable environment and community well-being: a case from the city of Kwun Tong	6
Performance-based identity in a BIM environment: an architect's perceptions and experiences	6
Application of green building concepts and technologies for sustainable building development in Sub-Saharan Africa: the case of Ghana	6
Architectural design communication (ADC) in online education during COVID-19 pandemic: a comparison of Turkish and Spanish universities	6
Thermal comfort and pedestrian behaviors in urban public spaces in cities with warm and dry climates	6

The mediating role of sense of belonging in the relationship between the built environment and victimisation: a case of Penang, Malaysia	6
The evolution of privacy in contemporary houses in Iran using space syntax techniques: a case study of Kerman	6
The virtual design studio and the key integrals	6
Examination of spatial efficiency in super-tall towers within the Middle Eastern context	6
Urban housing: a study on housing environment, residents’ satisfaction and happiness	6
Findings from a field study of urban microclimate in Korea using mobile meteorological measurements	6
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on architectural education: bibliometric and content analyses	5
Investigating the public's willingness to participate in the construction of smart cities: evidence from China	5
Performance-based building design: impact of emergency department layout on its functional performance efficiency - the case of Erbil hospitals	5
Unpacking the concept of 20-minute neighbourhoods: disentangling “desired outcomes” from the “means” available for achieving them	5
Toward contemporary city branding in the digital era: conceptualizing the acceptability of city branding on social media	5
Understanding users’ and hosts’ motives to co-working space: Case of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	5
Critical stress factors influencing architecture students in Turkey: a structural equation modelling approach	5
Factors influencing collective action of gated communities: a systematic review using an SES framework	5
Towards nearly zero energy building concept – visual comfort and energy efficiency assessments in a classroom	5
Student housing design implications for single-room occupancy during COVID-19 in Ghana	5
An explorative study on the potential of green roofs providing thermal comfort conditions for indoor spaces in Kumasi, Ghana	5
Exploring immersive learning technology as learning tools in experiential learning for architecture design education	5
Housing affordability crisis and vulnerable social groups in Turkey	4
Research on the fuzzy evaluation of the livability of old urban communities using an analytic hierarchy process – a case study of Nanjing city in China	4
An adaptive thermal comfort model for naturally ventilated classrooms of technical institutions in Madurai	4
A neuro-cognitive perspective on urban behavior of people with different moods	4
Assessing the European Union capitals in the context of smart sustainable cities	4
Smart city and spatial configuration: assessing accessibility and intelligibility to increase mobility in the George Town heritage site, Malaysia	4
Numerical evaluation of pedestrian-level wind and indoor thermal comfort of a historical monument, Muğla, Turkey	4
A hierarchical definitional framework for a heterogeneous context: housing typologies in Tirana, Albania	4
Socially sustainable smart cities: mapping the research trends by co-word analysis	4
Analyzing walkability in the vicinity of three metro stations in Doha, Qatar	4
Revisiting learning styles and autonomy in the design studio: an undergraduate assessment	3
A planning method for transit villages in Qatar: Souq Waqif historical district in Doha	3
Exploring locally-produced design solutions for thermal comfort: a socio-technical assessment	3
A generative design case study for UAV-based assembly and fabrication: parametric analysis and synthesis of Iranian-Islamic Muqarnas	3
The social role of open spaces in informal settlements in Jordan	3
Exploring the sense of place of traditional shopping streets through Instagram’s visual images and narratives	3
Applying active learning method to improve teaching outcomes in architectural engineering courses	3
The spatial and environmental characteristics of Vietnamese vernacular houses in Vietnam's French colonial public buildings	3
Between research, practice and governmental policies in the global south: understanding the Egyptian urban planning scene	3
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on architecture design studio pedagogy in Saudi Arabia	3
Supporting, tinkering, adjusting and resisting: a typology of user translations of the built environment	3
Contextualized computations: a multi-objective optimization approach for designing contextually responsive building envelopes	3
Savanna hypothesis in the human–urban nature relationship	3
Safety of transportation buildings against vehicle bomb attacks with multi-criteria decision-making	3
Against a workplace contagion: a digital approach to support hygiene-conscious office space planning	3
Cultural heritage values and underlying spatial characteristics of the Temple of Literature in Vinh Long, Southern Vietnam	3
Vernacular architecture of Turkish eastern Black Sea region: a case study in Senoz (Büyükdere) Valley	3
Municipal infrastructure management using smart city landscape design and sustainable architecture technologies	3
Compressing urban living in the dwelling: pandemic living praxis	2
Making post-colonial place identity: the regeneration of the St Lazarus neighbourhood, Macau	2
Creative urban place	2
Transformations and appropriations of the in-between spaces in Cairo	2

Generative design experiments with artificial intelligence: reinterpretation of shape grammar	2
Exploring walkability research trends based on systematic literature review (SLR) by applying PRISMA	2
Urban residents' attitudes towards the impact of public spaces on urban life quality: the case of Adana	2
Mosque as a multi-functional public space destination: potential breathing space in dense urban fabrics of Hail City, Saudi Arabia	2
Culture and architecture in turmoil: reflections on home architecture in contemporary Iraq	2
Tracing morphological transformations in Cairo's historic cemeteries, a step toward urban conservation	2
“YouWalk-UOS” – technology-enabled and user-centred assessment of urban open spaces	2
Proposing a checklist for aesthetic control and management in a city under neo-liberal influences: Istanbul case	2
Origin, development and evolution: the space construction and cultural motivations of Shi Gandang temple in Macau	2
Exploring the challenges in protecting the identity of small historic towns in Malaysia	2
Re-enterprising the unplanned urban areas of Greater Cairo- a social innovation perspective	2
Private open space as a reflection of culture: the example of traditional courtyard houses in Nigeria	2
Analysis of vernacular houses in southern Vietnam, and potential applications of the learned lessons to contemporary urban street houses	2
Are we looking in the right place? Housing search mismatches: evidence from Greater Manchester in the UK	2
An evaluation on the adaptive reuse of monuments with a focus on sustainability	2
Sunlight and orientation in Maharishi Vedic Architecture: a theoretical and empirical study of hemispheric effects	2
The functions of urban design social attributes in creative placemaking: the case of Kuala Lumpur event festivals	2
An interdisciplinary approach for tacit knowledge communication between the designer and the computer	2
Incentive mechanism for promoting the uptake of green building in South Africa	2
Towards a human-centred approach for enhancing place prosperity: defining and operating within the basic human needs	2
Biomimicry in the built environment: energy-saving assessment of a novel biomimetic window system	2
Architectural design research through reflection: a sub-approach under “research by design”	2
Importance performance analysis for sustainability of reused historical building: Mardin Sabanci City Museum and art gallery	2
The effect of urban green space on residents' subjective well-being: evidence from Chinese general social survey	2
Developing climate-responsive passive strategies for residential envelopes in the warm humid climate of South India	2
Evaluation index system for public participation in post-disaster housing reconstruction in Dujiangyan	2