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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
An analysis of indoor environment evaluation for The Springs development in Dubai, UAE	21
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	13
Neighborhood location and its association with place attachment and residential satisfaction	12
Do social media data indicate visits to tourist attractions? A case study of Shanghai, China	12
4D printing of wooden actuators: encoding FDM wooden filaments for architectural responsive skins	11
Immersive construction detailing education: building information modeling (BIM)–based virtual reality (VR)	10
A mixed methods study of architectural education during the initial COVID-19 lockdown: student experiences in design studio and technology courses	10
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
Global South research priorities for neighbourhood sustainability assessment tools	8
Self-advocacy for first-year students in interior architecture design studios	7
Machine learning for conservation of architectural heritage	7
Architectural design communication (ADC) in online education during COVID-19 pandemic: a comparison of Turkish and Spanish universities	7
The planning of smart elderly housing in Dubai with IoT technologies	7
Root factors limiting BIM implementation in developing countries: sampling the Turkish AEC industry	6
Thermal comfort and pedestrian behaviors in urban public spaces in cities with warm and dry climates	6
Defining urban design strategies: an analysis of Iskenderun city center’s imageability	6
The confluence approach – a theoretical proposition for effective structuring of architecture studio pedagogy in e-learning mode	6
Balconies during COVID-19 lockdown: exploring the change in patterns of use in Cairo	6
Integrating virtual reality technology into architecture education: the case of architectural history courses	6
Measuring the geometry of nature and architecture: comparing the visual properties of Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater and its natural setting	6
Design research in the practice of memory place-making	6

An integrated social sustainability assessment framework: the case of construction industry	5
Understanding users’ and hosts’ motives to co-working space: Case of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	5
Identification and evaluation of the renewal of industrial land in master planning: the case of Lijia, China	5
Women's spaces in the vernacular Qatari courtyard house: how privacy and gendered spatial segregation shape architectural identity	5
The mediating role of sense of belonging in the relationship between the built environment and victimisation: a case of Penang, Malaysia	5
Walkable environment and community well-being: a case from the city of Kwun Tong	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
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
Performance-based identity in a BIM environment: an architect's perceptions and experiences	4
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
A comparison of the cognitive actions of designers in geometry-based and parametric design environments	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
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
Failed planning: lost opportunities and choices for the future	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
The social role of open spaces in informal settlements in Jordan	3
Investigating integrated urbanism in Chinese edge cities: the case of Yizhuang Development Area	3
Factors influencing collective action of gated communities: a systematic review using an SES framework	3
Edge effect of streets in old residential areas in Chengdu, China	3
Safety of transportation buildings against vehicle bomb attacks with multi-criteria decision-making	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
An explorative study on the potential of green roofs providing thermal comfort conditions for indoor spaces in Kumasi, Ghana	3
Analysis of the current development of community centers in Jeddah city	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
Revisiting learning styles and autonomy in the design studio: an undergraduate assessment	3
On ontological approaches to academic research in architecture	3
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on architectural education: bibliometric and content analyses	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
Exploring immersive learning technology as learning tools in experiential learning for architecture design education	3
Unpacking the concept of 20-minute neighbourhoods: disentangling “desired outcomes” from the “means” available for achieving them	3
The reliability of citizen science in plan formulation: evidence from Askar, the Kingdom of Bahrain	3
A hierarchical definitional framework for a heterogeneous context: housing typologies in Tirana, Albania	3
Exploring locally-produced design solutions for thermal comfort: a socio-technical assessment	3
Tracing morphological transformations in Cairo's historic cemeteries, a step toward urban conservation	2
Housing affordability crisis and vulnerable social groups in Turkey	2
Compressing urban living in the dwelling: pandemic living praxis	2
A planning method for transit villages in Qatar: Souq Waqif historical district in Doha	2
Exploring the challenges in protecting the identity of small historic towns in Malaysia	2

Against a workplace contagion: a digital approach to support hygiene-conscious office space planning	2
The evolution of privacy in contemporary houses in Iran using space syntax techniques: a case study of Kerman	2
The functions of urban design social attributes in creative placemaking: the case of Kuala Lumpur event festivals	2
Architectural design research through reflection: a sub-approach under “research by design”	2
The effect of installed photovoltaic panels on the aesthetic perception and evaluation of the mosque architectural form in Jordan	2
Polyphonic narratives for built environment research	2
Investigating the public's willingness to participate in the construction of smart cities: evidence from China	2
Exploring walkability research trends based on systematic literature review (SLR) by applying PRISMA	2
The attitudes of residents on the conservation of built-heritage of a historic temple town – Kanchipuram, India	2
Private open space as a reflection of culture: the example of traditional courtyard houses in Nigeria	2
Transformations and appropriations of the in-between spaces in Cairo	2
Between research, practice and governmental policies in the global south: understanding the Egyptian urban planning scene	2
Numerical evaluation of pedestrian-level wind and indoor thermal comfort of a historical monument, Muğla, Turkey	2
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on architecture design studio pedagogy in Saudi Arabia	2
Vernacular architecture of Turkish eastern Black Sea region: a case study in Senoz (Büyükdere) Valley	2
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	2
Analysis of vernacular houses in southern Vietnam, and potential applications of the learned lessons to contemporary urban street houses	2
Toward contemporary city branding in the digital era: conceptualizing the acceptability of city branding on social media	2
A triangulation process of street music in public spaces: a case study of Istanbul's Istiklal Avenue	2
Cultural heritage values and underlying spatial characteristics of the Temple of Literature in Vinh Long, Southern Vietnam	2
Savanna hypothesis in the human–urban nature relationship	2
Exploring the sense of place of traditional shopping streets through Instagram’s visual images and narratives	2
Culture and architecture in turmoil: reflections on home architecture in contemporary Iraq	2
Application of green building concepts and technologies for sustainable building development in Sub-Saharan Africa: the case of Ghana	2
Assessing the European Union capitals in the context of smart sustainable cities	2
Re-enterprising the unplanned urban areas of Greater Cairo- a social innovation perspective	2