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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
A case study on a flexible floor plan design for South Korean apartments using two types of margins	23
Re-enterprising the unplanned urban areas of Greater Cairo- a social innovation perspective	22
Vernacular architecture of Turkish eastern Black Sea region: a case study in Senoz (Büyükdere) Valley	16
An analysis of the spatial qualities of the waterfronts: conceptual proposal projects for Istanbul Sarayburnu	14
Re-considering core housing: transformations by aided self-help residents in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia	14
Guest editorial	13
Exploring the spatial distribution pattern and influencing factors of Shanghai's cultural functional elements based on the point of interest data	13
Crowding between urban planning and environmental psychology: guidelines for bridging the gap	12
Social sustainability of cultural heritage: Erzurum great mosque (Atabey mosque)	12
Modeling the critical barrier factors to hindering sustainable construction: sampling the Turkish construction industry	12
Exploring the sense of place of traditional shopping streets through Instagram’s visual images and narratives	11
Architectural design research through reflection: a sub-approach under “research by design”	11
The influence of sense of place dimensions on visitors' conservation behavioral intention: the case of Semarang Old Town, Indonesia	10
Contextualized computations: a multi-objective optimization approach for designing contextually responsive building envelopes	9
Factors influencing collective action of gated communities: a systematic review using an SES framework	9
Application of green building concepts and technologies for sustainable building development in Sub-Saharan Africa: the case of Ghana	9
A geometry-based decomposition method for energy prediction in early design stages of residential buildings	9
Post-occupancy evaluation: an expert-user-oriented model proposal based on key sustainability indicators	7
A material-based computation framework for parametric design education	7
Municipal infrastructure management using smart city landscape design and sustainable architecture technologies	7
The evolution of female space in Korean vernacular houses in Yanbian: the influence of social logic on spatial configuration	6
Integrating virtual reality technology into architecture education: the case of architectural history courses	6
Numerical evaluation of pedestrian-level wind and indoor thermal comfort of a historical monument, Muğla, Turkey	6
The evolution of privacy in contemporary houses in Iran using space syntax techniques: a case study of Kerman	6
Teaching parametric design: fostering algorithmic thinking through incomplete recipes	6

Prioritizing user preferences for quasi – Public space by using analytic hierarchy process (AHP): bursa Podyum park, Turkey case	6
Unpacking the concept of 20-minute neighbourhoods: disentangling “desired outcomes” from the “means” available for achieving them	6
Analysis of transparent building envelope renovations for indoor thermal comfort in an educational building	6
Housing demand of urban fringe residents and underlying causes: example of Ankara, Türkiye	6
Findings from a field study of urban microclimate in Korea using mobile meteorological measurements	6
Generative design experiments with artificial intelligence: reinterpretation of shape grammar	6
Towards a human-centred approach for enhancing place prosperity: defining and operating within the basic human needs	5
Socio-spatial appropriations in dwellings of Cairo during lockdown: lessons learned for the post-pandemic era	5
Guest editorial: Learned lessons and design implementations towards sustainable architecture	5
Transformations and appropriations of the in-between spaces in Cairo	5
The planning of smart elderly housing in Dubai with IoT technologies	5
Users' role in applying biophilic attributes to the interiors of residential spaces	5
Supporting, tinkering, adjusting and resisting: a typology of user translations of the built environment	5
Crafting an urban restorative model from bibliometric analysis of neuro-urbanism literature	5
Does small mean unimportant? A review of pocket park values and associated factors	5
The reflection of Newman's defensible space theory on Turkey's neighbourhoods: typomorphological analysis of safe-space within an analytical framework	4
Modeling the construction readiness parameters for abandoned housing projects in Malaysia: PLS-SEM approach	4
Developing a tool for meeting children’s needs through biophilic design: a combined approach of the Biophilia Interview and Connection to Nature Index – theoretical study	4
Biomimicry in the built environment: energy-saving assessment of a novel biomimetic window system	4
Geometric analysis of early Ottoman tombs within the context of conservation studies	4
Origin, development and evolution: the space construction and cultural motivations of Shi Gandang temple in Macau	4
Implementation of BIM-based model checking technology for managing maintenance planning in green building ecosystem	4
Labor camps in Dubai: implications of courtyard regulations on daylight performance	4
The social role of open spaces in informal settlements in Jordan	3
A model for mass customization and flexibility in mass housing units	3
City identity and singularity: people's preferences about development projects in Cairo	3
Where is the basic community infrastructure? Seeking for rural community transformation through community infrastructure planning in Sarawak, Malaysia	3
Finding post-colonial identity through vernacular and climate responsive adaptations: the architecture of Bangladesh from 1947 to 1971	3
University campuses’ location-allocation: a case study of Egypt with insights from the Japanese context	3
An interdisciplinary approach for tacit knowledge communication between the designer and the computer	3
Application of the new Swedish planning support system Citylab to a Chinese urban case	3
Compressing urban living in the dwelling: pandemic living praxis	3
Analysis of earthquake resilience factors for buildings: the case of Istanbul high-rise buildings	3
Creative urban place	3
Exploring immersive learning technology as learning tools in experiential learning for architecture design education	3
Smart system to generate the optimal authorized bounding volume	3
Machine learning for conservation of architectural heritage	3
Transforming learning for architecture: online design studio as the new norm for crises adaptation under COVID-19	3
Performance-based identity in a BIM environment: an architect's perceptions and experiences	3
Spatial accessibility dynamics of urban parks in Nanjing, China: implications for spatial equity	3
Spatial design in recent housing developments in Copenhagen: a perspective of social mix and mixing	3
An adaptive thermal comfort model for naturally ventilated classrooms of technical institutions in Madurai	3
Carbon emissions and in-building open public spaces: a case study on hypothetical building models in Shanghai	2
Urban housing: a study on housing environment, residents’ satisfaction and happiness	2
Performance-based building design: impact of emergency department layout on its functional performance efficiency - the case of Erbil hospitals	2
Research on the construction history and architectural characteristics of the Bugok Railway Official Residences in Sam-dong, South Korea	2
Evaluation index system for public participation in post-disaster housing reconstruction in Dujiangyan	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
Tracing morphological transformations in Cairo's historic cemeteries, a step toward urban conservation	2
Assessing community awareness for participatory conservation of cultural heritage: the case of Tepebağ Tumulus and its surroundings in Adana Turkey	2

An evaluation on the adaptive reuse of monuments with a focus on sustainability	2
Dwelling form and culture in the traditional Najdi built environment, Saudi Arabia	2
A human-centric participatory approach to energy-efficient housing based on occupants' collaborative image	2
An interdisciplinary reflective approach to promote architectural design pedagogy: animating basic design principles by music visualizer	2
Balconies during COVID-19 lockdown: exploring the change in patterns of use in Cairo	2
“YouWalk-UOS” – technology-enabled and user-centred assessment of urban open spaces	2
Analyzing walkability in the vicinity of three metro stations in Doha, Qatar	2
Integrating Virtual Reality and interactive game for learning structures in architecture: the case of ancient Chinese dougong cognition	2
Sunlight and orientation in Maharishi Vedic Architecture: a theoretical and empirical study of hemispheric effects	2
Toward contemporary city branding in the digital era: conceptualizing the acceptability of city branding on social media	2
Cultural heritage values and underlying spatial characteristics of the Temple of Literature in Vinh Long, Southern Vietnam	2
Mosque as a multi-functional public space destination: potential breathing space in dense urban fabrics of Hail City, Saudi Arabia	2
User-friendly street- a study on users' perception ranking on physical attributes of pedestrian environment of Dhaka city	2
An explorative study on the potential of green roofs providing thermal comfort conditions for indoor spaces in Kumasi, Ghana	2
Incentive mechanism for promoting the uptake of green building in South Africa	2
Smart city and spatial configuration: assessing accessibility and intelligibility to increase mobility in the George Town heritage site, Malaysia	2
Investigation into energy performance of a multi-building complex in a hot and humid climate: efficacy of energy saving measures	2
Student housing design implications for single-room occupancy during COVID-19 in Ghana	2
Poverty-free urbanism: six qualitative normative factors and 36 procedures for measuring urban poverty from a deprivation perspective	2
A spatio-temporal framework to assess urban heat island effect on Yeni Mamak urban transformation zone (Ankara, Türkiye)	2
Adaptive changes to Korean vernacular houses in Northeast China: the influence of changing family patterns on spatial capacity	2
Investigating the public's willingness to participate in the construction of smart cities: evidence from China	2