OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Archnet-IJAR International Journal of Architectural Research is 4. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Understanding historic buildings from an environmental perspective: Finsbury Health Centre – as an environmental rhetoric of modernism	24
Spatial intelligence: integration of land use to connectivity in the context of eastern urbanism	23
Designing democratic innovations: a methodological framework for participation in urban planning and governance	22
Revitalisation of urban spaces by women architects: enhancing cultural heritage in the gulf region	20
Mapping architectural students’ perception on educational spaces: a guideline toward understanding spatial belonging	19
Reshaping water-related urban places with collaborative participation: a critical examination of the Kabataş waterfront	15
Nurturing an architect through transformative pedagogy: design studio teaching experience	14
Integrated analysis of building form, orientation and envelope factors on energy efficiency in high-rise offices in hot-humid climates	13
Questioning the phenomenon of void in the built environment through a multidisciplinary perspective	13
Between tradition and modernity: a mixed-methods analysis of villa-like apartment units in Abu Dhabi	13
Researching children’s physical environment: a systematic review of research methods	12
Star architecture in online public discourse: exploring Reddit user-generated content on the Vessel, New York, through a text analytics approach	11
Evolving informality as an urban cultural phenomenon: the case of evening food streets in Dhaka, Bangladesh	11
Courtyard configuration to optimize shading, daylight and ventilation in a tropical terrace house using simulation	11
Sustainable Development Goals and the future of architectural education – cultivating SDGs-centred architectural pedagogies	10
Effects of biophilic design on sustainable behaviors: introducing the use of serious game as a measure of sustainable behavior	10
Architectural learning networks: a study on eliciting the learning agendas of architectural schools	10
The impact of platform affordance on the representation of iconic architecture: a case study of Markthal across visual social media	10
Affordance-led framework of understanding of BIM adoption	9
Identity discourse of contemporary post-war Iraqi architecture: an overview into modernity impact on domestic architecture and living environment	9
Designing belonging: a spatial framework for understanding university campus experiences	9
Participation under pressure: facilitator competencies in Egypt's urban planning	9
Everyday use of balconies in Cairo’s residential neighborhoods: a visual and ethnographic study	9
Re-envisioning farmsteads as commons through design: the case of olive tree intercropping in Laconia, Greece	9
Cartography of controversy as an approach to inquiry into care and the city: a case study with architecture students	9

Toward a framework for the design of fair shared open spaces case study: Effat University, Jeddah	9
“You must go here”: architecture, yelp and the tourist gaze	8
Viewpoint on what may be considered as evidence and how to obtain it when designing health-promoting and inclusive green spaces	8
Insiders' views: shifting architectural education at former Technikons in South Africa toward radical trans-critical spatial pedagogy	8
Developing a guiding framework based on sustainable development to alleviate poverty, hunger and disease	8
Co-creating school streets through participatory design-build: a transnational workshop with children and architecture students in Palermo	7
Economic powers encompass the largest cultural buildings: market, culture and equality in Stockholm, Sweden (1918–2023)	7
Book review	7
Integrating aesthetics and sustainability: evaluating the aesthetic perception of photovoltaic installation on the apartment building façade in Jordan	7
Defying tradition or maintaining the status quo? Moving towards a new hybrid architecture studio education to support blended learning post-COVID-19	7
Integrating sustainable development goals into architectural design education: a case study in second-year design studio	7
Implications of rapid changes and identity transformation on walkability in Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt	7
Maximizing solar energy generation: guidelines for optimizing photovoltaic panel placement on building facades	7
The role of the residential balcony in local context; perception of Cairene women	7
Pedestrian volume and street crime: a comparative analysis of tourist and residential areas in Manhattan	7
Smart interactive environment on campus for pedagogical stimulation: a focused analysis of open spaces on campus	6
An alternative spatial reflex to the global nomadic lifestyle experience: Escapecore	6
Interactive genetic algorithms for architecture: evaluating the capacities of interaction modes to integrate designers’ intuitive judgments	6
Balancing complexity and restoration in virtual interior environments: user perceptions of organized complexity in biophilic design	6
Exploring the restorative environments in Bratislava using EEG and VR: a neuro-urbanism approach	6
Re-establishing traditional stilt structures in contemporary architecture–The possibilities	6
The physical geometries of sacred spaces: methodological challenges in applying practice-based approaches to study sacred shrines	6
Social network analysis (SNA) in architectural conceptual design: classifying factors for social harmony – a comprehensive review	6
Under-bridge spaces across socio-economic contexts in Cairo: evaluating functional morphology, socio-spatial impact and the enhancement of urban vitality	6
Voices from the frontline: care managers' insights on quality of life in extra care housing environments	6
Joyful living labs – pedagogical approach for urban design thinking soft skills	6
Wekalet Bazaraa as spatial intelligence: reviving vernacular market design for a resilient future in Cairo	5
Adaptation of residential spaces in historic old cores of India based on socio-economic factors: a case of Bowbazar, Kolkata	5
Innovation governance in practice: architectural agency and socio-technical risk at King George Tower, Sydney – a learning history	5
Architectural design research in small practices	5
Predicting and analysing initiator crime environments based on machine learning for improving urban safety	5
Insights on the obstacles, challenges, and complexities of engaging youth in urban planning in Jordan: assessment and recommendations	5
Speculation as design process in architectural studios: hermeneutic memory at the edge of meaning	5
Impact of biophilic classroom design on pupils’ creative thinking, perceived stress and place attachment: a quasi-experiment in the Egyptian context	5
Social sustainability in architectural practice: examining experiences of architectural offices in B-Corp certification in the United Kingdom	5
Unveiling the missing innovation – an actor–network theory analysis of regulatory efforts towards universal design	5
Usability test and implications of an activity allocation mapping in complex organizations: perceptions about a software by emergency room agents	5
Unveiling architectural and geometric dimensions through a systematic review of Córdoba: insights to UNESCO World Heritage Sites	5
Practitioner architects who teach design: evaluative judgement and identity	4
Distress, anxiety, boredom, and their relation to the interior spaces under COVID-19 lockdowns	4
Beyond participation, architecting the unknown future: a methodological framework for form-based adaptability	4
Publisher’s Note	4
Out of confinement: adaptive agency and dynamic meaning-making in accounts of pandemic campus restrictions	4
A guide for a guide: using UIA publications for an SDG-focused studio	4
Leaving no one behind: unveiling gaps in inclusive architecture at the UIA World Congress of architects 2023	4
An emergent ontology for digitally modeling existing buildings: examining Kyoto’s Nishiki market	4
The meaning of the home in the realm of Korean everyday life	4
Flexible housing for aging populations: integrating component-based adaptability with long-term residential needs	4
Investigating the role of density in delivering 20-minute neighbourhoods	4
The appeal of the real: an architectural studio's engagement with people and place	4

Theorizing architectural research and practice in the metaverse: the meta-context of virtual community engagement	4
The diagonal axis from VERB to VOID: interdisciplinarity in basic design studio education	4
The missing link in the sustainability chain: Gulf women	4
The influence of urban campus landscape on college students' exercise participation and mental health: an approach using deep learning and street view images	4
Framework for application of Azheke Village’s traditional ecological knowledge for harmonious human-nature interactions in contemporary sustainable urban management	4
Plot-based approach for controlled morphological transformation in urban heritage contexts: the case of New Gourna village, Luxor – Egypt	4
Beyond the grand narrative of Al Bastakiya: Ayesha Al Bastaki and the Windtower houses of Old Dubai	4
Design research for disaster and risk mitigation. The FOVI international project as a case study in architectural education	4
Sustainable infrastructure and community tourism involvement in the mediating metropolis: the roles of perceived value, climate change mitigation and trust in government	4
Guest editorial: Sustainable solutions for tropical Asian cities: the nexus between architecture, technology and heritage	4