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Architecture and Planning Journal, APJ, celebrates its 25th volume for years 2018 and 2019 in synchronization with passing 59 years on founding Beirut Arab University. APJ is the academic journal of the Faculty of Architecture Design & Built Environment that hosts articles from different topics of architecture and planning.

All the published articles are peer reviewed by regional and international well recognized referees in their domains or staff members from reputable universities in UK, Spain, Portugal, Brazil, Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, and Lebanon.

Since 2012, the year of RIBA accreditation, the faculty aims to internationalize the APJ to be spreaded worldwide. In fact, the faculty put a strategic plan to make APJ hosted by one of the high ranked organizations in publishing articles. Therefore, APJ calls all scholars, authors, architects and researchers from all around the world to publish articles in the mentioned topics.

Finally, the team of APJ hopes that this volume becomes a useful source of data and a valuable reference.

Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Dr. Ibtihal El-Bastawissi
Dean, Faculty of Architecture - Design & Built Environment, Beirut Arab University, Lebanon

Recent Content

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Prof. Mostafa Rifat Ahmed Ismail, Prof. of Architecture – Faculty of Engineering Ain Shams University | Secretary General Supreme Council of Universities – EGYPT | Guest Editor, Architecture and Urban Planning Journal

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AUGMENTING LANDMARKS: EXTENDING “PLACES” IN THE HYBRID CITY
MOHAB N. MOUSTAFA, SHAIMAA S. ASHOUR, and RAMY A. BAKIR

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THE VIRTUALITY OF INTELLIGENT CITIES - THE ROAD TO HYBRIDIZING OUR NEW CITIES
FATMA A. FARRAG and HEBA ALLAH E. KHALIL

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GAMIFICATION IN URBAN PLANNING - EXPERIENCING THE FUTURE CITY
SUEDANUR ÖZDEN, ESRA ARSLANTÜRK, MEHMET SENEM, and İMDAT AS

Article Language: English

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SIMULATING HUMAN SENSES TO IMPROVE THERMAL COMFORT
AHMED MAREY and NIHAL ALSABBAGH

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AN EVALUATION OF AUGMENTED REALITY-BASED USER INTERFACES IN THE DESIGN PROCESS
FEYZA NUR KOÇER ÖZGÜN and SEMA ALAÇAM

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MEMORABILITY OF SPATIAL FEATURES IN VIRTUAL REALITY - SÜLEYMANIYE EXPERIENCE
ASENA KUMSAL ŞEN BAYRAM, ORKAN ZEYNEL GÜZELCİ, and SEMA ALAÇAM

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HOW METAVERSE EVOLVES THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
SHEIDA SHAKERI and MUHAMMED ALI ORNEK

Article Language: English

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MOISTURE-HARVESTING LIZARD SKINS AS AN INSPIRATON FOR PERFORMATIVE BUILDING ENVELOPES IN ARID CLIMATES
ALY IBRAHIM, WALID OMAR, SHERIF EBRAHIM, and SHERIF ABDELMOHSEN

Article Language: English

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DEVELOPING A DESIGN FRAMEWORK FOR THE MASS CUSTOMISATION OF HOUSING IN SAUDI ARABIA - A CRITICAL REVIEW
ABDULWAHAB ABDULMAJEED, ASTERIOS AGKATHIDIS, THEO DOUNAS, and DAVIDE LOMBARDI

Article Language: English

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BEYOND FLAT SURFACES PARAMETRIC DERIVATIONS OF HISTORICAL ISLAMIC GEOMETRIC DESIGNS
MOSTAFA ALANI and SEMA ALAÇAM

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CONCEPTUAL PROCESS MODEL FOR METAVERSE ARCHITECTURE - SSADT’S DESIGN PROCESS
MERIAM DJERAD and SONDA KAMMOUN

Article Language: English

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APPLICATION OF IMMERSIVE TECHNOLOGIES IN THE EARLY DESIGN STAGE IN ARCHITECTURE EDUCATION - A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
MOHAMMED FARAJ AL-SUWAIDI, ASTERIOS AGKATHIDIS, ADONIS HAIDAR, and DAVIDE LOMBARDI

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SOLAR ENERGY CONTROL STRATEGY USING INTERACTIVE MODULES
ZAHRAA FALIH, MOHAMMADJAVAD MAHDAVINEJAD, DEYALA TARAWNEH, and HAMZA AL-MAMANIORI

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QUALITATIVE KNOWLEDGE GRAPH FOR THE EVALUATION OF METAVERSE(S) - IS THE METAVERSE HYPE OR A PROMISING NEW FIELD FOR ARCHITECTS?
ABEEHA AWAN, ŠIMON PROKOP, JIŘÍ VELE, THEODOR DOUNAS, DAVIDE LOMBARDI, ASTERIOS AGKATHIDIS, and Lukas Kurilla

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A FRAMEWORK FOR CREATING A HYBRID EXPERIENCE FOR NFT ARTWORKS THROUGH 3D PRINTING
GOZDE DAMLA TURHAN and SELEN CICEK

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METASCAPES | ARCHITECTURAL QUESTS IN THE METAVERSE
MICHAIL GEORGIOU, ODYSSEAS GEORGIOU, and IOULIOS GEORGIOU

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A CRYPTO-TWIN FRAMEWORK FOR THE AEC INDUSTRY - ENABLING DIGITAL TWINS WITH BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGIES
THEODOROS DOUNAS, DAVIDE LOMBARDI, JIRI VELE, and SIMON PROKOP

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A NOVEL DESIGN-BASED OPTIMIZATION SOLUTION FOR BUILDING BY SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
QODSIYE NAJAFI, YOUSEF G. MAHLABANI, ALI GOHARIAN, and MOHAMMADJAVAD MAHDANIVEJAD

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GAMIFYING ORIGAMI - RULE-BASED IMPROVISATION FOR DESIGN EXPLORATION
ZEYNEP S. BACINOĞLU and ÖZLEM ÇAVUŞ

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GENERATIVE DESIGN FOR A SUSTAINABLE URBAN MORPHOLOGY
LAILA KOUBAA TURKI and ABDELKADER BEN SACI

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AFFORDABLE COMPUTATION FOR ARCHITECTURE
ANTÓNIO LEITÃO, RENATA CASTELO-BRANCO, and INÊS CAETANO

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DIGITAL FRAMEWORK TO OPTIMIZE VISUAL COMFORT USING KINETIC FACADES
FATIMA BELOK, MOSTAFA KHALIFA, IBTIHAL EL-BASTAWISSI, and MOHAMAD HANAFI

Article Language: English

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URBAN MAP GENERATION IN ARTIST’S STYLE USING GENERATIVE ADVERSARIAL NETWORKS (GAN)
SELEN ÇIÇEK, MUSTAFA KOÇ, and BERFIN KORUKCU

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URBAN WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION THROUGH LANDSCAPE DESIGN ENHANCING SOCIAL-CULTURAL CONDITIONS OF EL-MINA, TRIPOLI
Chirine Traboulsi, Mostafa Khalifa, Eslam El Samahy, Khaled El-Daghar, and Mary Felix

Article Language: English

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COMPUTER VISION AIDED HOTSPOT CREATION IN VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS
LAMA A. AFFARA and BILAL E. NAKHAL

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APPLYING 3D PRINTING TECHNOLOGY IN CONSTRUCTING SUSTAINABLE HOUSES
Maged Youssef and Lena Abbas

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GESTURAL DESIGN - HAND TRACKING FOR DIGITAL DRAWING
JORDAN A. KANTER and KAMIL QUINTEROS

Article Language: English

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DETERMINANTS AND OUTCOMES OF URBAN LAND USE SUCCESSION - CASE STUDY OF UPPER HILL, NAIROBI
Elizabeth M.K. Nguah, Owiti A. K'Akumu, and Mary Kimani

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GENERATING MASS HOUSING PLANS THROUGH GANS - A CASE IN TOKI, TURKEY
GİZEM ÖZEROL ÖZMAN and SEMRA ARSLAN SELÇUK

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EFFECT OF GREEN FACADE ON THE URBAN MICROCLIMATE WITH DIFFERENT STREET CANYON
Aya Mostafa Hassoun and Mary Felix

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USING DEEP LEARNING TO GENERATE FRONT AND BACKYARDS IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
MEHMET O. SENEM, MUSTAFA KOÇ, HAYRIYE E. TUNÇAY, and İMDAT AS

Article Language: English

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INVESTIGATING COMMERCIAL URBAN CORRIDORS - A PILOT STUDY IN BEIRUT LEBANON
Nour El Baba, Ibtihal Y. El-Bastawissi, Ayman Afify, and Hiba Mohsen

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CYCLING SAFETY PROBLEMS IN URBAN CONTEXT
Boushra Naim and Mary Felix

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APPLYING METAMORPHOSIS PHILOSOPHY TO REVIVE THE ABANDONED BUILDINGS
Fatima Ghosn, Ayman Afify, Hiba Mohsen, and Maged Youssef

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PROPOSING GUIDELINES TO UPGRADE THE OPEN PUBLIC SPACES IN THE INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS
Lena Hosni, Ayman Afify, Hiba Mohsen, and Maged Youssef

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TECHNOLOGY OF CINEMATIC ARCHITECTURE IN SCIENCE FICTION MOVIES
Hasan Al-Haj, Lena Hosni, and Rana Ghannoum

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REFLECTIONS OF ARABIC LITERATURE ON ARCHITECTURAL REPRESENTATION
Othman El Obeidi, Aya Salamah, Rola Ayoub, and Abed El Karim Owaydat

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TWISTED BUILDINGS: CONCEPTS AND APPROACHES
Amani Marmar, Sally Zouia, Sahar Ismail, and Ahmad Hallik

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NEW CONSIDERATIONS IN DESIGNING THE CIRCULATION ELEMENTS TO REDUCE COVID 19 INFECTION
Sara Chamass, Selim Kilani, and Anas Mattar

Article Language: Arabic

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POTENTIALS OF CONTAINERS IN CREATING MODULAR ARCHITECTURAL SPACES
Karim Al-Khatib, Jinan Makkawi, and Ali Kobeissi

Article Language: Arabic

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DETECTING TYPES OF PHOBIA IN CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE
Fatima Ghosn, Loulwa Alama, and Mohamad Azhari

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POWER OF CANTILEVER DESIGN IN THE CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE
Karen Hassan Beydoun, Jana Hussein, and Ahmad Salame

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DETECTING A NEW APPROACH TO REVIVE DYSTOPIAN PARANOID SITES
Shadi Osta, Marwan Halabi, and Maged Youssef

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ARCHITECTURE OF UTOPIAN SOCIAL BATTERY IN THE NEOLIBERAL CITIES
Al Hadi Taha, Marwan Halabi, Hiba Mohsen, and Bahaa El Dine Abou El Khoudoud

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ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN PROCESS MANAGEMENT
Nesreen Alkassabany and Magdy Mousa

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ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION IN EGYPT: TOWARDS A GENDER SENSITIVE STUDIO
Yasmine Samak, Ahmed El-kholei, and Mohamed Ibrahim

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USING MOBILE AUGMENTED REALITY TECHNOLOGIES IN ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION
Mohamed Elsayed, Yasser Aref, Safaa Abdou, and Hussam Saleh

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IMPACT OF 3D SIMULATION MODELING ON ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN EDUCATION
Osama Omar, Rania El Messeidy, and Maged Youssef

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RE-THINKING BLOOM'S TAXONOMY BY INTEGRATING DIGITAL SIMULATION IN
Samer El Sayary, Hiba Mohsen, and Lamis Mantash

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SICK BUILDINGS, POOR DESIGN AND PUBLIC HEATH
Dalia Shebl Said and Yasmin Shebl Said

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ACHIEVING VISUAL COMFORT IN UNIVERSITY EDUCATIONAL SPACES:A DESIGN FRAMEWORK FOR RESPONSIVE KINETIC SKIN
Fatima Belok, Mostafa Rabea, Mohamad Hanafi, and Ibtihal Y. El-Bastawissi