Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
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ILAUD (International Laboratory of Urban Design) is an international research laboratory organized since 1974 by Giancarlo De Carlo at the University of Urbino with the aim to create an international network on the processes ...
The aim of this research about built heritage is to understand how were the buildings placed in the monumental ensemble of Saint Peter of Terrassa configured, from middle 5th century to second half of the 6th century. To ...
This thesis analyzes the influence of the defensive systems and the military architecture on the urban pattern development of the city of Palma from the 17th to the 19th century which coincides with the construction and ...
(English) This thesis is based on a new concept of the ‘Urban Masia’ applied to the city of Barcelona between from the 1860s to the present. *(Although ‘‘masia’’ usually translated as 'farmhouse' in many cases, this term ...
The thermal quality of the contemporary building tends to be deteriorated due to aesthetic and economic considerations. Cheap materials which are thermally inappropriate are still rising in new buildings. Actually, the ...
With the rapid progress of urbanization in China, a lot of villages face serious brain-drain. A serious problem of culture deterioration arises except in a few traditional villages. Most newly built rural homes are weak ...
(English) The typological shift of single-family houses in Riyadh during the 20th century has negatively impacted the inhabitants. The shift from attached houses with courtyards to detached houses with setbacks created ...
The main objectives of the thesis are: to verify and confirm the fundamental role of drawing in the training of the architect, portraying Jujol as a reference as a master of this discipline. Analyze his evolution, subsequent ...
(English) The community is the main urban space for expressing public space, and it is quite related to the daily life of everyone. In China, the community associated with housing became much more complex than before in ...
To carry out the project of the Poble Espanyol de Montjuïc, created for the Universal Exposition of Barcelona in 1929, a series of trips across Spain were undertaken between 1927 and 1928. They visited 1,600 towns where ...
For whom do we transform our built environment? The answer may seem obvious, since architecture, in theory, is conceived for humans and for the emancipation of communities. However, it is clear that architecture has moved ...
This dissertation aims to improve work conditions in office buildings by implementing vertical greenery systems, such as green façades and living walls in semi-arid climates. Since building energy performance is characterized ...
