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- Alenius, Malin, 1971-, et al.
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Architectural repertoire and daylight metrics
- 2020
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Ingår i: Nordisk arkitekturforskning. - : SINTEF Academic Press. - 1102-5824. ; 32:1, s. 99-126
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In this article, we highlight the importance of architectural repertoire, methods and tools to uncover basic components set by building science in performance-based regulation. This article elucidates the potential of architecturally-grounded methods when assessing daylight metrics often used in legislation and certification schemes, by rendering the daylight factor metric intelligible through geometry. The empirical material used comprises five architectural cases from 1917 to 2016. These five cases originate from an exhibition room on daylight presented in relation to architectural composition, historical changes in Swedish building regulation, and the 2014 daylight factor building code requirement. As in many other countries, building regulations in Sweden have undergone a historical change from prescriptive regulation to performance-based regulation. With regards to regulating daylight, this has meant replacing requirements based on geometrical relationships with abstract building science metrics. Additionally, we review these findings in relation to findings from a numerical analysis of 2014 daylight factor building code requirements from a larger number of Swedish residential buildings from the twentieth century. This article argues that architectural research based in drawings and geometrical relationships and case study material, whether historical or contemporary, can guide practitioners towards a new understanding of building code.
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- Müller, Lilian, et al.
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Planning for human diversity : design patterns of Universal Design
- 2022
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Ingår i: Nordic Journal of Architectural Research. - : SINTEF Academic Press. ; 34:2, s. 75-104
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Ensuring the conditions for an inclusive society in the face of humandiversity places various demands on the built environment. Planning isessential for accommodating a wide range of individual preferences andabilities.This article examines the presence and absence of Universal Design (UD)in contemporary urban planning and construction in eight new or remodelledSwedish building and public space projects. The projects werestudied in-situ and via documentation from the planning and buildingprocess.The findings show two ways in which UD is present. The first is a patternwhere people are not separated from each other, whilst the secondis a pattern of facilitating equal use by placing low demands on users’abilities. It was revealed that UD was implemented more in remodellingprojects than in new constructions, which instead created new inequalitiesthrough categorisations of users and high demands on users’ abilities.They were also linked to an imbalance between green and socialsustainability.We argue that a change of mindset is pivotal for implementing UD.Human diversity must be a consideration throughout planning andbuilding processes, and creating a sustainable society requires UD. Thisarticle contributes new knowledge regarding patterns characterisingsuch a mindshift.
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- Rönn, Magnus, 1950, et al.
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EDITORS’ NOTES ON STRATEGIES FOR PUBLISHING RESEARCH IN ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE NORDIC COUNTRIES
- 2023
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Ingår i: Nordic Journal of Architectural Research. - 1893-5281 .- 1102-5824. ; 35:1, s. 4-15
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This mixed issue presents four scientific articles and three book reviews. The articles have been supplemented by a survey on strategies for publishing architectural research in the Nordic countries. To provide a background picture of how research is disseminated, we have asked the architecture and landscape architecture departments at universities in the Nordic countries if they have formulated a publication strategy for research. Several of them have kindly responded substantially to our request. Overall, the responsibility for disseminating research seems to be a concern for the individual researcher rather than the institution. Each scholar at the university or school of architecture must on their own behalf identify the best publication channel for communicating research findings to potential target groups as part of their public outreach activities.
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- Wänström Lindh, Ulrika, et al.
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LIGHT TOPOGRAPHY and SPACIOUSNESS in the URBAN ENVIRONMENT
- 2021
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Ingår i: Nordisk arkitekturforskning. - : sintef akademisk forlag. - 1893-5281 .- 1102-5824. ; 33:1, s. 103-134
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Spaces can be perceived as larger or smaller, according to how lighting affects the spatial boundaries. This is knowledge that can be used for changing the appearance of a desolate square or a cramped space. The following is a full-scale study of changing light scenarios that was conducted with 222 respondents in an urban space over five weeks. The study examines the effect of the spatial distribution of light and the placement of luminaires on our spatial understanding. A mixed methodology strategy, which combines pair-wise comparisons with qualitative interviews and a questionnaire, was used to examine the respondents’ perception of differences in spatial size and shape. The findings show that illuminated surfaces and objects, such as facades and trees, create a perception of increased or decreased depth, height and distance, depending on the spatial context and the respondent’s pre-understanding. Additionally, the perceived size of space was found to follow the height of the luminaires’ placement. This research study raises awareness of the impact of the placement of luminaires at varied heights, by developing the concept of light topography.
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