Intro -- Scientific Committee -- Preface -- Foreword -- Contents -- Improving Urban Spaces -- 1 Tactical Urbanism for Improving Livability in Lost Spaces of Cairo -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 2.1 Tactical Urbanism: Theory and Practice -- 2.2 Lost Spaces: Hidden Pockets of Humanity Under the Elevated Roads -- 2.3 Livability -- 2.4 Under the Elevated -- 3 Methods -- 3.1 The Case Study -- 3.2 Observations -- 4 Results and Findings -- 5 Conclusion: Short-Term Action for a Long-Term Change -- References -- 2 Feminist Non-functional Empowerment in Urban Spaces: An Empirical Study on New-Cairo, Egypt -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Functional Urban Spaces -- 3 Feminist Empowerments in Urban Spaces -- 4 Empirical Study -- 5 Findings -- 5.1 A Graphical Relation Between women's Social Background, Different Types of Urban Spaces, and Feminist Functional Quality of Each Type (Fig. 4) -- 5.2 Feminist Needs in Urban Spaces -- 5.2.1 Feature and Functional Needs -- 5.2.2 Form and Image Needs -- 6 Conclusion -- 7 Discussion -- 8 Recommendations -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 3 The Main Indicators Affecting Interactive Experience Design in Contemporary Urban Spaces Using Media Interventions -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 2.1 Integrating Media Interventions in Urban Spaces: Design Indicators -- 2.2 Integrating Media Interventions in Urban Spaces: Design Considerations -- 3 Relationship Between Design Indicators and Design Consideration -- 4 Methods and Procedures: Verifying the Relationship the Indicators and Considerations -- 4.1 Sampling and Participants -- 4.2 Stimuli -- 5 Results and Discussion -- 6 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 4 Modern, Environmentally Friendly Electric Transport as a Step Toward Improving City Welfare -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Research Questions.
1.2 Hypothesis -- 1.3 Research Objectives -- 1.4 Research Methodology -- 1.5 Disadvantages of Transport Emissions -- 1.6 Factors and Reasons for the Increasing Problem of Environmental Pollution Resulting from Transport -- 2 Environmentally Friendly Electrical Transport -- 2.1 Electrical Transportation System Features -- 2.2 Electric Transport Development in the Global Market -- 2.3 Types of Electrical Transport -- 2.4 How to Utilize an Electric Vehicle in Terms of Cost, Time to Charge, and Kilometers? -- 2.5 The Importance of Electric and Hybrid Transport Charging Centers -- 3 Use of Solar Energy to Generate Electricity -- 3.1 Solar System for Generating Electric Power Components -- 3.2 Solar Panels -- 3.3 Solar Cell (Photocells) -- 3.4 Solar Radiation in Egypt -- 3.5 A Proposal About Using Solar Panels to Operate Electric Transportation in Egypt for Electric Buses -- 4 International Models Adopting the Idea of Using Solar Energy to Produce Electricity for Environmentally Friendly Transport (Table 3) -- 5 Domestic Models to Adopt the Idea of Using Solar Energy to Produce Electricity for Environmentally Friendly Transport (Table 4) -- References -- 5 Towards Greener Neighborhoods: A Case Study for Street Renovating Solutions in Cairo -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Problem Statement -- 3 Overpopulation Street Impact -- 4 Neighborhoods and Its Importance -- 5 Neighborhood Main Components -- 6 Residential Categories -- 7 Analysis of Findings -- 7.1 Neighborhood Streets Classification -- 7.2 Neighborhood Local Streets -- 7.3 Street Elements -- 7.3.1 Road Lanes -- 7.3.2 Conventional Bike Lanes -- 7.3.3 Buffered Bike Lanes -- 7.3.4 Contraflow Bicycle Lanes -- 7.3.5 Left-Side Bike Lanes -- 7.3.6 Sidewalks -- 7.3.7 Curb Extensions -- 8 Vertical Speed Control Elements -- 9 Transit Streets -- 9.1 Middle Islands in Streets and Their Importance.
9.2 Median Refuge Island -- 9.3 Median Island Placement -- 10 Tree Placement -- 11 Lighting Placement -- 12 Designing Considerations for Pedestrian Paths -- 13 Recommendation on Solutions for Cairo's Street Problem -- 14 Research Methodology: Case Studies -- 15 Research Recommendations -- 16 Road Networks -- 17 Conclusion -- References -- 6 Social Housing Design: A Guideline for Enhancing Dwellers' Livelihood in Egypt Through Sociocultural Aspects -- Abstract -- 1 Sociocultural Design Aspects of Housing -- 1.1 Housing and Home -- 1.2 Types of Social Housing -- 1.3 Sustainable Aspects -- 1.4 Sociocultural Aspects Affecting Housing Design in the Middle East -- 1.4.1 Safety -- 1.4.2 Privacy -- 1.4.3 Social Interaction -- 1.4.4 Lifestyle -- 1.4.5 Family Structure -- 1.4.6 Hospitality -- 2 Affordable Housing Design Considerations -- 2.1 Site Selection -- 2.1.1 Site Location -- 2.1.2 Parking -- 2.2 Urban Scale -- 2.2.1 Public Open Space -- 2.2.2 Private Open Space -- 2.2.3 Landscaping -- 2.3 Building Allocation and Design -- 2.3.1 Building Location -- 2.3.2 Building Layout -- 2.3.3 Building Shape -- 2.3.4 Building Appearance -- 2.3.5 Unit Layout -- 2.4 Conclusion -- 2.5 Recommendations and Further Research -- References -- Efficient Designs: High Performance, Energy- and Resource-Efficient Buildings -- 7 Futuristic Interior Design Concept Through the Evolution of Biotechnology: Towards a New Model of Bio-sustainable Space -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Research Problem -- 1.2 Objectives -- 2 Methodology -- 3 A Review of the Interference of Biotechnology in Interior Architecture Design Concepts -- 4 Bio-architecture is the Way Towards Sustainability -- 4.1 Biomaterials -- 4.1.1 The Crystals of the Cellulose -- 4.1.2 The Bio-bricks -- 4.1.3 The Bio-plastic -- 4.1.4 Chitosan -- 4.1.5 The Vital Tissue -- 4.1.6 The Self-healing Glass -- 4.2 Bio-treatments.
4.2.1 Living Algae -- 4.2.2 Bio-lighting -- 4.2.3 The Bio-concrete -- 4.2.4 The Living Skin Wall Surface -- 4.2.5 The Bio-detecting Surface -- 5 The Environmental Bio-sustainable Solutions -- 6 From Digital Simulation to Bio-nature -- 7 The Impact of Biotechnological Application on Interior Design Concept -- 7.1 The Impact of Biotechnology on the Functional Aspects -- 7.1.1 Growth -- 7.1.2 Bio-illumination -- 7.1.3 Alternative Energy Production for Electricity -- 7.1.4 Control the General Atmosphere of the Interior Space -- 7.1.5 Cleaning and Detoxification -- 7.1.6 Self-healing -- 8 The Impact of Biotechnology on the Formation Aspects (Author's own) -- 9 The Standard Model for Designing Semi-living Interior Architecture (Result Application 1) (Author's Own) (Fig. 24) -- 9.1 Criteria for using biomaterials. -- 9.2 The Beauty of Function -- 9.3 The Beauty of Form -- 9.4 Bio-materials -- 10 A Semi-living interior Design (Result application 2) (Author's own) -- 10.1 Bio-interior Units' Design -- 10.1.1 Bio-Chair -- 10.1.2 Living-Counter -- 10.1.3 Garden's Bio-shaded Seating Unit -- 10.2 Bio-sustainable Interior Space -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Figures -- 8 Water as an Element of Architectural Space Design Study the Psychological Impact of Water on the Occupants of the Space -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Water In The Earlier Civilizations -- 1.2 Water As a Design Element -- 1.2.1 Water in Landscape Design -- 1.2.2 Water in Interior Spaces -- 1.3 Water and Human Perceptions -- 1.4 Water and Negative Ions -- 1.5 Water and the Sense of Place -- 1.6 Characteristics of Water -- 1.6.1 Sound of Water -- 1.6.2 Reflection of Water -- 1.6.3 Movement of Water -- 1.6.4 Colors of Water -- 1.6.5 The Form of Water -- 2 Method -- 3 Results -- 4 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 9 Orientalism and Islamic Architecture -- Abstract.
1 Introduction -- 2 Orientalism -- 3 International Expos and Orientalism -- 4 Orientalists and Islamic Architecture -- 5 Phases of Orientalism -- 5.1 Eighteenth-Century Orientalism -- 5.2 Nineteenth-Century Orientalism -- 5.3 New Orientalism -- 6 Orientalism and Architecture -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- 10 Enhancing the Efficiency of Natural Ventilation Systems by Bio-mimicry Approach to Achieve Sustainability in Designing Office Buildings -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Bio-mimicry and Natural Ventilation -- 1.2 Theories of Bio-mimicry -- 1.3 Techniques for Applying Bio-mimicry to Enhance Natural Ventilation -- 1.4 Conclusion and Deduced Criteria -- 1.5 Eastgate Project, Zimbabwe -- 1.6 Council House 2 (CH2 Building), Australia -- 1.7 Breathing Building-Habitat 2020 China -- 1.8 Comparison Between the Case Studies and the Deduced Preliminary Guidelines -- References -- Applied Systems and Data Analysis -- 11 Integration of BIM as a Process in the Architectural Education Curriculum and Its Impact on the Egyptian AEC Industry -- Abstract -- 1 Literature Review -- 1.1 Main Aim -- 1.2 Methodology -- 2 Building Information Modeling -- 2.1 History of BIM -- 2.2 BIM Definitions -- 2.3 BIM as a Technology -- 2.3.1 BIM Dimensions -- First Dimension -- Second Dimension -- Third Dimension -- Fourth Dimension -- Fifth Dimension -- Sixth Dimension -- Seventh Dimension -- 2.4 BIM as a Process -- 2.5 The Relation Between Different Stakeholders -- 3 Implementation Environment -- 3.1 Brief About the AEC Industry -- 3.2 Implementation of BIM in the AEC Industry Eras -- 3.3 Implementation of BIM Global States -- 3.3.1 United States of America (USA) -- 3.3.2 United Kingdom (UK) -- 3.3.3 Germany -- 3.4 Implementation In the Middle East -- 3.5 Project Delivery Methods -- 3.5.1 Design-Build -- 3.5.2 Design-Bid-Build Versus Design-Build.
3.5.3 Contractor-Led Design-Build --

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