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Architectural Characteristics of Different Configurations Based on New Geometric Determinations for the Conoid
(MDPI, 2022)
The aim of this article is to orient the evolution of new architectural forms offering up-to-date scientific support. Unlike the volume, the expression for the lateral area of a regular conoid has not yet been obtained by ...
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New computational geometry methods applied to solve complex problems of radiative transfer
(MDPI, 2020)
Diverse problems of radiative transfer remain as yet unsolved due to the difficulties of the calculations involved, especially if the intervening shapes are geometrically complex. The main goal of our investigation in this ...
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The search for sustainable architecture in Asia in the oeuvre of Antonin Raymond: a new attunement with nature
(MDPI, 2022-08-18)
The American architect Antonin Raymond carried out intense work in Japan from 1920 to 1970. Firstly, coming to Japan to collaborate with Frank Lloyd Wright in the Imperial Hotel almost as an apprentice; unexpectedly, he ...
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Art and the city fiction in Japanese American internment camps: sequels for resiliency
(MDPI, 2023-09-11)
This article delves into the creation a fictional city solely for the development of Japanese American internment camps and the way in which sustainable arts and crafts played a significant role in ensuring survival in ...
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The search for Solar Architecture in Asia in the works of the architect Antonin Raymond a protracted balance between culture and nature
(MDPI, 2022-09-23)
The renowned architect Antonin Raymond undertook a large amount of work in Japan for more than fifty years. He arrived to the archipelago as a partner to Frank Lloyd Wright, who had received the commission for the paramount ...
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Unknown Suns: László Hudec, Antonin Raymond and the Rising of a Modern Architecture for Eastern Asia
(MDPI, 2022)
The purpose of this article is to disclose the strenuous efforts of László Hudec in China and Antonin Raymond in Japan and India to create a modern architectural stance by heralding an incipient space syntax. At the turn ...
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A new principle for building simulation of radiative heat transfer in the presence of spherical surfaces
(MDPI, 2023-06-01)
Radiant heat interchanges are pivotal to assessing the energy use of buildings and facilities that channel some sort of solar radiation. Form factor integrals are needed for an accurate simulation of the main features of ...
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Prevention of Hazards Induced by a Radiation Fireball through Computational Geometry and Parametric Design
(MDPI, 2022)
Radiation fireballs are singular phenomena which involve severe thermal radiation and, consequently, they need to be duly assessed and prevented. Although the radiative heat transfer produced by a sphere is relatively well ...
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Street guide as a literary genre: La Manada City
(MDPI, 2023-05-31)
This study thoroughly examines La Manada (The Wolf Pack) City, an artwork that illuminates the various forms of violence and oppression experienced by urban communities, particularly women and marginalized groups. Our ...
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Thermal performance assessment of Burkina Faso's housing typologies
(MDPI, 2023-10-28)
Burkina Faso is a sub-Saharan African country suffering from a high poverty rate. It has quadruplicated its population over the last twenty years, that is, from 4.5 to 18 million inhabitants. Such demographic changes, ...