In the 2016-17 Fall Semester, as part of the Construction Project course at undergraduate level, we will focus on the adaptive re-use of structures in emergencies. Project scope may not cover only the transformation of existing buildings, but also the attachment of additional structures to the pre-existing buildings to provide various services to meet the needs of displaced masses, in addition to those of public institutions, NGOs or other relevant organizations that take role in the various phases of the disaster management cycle. Addressing the needs of vulnerable groups will be a particular focus of interest. Here is the link for the closed Facebook group. I will post additional information on the project theme soon.
We are also working on it as a research project and we have recently published a paper, which formulates the selection of a structure with the highest adaptive reuse potential (ARP) as a multi-criteria decision making problem. We have recently submitted another paper to a conference which focuses on the architectural design problems associated with the assessment of ARP of buildings. We will make a short presentation concerning the second paper at the beginning of the semester to clarify the dimensions of the problem.
You can follow the studio outputs via Prezi presentation.
Image: http://www.unhcr.org/history-of-unhcr.html
We are also working on it as a research project and we have recently published a paper, which formulates the selection of a structure with the highest adaptive reuse potential (ARP) as a multi-criteria decision making problem. We have recently submitted another paper to a conference which focuses on the architectural design problems associated with the assessment of ARP of buildings. We will make a short presentation concerning the second paper at the beginning of the semester to clarify the dimensions of the problem.
You can follow the studio outputs via Prezi presentation.
Image: http://www.unhcr.org/history-of-unhcr.html