Browsing Leicester School of Architecture by Submission Date
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Virtual Roman Leicester (VRL): An interactive Computer Model of a Romano-British City
(Conference)This paper describes the background, development and use of a new Virtual Reality (VR) model of the built fabric of Roman Leicester (Ratae Corieltauvo-rum) which has been based upon direct archaeologi-cal evidence, literary ... -
The Leicester Arch and the Temple of Janus
(Article)Sir Edwin Lutyens was one of the foremost English architects of his day and was invited in 1919 to design a war memorial for the city of Leicester. For Lutyens the architectural challenge was to express in stone the profound ... -
McGruer - Why Art Matters in Yacht Design
(Conference)This 3000 word symposium paper was presented at the first ever classic yacht design symposium to be held in the UK, "Clyde Classic", at the Royal Northern and Clyde Yacht Club in June 2013. The paper deals with issues of ... -
The McGruer Lorne Class Yachts - Their History and Architecture
(Book)Established in 1911 on the river Clyde, the family-run firm of McGruer & Company Ltd created some of the finest sailing yachts ever built in Scotland. The smallest of these were the Lorne Class, designed in the 1960's by ... -
Reducing Waste to Landfill in the UK: Identifying Impediments and Critical Solutions
(Article)Purpose – The UK construction industry produces up to one third of all waste to landfill. This study aims to identify specific project practices impeding the reduction of waste in construction projects as well as uncovering ... -
The impact of fabric construction methods on energy performance and costs in English dwellings
(Conference)This paper investigates the impact of six different fabric construction methods (three Standard methods; three Alternative methods) on energy performance and costs, for a typical English four bedroom detached dwelling. The ... -
Energy Efficient Construction Methods in UK Dwellings
(Article)This paper examines the thermal performance of housing in the UK and the associated costs for different fabric construction methods of the envelope for a typical four bedroom detached house. The energy ratings were assessed ... -
Experimental and computational investigation into suppressing natural convection in chilled ceiling/displacement ventilation environments
(Article)The combination of chilled ceiling and displacement ventilation systems can cause destruction of the displacement flow pattern in some circumstances. This paper reports on the performance of a new technique for achieving ... -
Sustainable rehabilitation of the built environment in Lebanon
(Article)This paper reviews the results from a field survey of the impact of the built environment on the physicalenvironment in the coastal area of Zouk Mosbeh (ZM), Lebanon. This area suffered extensive infrastructure damage and ... -
Simulation and experimental investigation into diffusion absorption cooling machines for air-conditioning applications
(Article)The paper presents the development, experimental analysis and simulation of a solar heat driven ammonia/water (NH3/H2O) diffusion–absorption cooling machine (DACM). The designed cooling capacity of the machine is 2.5 kW ... -
Promoting sustainable tourism through landscape architecture in developing countries: Case study of Nigeria
(Conference)The benefits associated with recreation and tourism is widely acknowledged, which is especially the case when the effects on stress and the enhancing impact on well-being and productivity are considered. This is why society ... -
The likely effect of sustainable landscape on the quality of life through tourism: focus on Nigeria
(Conference)Increase in leisure time, improved rising standard of living and concerns for healthy life style has geared people into taking part in tourism activities and landscape, play a very important role in the choice of the tourist ... -
Local Constraints on Sustainable Tourism Development in Africa; the Nigerian Example
(Conference)The growth of tourism in Africa, the second largest continent in the world in recent years has been rapid, especially in areas where there is social stability. Though still very much lacking in tourism supporting ... -
Bottom-up approach to sustainable urban development in Lebanon: The case of Zouk Mosbeh
(Article)In contrast with the “top-down” approach to development, the dominant methodology in Lebanon, Iemphasize rather the “bottom-up” approach where all stakeholders have equal opportunities to participate in policy formulation ... -
The Crown of Esfahan
(Image / Image, 3-D / Other)The work presents a contemporary dome design for a mosque in Iran. Exhibited as a single artefact for the 2010 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition; the work aims to explore a notion of ornament as architectural object, apposed ... -
Celestial Topography, THEKLA
(Image / Image, 3-D)Celetial Topography is a research project and pavilion constructed at 1:1 scale, inspired by the description of a fantasy city ‘Thekla’ in Italo Calvino’s book, invisible cities. The geometry of the pavilion is informed ...