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Acoustic modelling and simulation of Indian stepwells: Panna Meena ka Kund and Lahan Vav
Published 2022-02-24This dataset consists of the architectural models, simulations and associated analyses used for a study of acoustic retroreflection in Indian stepwells. The concept is that the concave trihedra formed by a large number of ...Dataset -
Artificial intelligence in design education: evaluating ChatGPT as a virtual colleague for post-graduate course development
Published 2023This article explores the ability of ChatGPT to function as a virtual colleague in helping to design materials for higher education design students. Using a self-study methodology, two university educators attempted to ...Open AccessArticle -
Auditory distraction in open-plan office environments: The effect of multi-talker acoustics
Published 2017Within the soundscapes of open-plan offices, irrelevant speech has consistently been reported as the most distracting, and causing performance decrements for workers. Notwithstanding this generalization, the ‘babble’ created ...Article -
Beyond homeliness: A photo-elicitation study of the ‘homely’ design paradigm in care settings
Published 2023This paper examines perceptions of homeliness in palliative care environments through a photo-elicitation study involving 89 palliative care staff. The study finds that what is perceived as homely tends to exhibit a ...Open AccessArticle -
Blurring disciplinary boundaries in the design studio: Bringing architecture, business, and arts students together to prototype new solutions for palliative care
Published 2022As complex global problems increasingly require the knowledge and skills of a broad array of disciplines, existing pedagogical approaches need to shift to support graduates to develop the skills necessary for innovation. ...Open AccessArticle -
Challenging the discourse around the impacts of airbnb through suburbs not cities: Lessons from australia and covid-19
Published 2021Supporters of short-term rental (STR) platforms state that STRs represent a small fraction of the housing market of major cities and therefore have little impact on rents. However, there is emerging evidence that suggests ...Article -
A Charter for Sustainable Tourism after COVID-19
Published 2020The SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes the COVID-19 disease is highly infectious and contagious. The long-term consequences for individuals are as yet unknown, while the long-term effects on the international community will be ...Article -
Climatic Design and Its Others
Published 2020Drawing on cases from the tropical and subtropical worlds (in Australia and Southeast Asia), we employ southern architectural examples to interrogate normative assumptions around climatic design. As the foundation for a ...Article -
Covid-19 and the accelerating smart home
Published 2020Home, digital technologies and data are intersecting in new ways as responses to the COVID-19 pandemic emerge. We consider the data practices associated with COVID-19 responses and their implications for housing and home ...Article -
The design movement: Two case studies from the edge of the discipline
Published 2017-04-12As the boundaries of the design profession expand so must the research paradigms scaffolding them. This paper explores two trans-disciplinary PhD research projects - both broadly aimed at exploring design value in business. ...Open AccessConference paper -
Design thinking: Standing on the shoulders of … graphic design!
Published 2024-04-09Prominent design discourse or advocacy in the domain of “design thinking” rarely depicts graphic design consistently, or with sufficient rigour and depth of understanding about the field’s role in the development of design ...Open AccessArticle -
Designing for palliative care: Three ideas toward an architecture of generosity
Published 2023Palliative care has a distinct philosophy that is not always reflected in the architecture created for it. From a study conducted to better understand the relationship of the built environment to patient and family experiences ...Open AccessArticle -
Designing Palliative Care Facilities to Better Support Patient and Family Care: A Staff Perspective
Published 2022Objective: To contribute staff perspectives on the design of palliative care facilities to better align with the philosophy of palliative care, in support of patient, family, and staff well-being. Background: The receipt ...Open AccessArticle -
Designing the physical environment for inpatient palliative care: a narrative review
Published 2023Background: It is essential that the physical environments in which inpatient palliative care is provided support the needs of patients and the facilitate the multidimensional delivery of palliative care. This review aims ...Article -
Digital channels for building collaborative consumption communities
Published 2017-07-11Collaborative consumption firms leverage networked peers, communicating, collaborating and even delivering services to one another through a central marketplace channel. This raises questions as to the nature of this new ...Open AccessArticle -
Disability in the Metaverse
Published 2024-09-30This research investigates the accessibility challenges and opportunities for people with disabilities in Virtual Reality (VR) environments. Conducted from June 2023 to June 2024, the study involved 102 survey respondents ...Open AccessReport, Research -
Economic Cities
Published 2020This chapter explores the economy of cities in greater detail. First, it gives a summary of the growth and development of cities over time with respect to their economic function. One of the most important trends over the ...Book chapter -
Equitable Density: The place for lower-income and disadvantaged households in a dense city: Report 1 The Building Scale
Published 2017-07-01Open AccessOther