over the past decade of extensive research works, the thin un-stiffened steel plate shear wall(spsw) has now emerged as a promising lateral load resisting system. considering thedemand of performance-based seismic design (pbsd) philosophy in current and futureseismic design codes, a ductility-based design was recently proposed for spsw systems withpin-connected boundary beams. however, the effe...

Emerging theories of Design Justice ask architects and planners to center the voices long-oppressed groups. But which kinds spatial transformations can concretely inform a just praxis urban design? To answer this question, we compare-in-difference how disadvantaged people counter exclusion by designing spaces in Baitu (China), Los Angeles (USA), Rome (Italy). We find that diverse groups activat...

a rural environment is reflect of the historical practices over the time, mutually feedback of human settle, activities nature and include aesthetic quality, environmental function, local knowledge, tradition and customs. but rapid growth of consuming economy and emphases only on functional character without linkage to different environmental socio-cultural and economic condition led to model o...

crime and the fear of crime are pervasive and endemic concerns in modern society and criminal justice systems are clearly failing to tackle both issues. cpted is an acronym for crime prevention through environmental design which asserts that the proper design and effective use of the built environment can lead to a reduction in the fear and incidence of crime, and an improvement in the quality ...

some products include emotional messages which are recognized and perceived by users unconsciously. such products can have deeper influence on users and satisfy their emotional needs. from emotional design point of view, the main objective of design is to satisfy emotional needs of users, so tries to direct and incline design criteria to this main goal. emotional design is based on advanced tec...

Complexity demand of modern communication systems, particularly in the wireless domain, grows at an astounding rate, a rate so high that the available complexity and even worse the design productivity required to convert algorithms into silicon are left far behind. This effect is commonly referred to as the design productivity crisis or simply the design gap. Since the design gap is predicted t...