Construction and Therapy (Working Paper)

Ref: Porta, S. Russell, P. Romice, O. Vidoli, M. P. (2014), Construction and Therapy: an integrated approach to design build, Paper presented at the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Conference, October 16-18, 2014, Halifax, NS. ***   *** In 2013, the Department of Architecture at the University of Strathclyde began work to …

Community Potential Analysis in Cadder (Working Paper)

When planning for the development of an area, be this for its growth, downgrade, or simply for the rationalization of its current state, GIS tools are very useful in that they can offer an effective representation of the interaction between socio, economic and physical factors. The Community Potential Analysis is …

Urban Morphometrics (Working Paper)

Ref: Porta, S. Da Fontoura Costa, L. Morello, E. Viana, M., Strano, E. Venerandi, A. Romice, O. (2011), Plot-Based-Urbanism and Urban Morphometrics: Measuring the Evolution of Blocks, Street Fronts and Plots in Cities, Working Papers of the Urban Design Studies Unit at University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK. PDF is avaialbe here. Generative …

Plot-Based Urbanism (Working Paper)

Ref: Porta, S. Romice, O. (2010), Plot-Based Urbanism: Towards Time-Consciousness in Place-Making, Working Papers of the Urban Design Studies Unit at University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK. Download Plot-Based Urbanism. Some of us have recently argued that what we still miss is the serious consideration of the factor of time in urbanism, or, in …