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Integrating Risk Reduction, Urban Planning and Housing: Lessons From El Salvador

Wamsler, Christine - In: Open House International 31 (2006) 1, pp. 71-83

the developmental disciplines of urban planning and housing. The overall aim is to identify how the existing separation … between risk reduction, urban planning and housing can be overcome and integration achieved. Since Hurricane Mitch in 1998 …, and especially after the 2001 earthquakes, not only relief and development organisations, but also social housing …

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Social Housing Transformation Practices in Constantine: Lessons from Ali Mendjeli

Bellal, Tahar; Saighi, Ouafa - In: Open House International 32 (2007) 1, pp. 64-74

This study is addressing the widespread transformation activities made to government-built housing intended for low … become actively involved in the housing process but also demonstrate the potential for low income families to invest to … solutions to ease Constantine saturated city centre, and also to respond to an acute housing shortage. These transformation …

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Factors of Design Problem-Solving and Their Contribution to Creativity

Casakin, Hernan - In: Open House International 33 (2008) 1, pp. 46-60

how design students assess creativity in architectural design while solving housing problems. Redefining the role of … housing in the contemporary city was a main concern. Major factors of design problem-solving, and their contribution to … creativity are analyzed. Results revealed that restructuring of housing design problems was the most significant factor of design …

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Demands and Feasibilities of Open Building in Iranian Urban Context

Mirmoghtadaee, Mahta - In: Open House International 33 (2008) 1, pp. 61-71

Traditional Iranian houses, were built of heavy, voluminous building materials resulting in massive bearing wall structures. Such buildings had fixed architectural spaces, with defined boundaries and dimensions. However, the need for adaptability was fulfilled through creating multifunctional...

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Housing Adaptation for Adults with Autistic Spectrum Disorder

Mostafa, Magda - In: Open House International 35 (2010) 1, pp. 37-48

comprehensive range of specialized support services, including residential, from childhood to adulthood. Housing services for … adaptation process in the case of group residential accommodation for autistic adults in mass housing projects. After a brief … adapting housing for autistic use. …

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The Tendency Of “Open Building” Concept in the Post-Industrial Context

Yingying, Jiang; Beisi, Jia - In: Open House International 36 (2011) 1, pp. 6-15

When N.J. Habraken proposed the conception of support-infill in housing construction in 1960s, housing issues was …

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Success and Failure in Flexible Building

Geraedts, Rob - In: Open House International 36 (2011) 1, pp. 54-62

In the present demand-driven market, consumers play a key role. Players in the house-building market, as in other sectors, need to listen to the consumer's requirements – and these are continually changing. The real estate sector is rather rigid in its practices, yet those working in it will...

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The Validity of PREVI, Lima, Peru, Forty Years On

Salas, Julián; Lucas, Patricia - In: Open House International 37 (2012) 1, pp. 6-15

PREVI, Spanish initials for “experimental housing project”, was conceived in Lima in 1967. Among other initiatives, it …

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Examining The Potential for Mass Customisation of Housing in Malaysia

Daud, Nasir; Hamzah, Hasniyati; Adnan, Yasmin Mohd - In: Open House International 37 (2012) 1, pp. 16-27

In housing, mass customisation is increasingly seen as a useful innovation for promoting customer satisfaction and thus … for contributing to the long-run sustainability of the housing industry. A major stimulus has been the escalation in … competition among housing developers in response to the increase in housing consumers' want for individuality in their purchased …

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Kavaklidere-Ankara: The Formation of a Residential District During the 1950s

Resuloğlu, Çılga; Ergut, Elvan Altan - In: Open House International 40 (2015) 1, pp. 33-42

-twentieth century, when these new residences emerged as pioneering modernist architectural housing, the product of social change, which …

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