Interior design is the art of making a space both comfortable and aesthetically pleasing; this is achieved mainlY I!J apPD!ing interior design principles. Human involvements in the field of interior design do not produce ...

Research has shown that colour stimuli could trigger certain fixed emotional and behavioural responses lVithin human beings. Consequentty, transcending its typical aesthetic value, colours have a greater potential to be ...

Academic research in built environment consists 0[ cognitive, affective as well as behavioural components. Existing built environment research does not reveal maf!J encouraging signs 0[ changes in the wqy that the ...

According to tbe Oxford English dictionary tbe meaning of costume denotes (the distinctive s!Jle of coiffilre,jelvellel)" and appare' of a period, cot/nfl)', class or a group '. Costumes are considered as things that are ...

The equatorial tropics are experiencing an explosive urban grol1Jth. With intensified urbanisation comes a rapid increase in atmospheric carbon, dl1Jindling resources and concerns over energy seainty. In this context the ...

Lean construction is a concept still neu/ to many in the construction industry around the world. All construction activities can be divided into two; conversion activities wbicb produce tangibles and flOlv activities ...

Tbe ReCIprocalrelationsbip between tbepopulation distribution and the transport nenvork pattern bas been JJJidefydiscussed,for example iuhen tbe population increases; demand for transport related infrastructure increases ...

The research work reported here describes a project concerning the proposed renovation and retrofitting of a bioclimatic tower in Malaysia though a three day colloquium and charette exercise with students and practitioners. ...