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Urban background sounds under various weather conditions categorized for virtual acoustics
(2024-12)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyOne of the major problems in the auralization of complex urban scenarios is the creation of ambience, i.e. the diffuse background which represents the sound floor on which the acoustic scene of interest is created. Omitting ... -
Listen and be the space: exploring space, word, and music in architecture and architectural discourse
(2024-06-25)
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Open AccessLa arquitectura contemporánea y su discurso reflejan el espíritu de la actual mentalidad occidental, pero carecen de armonía con la esencia humana. Este artículo busca contribuir a actualizar este desajuste, centrándose ... -
Metodología y propuesta para la rehabilitación sostenible y de bajo impacto ambiental del patrimonio rural
(2024-10-03)
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Open AccessLa situación de despoblación que atraviesa el medio rural en España desde hace más de medio siglo ha conllevado al progresivo abandono y pérdida de la arquitectura tradicional en entornos agroforestales. En el contexto ... -
Image dataset: year-long hourly façade photos of a university building
(Elsevier, 2024-10)
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Open AccessThis dataset presents 9596 photos of the East and West façades of a university building in Barcelona (Spain). Images were taken every hour for one year with two identical GoPro Hero 10 cameras. The façades are composed of ... -
Machine-learning to analyze human-building interactions: how do people use mobile solar protections?
(Elsevier, 2024-12)
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Open AccessBuildings significantly impact urban energy consumption. Mobile passive solutions, such as manual solar protections, can mitigate heat gains, but their effectiveness depends on occupants’ decisions. Analyzing occupant ... -
Validation of auralized impulse responses considering masking, loudness and background noise
(Acoustical Society of America, 2024-03-01)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyThe use of outdoor virtual scenarios promises to have a lot of potential to facilitate reproducible sensory evaluation experiments in laboratory. Auralizations allow for the integration of simulated or measured sound sources ... -
Urban background sound recordings for virtual acoustics under various weather conditions
(Acoustical Society of America, 2024-03-01)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyOne of the major challenges in the auralization of complex urban simulations is the presence of ambience, for example background sounds. Omitting them can result in a sterile and implausible impression. In this work we ... -
A morphological study of fivefold Islamic geometric patterns using formal grammar for computer-aided design applications
(2023-09-22)
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Open AccessThis paper presents a morphological study of Islamic geometric patterns (IGP) and their role in application of formal grammar in computational modeling of IGPs. Through a comprehensive literature review and data collection, ... -
Ten questions concerning architectural acoustics
(Elsevier, 2024-11)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyBuilding and room acoustics are relatively modern architectural and engineering disciplines. Nevertheless, acoustics was also a concern for buildings in the past, e.g., in theatres in ancient Greece and in Roman times. ... -
Relating 2D isovists to audiovisual assessments of two urban spaces in a neighbourhood
(De Gruyter, 2024-09-18)
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Open AccessIn the field of urban design assessment, increasing attention to the nonexpert verbalizations is paid to engage social participation in planning processes, especially those not limited to static visual renderings. However, ... -
A historical and geometrical analysis of the Sansalvador villa by SfM-MVS photogrammetry
(Elsevier, 2024-09)
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Open AccessDelving into the essence of the Sansalvador villa requires a meticulous juxtaposition of its original architectural blueprints with a newly formulated planimetry. Conceived by Josep Maria Jujol, this architectural work in ... -
Discovering the Sansalvador Villa through the superposition of photogrammetric point cloud surveys and original Jujol Plans
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2024-06-05)
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Open AccessThe Sansalvador villa, the first project exclusively designed by Josep Maria Jujol in Barcelona, is a unique architectural complex that piques curiosity about its origins and conception. Its incomplete state, limited ...