The way we design and build our cities, buildings, and public spaces takes on critical importance in the face of critical issues such as climate change, social inequality, and rapid urbanization. Architecture and design not only shape the environments in which we live but also influence energy use, natural resource management, and social inclusion. These disciplines have the potential to play a pivotal role in advancing sustainable development, yet their contributions are often overlooked.
Sustainability, Resilience, and Inclusiveness through Human-Centred Architecture and Design examines the profound ways in which architecture and design can contribute to global imperatives framed by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly those focused on sustainable cities and communities (SDG 11), affordable and clean energy (SDG 7), and reduced inequalities (SDG 10).
This volume offers a three-part exploration. Part 1 delves into energy efficiency, discussing innovations like biomimicry for zero-energy buildings and IoT-integrated systems in educational spaces. Part 2 bridges sustainability and heritage preservation, showcasing AI-assisted designs and adaptive placemaking strategies. Finally, Part 3 presents real-world case studies, from Saudi Arabias sustainable design frameworks to the impact of the pandemic on residential spaces in Egypt. With fresh insights and empirical evidence, this collected edition sets a new agenda for integrating human-centered approaches into sustainable design and architecture. Providing a vital resource for academics, policymakers, architects, and urban planners, Human-Centered Architecture and Design underscores the urgent need for collaboration across disciplines to create a built environment that supports thriving, resilient, and inclusive communities.
Chapter
1. Architecture and Design in Context of Climate Change: An
Introduction; Asmaa Ibrahim, Mady Mohamed, Mohammed F. M. Mohammed, and Anna
Visvizi
PART I. ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Chapter
2. Promoting Renewable Energy Through Interior Architecture and
Design: Focus on Carbon Emissions Reduction; Habibah Mohammed Abdulaziz
Almulhim and Hanan Suliman Eissa
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3. Sustainable Retrofitting: The Significance of Adapting the already
Existing Buildings; Dina Ahmed Ahmed Elmeligy and Mohammad Refaat Mohammad
Abdelaal
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4. Energy Efficiency in Educational Buildings; Abobakr Al-Sakkaf,
Basma Mostafa, Tarek S. Ghoniemy, and Sherif Ahmed
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5. Integrating Bioengineering Principles in Interior Eco-Design for
Promoting artificial intelligence (AI) and Sustainable Usability Responsible
Functionality; Mai Ahmed Fakhrey Farahat Mousa
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6. Simulation Analysis of a Hybrid Ventilation system to improve
Internal Air Quality and Energy Performance of Buildings: A Case Study of a
Residential Unit in Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia; Najat M.D. Al Ruwaily and
Ahmed O.M.S. Mostafa
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7. Differential Pressure Effect on Air Flow Through the Takhtabush;
Mady Mohamed
PART II. ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN IN THE CONTEXT OF HERITAGE PROTECTION
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8. Using Computer Applications to measure the Efficiency of
Environmental Design in Heritage Buildings; Reem Elhaddad
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9. Enhancing Building Climatic Performance Using AI-Assisted Facade
Design: Evidence From Literature; Tarek Saad Ragab, Marah Aljassem, and Jury
Aboanoor
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10. Investment of the Historic Mount Uhud to Establish Mountain
Resorts, Overlooking the Prophet's Mosque in Al-Madinah; Nusaibah Mohammed
Abdualhammed Al-shabi and Marwa Hussein Tawfik Hussein
PART III. CASE STUDIES: AN INSIGHT INTO THE DAY-TO-DAY PRACTICE OF
ARCHITECTURE IN THE ARAB WORLD
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11. Developing a Sustainable Mountain Resorts Design Framework for
Aseer, Saudi Arabia; Haifa Al-Harbi and Mostafa Sabbagh
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12. Rethinking Home: The Influence of Pandemic on Residential Spaces
in Egypt; Yasmin Hesham, Hussam Salama, and Ibrahim Saleh
Chapter
13. Indoor Air Quality, Mitigating Co2 Concentration in Classrooms
Using Adjacent Corridors And Atriums; Feras Balkhi, Mostafa Sabbagh, and
Mohannad Bayoumi
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14. Adapting Placemaking to Climate Change: Redefining the
Placemaking Diagram; Tarek Saad Ragab, Ghadeer Alawi, and Mady Mohamed
Asmaa Ibrahim, Ph.D., is a Professor of urban development at the Arch. Dep. Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University and the Dean of the College of Architecture & Design at Effat University. She has fourteen years of experience in strategic regional and urban planning projects in UN HABITAT, GOPP, and GIZ with a focus on community development, gender programming and regeneration policies in historic districts, and new urban expansions and more than 20 international publications in the field of sustainable urbanism.
Anna Visvizi, Ph.D. (dr hab.), economist and political scientist, Professor at the SGH Warsaw School of Economics, and Visiting Professor at Effat University. Seasoned editor, researcher, recognized author, and accomplished project manager, Professor Visvizi has extensive experience in academia, think-tank and government sectors in Europe and the US, including the OECD.
Mady Mohamed, Ph.D., Professor of Architecture, joined Effat University in Fall-2014. He received his PhD degree at Dundee School of Architecture, UK in July/2009. He has more than 20 years of academic and practice experience. Through his private firm, Mady participated in the design and construction for several projects, and he was the sole architect and the main architectural/LEED consultant for different residential, office, medical and educational buildings.
Mohammed F. M. Mohammed, Ph.D., is a Professor of architecture and design. He received his Masters and Ph.D. in Architecture from Cairo University, Egypt in 1999, 2004 respectively. Dr. Mohammed has taught Architecture and Design in Egypt at Cairo University between 1995 and 2009. Also, he has taught Architecture and Design in KSA at Umm Al-Qura University between 2009 and 2013. He is currently teaching courses in capstone project and Design Studios at Effat University, Saudi Arabia.
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