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Item Open Access Achieving Adaptable Architecture: A Design Framework for Architects: A historic review(2018-12-20) Noori, Kamaran Ali; Lee, Tang G.; Greer, Joan; Iantkow, Mark; Levy, Richard M.; Ince, DavidRigid and fixed buildings fail to provide for variability and change. Adaptability in architectural design offers a promise of quality, efficiency and variety. By focusing on human-centred design this study describes adaptable architecture relating to the mode of design development. Relating to the definition of adaptable architecture, this research has been focused on aspects of occupants’ needs. The challenge of efficiency and flexibility over time can be addressed during the early stage of the architectural design process. For adaptable architectural design, simulations and modelling tools, mostly can be employed to determine and predict changes. These changes in occupant’s need and environmental factors can hint to best possible design solutions. Currently, there is no comprehensive adaptability design paradigm that addresses today’s design multiple challenges. This concept requires that architecture design should be held to the highest degree of responsibility toward the environment. In addition to flexibility toward occupant’s changing needs. Design choices that are validated, by measuring against adaptability criteria and objective of the design framework. Thus, providing a thorough design approach to adaptable architectural design by identifying, categorizing and organizing relevant requirements. By proposing a design framework, architects can integrate aspects of adaptability to the preliminary design stage. In this framework, designers and architects will have a structured framework and they will be able to make informed decisions and choices. Designing for adaptable consideration and additional environmental parameters go beyond mere aesthetic appeal. Particularly accommodating the change in many aspects such as energy, lighting, airflow, rain, wind in addition to spatial flexibility and inclusivity. The architect must be able to integrate these requirements in the early design phase. As a suitable paradigm, the framework could offer designers a way to achieve adaptive goals. The focus would be on the adaptability through movable parts. As currently, the adaptable design approaches are incidental, the need for a comprehensive framework is vital to accommodate changes to the architectural design. Considering the possibility of buildings can be tailored individually and achieve a highly effective flexible design. This design approach is enhanced by integrating advanced technologies that could utilize individualized solutions. This research helps to understand indicators of adaptability and how they can drive the initial architectural design process. In other words, the research helps designers to understand the changing needs and how to factor their demands, configuration and responsiveness in architectural design decisions. In a nutshell, following the framework allows incorporating adaptivity criteria to reach optimal design solutions to accommodate future changes.Item Open Access Transvaluation of architecture: a perspective on performative value in architecture(2011) Noori, Kamaran Ali; Kolarevic, BrankoHuman values are the foundation upon which life ' various decisions and beliefs stand on. Architecture is a discipline that highly depends on de ign decision makings and evaluation for various alternatives. Consequently, value and evaluation constitutes important roles in architecture discourse. This research builds on the views that acknowledge the significant of value and evaluation in architecture. For this purpose, this research first provides a general overview to the discussion and interpretations of human values in general and specifically across different fields like philosophy, economic, science, and others. This discussion is then followed by a detailed examining of the state of value in architecture. In doing so, this research reveals the connection between values and architecture and identifies different types of design value that drive architecture. The relation between changes in architecture and changes in design value, discussed in this research, highlights the role of design values in shaping architecture. In recognizing the vast influence of values and changes in values on architecture, this research examines a concept from the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzche, called transvaluation of all values, in architecture. In addition to providing a discussion about the notion of transvaluation concept and Nietzsche's transvaluation toward life-affirming value , this research provides argument that embrace the importance of transvaluation theme in architecture. The final section of this research examines the projection of transvaluation and transvaluation toward life affirming values in contemporary architecture. In examining the state of contemporary architecture and its challenges, this research identifies performativity as a life-affirming value that contemporary architecture needs to use a a ground when transvaluating all its new emerging and traditional design values.