Paolo Caratelli

• PhD Architecture and Urban Design
• Professor at Istituto Marangoni

Kansei Engineering (KE) is a methodology applied to industrial design developed by Mitsuo Nagamachi of Hiroshima University in the 1980s. It is based on the concept of kansei, a Japanese term used to express one's own feelings towards artifacts, contexts, and situations emotionally perceived at a cognitive level. Rooted in Japanese culture, the ter...

Kansei is a Japanese term referred to human feelings activated at emotional level, once in contact or relation with a particular object or context. The Kansei Engineering (KE) method developed by Mitsuo Nagamachi in the 1970s introduced the kansei approach into design community for the first time. In this regard, Kansei Design (KD) is a novel holis...

The amazing endeavors of space missions on 1960s and 70s pushed the human knowledge and technology beyond the physical threshold of our planet, seemingly opening to infinite possibilities. With the ingress of private developers in space business, the exploration of outer space seems resurged to a new vitality in public opinion. Usually paired with...

Contemporary urbanism and architecture in cities in the United Arab Emirates are becoming more aware of issues such as improving energy consumption and constructing a local identity as mandated in the Abu Dhabi 2030 master plan. Remnants of Emirati heritage is currently being revisited such as the majlis , a space of meeting that was part of local...

The meaning about the origins of Al-Ain, the second largest city of Abu Dhabi Emirate in the UAE, resides in its name, which in Arabic means ‘The spring’. The presence of abundant groundwater has allowed human settlements since the Neolithic period, marking this city as one of the oldest settlements continuously inhabited in the Gulf region. Under...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has embarked on an ambitious plan of nation-building transforming the landscape of the country. Whereas Abu Dhabi and Dubai with their modern architecture promote an international urban lifestyle, the third largest city in UAE, Al-Ain offers a relaxed, Oasis/villa experience a form of revival to Andrea Palladio's mans...

The urban policies of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi are witnessing major urban developments that aim to rebrand main Emirate of the oil rich states as one that sustains cultural values and green infrastructures. New urban development's overviewing green areas, parks and palm tree farms reflect the strategies of the Urban Planning Council (UPC) regarding...

Time Frames provides a reconnaissance on the conservation rules and current protection policies of more than 100 countries, with particular attention to the emerging nations and twentieth-century architecture. The contributions illustrate the critical issues related to architectural listings, with a brief history of national approaches, a linkograp...

Despite the current strides in recycling in both the USA and Europe the remaining amounts of waste that need to be disposed of keep on increasing. Reversal of this trend is extremely challenging, given the expected increase in global population, and as developing countries adapt consuming patterns resembling those of the USA and Europe. It appears...