Saif Haq

Saif Haq
Texas Tech University | TTU · College of Architecture

PhD

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Human understanding of environments often develops through asynchronous experiences. Individuals are either peripatetic, learning about the 'relations' between environmental units as they move about, or, if stationary, experience the e ects of diurnal and seasonal changes. Either way, what they 'see' is always changing. The environmental learning o...
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Human understanding of environments often develops through asynchronous experiences. Individuals are either peripatetic, learning about the 'relations' between environmental units as they move about, or, if stationary, experience the e ects of diurnal and seasonal changes. Either way, what they 'see' is always changing. The environmental learning o...
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Configurational' accessibility of healthcare buildings is an important factor for a healthy population and is an important cue to the new social awareness regarding 'right to health'.with the increase of oil revenue and implementation of national health plans, saudi arabia has made large investments to health services and has commissioned many clin...
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The theory and techniques of Space Syntax-originally based on topological assumptions and tested on organic layouts have been developing since the 1970's. After countless publications, and software of different kinds, this is a well-established field-respected and used by design-researchers. Unfortunately, one aspect not entirely resolved is the pa...
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The most difficult issue in writing a methods paper on Space Syntax is that it is not simply a method. It is a theory on which a methodology has been built. In the 40 years since introduction, both its theory and its methods have advanced, including the creation and development of computerized software. Essentially Space Syntax investigates layouts...
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Natural movement theory (from space syntax literature) postulates that configuration of the urban grid is an important generator of aggregate patterns of movement in urban areas (Hillier et al. 1993). In addition, movement economy theory asserts that retail and commercial activities migrate to configurationally hotspot locations to take advantage o...
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It is well understood that transport mode choice is effected by journey-distance and journeytime (Plaut 2005; Pucher and Dijkstra 2003; Schwanen and Mokhtarian 2005; Wardman, Tight, and Page 2007) We also know that configurational attributes effect the locations of retail and commercial activities (Hillier et al. 1993), and these in-turn influence...
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Educators in the area of design for health find themselves at the intersection of two already mature and robust knowledge disciplines: architecture and public health. This has the benefit of tapping into well-developed scholarship in each field. Both architecture and public health enjoy a long legacy of well-conceived pedagogy both in their respect...
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This paper describes an in-depth study of a grid-like American city using traditional and recent space syntax analytical methods. The case study is Lubbock, located in west Texas, and is characterized by its ‘almost’ ideal grid layout ‒ one that is perhaps prototypical of American conditions west of the Mississippi River. After extensively describi...
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In architecture, the term ‘configuration’ is widely used to indicate how spaces are arranged and connected to one another. Sometimes we speak about configuration as if we see with x-ray eyes from the sky, and use words such as ‘radial’, ‘double-corridor, ‘single corridor’, etc. or describe overall shapes such as ‘rectangular’, ‘circular’, ‘H-shaped...
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Space Syntax is a theory and method that has been developing for the last 40 years. Originally conceived as a theory of "society and space," it has expanded to other areas. An important aspect of this is technical; it allows the quantification of layouts, and unit spaces within a layout, so that the environment itself can produce independent variab...
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As evidence-based design (EBD) emerges as a model of design practice, considerable attention has been given to its research component. However, this overshadows another essential component of EBD-the change agent, namely the designer. EBD introduced a new skill set to the practitioner: the ability to interact with scientific evidence. Industry sour...
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The role of configuration in human cognition and wayfinding has been considered im-portant by numerous researchers. In this regard, experiments have suggested that the topology based configurational analysis of Space Syntax is a significant predictor of both. However, these experiments were mostly done in real settings without sufficient control of...
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Space syntax research has had significant success over the years and has served to illustrate the importance of configurational measures, especially those that take into account all the spaces in a system. Here, assumptions of axial lines as elementary spatial units have been overwhelming. Although based on a theoretical construct of visibility, th...
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There seems to be a growing consensus in the literature that topological variables, both in the environment and in sketch maps, are reliable indicators of wayfinding performance. Additionally, there are other suggestions regarding the use of topological variables to characterize and measure overall environments. In this regard, it has been reported...
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This study explores whether people's topological knowledge changes as they get to know a setting. Volunteers (n = 128) performed open and directed searches in three large hospitals. In open searches the participants attempted to become familiar with the hospital; in directed searches they sought specific locations. The participants also performed v...
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Collaborative On-line Studio for Architecture (CoOL Studio) was aimed at aiding the architecture studio by: (1) supporting input by distant critics; (2) providing access to on-line cases and reference materials; (3) encouraging students to be clear and articulate about their projects; (4) supporting collaboration among students. The project employe...
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Published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. Readers of this proceeding must contact publisher for further reprinting or re-use. Peer interaction may be a useful strategy for having students express their knowledge and get personalized feedback in large classes. In this paper we look at how a CoWeb ­ an unstructured collaboration space ­ was used...
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A meaningful environment forms a necessary and essential part of a meaningful existence. Meaning is an interpretive problem, and meaning in architecture is difficult to grasp. Theoretical insights into meaning have to be based on analysis of existing and historical environments. The history of great architecture is a description of man's search and...
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A meaningful environment forms a necessary and essential part of a meaningful existence. Meaning is an interpretive problem, and meaning in architecture is difficult to grasp. Theoretical insights into meaning have to be based on analysis of existing and historical environments. The history of great architecture is a description of man's search and...
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There seems to be a growing consensus in the literature that topological variables, both in the environment and in sketch maps, are reliable indicators of wayfinding performance. Additionally, there are other suggestions regarding the use of topological variables to characterize and measure overall environments. In this regard, it has been reported...

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