| Vol. - No. | Vol.6 - No.2 |
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| Date | Jun., 2017 |
| Title | Editor's Note |
| Author | Dr. Zhendong Wang |
| Institutions | Editor-in-chief of IJHRB |
| Abstract |
This volume is IJHRB's third 'Architecture and Urban Planning' special issue under this year's topic "Architectural and Urban Design under Dense Urban Habitat". During the past three years, the CTBUH has continued to pay increasing attention on the second 'half' of the council's scope which is that of Urban Habitat, and has consistently strived to push forward a series of research fundings, innovations, habitat awards and student competitions which addresses the issue of sustainability under dense habitat. In this volume, we selected 8 papers which discusses about the topic in three different scales covering the macro, meso and micro perspectives. From the macro perspective, Dr. Antony Wood and Dr. Peng Du present a comparative study on the urban sustainability of dense downtowns and dispersed suburbia. Supported by the CTBUH, this paper investigates the real environmental and social sustainability of peoples lifestyles based on actual energy bills and other real data. Mr. John Prevc shares the latest research by the Future Spaces Foundation on the transport infrastructure and associated data networks of three large, rapidly densifying cities – Beijing, Mumbai and São Paulo – and highlights the successful measures and policies implemented between them. From the meso perspective, a paper by Prof. Michelle Xiaohong Ling observes the configurational evolution and functional implications of Hong Kong through capturing its underlying structure. Further, a paper presented by Prof. Haofeng Wang and his research team discusses the spatial performance of a multi-level shopping cluster by a case study of the Nanshan commercial cultural district, Shenzhen. Mr. Shuchen Xu, Dr. Yu Ye and Prof. Leiqing Xu also brings their research on the index measuring urbanity and publicity of commercial building complex in urban context. From the micro perspective, Prof. Philip Oldfield proposes a "fabric-first" approach to sustainable tall building designs which could be the most effective way for improving energy efficiency. Mr. Luke Leung and his colleagues at SOM present a research on transparency in the urban environment which takes a fresh look at glass, transparency, energy consumption and human health. Dr. Qian Jin shares her research on improvements in indoor environmental quality and the energy saving potential of phase-change material integrated facades for high-rise office buildings in Shanghai. Finally, I would like to express my appreciation to all of the publication's authors for sharing their thoughts and latest achievements. I would also like to thank the chief editor of the IJHRB, Prof. Sang Dae Kim for his support and the chief editor of the CTBUH Journal, Mr. Daniel Safarik for his guidance, as well as other CTBUH colleagues for their help during the editing of this volume of our journal |
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| PP. | PP.1~2 |