The suggested ecological concept of urban green space is a series of gardens by the water edge connected through a network of footpaths with large blocks of woodland, creating therefore a natural framework at the city's ...

This paper investigates how vegetation, mainly through evapotranspiration, affects the improvement of microclimatic conditions in urban areas and, more specifically, it examines the case for the city of Chania in Crete. ...

This paper examined users’ preferences for landscape design of grounds and spaces surrounding hospitals, in order to assess how they perceived the landscape facilities so as to make future open spaces of hospitals suitable ...

Urban public space is not a phenomenon of the twenty first century. It originated with the public parks of the mid-nineteenth century which were a considerable part of the urban fabric (Chadwick, 1966). Urban parks and ...

Agriculture in cities has always existed although it is typically considered a rural activity. In fact, many cities have evolved from agrarian roots, settling on the agricultural lands that are most productive. However, urban ...

Όπως συμβαίνει συνήθως, η ημερομηνία γέννησης ή θανάτου κάποιας αναγνωρισμένης προσωπικότητας γίνεται αφορμή για την επαναπροσέγγιση της, με την μορφή δημοσιεύσεων, συμποσίων, εκθέσεων και διαφόρων άλλων εκδηλώσεων και ...

People have always admired a sculpture whether it was in a prominent place or simply appear in a corner somewhere. The GAD project tackled an emerging cultural challenge defined by contemporary trends for integrated ...

Greenways are corridors of undevoped land in a city setting. They include vegeration belts, creeks, rivers,floodplains and other natural features along public infrastructures. Public infrastructures consist of utility ...

This paper aims to explore the vertical gardens designed by Roberto Burle Marx as an artistic expression of a common design feature, prevalent in landscape architectural discourse and practice since the 1930s. The contribution ...

Στο άρθρο παρουσιάζεται το σύγχρονο λογισμικό της εικονικής πραγματικότητας που έχουμε αναπτύξει, σαν εργαλείο αντισεισμικού σχεδιασμού κτηρίων από οπλισμένο σκυρόδεμα. Θα θέλαμε να επισημάνουμε ότι οποιαδήποτε λεκτική ...