Architects (of any kind) need to understand the system, its environment, its stakeholders, their concerns, and the solution approach. The solution approach varies across different kinds of architecture. In software architecture, the solution approach is software-oriented. For system architecture, the solution approach is hardwareand platform-oriented. For enterprise architecture, the solution a...

mosque architecture is considered as a potent visual symbol of the islamic architects’ design ability. prayer-hall as the manifestation of equality between the believers and the unity of architectural space has challenged such an ability throughout the history. this study, considering the characteristics of light-openings in the domes of iranian mosques’ prayer-hall, aims to investigate these d...

An energy simulation tool is a tool to predict the energy consumption of a building. Today there are many energy simulation tools in the market. However, architects find that the existing energy simulation tools do not meet their needs. One thing that does not meet their need is the user interface. In relation to that, we carried out a user interface survey to know which user interface is prefe...

Dealing with non-functional requirements (NFRs) has posed a challenge onto software engineers for many years. Over the years, many methods and techniques have been proposed to improve their elicitation, documentation, and validation. Knowing more about the state of the practice on these topics may benefit both practitioners’ and researchers’ daily work. A few empirical studies have been conduct...

In this paper we present a study of possible applications of mobile technology for industrial designers and architects for their daily work. We conducted two user studies with the final aim of gathering requirements for a future prototype which fulfils the aims of both industrial designers and architects in terms of mobility. The first user study consisted of using Cultural Probes which allowed...

This article synthesises longitudinal deliberations between two architects and an educator, seeking common ground about learning spaces in schools. As the impetus for new refurbished school buildings continues New Zealand, it is timely to unpack instinctual disciplinary practices better understand space place We undertook a process of ‘bumping’ ideas against one another, establishing intersecti...

In recent years, researchers have worked to develop approaches and models to support software architects in planning and carrying out major evolutions of software systems. To date, this line of work has been largely theoretical. These new approaches and models are seldom accompanied by empirical evidence to support them, let alone subjected to rigorous empirical evaluation. This paper describes...