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Energy Efficiency in Buildings with Machine Learning Applications: A Bibliometric Analysis
Yusuf Budak, Gevher Nesibe Kaya, Figen Beyhan

https://doi.org/10.60152/w70sihz2

Abstract: Today, concerns about climate change, environmental problems, and resource depletion have become a significant problem on a global scale, especially with increasing energy consumption and the role of built environments in this context. Buildings, which constitute a large part of the built environment, have been recognized as the main responsible due to their increasing energy needs and the emissions resulting from their energy consumption. For this reason, within the scope of sustainable architecture, which has occupied the agenda as a solution approach, energy conservation, which aims to ensure energy efficiency in buildings, reduction of carbon footprint, and the potential for the use of renewable energy sources have started to gain importance in architectural research. However, achieving energy efficiency and meeting other sustainability goals is a complex process that requires simultaneous evaluation of many parameters such as technical, aesthetic, economic, etc., and multiple decision-making. In this context, by integrating today’s computer and software technologies into various fields, the potential of machine learning, which can learn by associating various data and make optimal predictions based on the information it has learned, stands out in the discipline of architecture. Machine learning, which has found a place in architectural research, especially in building energy system modeling and analysis, offers powerful algorithms and computational methods for processing and analyzing complex data sets and optimizing multiple variables. In this study, which aims to examine academic research on the use of machine learning in the context of sustainability and energy efficiency in the field of architecture, a bibliometric analysis was conducted using keywords related to the subject through the Web of Science database. Data such as the annual number of papers, the relationships between authors, and the relationships between documents were analyzed, and the frequency and distribution of terms and concepts within the scope of the subject were examined. A cluster map of the analysis results was created using VOSviewer and RStudio software. The study identified the topics on which the machine learning methods used in the papers were focused, in the context of sustainable and energy-efficient building parameters, and highlighted the potential applications of machine learning in these areas. This study can serve as a reference for future research on using machine learning to improve building energy efficiency.

Keywords: machine learning; sustainable architecture; energy efficiency in building; bibliometric; architectural design

How to cite this Paper (Harvard referencing style):

Budak, Y., Kaya, G. N. and Beyhan, F. (2024) ‘Energy Efficiency in Buildings with Machine Learning Applications: A Bibliometric Analysis’, in R. Bogdanović (ed.) On Architecture — Shaping the City through Architecture, Proceedings. Belgrade, Serbia: STRAND, pp. 45–53. 

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From Grid to Green: Navigating Challenges and Opportunities in Sustainable Urban Planning – The Case Study of Milton Keynes
Dimitra Vlassaki

https://doi.org/10.60152/r1pw8uut

Abstract: Milton Keynes, a town established in 1967 in England, was conceived during the third phase of the post-war initiative known as «New Towns Act». It was the last town influenced by the Garden City Movement, as the original Garden City model was reinterpreted into a modern adaptation of Ebenezer Howard’s principles. This paper explores how the planning and development strategies employed in Milton Keynes could serve as a blueprint for future sustainable cities.
The masterplan of Milton Keynes focused on providing necessary services to citizens through thoughtful planning and specific guidelines, such as offering flexible and open access for everyone and prioritising resilience and livability. To achieve these objectives, a unique, grid-like layout was chosen, with «blocks» consisting of semi-autonomous neighborhoods, each equipped with essential amenities. This approach reduces the need for long commutes and fosters a sense of community. Moreover, the grid layout facilitates efficient transportation and accessibility. A road hierarchy system was implemented to form a network that reduces reliance on automobiles and supports the integration of public transportation, cycling paths, and pedestrian walkways. Finally, Milton Keynes’s sustainable approach is also expressed through its commitment to green spaces. The city has an extensive network of parks, forests and lakes, interwoven into the urban fabric. These green spaces cater to various citizen needs, enhance the importance of biodiversity, and aside from providing recreational areas, act as a natural flood management system.
By examining the challenges encountered in Milton Keynes, this case study offers a compelling model for new cities seeking to balance urbanization with environmental sustainability. Principles such as integrating green infrastructure, promoting mixed-use development, and ensuring community-centric planning are highlighted as key strategies. As cities continue to develop, those principles can be employed for shaping innovative and resilient urban environments for future generations.

Keywords: urban planning; sustainability; planning strategies; grid layout

How to cite this Paper (Harvard referencing style):

Vlassaki, D. (2024) ‘From Grid to Green: Navigating Challenges and Opportunities in Sustainable Urban Planning - The Case Study of Milton Keynes’, in R. Bogdanović (ed.) On Architecture — Shaping the City through Architecture, Proceedings. Belgrade, Serbia: STRAND, pp. 54–67. 

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The Art (Of) Museums: Creating Contemporary Spaces of Identity
Senka Ibrisimbegovic

https://doi.org/10.60152/f2mw9d20

Abstract: The book The Art (of) Museums: Creating Contemporary Spaces of Identity; Ars Aevi Sarajevo, authored by Associate Professor Senka Ibrišimbegović PhD, represents the culmination of her many years of work in culture, education, and research. It emphasizes the importance of museums, architecture, and art in promoting social development. It discusses the transformation of the cultural landscape—from being a survival element during the siege of Sarajevo to becoming a key component of sustainable development over the past three decades.
The book explores the architecture of contemporary art museums within various social contexts, highlighting their role in fostering cultural diversity and urban development. It concludes by advocating for socially responsible architecture in contemporary art museums, presenting a vision for the future of museum architecture, and emphasizing the need to construct the Ars Aevi Museum of Contemporary Art in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
This research offers a deep reflection on the intersection of culture, history, and architecture, providing insights into how cultural institutions can contribute to both the preservation of identity and the advancement of society.
Case study in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Ars Aevi Museum of Contemporary Art in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Keywords: Museum, architecture, culture, contemporary art, identity, urban regeneration

How to cite this Paper (Harvard referencing style):

Ibrisimbegovic, S. (2024) ‘The Art (Of) Museums: Creating Contemporary Spaces of Identity’, in R. Bogdanović (ed.) On Architecture — Shaping the City through Architecture, Proceedings. Belgrade, Serbia: STRAND, pp. 111–130. 

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Today’s traces of Belgrade Between Two World Wars: Milutin Borisavljević’s Disappearing Architectural Heritage 
Irena Kuletin Ćulafić

https://doi.org/10.60152/2r6ipbzo

Abstract: Faced with contemporary environmental, social, political and economic challenges, architectural heritage of past centuries is the target of transformation and disappearance. The paper investigates the rapid disappearance of the architectural heritage created between the two World Wars on the example of the extremely large and valuable architectural work of the architect Milutin Borisavljević. Between 1927 and 1941, Milutin Borisavljević has built 123 buildings in Belgrade, of which 114 are examples of residential architecture that were made for private clients. Borisavljević’s architectural oeuvre is recognized as a very valuable cultural heritage that inherits the principles of academicism – where the French Renaissance style and classicism prevail, respecting the principles of Borisavljević’s scientific aesthetics of architecture – the original aesthetic theory conceived by Milutin Borisavljević in the twenties of the 20th century. The main goal of the paper is to review the changes in the urban image of Belgrade today and in the time between the two World Wars – when Borisavljević built buildings at Neimar, Vračar, Stari grad, Senjak and Pašino brdo – forming authentic urban environments whose atmospheric essence still endures today. The fact is that many of Borisavljević’s beautiful houses built in these urban areas were demolished under the pretext that they were dilapidated buildings (low-rise buildings), and in their place were built high-rise buildings because of the economic profitability. In the last twenty years, more than 30 Borisavljević’s building were demolished, while on the other hand, their aesthetic beauty was the main reason behind the purchase of these buildings by the private individuals and public companies that renovated the buildings, but often not in accordance with the cultural heritage protection measures, and also neglecting the principles Borisavljević’s scientific aesthetics of architecture. The paper discusses the irony and discrepancy of the ethical attitude of the architectural profession towards its historical cultural heritage, which is disappearing for various reasons, whether it is completely destroyed or transformed by the application of inadequate forms of reconstruction.

Keywords: urban heritage preservation, architectural heritage of Belgrade, Milutin Borisavljević, vanishing urban environments

How to cite this Paper (Harvard referencing style):

Kuletin Ćulafić, I. (2024) ‘Today's traces of Belgrade Between Two World Wars: Milutin Borisavljević’s Disappearing Architectural Heritage’, in R. Bogdanović (ed.) On Architecture — Shaping the City through Architecture, Proceedings. Belgrade, Serbia: STRAND, pp. 290–299. 

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Redesigning Media Living Spaces
Dr Christiane Wagner

https://doi.org/10.60152/x5f0bruz

Abstract: Challenges in media living spaces relate to the (de)construction of Western knowledge exploring utopian visual and digital structures. Embedded in the principle of utopia is the critical intention to discuss the social context that embodies sustainable values. The goal is to demonstrate that the aesthetic aspects of design performances and media images do not form autonomous discourses when political activity is considered a socially conscious part of this reality. The sensitive aspects of the media images and design performances include the content and political subject. The process involves examining how digital spatial models can, on the one hand, help overcome challenges related to differences and, on the other, create differences as a sense of otherness when developing new forms of urban life that must coexist with the past, present, and future. Decolonial contexts in hybrid realities found in global cities must also be examined. Modern Western societies under state participation have achieved autonomy through ethics and rationality, allowing science and philosophy to guide technological progress instead of myths and beliefs. As a result, new technologies have significantly impacted visual culture, politically and aesthetically influencing the creation of new images. Methodologically, this study discusses the transformative potential of utopian and dystopian visions through technique—under which the term art is included—as simulations of built environments for interactive living spaces aiming at integrated, human-centered, and public-interest design through media studies, aesthetics, and critical theory, evaluating the current public sphere and sustainability.

Keywords: public sphere, diversity, acculturation, invisible, visible, urban space

How to cite this Paper (Harvard referencing style):

Wagner, C. (2024) ‘Redesigning Media Living Spaces’, in R. Bogdanović (ed.) On Architecture — Shaping the City through Architecture, Proceedings. Belgrade, Serbia: STRAND, pp. 212–217. 

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A Dictionary-Driven Review of Digital Methods and Tools for Urban Patterns Decoding: SPATTERN Perspectives
Aleksandra Milovanović, Mladen Pešić, Uroš Šošević, Nikola Cvetković, Stefan Janković

https://doi.org/10.60152/7kr55h8v

Abstract: The study explores the emerging intersection of urban morphology and digital technologies, focusing on the methods and tools employed to analyze and interpret urban patterns. With rapid urbanization and the resultant complex urban forms, understanding these patterns is crucial for sustainable city planning and design. This contribution presents the findings from the initial deliverable of the SPATTERN project which aims to advance environmentally sensitive urban development of spa settlements in Serbia through the affirmation of twin transition. First SPATTERN deliverable provides a comprehensive review of existing methodological approaches by synthesizing insights from an extensive literature review and content analysis, alongside showcasing relevant tools and methods. The research is performed through systematic literature review combined with the visualization of bibliometric networks and dictionary design and development through 4-cycle research protocol: (1) data search and selection, (2) data clustering and co-occurrence, (3) dictionary development, and (4) factsheets analysis. The review encompasses an extensive analysis of selected terms (keywords) highlighting how digital tools facilitate the collection, visualization, and analysis of urban data. Moreover, the review addresses the challenges and limitations associated with these methods, such as data quality, integration issues, and the need for interdisciplinary collaboration. This dictionary not only standardizes the terminology but also provides a conceptual map for researchers and practitioners navigating the complex nature of urban pattern analysis. By bridging the gap between traditional approaches for urban analysis and cutting-edge digital approaches, the findings advocate for a more informed and systematic use of digital tools and methods in urban morphology, thus promoting more resilient and adaptable urban environments.

Keywords: Urban Morphology; Digital Tools and Methods; Sustainable Urban Development; SPATTERN Project; Systematic Literature Review; Bibliometric Networks

How to cite this Paper (Harvard referencing style):

Milovanović, A., Pešić, M., Šošević, U., Cvetković, N. and Janković, S. (2024) ‘A Dictionary-Driven Review of Digital Methods and Tools for Urban Patterns Decoding: SPATTERN Perspectives’, in R.  Bogdanović (ed.) On Architecture — Shaping the City through Architecture, Proceedings. Belgrade, Serbia: STRAND, pp. 149–157. 

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To Plurality and Synthesis — Tradition, Objects, and Body: An Anthropological Design Didactic Principle
Dr Aleksa Bijelovic

https://doi.org/10.60152/1erquotf

Abstract: A fragment of a broader enquiry on flexibility, this piece is an appreciation of the plurality of actors and dispersed factors of human conditions within the design practice. A primary mark is the academic learning domain of the so-called Western rites and their contemporary derivatives. Anthropological perspectives of this heritage, incited by the Maussian thoughts on techniques, are the conceptual framework for considering the major themes of interest.

With that in mind, while understanding inherited incompetency to apprehend varied accounts, thinking, and sources beyond one’s own cultural milieu and similar contexts — the concepts looked into here are employed to confront boundaries of cultural and societal and to shift focus to the realm of the individual as a premise of plurality. This notion of envisioned plurality is mainly examined through distinct human features isolated from the known structures of shared traditions and heritage while acknowledging the formative effects of their social origins.

Contrasted to the process of blending (of elements like behaviours, ideas, and experiences) that usually lead to modern ethical commonalities, social cohesion, historical traditions, and symbolic bonds — the synthesis issue discussed here is a divergent procedure. It is a revelation of the obvious. Individual traits (elements) reserve their primary form and join into a loose network of heterogeneous experiences of others, synthesising new appreciation, not decorum. Inevitably, this sort of synthesis also leads to potential structural formations, the nature of which is yet to be speculated.

Other sub-themes and fine points of interest are — tools of knowledge, material aspects and products of cognition, physical objects as didacts, and knowing-through-making.

An overarching dialectical umbrella will operate as a conveyance of comprehension to yield relevant practical points of academic learning.

Keywords: flexibility, learning, cognition, techniques

How to cite this Paper (Harvard referencing style):

Bijelovic, A. (2024) ‘To Plurality and Synthesis — Tradition, Objects, and Body: An Anthropological Design Didactic Principles’, in R.  Bogdanović (ed.) On Architecture — Shaping the City through Architecture, Proceedings. Belgrade, Serbia: STRAND, pp. 103–110. 

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ISBN 978-86-89111-38-5

DOI https://doi.org/10.60152/6o0n1m2n

This work is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 

Title
On Architecture — Shaping the City through Architecture
Proceedings

Publisher
STRAND – Sustainable Urban Society Association

Editor
Ružica Bogdanović

Reviewers
Aleksandra Stupar, Aleksa Bijelović, Anastasios Tellios, Christiane Wagner, Denis Ambruš, Figen Beyhan, Jasna Jovićević, Pavlos Lefas, Mateja Kurir, Mirjana Devetaković, Nataša Danilović Hristić, Ranka Gajić, Ružica Bogdanović, Svetlana Batarilo, Senka Ibrišimbegović, Vladimir Mihajlov

Table of Contents

Preface

1 City design vs scenario for the future (or new scenario)

Illusions, delusions, confusions? Navigating the Future of Contemporary Cities
Aleksandra Stupar

The Role of Architectural Education Models in Sustainable Transition of Cities
Vladimir Mihajlov

Ideas Have Consequences
Denis Ambruš, Vlatko Dusparić

Lessons From the Past – Post-Earthquake Artefacts of Solidarity
Tamara Koneska

From Past to Future: Urban Development Strategies for Tetovo
Vlera Thaci, Marija Petrova

Energy Efficiency in Buildings with Machine Learning Applications: A Bibliometric Analysis
Yusuf Budak, Gevher Nesibe Kaya, Figen Beyhan

From Grid to Green: Navigating Challenges and Opportunities in Sustainable Urban Planning – The Case Study of Milton Keynes
Dimitra Vlassaki

Contribution to the Establishment of Green infrastructure as an Equal Element of the City Morphology in the Service of the Future City
Aljosha Shopar

Sustainability of the 21st Century Logistics Landscape: Warehouse Roofscapes as a Potential for Hydroponic Agriculture
Tereza Nalezena

Special issues in architectural design: fluidity and transformability in residential spaces
Kosta Stojanović

2 Architecture and challenges in creating architecture for the future

— Challenges in architecture in contemporary times,
— Phenomenology of architecture, Architecture and art, Technology and architecture.

To Plurality and Synthesis — Tradition, Objects, and Body: An Anthropological Design Didactic Principle
Aleksa Bijelovic

The Art (of) Museums: Creating Contemporary Spaces of Identity
Senka Ibrišimbegović

Phenomenology, Space, Architecture
Dejan Milivojević

Potential Impact of The Metaverse on Residential Space Changes
Đorđe Alfirević, Marina Nenković Riznić, Sanja Simonović Alfirević

A Dictionary-Driven Review of Digital Methods and Tools for Urban Patterns Decoding: SPATTERN Perspectives
Aleksandra Milovanović, Mladen Pešić, Uroš Šošević, Nikola Cvetković, Stefan Janković

Indeterminacy of Spatial Effects of Soft Power Architecture: Towards A Hypothesis of Untestability
Ivan Filipović

BIM – search for information
Igor Svetel

Graph-Based Problem-Solving and Representation: Levels of Deployment in Computational Design Process
Dragana Ćirić

A study on the Conversion of Modernism Buildings in Kitakyushu City, Japan
Yurika Mori

Back to the Future: Challenges of Experimental House Projects Designed for Future Scenarios
Sanja Nikolić, Marta Grbić

The Role of Cohousing Communities in Shaping Architecture
Aleksandra Milošević Pantović

3 Architecture and/or art, and the influence of new media approach in creating a vision of new architecture

Redesigning Media Living Spaces
Christiane Wagner

Drawing As A Methodological Tool For Reading The Cityscape
Snežana Zlatković

(Re)creating genius loci: AI-generated design trends as architectural concepts and methods
Jovana Tošić

The Influence of Media on the Transformation of Public Space – Considering the Future of Friendship Park
Dragana Kocić, Petar Mitrović, Dragana Konstantinović

The New Art for the New Sarajevo: Spaces for Art and Culture in The Neighbourhoods from Socialist Modernism
Senka Ibrišimbegović, Nermina Zagora

The Transition of Scale: New Approaches in Examining Spatial Sensations from Urban Vegetation in the Context of Interior Architecture
Šejla Župljanin, Relja Petrović

4 Research through design, a creative process in tandem with conventional research

— Respect for landscape ecology requires an opportunity for development.
— Respect the historical context, culture, and physical heritage

Disciplinary Encounter: Merging Architecture Urbanism and Landscape in ‘Research by Design’ Processes
Marija Mano Velevska

A Journey Through Time: Preserving Cultural Heritage in the Process of Reconstruction and Repurposing – A Case Study
Monika Štiklica

Today’s traces of Belgrade Between Two World Wars: Milutin Borisavljević’s Disappearing Architectural Heritage
Irena Kuletin Ćulafić

Visual Thinking: A Methodological Approach to Age-Inclusive Housing Research
Ivana Rakonjac, Ana Zorić, Aleksandra Milovanović, Jelena Ristić Trajković, Verica Krstić, Pavle Stamenović

The Archaeological Site as a Theatrical Space and the Contribution of Lighting
Konstantinos Briasoulis

The Artifice of Water – Art project H3O2 Vol. 3 – Aquatectorium: Habitats of The Future
Miloš Stojković Minić, Bogdan Knežević, Ljubica Arsić, Nevena Petrović, Dušan Stipić Dudwarszky, Irina Živković, Jovana Lučić

Conference Poster Session

Designing in medias res. Adaptive Reuse as an Exaptative Strategy
Mauro Berta

Empowering Local Communities in Urban Transformations: A Case Study of Belgrade
Iva Čukić

Soundscapes of Female Experience: Acoustic Ecology and Feminist Political Ecology of Urban
Jasna Jovićević

RoboSense
Tanja Vujinovic

Golden Ratio
Melina Vlachou

Heritage Layers as Initiators of Modern Recreational Programs: Testing the HERSUS Io5 Curriculum at Ub-Af
Ana Zorić

Facade Reconstruction and Landscape Design of UB-FoF as an Educational-Experimental Model for Climate Change Resilience
Milena Kordić, Dejan Todorović, Rade Mrlješ

Urban education for future traffic engineers: Space ‘Readability’ and Flows – Reconstruction of the central city areas of Belgrade with emphasis on alternative modes of traffic and environmental protection
Svetlana Batarilo, Ranka Gajić

Author Index

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