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Papers by ZAKARIA A H M E D A B D E L F A T T A H AMMAR
Design Engineering, 2021
Sustainable architecture has become a necessity, not an option. Due to the challenges facing the ... more Sustainable architecture has become a necessity, not an option. Due to the challenges facing the environment, such as global warming, the increase in carbon, and the lack of nonrenewable energy. Strategies for sustainable architecture work to reduce energy consumption and use recycled materials to reduce landfills and reduce pollution and carbon emissions. These strategies need capabilities Financial and technological support for the implementation of recycling raw materials and renewable energy utilization, as well as trained workers on these technologies, which are obstacles and not available in developing countries. When trying to import these technologies increases the initial economic costs of sustainable buildings. This makes thinking about traditional buildings more suitable for those countries as a result of prior knowledge of costs and manpower trained on traditional buildings. which makes it difficult to apply sustainable architecture as a general approach. not an iconic building in those countries. This paper is looking at The main obstacles facing the application of the sustainable architecture approach in developing countries. and What are the causes of sustainable architecture approaches in technologically developed countries ? and the development strategies through which sustainable architecture can become a general approach in developing countries.
Design Engineering, 2021
Architects become fully aware of the possibilities of marketing and it is a known element for suc... more Architects become fully aware of the possibilities of marketing and it is a known element for successful practice. Recently marketing has become an initial stage that begins before the stage of architectural design and plays a clear role in the design process and even determines the proposed project program according to market requirements in addition to architectural requirements Due to the proposed marketing method which is affected by purchasing power and due to changes in economic policies and change in the currency rate marketers may ask architects for specific designs that can affect the architectural formation and spaces to reach the marketing goal. through which it can be said that "the form follows the cash flows‖ To determine the importance of marketing reality and approach to architecture in Egypt. And This can be displayed Through a complete questionnaire with three samples of customers who might be interested in the architectural product. This was verified using the Architectural verified as framework using architectural business development where There is evidence that architectural practice has come to recognize that marketing is an important element. and affects architectural designs.
Journal of Al-Azhar University Engineering Sector, 2024
Architecture is not just a means of providing shelter, but its effects extend to the physical and... more Architecture is not just a means of providing shelter, but its effects extend to the physical and psychological health of individuals. This research aims to explore the effects of architectural design on health and well-being and understand how the built environment can be improved to promote healthy living and lifestyle for individuals. However, it is not clear how these elements affect people's health and well-being. How does the design of buildings and the surrounding environment affect the physical and psychological health of residents? Well-being is defined as meeting the physical, economic, social, emotional, and psychological needs of an individual. Health is defined as the absence of disease. Architecture seeks to improve these needs in the built environment and take into account all architectural elements that provide safety, ease of movement, and adequate visibility, which contribute to the user's well-being, and how smart architectural design can affect the use of spaces, providing air quality, and providing natural lighting on comfort. Physical. The importance of green spaces, privacy, and tranquility in enhancing psychological comfort. Innovative technology that contributes to enhancing health and well-being. The research reached standards for designers and planners to integrate health comfort factors into architectural design. To promote health and well-being in contemporary societies.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING AND URBAN RESEARCH, 2023
Architectural design has come a long way from hand-drawn blueprints and physical models to the di... more Architectural design has come a long way from hand-drawn blueprints and physical models to the digital age. The integration of artificial intelligence into architectural design has revolutionized architectural and building designs. It contributed to saving effort and time. It depends on processing data and inputs at a high speed that allows expansion of the visual base for designers, as big data analytics is the process of searching huge data sets for patterns, trends, relationships, etc. These complex analyses require specific tools, techniques, and significant computing power. With the increase in computational techniques used for architectural purposes, these techniques provide many designs, proposals, and presentation methods, provide appropriate solutions as quickly as possible, obtain fast and accurate analysis and modeling data, and prepare and modify proposals easily. Through the use of visualization and modeling techniques, it can provide accurate guidance based on complex analyses, reducing the time needed to make engineering and design decisions. It also can efficiently and inexpensively create projects to test before actually building them. Computational techniques used for architectural purposes are increasing, so not using artificial intelligence in making architectural design decisions may lead to missing opportunities to improve efficiency and improve interaction between architectural elements. Problems can arise in analyzing big data to use it to make smarter decisions, and this may lead to designs that are ineffective or less suited to the needs of users and the environment. Therefore, data-based systems should be developed rapidly to adapt to the huge amount of documentation data that will be generated as a result of the construction process, taking into account the complexity of the architectural design process. The paper examines the impact of making architectural design a process of data processing to reach the best possible computing results and its role in the design decisionmaking process.
Art and Architecture Journal
Smart materials represent a new technology in the field of architecture and the past decades have... more Smart materials represent a new technology in the field of architecture and the past decades have witnessed a growing interest in gaining knowledge of smart materials and their applications. It is a class of materials that can change their physical properties, such as shape, size, hardness, color, and electrical conductivity, in response to external stimuli, such as temperature, pressure, light, humidity, or magnetic or electric fields. It is considered an important transformation in the construction industry and provides additional capabilities to control buildings and enhance efficiency and sustainability. However, there are many obstacles to the application of smart materials in architecture, such as the high cost of implementing projects, and high technology that cannot be implemented in developing countries, which increases the complexity of implementation processes, in addition to the special skills needed in installation and maintenance. This means a number of these materials remain in the experimental stage and their results are unreliable. The research aims to explore criteria through which the extent to which smart materials can be applied in the field of architecture can be determined by presenting a group of smart materials and displaying their behavior, characteristics, and obstacles to their integration within the smart system in the building.
The use of nanomaterial's applications in buildings and their contribution to supporting green technology, 2022
Nanotechnology is one of the most active research areas in both field's novel science and useful ... more Nanotechnology is one of the most active research areas in both field's novel science and useful applications which have gradually established great success in the past two decades. Recent researches on nanomaterial and nanotechnologies foxed on the potential use of these materials in various fields such as medicine, construction, automobile industry, energy, telecommunications and informatics. This is due to the special characteristics of materials at the nano scale. It has been demonstrated that nanotechnology generated products have many unique characteristics, and can significantly fix many field problems. Nanotechnology added changes to building material properties that can improve the current construction materials to be lighter, stronger structural composites, low maintenance coatings, better cementations materials, and thermal insulation. Because size of the particles is a critical factor, the material properties significantly differ at the Nano scale from the larger scales. Recently Nanomaterials and Nanotechnologies play a major role in architectural design; building materials combined with nanotechnology became smaller, lighter, and work better than what is possible with conventional materials. Many distinguish applications have been established in architecture and construction industry , for example improving the performance of traditional building materials, both structural materials such as (concrete, steel and wood) and nonstructural materials such as (glass , coating, and Air purification). This paper Presents number of study cases for Nonstructural Nanomaterial applications specially coating materials and air purifying applications (Lotus effect, Photo-catalysis self-cleaning, Easy to clean surfaces, and Air purifying applications). Demonstrating also the importance of Nanotechnology applications becoming green to enhance the Ecological performance of buildings, and to decrease energy consumption rates supporting continuity and Green Architecture.
Wastewater Treatment Using Biomaterials to Irrigate the Agricultural Space of Eco-Cities, 2022
Egypt like many other countries suffers from a critical water scarcity that will affect all life ... more Egypt like many other countries suffers from a critical water scarcity that will affect all life aspects, especially the agriculture field. This suffering may increase in light of the effects of climate change, which requires the cities of the future to produce their food, which requires the provision of a large amount of water to achieve food security for cities in what is known as eco-cities. So, exploitation of resourcessuch as wastewater and agricultural wastes is the golden solution to provide sufficient water quantities instead of depending on freshwater. In this experimental study, employing fixed biofilm reactors (FBRs) as a wastewater treatment technologywas very effective in reducing organic pollutants and nutrient concentrations. In the FBR tank, agricultural wastes such as banana stem besides natural sedimentary rock such as Natural zeolite were used as bio-carriers. Two experimental models were established to maximize the efficiency of treated wastewater to be used for irrigation purposes. The first experimental model consists of sugarcane bagasse as a filter, an FBR tank, and a final settling tank. The second experimental model was upgradedto the first one by adding a unit that depends on Phragmites australis as a bio-sorbent. The second model's final COD, BOD, TSS, TN, and TP concentrations were 36.2, 17.4,49.1,7.4, and 2.9 mg/l, respectively. This final concentration shows a great indication for the reuse of the treated wastewater in irrigation fields such as oil crops (Sunflower, Soybean, and Rapeseed), wood trees, and by a slight improvement in the final effluent can be used for peeled fruits and oregano. This method can give eco-cities the ability to produce food with less consumption of fresh water and reduce agricultural waste and wastewater that may cause a burden on the environment if disposed of by traditional methods. This gives the research great importance to support the trend toward eco-cities in light of the benefit of technical progress for the use of biomaterials and wastewater treatment.
Approaches and Strategies for Reducing the Adverse Environmental Effects of Construction and Urbanization, 2022
This research introduces thearchitectural and planning strategies thatare supposed to be followed... more This research introduces thearchitectural and planning strategies thatare supposed to be followed in the future to reduce the adverse impact ofthe construction industry on the environment today,especially in developing countries, which contribute not more than 5% of the gases emission,but which gain most of the downsides due to climate change. Currently, construction strategies are responsible for 33% of the emissions that cause global warming. As a result, new strategies need to be developed at all levels of the construction industry, including transportation, waste disposal, and energy conservation, to minimize the impacts on the environment.Urban planning and management must balance people and the environment to achieve sustainable urban development. It is essential to ensure the sustainability of the urban ecosystem to protect and improvefuture generations' environmental situations.Therefore, ecological planning (Eco-Planning) becomes necessary for attaining a sustainable built environment.Eco-Planning is a powerful instrument for creating urban growth in harmony with ecological, social, and economic values.This study concludes that several recommendations must be considered in future architecture and planning contexts to reduce environmental damage, such as the ability to produce food and the recycling of remaining construction materials, as well as a set of laws and policies that countries must implement to shift to an industry that has a lower environmental impact.
Design Engineering, 2021
Sustainable architecture has become a necessity, not an option. Due to the challenges facing the ... more Sustainable architecture has become a necessity, not an option. Due to the challenges facing the environment, such as global warming, the increase in carbon, and the lack of nonrenewable energy. Strategies for sustainable architecture work to reduce energy consumption and use recycled materials to reduce landfills and reduce pollution and carbon emissions. These strategies need capabilities Financial and technological support for the implementation of recycling raw materials and renewable energy utilization, as well as trained workers on these technologies, which are obstacles and not available in developing countries. When trying to import these technologies increases the initial economic costs of sustainable buildings. This makes thinking about traditional buildings more suitable for those countries as a result of prior knowledge of costs and manpower trained on traditional buildings. which makes it difficult to apply sustainable architecture as a general approach. not an iconic building in those countries. This paper is looking at The main obstacles facing the application of the sustainable architecture approach in developing countries. and What are the causes of sustainable architecture approaches in technologically developed countries ? and the development strategies through which sustainable architecture can become a general approach in developing countries.
Design Engineering, 2021
Architects become fully aware of the possibilities of marketing and it is a known element for suc... more Architects become fully aware of the possibilities of marketing and it is a known element for successful practice. Recently marketing has become an initial stage that begins before the stage of architectural design and plays a clear role in the design process and even determines the proposed project program according to market requirements in addition to architectural requirements Due to the proposed marketing method which is affected by purchasing power and due to changes in economic policies and change in the currency rate marketers may ask architects for specific designs that can affect the architectural formation and spaces to reach the marketing goal. through which it can be said that "the form follows the cash flows‖ To determine the importance of marketing reality and approach to architecture in Egypt. And This can be displayed Through a complete questionnaire with three samples of customers who might be interested in the architectural product. This was verified using the Architectural verified as framework using architectural business development where There is evidence that architectural practice has come to recognize that marketing is an important element. and affects architectural designs.
Journal of Al-Azhar University Engineering Sector, 2024
Architecture is not just a means of providing shelter, but its effects extend to the physical and... more Architecture is not just a means of providing shelter, but its effects extend to the physical and psychological health of individuals. This research aims to explore the effects of architectural design on health and well-being and understand how the built environment can be improved to promote healthy living and lifestyle for individuals. However, it is not clear how these elements affect people's health and well-being. How does the design of buildings and the surrounding environment affect the physical and psychological health of residents? Well-being is defined as meeting the physical, economic, social, emotional, and psychological needs of an individual. Health is defined as the absence of disease. Architecture seeks to improve these needs in the built environment and take into account all architectural elements that provide safety, ease of movement, and adequate visibility, which contribute to the user's well-being, and how smart architectural design can affect the use of spaces, providing air quality, and providing natural lighting on comfort. Physical. The importance of green spaces, privacy, and tranquility in enhancing psychological comfort. Innovative technology that contributes to enhancing health and well-being. The research reached standards for designers and planners to integrate health comfort factors into architectural design. To promote health and well-being in contemporary societies.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING AND URBAN RESEARCH, 2023
Architectural design has come a long way from hand-drawn blueprints and physical models to the di... more Architectural design has come a long way from hand-drawn blueprints and physical models to the digital age. The integration of artificial intelligence into architectural design has revolutionized architectural and building designs. It contributed to saving effort and time. It depends on processing data and inputs at a high speed that allows expansion of the visual base for designers, as big data analytics is the process of searching huge data sets for patterns, trends, relationships, etc. These complex analyses require specific tools, techniques, and significant computing power. With the increase in computational techniques used for architectural purposes, these techniques provide many designs, proposals, and presentation methods, provide appropriate solutions as quickly as possible, obtain fast and accurate analysis and modeling data, and prepare and modify proposals easily. Through the use of visualization and modeling techniques, it can provide accurate guidance based on complex analyses, reducing the time needed to make engineering and design decisions. It also can efficiently and inexpensively create projects to test before actually building them. Computational techniques used for architectural purposes are increasing, so not using artificial intelligence in making architectural design decisions may lead to missing opportunities to improve efficiency and improve interaction between architectural elements. Problems can arise in analyzing big data to use it to make smarter decisions, and this may lead to designs that are ineffective or less suited to the needs of users and the environment. Therefore, data-based systems should be developed rapidly to adapt to the huge amount of documentation data that will be generated as a result of the construction process, taking into account the complexity of the architectural design process. The paper examines the impact of making architectural design a process of data processing to reach the best possible computing results and its role in the design decisionmaking process.
Art and Architecture Journal
Smart materials represent a new technology in the field of architecture and the past decades have... more Smart materials represent a new technology in the field of architecture and the past decades have witnessed a growing interest in gaining knowledge of smart materials and their applications. It is a class of materials that can change their physical properties, such as shape, size, hardness, color, and electrical conductivity, in response to external stimuli, such as temperature, pressure, light, humidity, or magnetic or electric fields. It is considered an important transformation in the construction industry and provides additional capabilities to control buildings and enhance efficiency and sustainability. However, there are many obstacles to the application of smart materials in architecture, such as the high cost of implementing projects, and high technology that cannot be implemented in developing countries, which increases the complexity of implementation processes, in addition to the special skills needed in installation and maintenance. This means a number of these materials remain in the experimental stage and their results are unreliable. The research aims to explore criteria through which the extent to which smart materials can be applied in the field of architecture can be determined by presenting a group of smart materials and displaying their behavior, characteristics, and obstacles to their integration within the smart system in the building.
The use of nanomaterial's applications in buildings and their contribution to supporting green technology, 2022
Nanotechnology is one of the most active research areas in both field's novel science and useful ... more Nanotechnology is one of the most active research areas in both field's novel science and useful applications which have gradually established great success in the past two decades. Recent researches on nanomaterial and nanotechnologies foxed on the potential use of these materials in various fields such as medicine, construction, automobile industry, energy, telecommunications and informatics. This is due to the special characteristics of materials at the nano scale. It has been demonstrated that nanotechnology generated products have many unique characteristics, and can significantly fix many field problems. Nanotechnology added changes to building material properties that can improve the current construction materials to be lighter, stronger structural composites, low maintenance coatings, better cementations materials, and thermal insulation. Because size of the particles is a critical factor, the material properties significantly differ at the Nano scale from the larger scales. Recently Nanomaterials and Nanotechnologies play a major role in architectural design; building materials combined with nanotechnology became smaller, lighter, and work better than what is possible with conventional materials. Many distinguish applications have been established in architecture and construction industry , for example improving the performance of traditional building materials, both structural materials such as (concrete, steel and wood) and nonstructural materials such as (glass , coating, and Air purification). This paper Presents number of study cases for Nonstructural Nanomaterial applications specially coating materials and air purifying applications (Lotus effect, Photo-catalysis self-cleaning, Easy to clean surfaces, and Air purifying applications). Demonstrating also the importance of Nanotechnology applications becoming green to enhance the Ecological performance of buildings, and to decrease energy consumption rates supporting continuity and Green Architecture.
Wastewater Treatment Using Biomaterials to Irrigate the Agricultural Space of Eco-Cities, 2022
Egypt like many other countries suffers from a critical water scarcity that will affect all life ... more Egypt like many other countries suffers from a critical water scarcity that will affect all life aspects, especially the agriculture field. This suffering may increase in light of the effects of climate change, which requires the cities of the future to produce their food, which requires the provision of a large amount of water to achieve food security for cities in what is known as eco-cities. So, exploitation of resourcessuch as wastewater and agricultural wastes is the golden solution to provide sufficient water quantities instead of depending on freshwater. In this experimental study, employing fixed biofilm reactors (FBRs) as a wastewater treatment technologywas very effective in reducing organic pollutants and nutrient concentrations. In the FBR tank, agricultural wastes such as banana stem besides natural sedimentary rock such as Natural zeolite were used as bio-carriers. Two experimental models were established to maximize the efficiency of treated wastewater to be used for irrigation purposes. The first experimental model consists of sugarcane bagasse as a filter, an FBR tank, and a final settling tank. The second experimental model was upgradedto the first one by adding a unit that depends on Phragmites australis as a bio-sorbent. The second model's final COD, BOD, TSS, TN, and TP concentrations were 36.2, 17.4,49.1,7.4, and 2.9 mg/l, respectively. This final concentration shows a great indication for the reuse of the treated wastewater in irrigation fields such as oil crops (Sunflower, Soybean, and Rapeseed), wood trees, and by a slight improvement in the final effluent can be used for peeled fruits and oregano. This method can give eco-cities the ability to produce food with less consumption of fresh water and reduce agricultural waste and wastewater that may cause a burden on the environment if disposed of by traditional methods. This gives the research great importance to support the trend toward eco-cities in light of the benefit of technical progress for the use of biomaterials and wastewater treatment.
Approaches and Strategies for Reducing the Adverse Environmental Effects of Construction and Urbanization, 2022
This research introduces thearchitectural and planning strategies thatare supposed to be followed... more This research introduces thearchitectural and planning strategies thatare supposed to be followed in the future to reduce the adverse impact ofthe construction industry on the environment today,especially in developing countries, which contribute not more than 5% of the gases emission,but which gain most of the downsides due to climate change. Currently, construction strategies are responsible for 33% of the emissions that cause global warming. As a result, new strategies need to be developed at all levels of the construction industry, including transportation, waste disposal, and energy conservation, to minimize the impacts on the environment.Urban planning and management must balance people and the environment to achieve sustainable urban development. It is essential to ensure the sustainability of the urban ecosystem to protect and improvefuture generations' environmental situations.Therefore, ecological planning (Eco-Planning) becomes necessary for attaining a sustainable built environment.Eco-Planning is a powerful instrument for creating urban growth in harmony with ecological, social, and economic values.This study concludes that several recommendations must be considered in future architecture and planning contexts to reduce environmental damage, such as the ability to produce food and the recycling of remaining construction materials, as well as a set of laws and policies that countries must implement to shift to an industry that has a lower environmental impact.