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Book Chapter:
Spatial Narratives and Urban Transformations: Emerging Dialogues in Architecture and the Built Environment
Editors:
Prof. Dr. Ufuk Fatih KÜÇÜKALİ
Prof. Dr. Gökçen Firdevs Yücel
Assoc. Prof. Dr Rokhsaneh Rahbarianyazd
e ISBN: will be added after the book is finalised
Cinius Yayınları Publication
Babıali Cad. Çatalçeşme Sok. No. 1 Cağaloğlu 34410 İstanbul, Turkey
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PART I Architectural Identity, Heritage, and Adaptive Design |
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Synthesizing Healthcare and Public Realms During Crisis * Zerin Tasnim Promee, Md. Rahat Shahriar, Farhana Rahman Jhumu |
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Adaptive Pattern Language in Ottoman Sacred Architecture * Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed Abdellatif KHALIL |
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The Role of History in Architecture Design: An Analytical Research Study * Shalini Sheoran, Manoj Panwar |
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Traces of Local Identity in High Rise Building façades in Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain * Maryam Alfadhel, Islam Elghonaimy |
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Smart Energy Retrofits in Retail: Driving SDG 7 for Sustainable Cities * Tanem Sürmeli, İrem Arslan, Suzan Girginkaya Akdağ |
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PART II Urban Morphologies, Systems, and Equitable Transitions |
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Contentious Issues and the Reality of Urban Sprawl * Owoeye Olusegun Idowu, Yusuf Musa Jimoh, Tolulope Odigwe Ajobiewe, Oluwaseyi Igbekele Adeleye and Oluwamayowa Christianah Ajala |
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Lost Spaces, Lost Learning: Towards Urban Interventions to Address Educational Disparities in Low-Income Communities in Phnom Penh, Cambodia * Rongkanika Chhay |
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From Concept to Practice: Crafting Responsive Spaces for Sustainable Urban Living * Azadeh Mohajer Milani, Homa Assarzadeh |
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Parametric Approaches for Energy-Efficient Urban morphologies * MENAI Ikram, SALAH SALAH Hana, KHELIL Sara, AIDAOUI Amina, DJOUAD Fatima Zahra |
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Built Form and Market Value in Residential Layouts * Azadeh Mohajer Milani and Hourakhsh Ahmad Nia |
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Conserving Royal Heritage: An Appraisal of King Palaces in South-West Nigeria Samuel Bolaji Oladimeji, Taiwo Adewale Fatai, Abdulsamad Adewale Yunus-A, and Aishat Tayo Abubakar-Kamar |
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Enhancing Urban Mobility in Cairo A PTV VISSIM-Based Simulation of Salah Salem Corridor * Mina Samir Sobhy, Husam R. Husain |
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PART I I I: Emerging Dialogues in Architectural Knowledge and Making |
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The Architecture of Knowing: Space as an Epistemic Medium Ali Abdulshaheed Mansoor Ebrahim and Najla Allani |
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The Prospective Diagram as a Non-Human Actor in Architecture Aslı Yücel and Hande Düzgün Bekdaş |
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Artefacting the City Preeti Nayak and Neel Bothara |
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Evoking the Unpresentable: Strategies in Contemporary Sculpture Lester Korzilius |
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Low-Cost Portable Test Box for Thermal Characterization of Building Materials in Education and Research Paula Vilà Martínez, Frederic Vilà Martí and * Behnam Mobaraki
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Chapter 1
Invisible Backpacks in Urban Space
* Adina-Iuliana Deacu
Department of Environmental Psychology, Tianmei World Academy, China
*Corresponding Author
How to Cite This Chapter:
Deacu, A. I. (2026). Invisible backpacks in urban space. In U. F. Küçükali, G. F. Yücel, & R. Rahbarianyazd (Eds.), Spatial narratives and urban transformations: Emerging dialogues in architecture and the built environment (pp. 1–14). Cinius Yayınları. https://doi.org/10.38027/N1ICCAUA2026EN0013
Chapter 2
Understanding Women's Career Breaks in Architecture: The Bahrain Context
* ¹ Ghaida Mohamed Jameel, 2 Dalia H. Eldardiry, and 3 Mahtab Asvar
1 Department of Architecture and Interior Design, College of Engineering, University of Bahrain, Sakhir, Bahrain
2 Department of Interior Design, College of Design, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia
3 Department of Interior Design, College of Engineering & Design, Kingdom University, Bahrain
*Corresponding author's e-mail: 20173862@stu.uob.edu.bh
*Ghaida Mohamed Jameel
How to Cite This Chapter:
Jameel, G. M., Eldardiry, D. H., & Asvar, M. (2026). Understanding women’s career breaks in architecture: The Bahrain context. In U. F. Küçükali, G. F. Yücel, & R. Rahbarianyazd (Eds.), Spatial narratives and urban transformations: Emerging dialogues in architecture and the built environment (pp. 15–29). Cinius Yayınları. https://doi.org/10.38027/N2ICCAUA2026EN0259
Chapter 3
Neuroarchitecture strategies for maternal and child healthcare in Coahuila, México
* ¹Sindy Melissa Godínez De León, ² Andrea Valdés de Luna, 3 Eileen Tamez Loredo and 4 Valentina Elizondo Marcos
1, 2, 3, and 4 Department of Architecture, School of Architecture, Universidad de Monterrey, México.
* ¹ sindy.godinez@udem.edu , ² andrea.valdes@udem.edu , 3 eileen.tamez@udem.edu and
How to Cite This Chapter:
Godínez De León, S. M., Valdés de Luna, A., Tamez Loredo, E., & Elizondo Marcos, V. (2026). Neuroarchitecture strategies for maternal and child healthcare in Coahuila, México. In U. F. Küçükali, G. F. Yücel, & R. Rahbarianyazd (Eds.), Spatial narratives and urban transformations: Emerging dialogues in architecture and the built environment (pp. 30–43). Cinius Yayınları. https://doi.org/10.38027/N3ICCAUA2026EN0126
Chapter 4
Vehicular Dominance and the Erosion of Children’s Play Space
* ¹ Fatema Saleh, ² Huda Almadhoob
¹, ² Department of Architecture and Interior Design, College of Engineering, University of Bahrain, Kingdom of Bahrain
*Corresponding author’s e-mail: 1 fateema36@gmail.com, E-mail: 2 halmadhoob@uob.edu.bh
*Corresponding Author
How to Cite This Chapter:
Saleh, F., & Almadhoob, H. (2026). Vehicular dominance and the erosion of children’s play space. In U. F. Küçükali, G. F. Yücel, & R. Rahbarianyazd (Eds.), Spatial narratives and urban transformations: Emerging dialogues in architecture and the built environment (pp. 44–52). Cinius Yayınları. https://doi.org/10.38027/N4ICCAUA2026EN0064
Chapter 5
Living Waterfronts as Capability Infrastructure
* ¹ Ghufran Yousif, and ² Najla Allani
¹ and ² Department of Architecture & Interior Design, College of Engineering, University of Bahrain, Bahrain
*Corresponding author's e-mail: 20092017@stu.uob.edu.bh , Ghufran.yousif@Gmail.com
* Ghufran Yousif
How to Cite This Chapter:
Yousif, G., & Allani, N. (2026). Living waterfronts as capability infrastructure. In U. F. Küçükali, G. F. Yücel, & R. Rahbarianyazd (Eds.), Spatial narratives and urban transformations: Emerging dialogues in architecture and the built environment (pp. 53–68). Cinius Yayınları. https://doi.org/10.38027/N5ICCAUA2026EN0204
Chapter 6
Humanizing Urban Development in Madinah
* Abdullah Alturki
Ph.D. Candidate in Human Geography at the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.
*Corresponding author's e-mail: axa2144@student.bham.ac.uk
*Corresponding Author
How to Cite This Chapter:
Alturki, A. (2026). Humanizing urban development in Madinah. In U. F. Küçükali, G. F. Yücel, & R. Rahbarianyazd (Eds.), Spatial narratives and urban transformations: Emerging dialogues in architecture and the built environment (pp. 69–79). Cinius Yayınları. https://doi.org/10.38027/N6ICCAUA2026EN0156
Chapter 7
Exploring Context-Responsive Strategies for Revitalizing Dhaka’s Motijheel CBD
* ¹ Nawshin Ahmed, ² Fouzia Masud Mouri and ³ Atiqur Rahman
1, 2 and 3 Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture & Planning, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh
*Corresponding author's e-mail: nawshinworks@gmail.com
*Corresponding Author: Nawshin Ahmed
How to Cite This Chapter:
Ahmed, N., Mouri, F. M., & Rahman, A. (2026). Exploring context-responsive strategies for revitalizing Dhaka’s Motijheel CBD. In U. F. Küçükali, G. F. Yücel, & R. Rahbarianyazd (Eds.), Spatial narratives and urban transformations: Emerging dialogues in architecture and the built environment (pp. 80–92). Cinius Yayınları. https://doi.org/10.38027/N7ICCAUA2026EN0144
Chapter 8
Pedestrian Permeability in Transit Urbanism: Kawran Bazar, Dhaka
* ¹ Farzana Haque, ² Noshin Saiyara Karim, and ³ Kazi Nur-E-Fatima
¹ Assistant Engineer (Architecture), DMRTDP line 5 North, DMTCL, Uttara Dia Bari, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
² Architect, 23/90 Architects, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
3 B.Arch. Student, Department of Architecture, Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology, Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
*Corresponding author's e-mail: fhriya94@gmail.com
*Corresponding Author: Farzana Haque
How to Cite This Chapter:
Haque, F., Karim, N. S., & Nur-E-Fatima, K. (2026). Pedestrian permeability in transit urbanism: Kawran Bazar, Dhaka. In U. F. Küçükali, G. F. Yücel, & R. Rahbarianyazd (Eds.), Spatial narratives and urban transformations: Emerging dialogues in architecture and the built environment (pp. 90–104). Cinius Yayınları. https://doi.org/10.38027/N8ICCAUA2026EN0193
Chapter 9
Movement, Memory, and Micro-Function
1 Z H M Monjur Murshed, 2 Sheikh Hameem, * 3 Student, Zarin Tasnim Rahman, 3 Fardeen Reza Khan, 3 Kazi Nur-E-Fatima, 3 Fabiah Khondoker, 3 Nafisa Binta Zaman
1, 2, & 3 Department of Architecture, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology, Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
*Corresponding author's e-mail: zarinomi.01@gmail.com
*Corresponding Author: Zarin Tasnim Rahman
How to Cite This Chapter:
Murshed, Z. H. M. M., Hameem, S., Rahman, Z. T., Khan, F. R., Nur-E-Fatima, K., Khondoker, F., & Zaman, N. B. (2026). Movement, memory, and micro-function. In U. F. Küçükali, G. F. Yücel, & R. Rahbarianyazd (Eds.), Spatial narratives and urban transformations: Emerging dialogues in architecture and the built environment (pp. 105–116). Cinius Yayınları. https://doi.org/10.38027/N9ICCAUA2026EN0231
Chapter 10
An Identity-Based Framework for the Urban Requalification of Chorfa, Algeria
* ¹ Ouahiba Guerboub, ² Sofiane Bounouni
1 and 2 Department of Architecture, Faculty of Technology, Abderrahmane Mira University of Béjaia, Algeria
*Corresponding author's e-mail: ouahiba.guerboub@univ-bejaia.dz
*Corresponding Author: Ouahiba Guerboub
How to Cite This Chapter:
Guerboub, O., & Bounouni, S. (2026). An identity-based framework for the urban requalification of Chorfa, Algeria. In U. F. Küçükali, G. F. Yücel, & R. Rahbarianyazd (Eds.), Spatial narratives and urban transformations: Emerging dialogues in architecture and the built environment (pp. 117–129). Cinius Yayınları. https://doi.org/10.38027/N10ICCAUA2026EN0334
Chapter 11
Conserving Royal Heritage: An Appraisal of King Palaces in South-West Nigeria
* ¹ Samuel Bolaji Oladimeji, ² Taiwo Adewale Fatai and ³ Abdulsamad Adewale Yunus-A , 4 Aishat Tayo Abubakar-Kamar
¹ 3 4 Department of Architecture, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, University of Ilorin, Nigeria
² Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Akdeniz University, Turkey
*Corresponding author's e-mail: oladimeji.sb@unilorin.edu.ng
*Dr. Samuel Bolaji Oladimeji
How to Cite This Chapter:
Oladimeji, S. B., Fatai, T. A., Yunus-A, A. A., & Abubakar-Kamar, A. T. (2026). Conserving royal heritage: An appraisal of king palaces in south-west Nigeria. In U. F. Küçükali, G. F. Yücel, & R. Rahbarianyazd (Eds.), Spatial narratives and urban transformations: Emerging dialogues in architecture and the built environment (pp. 130–148). Cinius Yayınları. https://doi.org/10.38027/N11ICCAUA2026EN0097
Chapter 12
Narrating Coastal Fragility: Toward a Spatial Theory of Resilience
1 Laura Ricci, 2 Irene Poli, *3 Paola Nicoletta Imbesi and 4 Francesca Perrone
1 2 3 and 4 Department of Planning, Design, Technology of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
*Corresponding author's e-mail: paola.imbesi@uniroma1.it
*Corresponding Author
How to Cite This Chapter:
Ricci, L., Poli, I., Imbesi, P. N., & Perrone, F. (2026). Narrating coastal fragility: Toward a spatial theory of resilience. In U. F. Küçükali, G. F. Yücel, & R. Rahbarianyazd (Eds.), Spatial narratives and urban transformations: Emerging dialogues in architecture and the built environment (pp. 149–163). Cinius Yayınları. https://doi.org/10.38027/N12ICCAUA2026EN0225
Chapter 13
The Architecture of Knowing: Space as an Epistemic Medium
* ¹Ali Abdulshaheed Mansoor Ebrahim and 2 Najla Allani
1 & 2 Department of Architecture and Interior Design, College of Engineering. University of Bahrain, Sakhir, Kingdom of Bahrain
*Corresponding author's e-mail: Alialhaj_@hotmail.com
*Ali Abdulshaheed Mansoor Ebrahim
How to Cite This Chapter:
Ebrahim, A. A. M., & Allani, N. (2026). The architecture of knowing: Space as an epistemic medium. In U. F. Küçükali, G. F. Yücel, & R. Rahbarianyazd (Eds.), Spatial narratives and urban transformations: Emerging dialogues in architecture and the built environment (pp. 164–171). Cinius Yayınları. https://doi.org/10.38027/N13ICCAUA2026EN0200
Chapter 14
The Prospective Diagram as a Non-Human Actor in Architecture
* ¹ Aslı Yücel and ² Hande Düzgün Bekdaş
¹ Department of Architecture, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakıf University, Istanbul, Türkiye; Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Yıldız Technical University, Istanbul, Türkiye
2 Department of Architecture, Faculty Of Architecture, Yıldız Technical University, Istanbul, Türkiye
*Corresponding author's e-mail: ayucel@fsm.edu.tr
*Corresponding Author
How to Cite This Chapter:
Yücel, A., & Bekdaş, H. D. (2026). The prospective diagram as a non-human actor in architecture. In U. F. Küçükali, G. F. Yücel, & R. Rahbarianyazd (Eds.), Spatial narratives and urban transformations: Emerging dialogues in architecture and the built environment (pp. 172–180). Cinius Yayınları. https://doi.org/10.38027/N14ICCAUA2026EN0052
Chapter 15
Artefacting the City
* ¹ Preeti Nayak, ² Neel Bothara
¹ School of Architecture, D.Y.Patil University, Navi Mumbai, India, Founder: Shared Ground – The Better Place Collective, India
² Architect Curatorial projects, Studio Matter – Goa, India, Founding Research Associate - Shared Ground – The Better Place Collective, India
*Corresponding author's e-mail ¹: docstopreeti@gmail.com
*Corresponding Author ²: neelbothara01@gmail.com
How to Cite This Chapter:
Nayak, P., & Bothara, N. (2026). Artefacting the city. In U. F. Küçükali, G. F. Yücel, & R. Rahbarianyazd (Eds.), Spatial narratives and urban transformations: Emerging dialogues in architecture and the built environment (pp. 181–205). Cinius Yayınları. https://doi.org/10.38027/N15ICCAUA2026EN0242
Chapter 16
Evoking the Unpresentable: Strategies in Contemporary Sculpture
Lester Korzilius, FAIA, RIBA
School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
Corresponding author's e-mail: lk@lesterkorzilius.com
Corresponding Author: Lester Korzilius
How to Cite This Chapter
Korzilius, L. (2026). Evoking the unpresentable: Strategies in contemporary sculpture. In U. F. Küçükali, G. F. Yücel, & R. Rahbarianyazd (Eds.), Spatial narratives and urban transformations: Emerging dialogues in architecture and the built environment (pp. 206–221). Cinius Yayınları. https://doi.org/10.38027/N16ICCAUA2026EN0282
Chapter 17
Low-Cost Portable Test Box for Thermal Characterization of Building Materials in Education and Research
¹ Paula Vilà Martínez, ² Frederic Vilà Martí and * ³ Behnam Mobaraki
¹²³ Department of Graphic Engineering and Design, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Escola Tècnica Superior d’Enginyeria de Vilanova i la Geltrú (EPSEVG), Spain
*Corresponding author’s e-mail: Behnam.mobaraki@upc.edu
*Corresponding Author: Behnam Mobaraki
How to Cite This Chapter:
Vilà Martínez, P., Vilà Martí, F., & Mobaraki, B. (2026). Low-cost portable test box for thermal characterization of building materials in education and research. In U. F. Küçükali, G. F. Yücel, & R. Rahbarianyazd (Eds.), Spatial narratives and urban transformations: Emerging dialogues in architecture and the built environment (pp. 222–232). Cinius Yayınları. https://doi.org/10.38027/N17ICCAUA2026EN0553
