From the Paleolithic Age, the construction of buried and semi-buried buildings constituted the easy solution for housing and protection from the forces of nature. Despite the fact that in antiquity, buried and semi-buried houses were created by troglodytes, today, these semi-buried residences are home to common people who enjoy the use of cultural and technological advances to simplify their lives.
001_ COVER
003_VIEW_ The Air as Parameter for Designing Man’s Space
Dora Francese
FOCUS ON AIR AND ENVIRONMENT
011_ From the Chimney to the Air Conditioning in the Mediterranean Buildings
Sabriela Kazazi, Fani Vavili
016_ From the Redrawing of the Papyri to the Paradigms of Passive Ventilation in Architecture
Adriana Rossi, Luis Palmero, Armando Di Nardo
023_ Impact of Natural Ventilation Options on Architectural Synthesis. Floor Plan, Section, Façade
Anastasia D. Stavidrou
029_ Ventilation Performance in Semi-buried Buildings in Greek Architecture
Georgia Cheirchanteri
034_ Ventilation in patient’s room
Artemis Kyrkou
038_ Wind Turbines and Landscape Transformation. A Necessity Turned to an Artifact
Maria Tratsela
042_ The Wind as a Musical Mapping Tool of the Urban Environment in the Mediterranean Area. The Example of the City of Thessaloniki, Greece
Dimitra Sideridou, George Sideridis
STUDIES AND RESEARCHES
046_ Exercises in Sustainability: Another Case Study
Anca Mitrache, Anca Mihaela Costantin
050_ An Approach to Assess Urban Resilience to Flood Risk Through Spatial Analysis
Angela Esposito
054_The Restoration of the Pisè Heritage: Experienced Results from Safeguarding Operations for the Marrakech Walling
Khalid Rkha Chaham, Naoual Gamrani, Mounsif Ibnoussina, Dora Francese, Saverio Mecca
058_ Towers, Urns and Castlets. Historical Evidence of Ancient Systems of Water Supply and Conveyance in Palermo
Tiziana Firrone
PHD RESULTS
066_ The Role of Fluid Dynamics for Green Buildings Performance
Valeria Cecafosso
067_Technological Design for Bioclimatic Architecture. Strategies and Natural Ventilation Systems for Passive Cooling in Environmental and Energy Retrofit in the Mediterranean Climate
Filippo Calcerano
069_ LIST OF AUTHORS