15 April 2025
Buildings | Selected Editor’s Choice Articles from the Second Half of 2023 in the “Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate” Section

1. “Barriers and Enablers to the Adoption of Circular Economy Concept in the Building Sector: A Systematic Literature Review”
by Abdulaziz AlJaber, Pedro Martinez-Vazquez and Charalampos Baniotopoulos
Buildings 2023, 13(11), 2778; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13112778
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/13/11/2778
Citations: 37

2. “Perception of Color in Architecture and Urban Space”
by Anna Jaglarz
Buildings 2023, 13(8), 2000; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13082000
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/13/8/2000
Citations: 16

3. “A Study on the Spatial Pattern of Traditional Villages from the Perspective of Courtyard House Distribution”
by Dong Zhang, Zixuan Shi and Mingyang Cheng
Buildings 2023, 13(8), 1913; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13081913
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/13/8/1913
Citations: 12
 
4. “Increasing Solar Reflectivity of Building Envelope Materials to Mitigate Urban Heat Islands: State-of-the-Art Review”
by Bahador Ziaeemehr, Zahra Jandaghian, Hua Ge, Michael Lacasse and Travis Moore
Buildings 2023, 13(11), 2868; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13112868
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/13/11/2868
Citations: 18

5. “3D Modeling & Analysis Techniques for the Apollo Temple in Delphi”
by Emmanuel Maravelakis, Georgia Giannioti, Athanasia Psalti, Marilena Tsakoumaki, Danae Phaedra Pocobelli, Michael Xinogalos, Demitrios Galanakis, Nikolaos Bilalis and Georgios Stavroulakis
Buildings 2023, 13(7), 1730; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13071730
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/13/7/1730
Citations: 7

6. “Towards a Healthy Architecture: A New Paradigm in the Design and Construction of Buildings”
by Santiago Quesada-García, Pablo Valero-Flores and María Lozano-Gómez
Buildings 2023, 13(8), 2001; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13082001
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/13/8/2001
Citations: 9

7. “Promoting Social Equity and Building Resilience through Value-Inclusive Design”
by Eric Harris, Anna Franz and Sabine O’Hara
Buildings 2023, 13(8), 2081; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13082081
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/13/8/2081
Citations: 11

8. “Spatial Ability Performance in Interior Design and Architecture: Comparison of Static and Virtual Reality Modes”
by Ji Young Cho and Joori Suh
Buildings 2023, 13(12), 3128; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13123128
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/13/12/3128
Citations: 7

9. “Architecture towards Technology—A Prototype Design of a Smart Home”
by Pedro Racha-Pacheco, Jorge T. Ribeiro and José Afonso
Buildings 2023, 13(7), 1859; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13071859
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/13/7/1859
Citations: 7

10. “The Costs of Construction and Housing Prices: A Full-Cost Pricing or Tendering Theory?”
by Yihan Guan and Ka-Shing Cheung
Buildings 2023, 13(7), 1877; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13071877
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/13/7/1877
Citations: 4

11. “Perceptions of Young Adults on the Critical Success Factors of the Build-to-Rent Housing Model in Sydney, Australia”
by Rotimi Boluwatife Abidoye, Janet Ge, Albert Agbeko Ahiadu, Chibuikem Michael Adilieme and Samuel Swanzy-Impraim
Buildings 2023, 13(8), 1892; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13081892
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/13/8/1892
Citations: 4

12. “Between Safety and Conservation—Procedure for the Assessment of Heritage Buildings Based on Historic Research”
by Antonella Saisi, Paolo Borlenghi and Carmelo Gentile
Buildings 2023, 13(9), 2236; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13092236
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/13/9/2236
Citations: 5

13. “District Energy Viewed from the New Bauhaus Initiative Perspective—Sustainable, Inclusive and Aesthetic Heat”
by Kristina Lygnerud, Nathalie Fransson, Mirjam Särnbratt, Emilia Motoasca, Thomas Neven,
Janka Vanschoenwinkel, Carolina Pastor, Andrea Gabaldón and Alberto Belda
Buildings 2023, 13(12), 2930; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13122930
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/13/12/2930
Citations: 2

14. “An Automated Prefabricated Facade Layout Definition for Residential Building Renovation”
by Kepa Iturralde, Samanti Das, Aravind Srinivasaragavan, Thomas Bock and Christoph Holst
Buildings 2023, 13(12), 2981; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13122981
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/13/12/2981
Citations: 2

15. “Index of Residential Development: Evaluation of the Possibility of New Residential Construction Depending on the City Plan”
by Petr Vařbuchta and Vít Hromádka
Buildings 2023, 13(12), 3016; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13123016
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/13/12/3016
Citations: 1

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