All Outputs (3)

Navigating building standards and building warrant processes in Scotland building information repositories. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
BELKOURI, D. YAU, H.M., DOUNAS, T. and YORKSTON, J. 2024. Navigating building standards and building warrant processes in Scotland building information repositories. In Srećković, M., Kassem, M., Soman, R. and Chassiakos, A. (eds.) Proceedings of the 2024 European conference on computing in construction (EC3 2024), 14-17 July 2024, Chania, Greece. Newcastle: Newcastle University [online], pages 372-379. Available from: https://doi.org/10.35490/EC3.2024.272

Our paper explores the improvements needed navigating the building standards and in workflows for building warrants completion processes in Scotland. We examine this optimization with a user experience, information and data flow lens, under the direc... Read More about Navigating building standards and building warrant processes in Scotland building information repositories..

Digital creativity in urban interventions: using technology as an engagement and idea inducing tool. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
BELKOURI, D. and DOUNAS, T. 2024. Digital creativity in urban interventions: using technology as an engagement and idea inducing tool. In Di Marco, G., Lombardi, D. and Tedjosaputro, M. (eds.) Creativity in the age of digital reproduction: proceedings of the 1st xArch symposium (xArch 2023), 11-12 November 2023, Suzhou, China. Lecture notes in civil engineering, 343. Singapore: Springer [online], pages 103-110. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-0621-1_13

The urban planning discipline is increasingly turning to specialized technologies to better understand the multiple and complex processes within cities. Automation is already reshaping infrastructure and urban ecosystems. This study seeks to reconcil... Read More about Digital creativity in urban interventions: using technology as an engagement and idea inducing tool..

Walking through the abstract(ed) city and co-creating urban space. (2024)
Journal Article
BELKOURI, D. and LAING, R. 2024. Walking through the abstract(ed) city and co-creating urban space. Applied mobilities [online], 9(1), pages 63-83. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/23800127.2024.2309742

This paper explores how co-designing urban walkability can be augmented by an innovative hybrid approach, whereby virtual records and visualisations of the walking experience can enhance the awareness, perceptions and immersion of the participant in... Read More about Walking through the abstract(ed) city and co-creating urban space..