This collection brings together research, publications and educational resources developed through architectural practice and teaching. From daylighting research and design guidance to sustainable architecture and digital workflows, these materials explore ways to make better-informed design decisions.
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Why read publications?
Research has value only when it improves practice.
The publications on this page originated from research, teaching, professional practice and collaboration. Together, they represent decades of exploring how daylight, sustainable design, digital workflows and architectural thinking contribute to better-informed architectural decisions.
Daylighting research and core knowledge
Supporting the early design stage with daylighting
Evaluating daylight while architectural ideas are still taking shape.
This research paper presents a practical tool for evaluating daylight during the early stages of architectural design. By combining established daylighting methods with computational modelling, it enables architects to assess daylight performance before detailed technical information is available, supporting better-informed decisions from the outset.
Designing better buildings with daylight
The fundamentals of daylighting, from architectural design principles to performance evaluation.
This illustrated presentation introduces the principles of daylighting through architectural examples, practical design guidance and the European EN 17037 standard. It explains how daylight influences architectural decisions, visual comfort and occupant wellbeing, providing a practical foundation for integrating natural light into building design.
Daylighting in buildings
Practical daylighting guidance based on architectural design principles and EN 17037.
This illustrated magazine article reviews the fundamentals of daylighting in architecture and the key recommendations of the European EN 17037 standard. Written for practising architects, it explains how design decisions affect daylight quality, visual comfort, occupant wellbeing and building performance, offering practical guidance for incorporating daylight into everyday architectural practice.
Understanding rooflights through physical models
Using physical measurements to understand how rooflights distribute daylight.
This research investigates how rooflights affect daylight distribution in interior spaces through physical model measurements under an artificial sky. By examining geometry, glazing, structural elements and surface reflectance, it explores how these factors influence the resulting light distribution and how physical modelling can support the evaluation of rooflight designs.
Lighting and architectural applications
Lighting design essentials
The fundamentals of architectural lighting and the coordinated use of daylight and electric lighting.
This illustrated design guide introduces the fundamental principles of architectural lighting, from visual comfort and lighting quality to luminaire selection and layout. Originally developed for architecture students, it also serves as a practical reference for architects seeking to understand how daylight and electric lighting can work together to create comfortable, well-lit spaces.
Daylight without windows
How daylight transport systems collect, guide and distribute natural light deep inside buildings.
This illustrated magazine article explains how daylight transport systems collect, guide and distribute natural light into interior spaces beyond the reach of conventional windows and skylights. It introduces the principles, components and practical applications of these systems, including their potential to improve visual comfort and reduce reliance on electric lighting.
Bringing daylight deeper indoors
The principles, applications and potential of hybrid daylight systems.
This illustrated magazine article introduces hybrid daylight systems that collect, transport and distribute natural light into interior spaces with limited access to daylight. It explains the principles behind solar light transport technologies and explores how these systems can improve visual comfort, reduce electric lighting energy consumption and extend the use of daylight beyond the reach of conventional windows.
Transparent matters
Architectural publications documenting the design, materiality and realization of an award-winning Budapest office building.
This collection of architectural publications documents the design and realization of an award-winning office building in central Budapest. Published in architecture magazines following the project's completion, the articles present the building's architectural concept, materiality and spatial composition, illustrating the collaborative work of the design team behind its realization.
Sustainable and climate-responsive design
Contemporary Architecture in a Traditional Setting
Climate-responsive design, passive solar strategies and traditional architectural principles in a contemporary Bahraini House competition project.
This article explores the relationship between architecture, climate and sustainability through the design of the Contemporary Bahraini House, an international competition project. It examines how traditional architectural principles can inform contemporary design, using passive climate strategies, a courtyard, shading and natural ventilation to respond to local conditions and cultural context.
Algorithmic design for sustainable architecture
Applying algorithmic design to develop climate-responsive, energy-efficient architecture.
This illustrated presentation explores how algorithmic design can support sustainable architecture by connecting architectural form, environmental performance and digital workflows. Through practical examples and architectural case studies, it demonstrates how computational methods can help architects develop climate-responsive and energy-efficient buildings while maintaining architectural quality.
Algorithmic design essentials
Using algorithmic design to connect climate, daylight, environmental analysis and architectural intent.
This illustrated publication introduces the principles of algorithmic architectural design through real-world examples and practical workflows. It explains how computational methods can help architects respond to local climate and environmental conditions, integrating daylight analysis, electric lighting and energy performance into the design process from its earliest stages.
Sustainable design essentials
Sustainable building design through early energy assessment, standards and integrated simulation.
This illustrated publication introduces the principles of sustainable building design and explains how architects can assess energy performance during the early design stages. Through practical examples, building energy standards and integrated simulation workflows, it demonstrates how informed design decisions can help reduce environmental impact and improve long-term building performance.
Designing energy-conscious buildings
Building energy assessment as a practical tool for early architectural design.
This illustrated magazine article explains why building energy performance should be considered from the beginning of architectural design. It shows how decisions about orientation, building form, façade design and daylight influence energy demand and long-term operational performance. The article presents energy assessment as a practical tool for supporting early design decisions, rather than simply a final compliance check.
BIM, digital workflows and building systems
BIM essentials for architects
BIM fundamentals for architects, from digital building models to coordinated design and collaboration.
This illustrated presentation introduces the principles of Building Information Modeling (BIM) from an architect's perspective. It explains how digital building models support design development, visualization, performance analysis, interdisciplinary coordination and collaboration throughout the building lifecycle, helping architects make better-informed design decisions.
Coordinating building design
BIM-based multidisciplinary coordination, reference models and collaborative design workflows.
This illustrated magazine article explains how BIM-based coordination helps architects and engineers work together more effectively. It introduces reference models, interdisciplinary information exchange and collaborative design workflows that help identify design conflicts early, improve communication and support better-informed decisions throughout project development.
BIM for building services
Integrating architectural and building services design through BIM-based workflows.
This illustrated magazine article explains how Building Information Modeling (BIM) supports collaboration between architects and building services engineers. It examines shared building models, reference-model workflows and coordinated design development, showing how these methods improve information exchange, help identify spatial and technical conflicts early, and support more integrated building design.
Model-based design
Coordinated digital building models as the foundation of an integrated design workflow.
This illustrated magazine article introduces model-based design and explains how Building Information Modeling (BIM) replaces isolated drawing-based workflows with coordinated digital building models. It explores how shared models support design development, change management and information exchange between architects and engineers, improving coordination throughout the design process.
Electrical planning essentials
Electrical infrastructure, power demand and building services requirements in early architectural planning.
This illustrated design guide introduces the principles of electrical power distribution in buildings from an architectural perspective. It covers power demand calculations, electrical rooms, transformer stations, emergency power systems, photovoltaic integration and the spatial requirements of electrical infrastructure. It helps architects account for these technical needs when developing the architectural concept and making early design decisions.
Smarter cities through better information
Connecting BIM, GIS and urban data to support smarter, more sustainable cities.
This conference paper explores how Building Information Modeling (BIM), Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and emerging digital technologies can support the development of smarter and more sustainable cities. It examines how data from different sources can be transformed into meaningful information to help architects, urban planners and decision-makers understand urban processes, plan infrastructure and develop better-informed strategies for the built environment.