{"id":12,"date":"2016-04-21T04:08:49","date_gmt":"2016-04-21T04:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/rfurlan\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2024-11-17T09:05:32","modified_gmt":"2024-11-17T09:05:32","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/rfurlan\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Awarded Grants <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>[UREP31-040-5-008] Dec 2024-Dec 2025. LPI of research grant from Qatar National Research Funds-QNRF \u201cHealth map of Doha: The impact of neighborhood design on Inhabitants\u2019 physical health.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>[QUCP-CENG-2024-529] National Capacity Building Program-NCB-S1, Jan 2024-Dec 2024, \u201cHealth map of Doha city: Investigating Doha\u2019s urban quality impact on public health and well-being.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>[QUST-1-CENG-2024-1703] Jan 2024-Jun 2024, \u201cQatari courtyard house: Privacy and gendered spatial segregation shaping vernacular architecture\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>[QUCP-CENG-2021-2] National Capacity Building Program-NCB-S2, Jan 2022-Dec 2023 [2 years]. \u2018Investigation of New Transit Relationship, Orientation to Development and User Capacities, Experiences and Space-use in Doha (Introduces-Doha): A Demonstration Project\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>[QUST-2-CENG-2023-1533] Aug 2023-Dec 2023. \u2018Transit Villages and Historical Preservation in Qatar &#8211; The Case of Msheireb Downtown Doha\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>[QUCG-CENG-22\/23-472] Jan 2022-Dec 2023 [2 years]. \u2018Generation and Evolution of Neighborhoods Investigated as Urban System Localities of Configurational Inequalities (GENIUS LOCI): Using Space Syntax to Understand Urban Centrality and Neighborhood Structure in Doha\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>[QUST-1-CENG-2023-878] Jan 2023-Apr 2023. \u2018Assessing the status of Transit-Oriented Development in Doha\u2019s \u2018Education City\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>[QUST-2-CENG-2022-502] Aug 2022-Nov 2022. \u2018A Conceptual System Dynamics Model of TODs in Qatar\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>[QUST-1-CENG-2022-346] January 2022-May 2022. \u2018The Urban Regeneration of Transit Villages in Qatar: The case of Education City TOD in Qatar&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>[QUCP-CENG-2021-2] National Capacity Building Program-NCB-S1, January 2021-December 2021 [1 year]. \u2018Re-thinking a Framework for the Urban Regeneration and Preservation of the Transit Villages of Old Salata, QNM, Msheireb and Souq Waqif, along the Cultural-Heritage Doha-Metro Corridor\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>[QUST-2-CENG-2021-142] August 2021-December 2021. \u2018The Comprehensive Approach for the Urban Regeneration of Nodal Transit Villages in Qatar\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>[QUST-1-CENG-2021-16] January 2021-May 2021. A Holistic Strategy for the Urban Regeneration of the Souq Waqif Neighbourhood.<\/li>\n<li>[UREP 23-065-5-001] January 2019-April 2021. LPI of research grant from Qatar National Research Funds-QNRF: \u2018Sustainable Urbanism for the Urban Regeneration and Preservation of the Cultural-Heritage Site of the Souq Waqif in Doha (State of Qatar)\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>[QUCG-CENG-19\/20-4] January 2019-December 2020. LPI of research grant from Qatar University: \u2018The Action Plan for the Implementation of Qatar National Masterplan\u00a0based on Integration of Land Use and Public Transport Systems\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>[QUST-2-CENG-2020-14] September 2020-December 2020. LPI of research grant from Qatar University: \u2018An Integrated Strategy for Place Making in Transit Towns in The State of Qatar: The Case of Al Salata Neighbourhood\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>[QUST-1-CENG-2020-12] January 2020-June 2020. LPI of research grant from Qatar University: \u2018A framework for Doha as Smart City: The case-study of the Business District of West Bay [State of Qatar]\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>[QUST-2-CENG-2019-17] August 2019-August 2020. LPI of research grant from Qatar University: \u2018Masterplan for the Urban Regeneration of Transit Villages in Doha envisioned through Green Urbanism\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>[UREP 22-005-5-003] September 2018-March 2020. LPI of research grant from Qatar National Research Funds-QNRF: \u2018The Urban Regeneration of Third Places in Contemporary Islamic Cities: Strategies for Enhancing Liveability of Commercial Streets in Doha (Qatar)\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>[QUST-1-CENG-2019-21] February 2019-February 2020. LPI of research grant from Qatar University: \u2018Urban-design key-principles for the urban regeneration of TODs along the Al-Wakrah Metro corridor\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>[UREP 21-036-5-006] January 2018-July 2019. LPI of research grant from Qatar National Research Funds-QNRF: \u2018The Dawn of Doha\u2019s Renaissance in Qatar: Urban Design Strategies for Achieving Social Sustainability in Msheireb Downtown Doha\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>[QUST-2-CENG-2018-11] June 2018-February 2019. LPI of research grant from Qatar University: \u2018Smart Growth in the State of Qatar: Enhancing Liveability of Neighbourhoods through the assessment of the Historic Districts of Doha\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>[QUST-1-CENG-2018-20] January 2018-December 2019. LPI of research grant from Qatar University: \u2018Post-2022 FIFA World Cup: Urban Regeneration Strategies for the Master Planning of Doha\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>[UREP 19-181-5-041] January 2017- June 2018. LPI of research grant from Qatar National Research Funds-QNRF: \u2018New Built Forms Integrated into the Urban Fabric of Doha: The Transit Oriented Development (TOD) in West Bay\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>[QUST-2-CENG-2017-25] June 2017-December 2017. LPI of research grant from Qatar University: \u2018Defining the Contemporary Architectural Language for Qatar: The Case of Msheireb Downtown Doha\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>[QUSG-CENG-AUP-14-15.2] June 2015-2016. LPI of research grant from Qatar University: \u2018Transit Oriented Developments in Qatar: Integration of Transportation Systems and Land Use\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>January 2009 to January 2010. LPI of research grant from QUT, Brisbane, Australia. \u2018Guidelines for the Design of Medium and High-Density Buildings for Sub-Tropical Regions-The case of Brisbane\u2019.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Attended Conferences<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>7th ICASETM-2024 Jakarta, Indonesia, 21-22 October 2024. Conference on Advances in Science, Engineering, Technology &amp; Management. Paper: Revitalizing Urban Spaces in Doha: A Strategy for Sustainable Urbanism in Qatar, [Furlan, R.].<\/li>\n<li>CIC-2023, Doha, Qatar, Feb 5-8, 2023, The 2nd International Conference on Civil Infrastructure and Construction. Paper:\u201dTransit-Oriented Development: The Case of West Bay, Doha\u201d [Lifam, K., Furlan, R., Indraganti, M.].<\/li>\n<li>VIBRArch 2022, Valencia, Spain, Nov 9-11, 2022, 3rd Valencia International Biennial of Research in Architecture, \u2018Changing Priorities\u2019. Paper: \u201cDesign, build, occupy, adapt: Critical considerations of architectural education in an ethos of upheaval\u201d [Sinclair, B., Furlan, R., Esmaeili, N., Al-Mohannadi, A.].<\/li>\n<li>ARCC-EAAE 2022, Miami, USA, March 2-5, 2022, International Conference in Miami, \u2018Resilient City: Physical, Social, and Economic Perspectives\u2019. Paper: \u201cCritical Explorations of Architecture Education in a Rapidly Changing World: Cross-Cultural Considerations of the Double-Edged Sword of Professional Competency and Global Citizenship\u201d [Sinclair, B., Furlan, R.].<\/li>\n<li>ARCC 2021 Conference, Virtual Tucson, April 7-10, 2021. Paper: \u201cFrom String of Pearls to String of Parks \u2013 Exploring Potency + Prospective of Landscape Design in the Islamic City: The Compelling Case of Doha, Qatar\u201d [Al-Mohannadi, A., Sinclair, B., Furlan, R].<\/li>\n<li>2020 56th\u00a0ISOCARP Virtual World Planning Congress in Doha, Qatar International Society of City and Regional Planners, \u2018Post-Oil City, Planning for Urban Green Deals\u2019, Nov 2020-Feb 2021. Paper: \u2018Accessibility of Public Urban Green Spaces within the Spatial Metropolitan Network of Doha, State of Qatar\u2019 [Tannous, H., Major, M., Furlan, R.].<\/li>\n<li>12SSS 2019, 12th\u00a0International Space Syntax Symposium Proceedings. Beijing, China: Beijing Jiao Tong University,\u00a08-13 July 2019, 285: 1-19. Paper: \u201cSocio-Cultural Factors Shaping the Spatial Form of Traditional and Contemporary Housing in Qatar:\u00a0A comparative analysis based on space syntax\u201d [Al-Mohannadi, A., Furlan, R., Major, M.].<\/li>\n<li>ICESE 2019, 9th\u00a0International Conference on Environmental Science and Engineering, Leuven-Brussels, Belgium, March 20-22, 2019. Paper: \u201cUrban Regeneration Strategies for Sustainable Urban Forms in the State of Qatar\u201d [Furlan, R].<\/li>\n<li>ICREE 2018, 3rd\u00a0International Conference on Sustainable and Renewable Energy Engineering, Vienna, Austria, November 19-21, 2018. Paper: \u201dThe Urban Regeneration of Third Places in Contemporary Islamic Cities\u201d [Furlan, R].<\/li>\n<li>ICSREE 2018, 3rd\u00a0International Conference on Sustainable and Renewable Energy Engineering, Zamora, Spain, May 9-11, 2018. Paper: \u201dTODs in Qatar: the Urban Regeneration of the Souq Waqif\u201d [Furlan, R].<\/li>\n<li>Arc 2018, 18-20 March, Qatar Foundation Annual Research Conference, Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities Pillar, Posters: \u201cLight Rail Transit and Land Use in Qatar: An Integrated Planning Strategy for the Implementation of West Bay, Al Sadd and Al Wakra Tod\u2019s\u201d and \u201cTowards an Integrated Urban Design: Investigation of TOD in the Cultural Core of Doha (Msheireb, Souq Waqif, National Museum)\u201d [Furlan, R].<\/li>\n<li>International Engineering Building Capacities Conference organized by Qatar Society of Engineers, Doha, Qatar, October 2-4, 2017. Paper: \u201cComprehensive Studio, Architectural Accreditation, Cultural Diversity: Considering Conditions, Respecting Context and Pursuing Competence\u2019\u201d [Sinclair, B., Furlan, R].<\/li>\n<li>ICSREE-IEEE 2017, 2<sup>nd<\/sup> International Conference on Sustainable and Renewable Energy Engineering, Hiroshima, Japan, May 10-12, 2017. Paper: \u201cUrban Regeneration, Heritage and Contemporary Urban Development in Qatar\u201d [Furlan, R].<\/li>\n<li>Arc 2016, 22-23, March, Qatar Foundation Annual Research Conference, Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities Pillar. Paper: \u201cNeighbourhoods and Social Interactions: The Case of Al-Najada Area in Doha\u201d [Furlan, R].<\/li>\n<li>ICRED 2016, 2nd\u00a0International Conference on Renewable Energy and Development, September 8-10, 2016. Kitakyushu, Japan. Paper: \u201cThe urban revitalization of the Corniche in Doha\u201d [Furlan, R].<\/li>\n<li>9th\u00a0International Symposium on\u00a0Architecture of 21st\u00a0Century: In Search of New Paradigms,\u00a0under the auspices of\u00a0the 28th\u00a0International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics &amp; Cybernetics \u2013\u00a0August 1-5, 2016 in Baden-Baden, Germany. Paper: \u201cComprehensive Studio, Architectural Accreditation, Cultural Diversity: Considering Conditions, Respecting Context and Pursuing Competence\u201d [Sinclair, B., Furlan, R].<\/li>\n<li>ICUDCP 2016-International Conference on Urban Design and Cities Planning, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 25-26, 2016. Paper: \u201cLiveability in the Heritage Site of Doha: The Souq Waqif\u201d [Furlan, R].<\/li>\n<li>4th\u00a0Rural Development Conference 2016, Bangkok, Thailand 13-15 March 2016. 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