Examples in architecture

Examples of research ideas in the field of architecture

One might be interested in finding out what causes some people and not others to like a certain building.
One might be interested in finding out what causes people to like a certain building more than another one of the same building type.
One might want to know the consequences of using a new glass specification on the heat gain of a certain building.
One might like to predict the behavior of a designed building towards weather conditions
One might want to understand why a group of people have abandoned a certain neighborhood.
One might want to explain why a certain structural element in a building has unexpectedly and suddenly collapsed.
One might want to understand why certain houses were designed in a certain way a hundred years ago.
One might be interested in investigating the change in architectural style of buildings in a particular city over a certain period of time.
One might be interested in knowing why tourists prefer to go to a certain destination more than to a neighboring and similar one.
One might be interested in understanding the reasons why a certain urban street in the old city has been designed the way it is.
One might be interested in discovering new ways to provide sustainable homes for the future.
One might like to explore the behavior of a new synthetic material when used in building walls.
etc.

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