The Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning

The historical paths within city centers suffer from neglect for a long time as a result of inappropriate interventions and the loss of public spaces, which led to their deterioration and the loss of their urban value, The research problem was "There is a knowledge gap on the diagnosis of ways the physical revitalization as a type of sustainable revitalization patterns and the possibility of its application to avoid urban neglect of historical paths" . Therefore, the aim of the research is to built a theoretical framework on urban connectivity property and relationship with mechanisms the physical revitalization .The research hypothesis is that "The mechanisms of physical revitalization (conservation, rehabilitation, removal and reconstruction) have a role in strengthen the structural and spatial connectivity of historical paths". The research adopted the descriptive analytical method in describing and analyzing an elected local sample (Suq-Al- Safafer paths) in Baghdad city .The research found that Structural and spatial connectivity contributes to the treatment of the urban of historical path, strengthened by the mechanisms of physical revitalization, The research confirmed that the mechanisms if invested in a correct and sustainable way can lead to the activation of those paths.

The New shapes have emerged for contemporary architectural texts through the exploitation of an ancient Japanese art called the art of origami, which means folding one piece of paper to form a variety of shapes without cutting or pasting this paper, and the passage of time, the importance of this art has emerged in the field of architecture and the increase in the number of buildings whose structures are designed This is why the research problem has arisen represented in "the lack of a theoretical concept that describes origami as a production strategy for the architectural achievement in general and the patterns of form-formulation within the framework of this strategy in particular. Architectural in general and patterns of formulation in the framework of this strategy in particular. The research consisted of three axes, the first axis included the cognitive framework of the origami strategy, and the second axis extracting the theoretical framework through criticism, discussion, and analysis of specialized architectural studies. Five main vocabulary words were extracted (references, patterns, mechanisms, characteristics, and goals of the origami achievement), while in the third axis it was done Introduce and analyze an applied example to clarify the strategy and then present the main conclusions and sources.

Low-cost housing is an important subject for researchers as it affects many aspects of people\'s well-being and city planning. The urban poor, who form a respectable percentage of cities\' residents in many developing countries, are the most affected segment by the availability and affordability of housing. Thus, governments often try their best to provide affordable housing through housing interventions and programs. However, many low-income people end up in informal settlements including slums and squatter settlements. This research analyses state-led low-cost housing initiatives compared to informal affordable housing in developing countries. The importance of this research is mainly associated with understanding how governmental housing initiatives and laws affect the housing preferences of the urban poor. The research starts by providing a brief background about the subject and its importance from the literature. The research uses mixed methods approach and a case study of Greater Cairo Region following the massive migration during the period between the 1980s and the 2000s to provide an in-depth understanding of the situation. The research then analyses/discusses some housing initiatives, and uses both quantitative/qualitative data in order to explain potential malpractice and issues. Finally, the research will highlight the key findings and provide some recommendations for change/improvement.

The purpose of the article is to prepare an integrated theoretical and applied framework for the concept of urban health and methodologies for its application and checking, by presenting and analyzing the relevant literature and experiences. The article includes an analytical study of the concept of urban health, and the identification of planning methodologies that have a positive impact on the health and well-being of urban residents. The article was also concerned with developing a methodology to checking that the topics of urban health are included in existing cities or in their future plans. After that, the article tended to analyze several global cities with a healthy planning direction, checking the topics of urban health in each of them and compare them, then draw lessons learned from these global experiences.

resources, economic statuses, and rapid growth, have enabled to introduce technologies of sensor networks, computation and communications systems to the cities’ infrastructure and contemporary housing projects with a goal to fulfill the integrated and accomplished management. The research's goal has been to clarify the role of smart systems in fulfilling the integrated management, and the research problem was identified "The need to employ smart system processors in integrated management of housing infrastructure." Goal achieved adopting a descriptive analytical approach that included a number of stages, the first of which is the analysis of multiple studies and the extraction of the key vocabulary represented in (the basic elements of infrastructure smarting, planning for smarting infrastructures, design for smarting infrastructures, Monitoring and Observatory for Infrastructure smart). Secondly, applying these vocabularies to a number of global projects, to determine the most important vocabulary approved therein, and then analyzing and discussing the results of the practical study, and put the final conclusions, to be a knowledge base that can be used and applied to future projects.