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"Waiting for Robbins” Modernist Architecture as a Representation of Transitional Education at the Royal Technical College, Salford, 1961-1964. (2024)
Thesis
Hadfield, S. (2024). "Waiting for Robbins” Modernist Architecture as a Representation of Transitional Education at the Royal Technical College, Salford, 1961-1964. (Thesis). University of Salford

Was the University of Salford a ‘new university’? Both technically and legally, Salford became a new university via Royal Charter on 4 April 1967. However, the University’s history can be traced back to its foundations in 1892. The Vice Chancellor, W... Read More about "Waiting for Robbins” Modernist Architecture as a Representation of Transitional Education at the Royal Technical College, Salford, 1961-1964..

Framework for Implementing Risk-Sensitive Urban Development (2024)
Thesis
Roslan, A. F. Framework for Implementing Risk-Sensitive Urban Development. (Thesis). University of Salford

Risk-sensitive urban development is an innovative approach that can help cities reduce risk by mainstreaming climate change adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk reduction (DRR) strategies into urban development. However, the potential for such an appro... Read More about Framework for Implementing Risk-Sensitive Urban Development.

Visible outside view as a facilitation tool to evaluate view quality and shading systems through building openings (2023)
Journal Article
Abdelrahman, M., Coates, P., & Poppelreuter, T. (2023). Visible outside view as a facilitation tool to evaluate view quality and shading systems through building openings. Journal of Building Engineering, 80, 42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2023.108049

Viewing the natural environment from inside homes and workplaces has been recognized by a range of scholars as having an impact on improving health and well-being. Research has shown that a combination of outdoor elements – such as blue sky, sea view... Read More about Visible outside view as a facilitation tool to evaluate view quality and shading systems through building openings.

Development of a methodology for the performance improvement of Nigerian office buildings considering bioclimatic design perspectives (2023)
Thesis
Omoragbon, O. M. (2023). Development of a methodology for the performance improvement of Nigerian office buildings considering bioclimatic design perspectives. (Thesis). The University of Salford

There is a need to improve the environmental performance of Nigeria’s office buildings due to
new expectations, and the current challenges including energy shortage, increasing
population, changing user needs, and climate change. While several Nige... Read More about Development of a methodology for the performance improvement of Nigerian office buildings considering bioclimatic design perspectives.

‘This is not a success story’ : Florence Fulton Hobson, architect in Northern Ireland (2021)
Book Chapter
Poppelreuter, T. (2021). ‘This is not a success story’ : Florence Fulton Hobson, architect in Northern Ireland. In A. Sokolina (Ed.), The Routledge companion to women in architecture (83-94). London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429278891-8

Florence Fulton Hobson (1881–1978) was the third women architect to be licensed by the RIBA and the first professional women architect in Ireland. Fulton Hobson attended the School of Art in Belfast, was an apprentice in the Belfast practice of James... Read More about ‘This is not a success story’ : Florence Fulton Hobson, architect in Northern Ireland.

14th International Postgraduate Research Conference 2019 Book of Abstracts 16-17 December 2019 (2020)
Book
(2020). A. Marshall-Ponting, Y. Ji, K. Keraminiyage, A. Lee, T. Poppelreuter, W. Swan, …E. van-Dijk (Eds.), 14th International Postgraduate Research Conference 2019 Book of Abstracts 16-17 December 2019. Salford: University of Salford

This Book of Abstracts provides a flavour of the various papers and presentations that have been contributed to the conference by the postgraduate delegates, covering the areas of Business, Economics and Finance; Property and Project Management; ICT,... Read More about 14th International Postgraduate Research Conference 2019 Book of Abstracts 16-17 December 2019.

Conference proceedings of the 14th International Postgraduate Research Conference 2019 : contemporary and future directions in the Built Environment (2019)
Conference Proceeding
(2019). Conference proceedings of the 14th International Postgraduate Research Conference 2019 : contemporary and future directions in the Built Environment. In A. Marshall-Ponting, Y. Ji, K. Keraminiyage, A. Lee, T. Poppelreuter, W. Swan, …H. van Dijk (Eds.),

Conference Proceedings of the 14th International Postgraduate Research Conference 2019: Contemporary and Future Directions in the Built Environment

Glamour and gloom : 1930s Architecture in Belfast (2018)
Book
(2018). T. Poppelreuter (Ed.), Glamour and gloom : 1930s Architecture in Belfast. Belfast: Ulster Architectural Heritage Society

Glamour and Gloom : 1930s Architecture in Belfast is a richly illustrated book that consists of three essays and nineteen case studies on a selection of modern buildings that together display the architectural wealth of this decade in Belfast. Most o... Read More about Glamour and gloom : 1930s Architecture in Belfast.

German-speaking refugee women architects before the Second World War (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Poppelreuter, T. (2018, June). German-speaking refugee women architects before the Second World War. Presented at Women's Creativity since the Modern Movement (1918-2018), Turin, Italy

In Germany and Austria women began to enter the architectural profession in the late 19th century and by the late 1930s some women architects had found working opportunities. After Hitler seized power in Germany in 1933, discrimination and anti-Semit... Read More about German-speaking refugee women architects before the Second World War.

German-speaking refugee women architects before the Second World War (2018)
Book Chapter
Poppelreuter, T. (2018). German-speaking refugee women architects before the Second World War. In H. Seražin, E. Garda, & C. Franchini (Eds.), Women's Creativity since the Modern Movement (1918-2018) : Toward a New Perception and Reception (697-705). ZRC Publishing House

In Germany and Austria women began to enter the architectural profession in the late 19th century and by the late 1930s some women architects had found working opportunities. After Hitler seized power in Germany in 1933, discrimination and anti-Semit... Read More about German-speaking refugee women architects before the Second World War.

Before 1939 : refugee architects to New Zealand (2016)
Journal Article
Poppelreuter, T. (2016). Before 1939 : refugee architects to New Zealand. Fabrications, 26(2), 180-201. https://doi.org/10.1080/10331867.2016.1173164

In 1939, a number of European architects found refuge in New Zealand from the National Socialist regime. Their subsequent practice led to the notion that their presence had a significant impact on New Zealand architectural culture – especially in tra... Read More about Before 1939 : refugee architects to New Zealand.

Spaces for the elevated personal life : Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's concept of the dweller, 1926–1930 (2016)
Journal Article
Poppelreuter, T. (2016). Spaces for the elevated personal life : Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's concept of the dweller, 1926–1930. Journal of Architecture, 21(2), 244-270. https://doi.org/10.1080/13602365.2016.1160946

Within the discourse that sought to develop housing during the inter-war era in Germany, standardisation was regarded as a means with which to create adequate solutions for the working class. Housing needs were subsumed into a set amount of common de... Read More about Spaces for the elevated personal life : Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's concept of the dweller, 1926–1930.

Raumplan after Loos : the European work of Heinrich Kulka, 1930-1939 (2015)
Journal Article
Poppelreuter, T. (2015). Raumplan after Loos : the European work of Heinrich Kulka, 1930-1939. Fabrications, 25(1), 84-103. https://doi.org/10.1080/10331867.2015.1006761

This paper analyses a selection of houses built by Heinrich Kulka between 1930 and 1939 that were influenced by the spatial design that Kulka termed “Raumplan” in the first monograph on his teacher Adolf Loos in 1931. The exterior organisation and th... Read More about Raumplan after Loos : the European work of Heinrich Kulka, 1930-1939.

Changing places : New Zealand houses by Winkler & Eisenhofer 1958 to 1969 (2013)
Journal Article
Poppelreuter, T. (2013). Changing places : New Zealand houses by Winkler & Eisenhofer 1958 to 1969. Journal of Architecture, 18(6), 875-904. https://doi.org/10.1080/13602365.2013.859167

The Austrian-born architects Erwin Winkler and Fritz Eisenhofer immigrated to New Zealand during the 1950s. After working at the Housing Division of the Ministry of Works, they established a joint architectural practice in 1958 when the growing New Z... Read More about Changing places : New Zealand houses by Winkler & Eisenhofer 1958 to 1969.

‘Sensation of space and modern architecture’ : a psychology of architecture by Franz Löwitsch (2012)
Journal Article
Poppelreuter, T. (2012). ‘Sensation of space and modern architecture’ : a psychology of architecture by Franz Löwitsch. Journal of Architecture, 17(2), 251-272. https://doi.org/10.1080/13602365.2012.678645

In 1928 the Austrian architect and engineer Franz Löwitsch (1894–1946) published the article ‘Sensation of Space and Modern Architecture’ in Imago, the psychoanalytical journal edited by Sigmund Freud. Based on Richard Semon's theories of Mneme, whic... Read More about ‘Sensation of space and modern architecture’ : a psychology of architecture by Franz Löwitsch.

Social individualism : Walter Gropius and his appropriation of Franz Müller-Lyer's idea of a new man (2011)
Journal Article
Poppelreuter, T. (2011). Social individualism : Walter Gropius and his appropriation of Franz Müller-Lyer's idea of a new man. Journal of Design History, 24(1), 37-58. https://doi.org/10.1093/jdh/epq049

In 1929, Walter Gropius developed the ‘High-Rise Steel Frame Apartment Building’ that was based on theories about the emergence of a New Man put forward by sociologist Franz Müller-Lyer. In his lecture at the Congrès International d’Architecture Mode... Read More about Social individualism : Walter Gropius and his appropriation of Franz Müller-Lyer's idea of a new man.