University of Prishtina, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Kosovo

  • COVID-19 in Kosovo: Point from an Urbanite

    In the continuum of evolution and adaptation of living organisms, ranging from microorganisms to human beings, there are certain cycles of time that carry with its cardinal changes that human beings must face and find the possible public health solutions. The new millennium brings with it a new public health, and public order issues, thus,

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  • Architectural Design Process: Consulting with Nature

    In the continuum of evolution and adaptation of living organisms, ranging from microorganisms to human beings, there are certain cycles of time that carry with its cardinal changes that human beings must face and find the best possible harmony of eligibility. The new millennium brings with it a new lifestyle as a result of a

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  • Fridays for Future: Environmental Sustainable Architecture Collection of Research Papers

    This Monograph is originally and especially dedicated to the students of The architecture of the University of Prishtina for Educational, and Not-for-profit purposes. The monograph incorporates research papers published at JOSHA, as a part of FridaysForFuture actions. Seeing the lack of literature in the field of Environmental Architecture, especially in the University of the Prishtina

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  • Rivers in the name of Sources for the Renewable Energy

    Kosovo’s water capacities are being ruined in the name of sources for renewable energy. Surely, those constructions for renewable energy have sparked fears of the worst wildlife damages and biodiversity of the environment. The study presented in this paper investigated the water resources of Kosovo. Focusing on the river volumes, legislation, biodiversity, sources for renewable

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  • MULTIMEDIA STUDIOS. Architectural Design Principles.

    This book is originally and especially dedicated to the students of Architecture Department at the University of Prishtina for Educational, and Not-for-profit purposes. The monograph incorporates contemporary knowledge of the Multimedia Studios – Architectural Design Principles, followed by research data, discussion, extracts, quotes and citations by various authors, as well as official government publications as

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  • Biomimicry and Biophilic Design: Multiple Architectural Precepts

    Biophilia is the innately emotional affiliation of human beings to other living organisms. Biophilia, like other patterns of complex behavior, is likely to be mediated by rules of prepared and counter prepared learning. The significance of biophilia in human biology is potentially profound, even if it exists solely as weak learning rules. It is relevant

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  • Interactive Kinetic Architecture: Progressive Design Principles

    Interactive architecture encompasses building automation but goes beyond it by including forms of interaction engagements and responses that may lay in pure communication purposes as well as in the emotive and artistic realm, thus entering the field of interactive art. In the coming decades, a new interactive architecture process will continue to be largely implemented

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  • Anxiety and Urban Stress for Parking Spots

    The lack of a sustainable urban mobility plan for the city of Pristina and its linkage to spatial plans in the future will bring serious problems for the city, which will have a negative impact on the quality of life. Lack of a serious and professional approach to sustainable city planning, uncontrolled expansion and without

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