Who created the project "AURA LIBRARY"?

This project was created by ainaz alafchi on uni.xyz, a platform for design professionals to showcase their work.

What type of design project is "AURA LIBRARY"?

"AURA LIBRARY" is a Environmental Architecture, OCI Architects, Educational Building, Architecture, Computational Design, Resilient Design project showcased on uni.xyz.

Where is the project "AURA LIBRARY" located?

This project is located in Hamedan, Iran.

AURA LIBRARY

Aura Library transforms environmental intelligence into social architecture. Using multi-objective parametric optimization, daylight, thermal comfort, visual comfort, and energy performance become design generators for a library where knowledge emerges through interaction, collaboration, and shared human experience.

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Comments (6)

Riham Faragallah

Juror

2mo ago

Riham Nady is a Professor at the Department of Architectural Engineering in Pharos University in Alexandra (PUA), Egypt. Her main research interests are environmental studies.

Well done! Keep up the excellent work!

ainaz alafchi

Project Owner

2mo ago

Thank you for your kind words and encouragement. I truly appreciate your support.

Khalil Taleeslami

Juror

2mo ago

Lecturer at Bu-Ali Sina University – Faculty of Art and Architecture

A strong and thoughtful thesis with a well-developed computational approach. Further strengthening the link between environmental optimization and the final architectural design could make the proposal even more compelling.

ainaz alafchi

Project Owner

2mo ago

Thank you for your thoughtful and constructive feedback. I greatly appreciate your insights and will certainly consider this point in further development of the project.

Asjd 2mo ago

👌🏻👏🏻

Sjfng 2mo ago

Well done👏🏻

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