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Can politically oriented interventions in built heritage contribute to its authenticity? Erbil Citadel’s Babylonian Gate as a case study (2021)
Journal Article
Jasim, M. A., Hanks, L., & Borsi, K. (2021). Can politically oriented interventions in built heritage contribute to its authenticity? Erbil Citadel’s Babylonian Gate as a case study. Built Heritage, 5, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43238-021-00030-0

Today, the concept of built heritage authenticity is a projection screen for conflicting demands and thus a ‘contested field’. Short-sighted readings started to drag the concept behind different ill-considered treatises, in which some heritage aspect... Read More about Can politically oriented interventions in built heritage contribute to its authenticity? Erbil Citadel’s Babylonian Gate as a case study.

Informal Learning Spaces in Higher Education: Student Preferences and Activities (2021)
Journal Article
Wu, X., Kou, Z., Oldfield, P., Heath, T., & Borsi, K. (2021). Informal Learning Spaces in Higher Education: Student Preferences and Activities. Buildings, 11(6), Article 252. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11060252

Informal learning spaces play a significant role in enriching student experiences in learning environments. Such spaces are becoming more common, resulting in a change to the spatial configuration of built environments in higher education. However, p... Read More about Informal Learning Spaces in Higher Education: Student Preferences and Activities.

Contested grounds; the regeneration of Liverpool waterfront (2020)
Journal Article
Fageir, M., Porter, N., & Borsi, K. (2021). Contested grounds; the regeneration of Liverpool waterfront. Planning Perspectives, 36(3), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/02665433.2020.1804989

This paper explores the process by which the regeneration of Liverpool waterfront took place over the past few decades. It adopts a case study method to identify different trends and patterns and to examine their impact on the emerging urban landscap... Read More about Contested grounds; the regeneration of Liverpool waterfront.

The 'Hobrecht plan' and the emergence of the urban (2018)
Journal Article
Borsi, K. (2018). The 'Hobrecht plan' and the emergence of the urban. SAJ - Serbian Architectural Journal, 10(1), 47-58. https://doi.org/10.5937/SAJ1801047B

James Hobrecht's Berlin extension plan of 1862 and its architectural component, the Berlin block, continue to define Berlin's current urban structure. The urban structure which these graphic documents helped to deliver persisted despite being rejecte... Read More about The 'Hobrecht plan' and the emergence of the urban.

Place-making and its implications for social value: A comparison study of two urban squares in London (2017)
Journal Article
Alzahrani, A., Borsi, K., & Jarman, D. (2017). Place-making and its implications for social value: A comparison study of two urban squares in London. International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning, 12(04), 752-762. https://doi.org/10.2495/sdp-v12-n4-752-762

This article aims to investigate the impact of place-making on the social value attached to two recently developed public squares in London. Empire and Bermondsey developments were developed with the explicit intention to have a public open space tha... Read More about Place-making and its implications for social value: A comparison study of two urban squares in London.