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Gardens in the sky: Emotional experiences in the communal spaces at height in the Pinnacle@Duxton, Singapore (2017)
Journal Article
Hadi, Y., Heath, T., & Oldfield, P. (2018). Gardens in the sky: Emotional experiences in the communal spaces at height in the Pinnacle@Duxton, Singapore. Emotion, Space and Society, 28, 104-113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emospa.2017.09.001

A boom in high-rise construction and vertical living has resulted in an increase in privately and publicly accessible communal spaces at height within tall buildings. Asia is leading the way in these developments, with one of the most notable project... Read More about Gardens in the sky: Emotional experiences in the communal spaces at height in the Pinnacle@Duxton, Singapore.

Using quantitative analysis to assess the appropriateness of infill buildings in historic settings (2017)
Journal Article
Hu, Y., Heath, T., Tang, Y., & Zhang, Q. (2017). Using quantitative analysis to assess the appropriateness of infill buildings in historic settings. Journal of Architectural and Planning Research, 34(2),

Over the past 40 years or so, and more recently in developing countries, increasing attention has been paid to the preservation of historic settings; however, with continued development and urbanization, a solution is needed for the problem of how to... Read More about Using quantitative analysis to assess the appropriateness of infill buildings in historic settings.

China’s diversifying demand for housing for the elderly (2016)
Journal Article
Jia, M., & Heath, T. (2016). China’s diversifying demand for housing for the elderly. International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis, 9(2), https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHMA-04-2015-0018

Purpose: This paper aims to examine the trends among the elderly population in China about residential preferences and policy applications, as the elderly is a rapidly expanding demographic group that has increasing and diversifying inclinations for... Read More about China’s diversifying demand for housing for the elderly.

Conservation and revitalization of historic streets in China: Pingjiang Street, Suzhou (2016)
Journal Article
Xie, J., & Heath, T. (2017). Conservation and revitalization of historic streets in China: Pingjiang Street, Suzhou. Journal of Urban Design, 22(4), 455-476. https://doi.org/10.1080/13574809.2016.1167587

The late twentieth and early twenty-first century has witnessed the unfortunate plight of demolition or irreparable damage for thousands of historic streets across China as a result of urbanization and redevelopment. A core of committed practitioners... Read More about Conservation and revitalization of historic streets in China: Pingjiang Street, Suzhou.

Developing an economic estimation system for vertical farms (2016)
Journal Article
Shao, Y., Heath, T., & Zhu, Y. (2016). Developing an economic estimation system for vertical farms. International Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Information Systems, 7(2), https://doi.org/10.4018/IJAEIS.2016040102

The concept of vertical farming is nearly twenty years old, however, there are only a few experimental prototypes despite its many advantages compared to conventional agriculture. Significantly, financial uncertainty has been identified as the larges... Read More about Developing an economic estimation system for vertical farms.

In-between spaces and social interaction: a morphological analysis of Izmir using space syntax (2015)
Journal Article
Can, I., & Heath, T. (2015). In-between spaces and social interaction: a morphological analysis of Izmir using space syntax. Journal of Housing and the Built Environment, 31(1), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10901-015-9442-9

This research tackles the intermediate spaces between buildings and the street, by examining the definition and importance of spatial configuration in relation to urban morphology and social relations. It also analyses how the organisation of in-betw... Read More about In-between spaces and social interaction: a morphological analysis of Izmir using space syntax.