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Simulated annealing and genetic algorithms for exam scheduling. (c1997)

Tarhini, Abbas A. (2011-04-08)

Scheduling final exams for large numbers of courses and students in Liberal Arts Universities is an intractable problem. If scheduling is done manually by the University Registrar's Office, a huge number of complaints ...
Some considerations on the melting of reactor fuel plates and rods

Lahoud, Antoine; Boley, Bruno A. (2016-07-21)

Current practice generally leads to overdesigning with respect to catastrophic accidents involving gross melting of fuel elements. It is clear, however, that from both the standpoints of cost and safety it would be desirable ...
Real time control of the sewer system of boulogne billancourt - a contribution to improving the water quality of the seine

Lahoud, Antoine; Entem, Stephane; Yde, Lars; Bendsen, Bo (2016-07-21)

Confronted with the problem of overflows from its combined sewer system into the River Seine during rainfall, the Department of the Hauts de Seine (which covers some thirty urban districts on the west side of Paris) has ...
The role of cultural (architecture) factors in forging identity

Lahoud, Antoine L. (2016-07-21)

A nation's architectural heritage is an important part of its identity, and a testament to its history. This article looks at the Lebanese house – a fine example of the relationship between architecture, identity and ...
The Architects of the Sultan Ḥasan Complex in Cairo

Kahil, Abdallah (2016-07-22)
What Went Wrong? Reflections on the Condition of Architecture and Urbanism in Lebanon

Haddad, Elie (2016-11-01)

In a short article presented at a conference in New York City two years ago, Joan Ockman lucidly diagnosed the contemporary dilemma faced by architecture, i.e. how to insert itself between a pessimistic discourse that warns ...
The realization of the beautiful

Haddad, Elie (2016-11-01)
Charles Jencks and the historiography of Post-Modernism

Haddad, Elie (2016-11-01)

The history of Post-Modern Architecture was to a large extent tied to the name of Charles Jencks, who played an operative role in promoting the movement, much like his predecessor Sigfried Giedion had done for Modern ...
Between myth and reality

Haddad, Elie (2016-11-01)
Projects for a competition

Haddad, Elie (2016-11-01)

In this paper, I will discuss the results of the international competition that was organized in the spring of 1994, to redesign the souks of Beirut. This competition, which attracted more than 300 entries from around the ...
Christian Norberg-Schulz's phenomenological project in architecture

Haddad, Elie (2016-11-01)

This paper will examine the theoretical work of one of the major proponents of a phenomenological approach in architecture, the historian-theoretician Christian Norberg-Schulz, examining the development of his ideas across ...
Arquitectura y urbanismo en Beirut

Haddad, Elie (2016-11-14)
The Sultan Hasan Complex in Cairo, 1357-1364

Unknown author (Ergon in Kommission, 2017-05-31)
Modélisation des circulations transitoire et résiduelle : application à l'estuaire de la Casamance (Sénégal)

Lahoud, Antoine (Academie de Montpellier, Universite des Sciences et Techniques du Languedocc, 2017-06-01)

Ce travail présente une mise au point de modèles d'environnement basés sur une procédure itérative qui évolue suivant quatre étapes interdépendantes : la récolte des données qui a fourni la base indispensable au choix des ...
Restoration of fragile remains of bridges in Lebanon

Lahoud, Antoine L. (Fundación El Legado Andalusí, 2017-06-01)

Many bridges have been built in Lebanon, due to its geography of rivers and valleys. These bridges mostly belong to Roman, Mediaeval and Ottoman periods or to the French mandate. With modern urban development, new vacant ...
Real time control of the sewer system of Boulogne Billancourt

Lahoud, Antoine; Kopecny, Emmanuel; Entem, Stéphane; Moeller, Arne; Yde, Lars; Soulier, Marc (2017-06-01)

Confronted with the problem of overflows from its combined sewer system into the River Seine during rainfall, the Department of the Hauts de Seine (which covers some thirty urban districts on the west side of Paris) has ...
Cultural identity crisis within contemporary graphic design case study

Khoury, Melissa Plourde; Khoury, Tarek E. (2017-06-02)

Visual representations of Lebanese culture are rich and diverse. Traditionally, Lebanese culture is a unique mixture of the East and West. However, Westernization jeopardizes this cultural identity in contemporary Lebanese ...
Across Disciplines

Khoury, Melissa Plourde; Khoury, Tarek E. (2017-06-02)

The visual communication of word, meaning and content too often is overlooked in graphic design studies. Graphic design students commonly create designs in which content plays a secondary role while emphasis is placed upon ...
Writing & Research for Graphic Design within Undergraduate Studies

Khoury, Melissa Plourde; Khoury, Tarek E. (Korean Society of Design Science, 2017-06-02)

Numerous questions arise from the topic of writing and research for graphic design. For example: Why do graphic designers often not learn to research and write for design until studying at the Masters or even the PhD level? ...
The Egg

Khoury, Melissa Plourde (2017-06-02)

he Egg is an iconic ruin in Beirut. It was once the Beirut City Centre's cinema, designed by Lebanese modernist architect Joseph Philippe Karam in 1965. This structure's use is complex and ever changing. As such, the Egg ...

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