The Building Between Rulebooks: Fire Safety Before Occupancy
Research on construction fire safety, changing site conditions and shared responsibilities, with an architectural framework for protection before occupancy.
Author: ArchUp Research Lab
ArchUp’s research team prepares and publishes studies connecting architecture with science, human behaviour, materials and construction.
The Stadium Begins Before the Touchline: Designing for Fans, Teams and the Future
A research guide to stadium design, crowd movement, team spaces, event operations and future sports buildings, with a field reading of Old Trafford.
The Drawn World That Travels Without a Passport
How anime travels across cultures, reshapes visual imagination and offers an analytical lens for local identity, design and architecture.
The Green That Could Not Survive Its Own Purity
What fragile green paint on Coromandel screens reveals about conservation, matt finishes and the relationship between colour, care and interior design.
The Object That Is Dry and Fragile at the Same Time
Why historic leather can lose flexibility and cohesion together, and what evidence is needed before testing a sesame oil and PVP treatment.
The Wall That Rewrites the Play
How textual scenography and theatre architecture shape action, visibility, time and audience knowledge, with a practical framework for rehearsal and design.
Before the First Note: The Concert Hall’s Hidden Footprint
The hidden footprint of a concert hall begins with materials, maintenance and the systems that make performance possible. An architectural reading of music’s material life.
A Scratch Should Not End a Chair: Designing Furniture for Refurbishment
Furniture refurbishment begins in the first design. An analysis of joints, surfaces, interiors and the practical conditions that let useful furniture return to use.
The Body That Wears Our Identity
How clothing, mannequins, uniforms and exhibition spaces help construct identity. An analytical reading of effigies and embodied representation, with practical design applications.
The Poster Must Explain
Architectural poster design connects images, drawings and words into a readable argument. An analysis of presentation boards, social posts, bilingual layouts, AI and print production.
The Sound We Stopped Hearing
How energy infrastructure shapes urban soundscapes, and why quieter buildings require attention to design, maintenance and unequal noise exposure.
The Building Is the Argument
How architectural research produces knowledge through design, and how buildings, process and evidence can be evaluated beyond publication counts.
The Hospital That Was Designed for Someone Else
How hospital design can support patient choice, family presence, privacy and cultural needs, with careful limits on what the research establishes.
The Dome That Once Held Up the Sky and Now Projects It
Explore how dome architecture moved from monumental structure to immersive projection, and what the shift means for material, meaning and experience.
The Discipline That Optimizes the Given
Industrial engineering applies methods like process optimization to reduce waste, cost, and time in construction. However, its core focus is…
The City Decides Whether It Rains
Weather and calendar variations strongly influence daily cycling levels, with extreme temperatures, rain, and wind acting as deterrents. However, the…
Who Sets the City’s Clock? Urban Rhythms, Attention and Social Coordination
How work schedules, football matches, public announcements and digital feeds organise urban presence: a critical research framework for time and planning.
The Gym Floor Looks Clean. Is Exercising at Home Safer?
What surface studies can and cannot tell us about gym-floor hygiene, with a design and operations framework for comparing shared exercise spaces and homes.
Please Flush: What Does a Restroom Notice Reveal About Shared Space?
A research review of shared-restroom behaviour, signage and maintenance, separating user choices from failures of equipment, access and operations.
Coffee and Architecture: Who Designs What Happens Before the First Sip?
How cups, roasting equipment, service routes and seating shape coffee spaces: research evidence, operational trade-offs and a practical design evaluation.
The Meal Arrives. Who Designed Its Last Mile?
Food delivery links kitchens, couriers, streets and residential entrances. A planning review connects research evidence with Ibrahim Joharji’s Last Meal.
