Steel dampers is a new equipment that lead structures from brittle behavior to ductile behavior. Due to its suitable behavior, they persuade engineer to utilize them in practical projects. The damper need to more studies to investigate on many unknown in this fields.

The Lead Guest Editor

Ali Ghamari 

The urban and built environment embodies both challenges and opportunities toward our sustainable future. Implementation of scientific and academic findings comes down to Design and Practice.

This special issue aims at the theories, policies and methodologies on contemporary architecture and urban environments to raise the understanding for the future of architectural and urban planning, offering practical design options and review; both in theory and actual case studies in smart, sustainable, and healthy urban development.

The Lead Guest Editor

Hasim Altan

Using contemporary materials as well as cutting edge design methods in building design industry are always crucial for engineers and researchers. The effect of using high-performance materials on the behavior of structural members are of interest in this special issue. The seismic performance of the members constructed using new materials are to be investigated. Results are to be presented based on the experimental observations besides numerical and analytical studies.  

The Lead Guest Editor

Architecture and Design Review