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The layout of residential buildings exhibits a community's cultural values, beliefs, and customs. Architecture and cultural beliefs have long been known to be closely related

Computer Simulation is the most advanced method for investigating whole building energy performance within a short period.

This paper explores community engagement and empowerment for sustainable housing in Nigeria, addressing its severe housing crisis and urban poverty. Employing a systematic literature review following PRISMA guidelines, forty-four relevant articles from four online databases spanning 15 years (2008-2022) were analysed. Utilizing descriptive statistics, thematic analysis, and meta-analysis, the study identifies key concepts, principles, practices, challenges, and opportunities for community-based architectural solutions.

This paper explores community engagement and empowerment for sustainable housing in Nigeria, addressing its severe housing crisis and urban poverty. Employing a systematic literature review following PRISMA guidelines, forty-four relevant articles from four online databases spanning 15 years (2008-2022) were analysed.

It is my pleasure to introduce the new digital format of the Journal of The Nigerian Institute of Architects, NIAJ, which brings with it several advantages.

The paper explored the conventional understanding of Architectural Heritage (AH) for recontextualisation.

The first issue of NIAJ was published in reference to the architecture field. 1981. Before 2023, all copies of the While this journal is the flagship journal were printed with ISSN 2315- publication for The Nigerian Institute of 8913, however, since 2023, the journal papers are not restricted is printed digitally.

Visual quality plays a critical role in deciding whether a building is considered a work of architecture as well as how much admiration it receives from users and design professionals.

The drive of the study was to evaluate the façade of selected palaces in Abeokuta, Ogun State to understand the extent of the reflection of indigenous heritage on palaces in Yoruba land.

This study is a review of relevant literature to determine the extent to which indoor environmental quality (IEQ) performance evaluation in pharmaceutical factory buildings (PFBs) has been carried out.