Three-dimensional (3D) printing is a procedure used to create 3D objects in which consecutive layers of a material are computer-controlled produced. Such objects can be constructed in any shape using digital model data. First, this paper presents a state-of-the-art review of the advances in 3D printing processes of construction. Then, the architectural, economical, environmental, and structural features of 3D printing are introduced. Examples of 3D printed structures are presented, and the construction challenges facing Jordan, that encouraged this study, are stated. Finally, a precise description regarding the impact of 3D printing is provided by comparing conventional construction data of Ras Alain Multipurpose Hall in Jordan and the expected data if the same building has been built using 3D printing. The suggested model is generated using Revit software. As a result of this study, an understanding of 3D printing procedure, mechanism of action, and its impact on the future of construction and architecture through economical, structural, and environmental parameters is achieved. This leads to encourage engineers and contractors to take this subject into account for construction in Jordan.

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This study is concerned with reviewing and analyzing methods used in early design stages to mitigate wind effects on high-rise buildings. In order to mitigate wind effects on structures and specifically high-rise buildings, early stage aerodynamic design decisions are made. Architects try to mitigate the wind effects on buildings by choosing the right form configuration like tapering or setbacks, etc., or by making vital decisions in the early design stage. However, structural engineers utilize the structural system that can best counter-act forces acting on the stability of the building. For both architects and engineers there are many tools which can be used in early design including advanced analysis methods, wind tunnel testing and wind studies combined with Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations. This study reviews general architectural and structural design configurations performed in the early phases of the design process, for achieving structural stability, comfort and cost control. The research methodology depends on the study and analysis of different international building examples, and also by reviewing two local high-rise building cases in Amman, Jordan. The study concludes that there are many architectural aerodynamic configurations for the purpose of mitigating wind loads, which can be used as guidelines in the early design phases.

This paper deals with energy efficient glass in office buildings in Amman city. The objectives of this paper are to understand the role of efficient glass in reducing lighting, heating, and cooling demands and the amount savings to achieve. In addition to suggest main guidelines to follow when designing glazed office buildings for architects and stakeholders, the evaluation of thermal and daylighting performances for a glazed building in Amman was performed by Ecotect and some equations. The reductions in lighting, heating, and cooling loads and energy cost were evaluated through a comparative simulation among three glass types considering four optical and thermal variables: U-value, visual light transmission (VLT), solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC), and solar coefficient (SC). Results show that the basic factors to enhance buildings energy behavior are: building location and the availability of solar radiation at the selected location. In addition to the building orientation and glass optical and thermal properties, the energy efficiency of buildings increases when the building orientation is between 125 • and 235 • , and the installed glass has U-value less than 1.5 Wm 2 /k, VLT between 20% and 50%, and SHGC and SC less than 0.2. The implementation of these properties reduced the building electricity cost for lighting, heating, and cooling by 45%-53%.

In 21 st century, media become the most important factor affecting the development of urban cities, including public places. As a result of the digital revolution, re-imaging and re-linkage public places by media are essential to create more interactions between public spaces and users, interaction media display, and urban screens, one of the most important defined media. This interaction can transform the urban space from being neglected to be more interactive space with users, specially the pedestrians. This paper aims to identify the effects of these new digital factors to transform public spaces, and the influences of large media display on the interaction between urban spaces and pedestrians. The paper focuses on Al-Thaqafa Street as one of the neglected spaces in Amman city, and attempts to analyse this street, explains its problems, and studies the influence of these new digital factors on its transformation, to be more active and vital by pedestrians.