Great news from the Buildings MDPI! 🤳 . The recently announced #CiteScore2024 (Scopus) shows an increase in CiteScore from 3.4 to 4.4 for the Buildings! 💐 . We appreciate the strong support from everyone and look forward to continuing to provide high-quality academic services.

#specialissue #callforpapers.📝 Recent Advances in Structural Health Monitoring, edited by Dr. Zuo Zhu, Dr. Weijie Li, Dr. Yanlong Xie, Dr. Yichen Zhu and Dr. Miaomin Wang.📬 Welcome your submission: 📆 Deadline: 1 September 2025

#recommendedreading.💫 The Emotional Design of Street Furniture Based on Kano Modeling by Zhaoxing Wang, Chao Han, Bing Yu, Kexin Wei, Yiqing Li, Sanfeng Jin and Panpan Bai.🔗 Read for free at: #streetfurniture.#affectivedesign

#recommendedreading.💫 From Junk to Genius: Robotic Arms and AI Crafting Creative Designs from Scraps by Jiaqi Liu, Xiang Chen and Shengliang Yu.🔗 Read for free at: #polystyrenerecycling.#generativeAIinarchitecture

#recommendedreading.💫 Optimizing the Design of Container House Walls Using Argon and Recycled Plastic Materials by Issa Omle, Ali Habeeb Askar and Endre Kovács.🔗 Read for free at: #recycledmaterials.#FEMsimulation

#recommendedreading.💫 Integrating Extended Reality (XR) in Architectural Design Education: A Systematic Review and Case Study at Southeast University (China) by Yueying Zhang and Xiaoran Huang.🔗 Read for free at: #virtualreality

#recommendedreading.💫 Urban Architectural Color Evaluation: A Cognitive Framework Combining Machine Learning and Human Perception by Xu Li, Jianan Qin and Yixiang Long.🔗 Read for free at: #architecturalcolor.#builtenvironments

#recommendedreading.💫 Model for Impacts of Urban Water Blue Visual Index and Flow Velocity on Human Brain State and Its Practical Application by Yiming Zhang, Xuezhou Zhu and Qingbin Li.🔗 Read for free at: #bluevisualindex.#flowvelocity

#recommendedreading.💫 Seismic Failure Assessment Using Energy Outputs of Finite Element Analysis: A Strategy for Complex Heritage Masonry Structures Modeled with Concrete Damaged Plasticity Material by Anna Remus et al. 🔗 Read for free at:

#recommendedreading.💫 Multi-Point Optical Flow Cable Force Measurement Method Based on Euler Motion Magnification by Jinzhi Wu, Bingyi Yan, Yu Xue, Jie Qin, Deqing You and Guojun Sun.🔗 Read for free at: #cableforcemeasurement.#vibrationfrequencyanalysis

#recommendedreading.💫 Exploring the Influence of Environmental Characteristics on Emotional Perceptions in Metro Station Spaces by Hedi Shi, Jianfei Chen, Zuhan Feng, Tong Liu, Donghui Sun and Xiaolu Zhou.🔗 Read for free at: #emotionalperception

#recommendedreading.💫 An Eye-Tracking Study on Exploring Children’s Visual Attention to Streetscape Elements by Kaiyuan Sheng, Lian Liu, Feng Wang, Songnian Li and Xu Zhou.🔗 Read for free at: #visualassessment.#streetspaces

#Conference #Announcement. 🙌 The International Symposium on Climate Adaptation and Low-Carbon Cities 2025 | November 2025 (exact dates to be announced), Chang'an University, Xi’an, China. 🔗 Announcement:

#specialissue #callforpapers.📝 Seismic Performance and Design of Retaining Structures, edited by Dr. Ali Lashgari.📬 Welcome your submission: 📆 Deadline: 20 August 2025. #seismicdesign.#soilstructureinteraction.#energyinfrastructure

#recommendedreading.💫 Data Augmentation Approaches for Estimating Curtain Wall Construction Duration in High-Rise Buildings by Sang-Jun Park, Jin-Bin Im, Hye-Soon Yoon and Ju-Hyung Kim.🔗 Read for free at: #dataaugmentation.#highrisebuildings

#recommendedreading.💫 Preserving the Past to Shape the Future: The Evolution of Office Spaces Through Historic Building Adaptation by Dana Maher Ayoub Abu-Lail et al. 🔗 Read for free at: #adaptivereuse.#officespaces

#recommendedreading.💫 Cooling Heritage Scenarios: Transforming Historic Squares for Thermal Comfort by Pegah Rezaie, Victoria Patricia Lopez-Cabeza, Javier Sola-Caraballo and Carmen Galan-Marin.🔗 Read for free at: #thermalcomfort.#heritageconservation

#recommendedreading.💫 Development of an Electrically Heated Sidewalk System for Enhanced Winter Pedestrian Safety by Ramita Mohapoo, Rajesh Chakraborty and Jung Heum Yeon.🔗 Read for free at: #electricallyheatedsidewalksystem.#electricalconfiguration

#recommendedreading.💫 Path Planning for Construction Robot Based on the Improved A* Algorithm and Building Information Modeling by Dejiang Wang, Bolong Liu, Haili Jiang and Panpan Liu.🔗 Read for free at: #constructionrobot.#BIM

🙌 Meet Us at the European Corrosion Congress (#EuroCorr2025) | 7–11 September 2025, Stavanger, Norway. We look forward to meeting you at Booth #21 and answering any questions that you may have. 🔗 Announcement:

#recommendedreading.💫 Assessing Comfort and Safety in Use of Elevators’ Human–Machine Interaction Devices by Giovanni Perrucci, Marco Costa, Elena Giacomello and Dario Trabucco.🔗 Read for free at: #HMI.#operatingpanel