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Improving Visual Comfort through Integrated Design in Architectural Education: A Performance Metrics Analysis of Adaptive Kinetic Facades

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|May 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acee-2025-0005 | Journal eISSN: 2720-6947 | Journal ISSN: 1899-0142
Language: English
Page range: 63 - 74
Submitted on: Oct 4, 2024
Accepted on: Jan 13, 2025
Published on: May 10, 2025
Published by: Silesian University of Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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