TY - JFULL AU - M. Alwetaishi and Giulia Sonetti PY - 2017/6/ TI - Influence of Orientation in Complex Building Architecture in Various Climatic Regions in Winter T2 - International Journal of Architectural and Environmental Engineering SP - 659 EP - 663 VL - 11 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10007137 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 125, 2017 N2 - It is architecturally accepted that building form and design is considered as one of the most important aspects in affecting indoor temperature. The total area of building plan might be identical, but the design will have a major influence on the total area of external walls. This will have a clear impact on the amount of heat exchange with outdoor. Moreover, it will affect the position and area of glazing system. This has not received enough consideration in research by the specialists, since most of the publications are highlighting the impact of building envelope in terms of physical heat transfer in buildings. This research will investigate the impact of orientation of various building forms in various climatic regions. It will be concluded that orientation and glazing to wall ratio were recognized to be the most effective variables despite the shape of the building. However, linear ad radial forms were found more appropriate shapes almost across the continent. ER -