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02. SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE
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A number of zero-carbon prefabricated bamboo buildings were built engaging marginalized communities in a few places in South Asia. This action-research was conducted by teachers and students of architecture who designed and built sustainable structures made of local materials such as bamboo, straw, rope and mud. The prototype design was revised, whenever needed, according to the climate, topography, landscape, materials as well as the traditional wisdom of the local tropical context....
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“Affordances of Architectural Typology" is a concept for design-driven research that explores and advances sustainable design strategies aimed at resilient building structures but are inherently architectural in nature. As material compositions, buildings mediate between forms and functions across different timescales. Considering the “shearing layers” of a building, the primary structural system can last for hundreds of years, while non-bearing walls, surfaces, furnishings, and specific uses are more...
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Our rapidly evolving world, where change is commonplace and often daunting, presents pressing challenges, including resource depletion, environmental degradation, and socio-cultural complexities. Amidst these forces, architectural design urgently demands creative and sustainable solutions (Pour and Sinclair 2015). Design potency, relevance, and fit require critical reassessment, recognizing the built environment’s profound impact on quality of life. While essential across building typologies, these needs...
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In contemporary housing development, the dichotomy between quantitative and qualitative approaches underscores a fundamental tension. This article explores the significance of this dichotomy and its complex implications on the ecological relationship between humans, the built, and the natural environment. The paper asks: how can the contemporary architectural practices of housing development encompass a qualitative ecological perspective? This will be elaborated by examining the shortcomings of ‘numerical...
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What determines the lifespan of building materials? This question can be approached in numerous ways. In this article, we work from the assumption that the least erroneous answer is: the future.
Design for disassembly (DfD) is a way to mitigate the uncertainties of dealing with the future of construction and as a way to relinquish material lifespan from construction lifespan. (Crowther, 1999) DfD is an instrumental part of developing circular economy in architecture where lifespan of materials cannot be... -
In the plastisphere waste-landscapes formed by human consumption are discarded products that often become the place of inhabitation of various inherent earth, and air bound microorganisms (Amarel-Zettler et al. 2020). Yet, whereas the amounts of plastics piled up in our environment and inside our bodies are vast, increasing, due to the everlasting properties of the material, plastics are alien to us (humans of privilege) as a place of inhabitation. Our relationship to plastics is uncomfortable and...
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This paper proposes a radical, multi-phase approach to architecture studio education that combines design-build, expeditionary learning, and analysis-based design research to embed students in the mobile study of the shipping industry, globalization, climate change, and their impacts on coastal communities and ecosystems. The modern shipping industry is the backbone of international trade, accounting for more than eighty percent of world trade, and its impact on the environment, coastal communities, and...
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In response to the escalating demand for rapid urbanization, the construction industry is compelled to shift towards sustainable alternatives, aiming to overcome various challenges, including shortages in skilled labor, material scarcity, and environmental degradation stemming from conventional and inefficient construction methods. 3D Printing (3DP) offers a transformative solution by digitizing construction processes and enabling the investigation of novel, sustainable materials that are biodegradable,...
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n response to the escalating energy costs associated with air conditioning, architects and researchers increasingly turn to passive cooling strategies, emphasizing effective heat reduction, shading, and natural ventilation. One possibility is to introduce elements from vernacular architecture around the world into different climates. This study is aiming to evaluate the performance of a traditional element from hot arid climates to hot- humid climates. The traditional Mashrabiya screens from the Arabic...
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he Stockholm Resilience Center has been developing data to help outline a safe space for human activities for a decade. This includes the activity of producing building materials, constructing and operating buildings, which is one of the most significant contributors to greenhouse gas emissions. The impact categories assessed by the worldwide scientific community at the Stockholm Resilience Center match the categories in the ISO standard LCA. This effort is also an expression of the Paris Agreement, which...
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The last major earthquakes that struck extended urban and rural areas in Southeast Türkiye left thousands of buildings demolished or uninhabitable. After the urgent demand for temporary housing is resolved, there will be a need to provide quick solutions for adequate social spaces for the affected communities. Additionally, considering the large number of collapsed or heavily damaged buildings in past earthquakes in Türkiye, schools of architecture should prepare architects capable of understanding and...
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This follow-up qualitative study delves into the contribution of housing on the material adaptations of teleworking mothers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The investigation concentrates on the interplay between housing conditions, the multifaceted challenge of daily routines faced by mothers, and telework setups during stay- at-home orders. Insights from the adaptation process will inform flexible design criteria for home offices in the context of a global telework upsurge and enhance preparedness for...
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Unique microclimates in urban plazas around tall buildings impact people’s presence, which is driven by the Outdoor Thermal Comfort (OTC) levels. Increasing interest in OTC studies due to their significant contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goal SDG11 has led to the development of advanced OTC indices. Urban designers and planners strive to gain knowledge in assessing their outdoor public space designs through these indices, thus understanding the impact of such developments on people’s social...
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The 1901 oil discovery at Spindletop marked a pivotal moment in the economic and industrial evolution of Southeast Texas. Once reliant on the lumber and cattle industries, the region rapidly emerged as a powerhouse of global petroleum production, redefining its economic trajectory. This study examines the far- reaching impacts of Spindletop, exploring how it reshaped the social fabric, urban development, and environmental landscape of key cities such as Beaumont, Port Arthur, and Orange. Framing the oil...
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In this study, a systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to identify, categorize, and investigate the effectiveness of passive cooling strategies (PCSs) for residential buildings. Forty-two studies published between 2000 and 2021 were reviewed; they examined the effects of PCSs on indoor temperature decrease, cooling load reduction, energy savings, and thermal comfort hour extension. In total, 30 passive strategies were identified and classified into three categories: design approach, building...
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We are in an affordable housing crisis yet there are large areas of our cities with abundant vacant infill sites with the potential to address this problem. For example, in the Lower North District of Philadelphia about 3 in every 10 rowhome properties are vacant. Rather than recreate the former cramped row homes, this project proposes a new typology of smaller more affordable homes reoriented on the site to provide greater access to sunlight, fresh air, and green space. While not every location is...
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How do we teach thinking about systems in design studios? And, more importantly, how do we move systems beyond the building and into community relationships, environmental concerns, and social equity? Our food system is unbalanced and unjust; with the rising temperatures and climate crisis, our already uneven system is being pushed to its limits. This paper will be a case study centered around two fourth-year undergraduate studios. It will explore a pedagogical interdisciplinary approach to exploring the...
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The paper explores how circular economy (CE), and its practices relates furniture design and architecture in the case of the Regenerative Cabin (fig.2), The Regenerative Cabin Table (fig. 4) and The Lyngby Table (fig. 6). The paper examines the interdisciplinary field of design and architecture and how thinking and concepts of CE establish relationships across disciplines. The study is a qualitative empirical case-study based on observations, qualitative interviews with the architects involved and analysis...
