Monday, June 29, 2015
3D Warehouse Link
https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model.html?id=ufde08b6a-0777-4161-bc07-5a29411570c3
Project 3 - Final Submission
The theory of behind the school's design is the interconnection between social and sustainability. The role of social life in a school is crucial in terms of keeping a healthy mind for students therefore the school design consists of several major student space for the students to interact whether it is in a smaller group or a bigger group and it also explains why both moving elements provide space for private interaction or group interaction between students. The role of a sustainable design in a school is also as crucial to achieve efficiency in terms of energy consumption. Energy efficient building allows economical resource allocation towards the student and academic instead.
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Article Mashup
Green building design, energy efficiency, power usage efficiency, sustainability etc, are the buzzing keywords that are making waves across the architectural design industry. Architects shall lead the way and introduce sustainable innovations to architecture and concentrate on green building characteristics and strives to boost urban livability by increasing public engagement and economic opportunity through the reformation of public space. Sustainable designs can be cheaper than traditional infrastructure and lead to enormous reductions in energy usage, Once the sustainable architecture is designed and erected, the bonus of saving energy and utilising the resources prudently lies with the home owners and occupants. The Architectural design and construction industry has come a long way, but in terms of sustainable buildings and green structures, there are still miles to go. If The Architectural design and construction industry changes its approach to architecture, the sunlight that drives climate change could also be used to combat it, Daylighting is an alternative architecture design that uses natural daylight to light a building.“It not only saves in lighting, but it saves in the amount of cooling equipment a building needs, because the lighting load is less”.
1. http://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/features/features-articles/sustainability-an-essential-facet-of-architectural
2. http://www.archdaily.com/629349/newly-launched-gehl-institute-seeks-to-revolutionize-urban-public-spaces/
3. http://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2015/04/architect-encourages-more-sustainability
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