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Chang, Henry 1967. "Sustainable urban design in China." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/8346.
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Thesis (M.Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2002.<br>Includes bibliographical references (p. 87-88).<br>What constitutes sustainable architecture? Clearly, this is a question very much in vogue nowadays, and contemporary responses have been framed for the most part by topics such as new building technologies, energy conservation, climatically and environmentally responsive design, recyclable materials, and so on. Though sustainable architecture must certainly be about many, if not all of these things, my thesis proposes a much more familiar architectural response. Namely, I argue that the design of spaces that facilitate and promote communities is not only a necessary condition for a sustainable architecture, it is the necessary pre-condition. How does an architecture facilitate and promote communities? I have chosen the problem of housing as the vehicle to answer this question, because I believe one's living arrangement ought to be a critical opportunity for community life. To take advantage of this opportunity, I have tried to provide for variety and flexibility in public spaces, because these contribute directly to the viability and longevity of any community. I have tried to think of ways that architecture can actually give people something to do, activities that can be shared, perhaps even by cross-sections of society that do not typically have much to do with one another, because such successful collaboration is essential for the vitality of any community. And I have tried to strike a realistic balance between the day-to-day demands of contemporary lifestyles and the long term goals for a globally sustainable environment, because communities can best be expected to thrive when the needs of both the present and future generations are met.<br>by Henry Chang.<br>M.Arch.
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Walker, Jason Brian. "Landscape Architecture and Sustainable Development." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/32409.
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The purpose of this thesis is to examine the role of sustainable development in Landscape Architecture. From reviewing the literature, a position is developed. The position is that Sustainable Development is an important issue for landscape architects and that there are reasons landscape architects have had limited success in sustainable development. The method of the thesis is derived from assessing a problem of sustainable development and landscape architecture and developing a solution to this problem. The solution is a procedure, not a tool, that landscape architects can use to learn about Sustainable Development and how it applies to landscape architecture. This thesis culminates in the development and application of a Sustainable Development Framework for Landscape Architects. The Framework is a procedure for landscape architects to become informed about sustainable development and how it applies to landscape architecture. For this thesis, the application was applied to the build out of an existing community, Top of the World. The implications of applying this framework are then discussed.<br>Master of Landscape Architecture
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Sterner, Carl S. "A Sustainable Pattern Language: A Comprehensive Approach to Sustainable Design." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1212172753.
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Littman, Jacob Alexander. "Regenerative architecture a pathway beyond sustainability /." Amherst, Mass. : University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2009. http://scholarworks.umass.edu/theses/303/.
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Schultz, Elizabeth A. "Design EcoDistricts: Integrating Sustainable Design in Urban Environments." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1337715788.
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Adhikari, Rabindra. "The pursuit of sustainability : architecture and component based design." Virtual Press, 2007. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1370875.
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Architectural sustainability is ambiguous. The contemporary understanding of sustainability is often debated on the basis of environmental and humanitarian focus. This focus often brings ambiguity when the concept of sustainability is promoted as an end product and not as a perpetual process. For ecologically harmonious and sustainable human survival, sustainable methods and processes are believed to encourage reworking the course of human development.The Component-based design approach is a promising and appropriate method for achieving sustainability. The method involves systems thinking and illustrates characteristics like flexibility, resilience, adaptability and generative system. The focus of design should be in making relationships among these various components and processes, rather than emphasis on end product. This creative project illustrates these conceptual processes using computational logic to create a project for graphics and multimedia presentation.<br>Department of Architecture
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Plummer, Kristin. "Sustainable Healing: Rethinking Cancer Center Design." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1522341437826741.
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Merkley, John. "A sustainable design primer for students of architecture." Virtual Press, 2005. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1327785.
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A Primer for Students of Architecture in Sustainable Design, to be used as a part of design studios at the second or third year level. The Primer is written to students as individuals it can be used independent of any particular course assignments or requirements. the Primer is organized in three parts and around the five S.H.I.R.T. Principles, that introduce the student to a method of incorporating the new environmental constraints involved in the more sustainable design approaches.<br>Department of Architecture
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Gomez, Leonardo. "Reconsidering Vernacular Japanese Architecture for Sustainable Ecological Design." Kyoto University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/147721.
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Kyoto University (京都大学)<br>0048<br>新制・課程博士<br>博士(人間・環境学)<br>甲第10963号<br>人博第250号<br>15||205(吉田南総合図書館)<br>新制||人||62(附属図書館)<br>UT51-2004-G810<br>京都大学大学院人間・環境学研究科文化・地域環境学専攻<br>(主査)教授 村形 明子, 助教授 ハヤシ ブライアン マサル, 助教授 ロバート ファウザー<br>学位規則第4条第1項該当
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Clevenstine, Carly. "Integrating the Ohio| Through Sustainable Urban Design." Thesis, West Virginia University, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10844297.
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<p> Humankind’s relationship with water began before our inception. Our very existence and evolution depended on it, as all life on our blue planet does. However, over time and perhaps more notably since the dawn of the industrial revolution, this relationship has shifted—changed. Riverfronts became dominated by railroads and industry severing access to the water in our urban environments. In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania the neighborhood of Manchester experienced further separation when the neighborhood was divided in two by a raised, walled highway and the industrial riverfront was renamed Chateau. Both neighborhoods have suffered from blight and vacancy subsequently. Using historic and GIS maps, sustainable design standards as well as scientific evidence of the effects of water on our health, well-being, creativity and happiness; this thesis seeks to examine why this connection to the Ohio River is vital to both residents and the city of Pittsburgh. And finally how we can redesign the industrial waterfront to reconnect both Chateau and Manchester with the river and serve as a model for sustainable redevelopment of these important cultural places.</p><p>
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Alsayigh, Nejwan. "The Sustainable & Adaptive Stadiums." Thesis, KTH, Arkitektur, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-298430.
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To say that modern day stadium and arena construction is a controversial topic is an understatement of the magnitude it has. Every couple of years, a host-city somewhere in the world gets the burden of building new expensive and spectacular stadiums, infrastructure and all the logistics that comes with hosting a major sporting venue such as the olympics or FIFA world cup. But after the games, these stadiums most often stands as an expensive tourist attraction that requires maintenance and is not used to the intended full potential. Occupying valuable space and resources. My project is a conceptual research that aims to find an alternative story-line for this problem and suggest a new method of how stadiums could be designed, built, transformed and used.
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Pagani, Freda R. "Adaptive buildings through evolutionary design, towards more sustainable buildings. project design process as a complex adaptive system." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp03/NQ38952.pdf.
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Scott, Jacobus Olivier. "A living tower: Using architecture for sustainable future growth." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24371.
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This thesis demonstrates how architectural design can be used to help alleviate the current environmental crisis, using a radical sustainable approach that integrates high density living and farming activities within the context of suburban planning. In South Africa, population growth and urbanisation have led to low-rise low-density buildings invading . bio diversity nodes, valuable arable land, and natural reserves on the periphery of cities. Not only are the infrastructural costs of servicing these low-density suburbs very high, but the pollution caused by daily commuting to and from the workplace has lasting environmental consequences. Continuing deforestation is needed to create new arable land; at the same time, ploughing and shipping within the agricultural sector make a significant contribution to global pollution, while up to 70% of potable water is lost through evaporation during irrigation. The architectural approach on which this thesis is based, integrates the usually separate components of living and farming, into a single closed high-rise entity, called the Living Tower. Taking a cue from ecosystem dynamics, a Living Tower model was developed to mimics the natural process whereby the waste of one entity becomes the food of another, creating an efficient cyclical flow of resources. In this way, renewable resources comprise the heart of the life-giving and life-sustaining Tower. Analysis of earlier designs based on similar principles is used to identify key elements of the Living Tower. These include amongst other integrated stacked greenhouses, evaporative coolers, an anaerobic digester, a central atrium design and a living machine (eco restorer). Living Tower models of differing heights are compared and evaluated in terms of their sustainability and efficiency. A thirty storey Living Tower is shown to provide the optimal solution to the core environmental issues considered, including the renewal of natural resources and the reclaiming of arable land. The corresponding diagrams, calculations and graphs illustrate the potential impact on both nature and society of a thirty storey Living Tower. This innovative design solution focuses on shaping the landscape with contextual reference in order for the Tower to 'grow' out of the hills and include a variety of mixed used programs in the form of living, working and playing to enhance social interaction. Through the design solutions the Living Tower successfully combines higher living densities and an ecologically friendly lifestyle in a structure that is economically viable, aesthetically pleasing, and therefore using architecture for sustainable future growth.
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Danatzko, Joseph M. "Sustainable Structural Design." The Ohio State University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1275406390.
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Phillips, Jason Patrick 1973. "The convergence of sustainable technologies and architectural design expression." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/69447.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2003.<br>Includes bibliographical references (leaves 114-119).<br>In recent years an unprecedented ecological awareness has taken hold, not only within the discipline of architecture, but throughout our society as well. No longer are we, as a culture, accepting of the long established traditions of buildings holding dominion over nature at all cost and without consequence. Today there is concern with bringing mankind and all things manmade into a benign harmony with our natural environment. Architects can no longer be content with simply satisfying basic requirements of health, safety and welfare in their buildings. More esoteric investigations into the poetics of space, theoretical experimentation, or symbolic reference also are not enough. A new layer of expertise and understanding is now required of our discipline. The pursuits of design expression must now work in tandem with the advancement of sustainable technologies to achieve an architecture that responds in a positive and sensitive way to the environment in which it resides. Sustainable issues have become a significant participatory, yet not dominate, element within architectural design. It is the position of this thesis that there is a recent- and widespread--convergence of sustainable technologies and design expression that is occurring and affecting the entire discipline of architecture. The logical synthesis of technology and design is fundamentally altering not only what is built, but also how it is built. The physical implications of this convergence on contemporary architecture are that it is creating a new formal vocabulary never seen before. In many cases, a new typology is emerging. This thesis is primarily focused on identifying the physical architectural evidence associated with this convergence. The physical manifestation of the synthesis of sustainable technologies and design expression can be seen in a wide range of projects throughout the discipline and is bound by no aesthetic or formal category. These concerns have seemingly transcended all formal categorization, and are affecting architecture regardless of function, style, or theoretical position. Whereas once sustainability was relegated to its own category, today it has become apart of all categories. It is important to identify this phenomenon; understand how it is affecting the discipline of architecture; and to realize where the industry is going as a result.<br>by Jason Patrick Phillips.<br>S.M.
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Clarke, John Lester. "Sustainable buildings : sustainable behaviour? : to what extent do sustainable buildings encourage sustainable behaviour through their design, construction, operation and use?" Thesis, Kingston University, 2013. http://eprints.kingston.ac.uk/27728/.
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The environmental impact of human behaviour on the design, construction and operation of buildings is often overlooked, frequently resulting in sub optimal performance over the lifecycle of the building (credibility gap and value-action gap). An over-reliance on technological and market solutions (false positivity) throughout the design, construction and operation of sustainable buildings means changing user behaviour is not currently envisaged by all but the most sustainability-minded built environment professionals. This study aims to develop an understanding of the dynamic and complex systems by which responsible environmental, social and economic action (sustainable behaviour) emerges from the relationship between people and the built environment. The primary research question asks to what extent sustainable buildings encourage sustainable behaviour, with broader research objectives covering the need for sustainable buildings and their social, environmental and economic benefits; a clear definition of sustainable behaviour and sustainable buildings; identifying opportunities for behavioural change from current best practice and how behavioural change theory can be applied to the built environment to encourage and optimise sustainable behaviour. Literature review reveals existing theory and practice in the fields of sustainability, architecture, behavioural psychology and pedagogy applied generally to the design, construction and operation of sustainable buildings. Five exemplar sustainable buildings with pedagogical functions are also investigated. The primary empirical research methodology uses grounded theory, ethnography and phenomenology through interview and survey data analysis, highlighting common best practices and innovative approaches, as well as revealing barriers to achieving sustainable built environments that encourage sustainable behaviour. The research reveals that there are numerous opportunities for behavioural interventions at critical stages throughout the lifecycle of buildings where ‘value-action’ gaps between our intentions to be more sustainable and our often sub-optimal actions or behaviours are identified. Strategies includes education, information provision, training, experiential learning, feedback, participation and regulation. The research contributes original knowledge by relating the way building mechanisms for change can be understood through the lens of behavioural psychology and the synthesis of the three disciplines of sustainability, architecture and pedagogy.
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Olsen, Joslyn R. "Funding Sustainable and Humanitarian Architectural Projects." DigitalCommons@USU, 2010. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/619.
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The purpose of this project is to identify sources of funding for sustainable building projects and create a catalog of the findings. This study targeted the nonprofit, humanitarian, and private organization sectors with the goal to encourage subsequent projects that may positively impact the quality of life for people in need. It has been predicted that in the next 25 years 75% of America's built environment will be either new or renovated. The downside is that new buildings cause substantial ecological damage due to the extraction of materials and account for as much as 40% of all greenhouse gases. As a result, trends in the industry of design show growth in the green-building market. How do organizations without financial means maintain environmental responsibility as they build to meet needs? Besides identifying financing sources for above-mentioned types of organizations, this thesis also offers a model for the grant-finding process geared toward first-time searchers/applicants. Applicable sources of funding from this catalog will be recommended to the Teton Valley Community School (TVCS), winner of the 2009 Open Architecture Challenge, in Victor, Idaho, and the case study for this project. At the time of this study, between September, 2009 and February, 2010, the Teton Valley Community School was in the process of seeking out grant opportunities for their innovative, sustainable classroom project. At this writing, the total figure to be raised has not yet been determined, though it is expected to be in the $5-10 million range. The TVCS master plan is to eventually build five additional classrooms with design objectives to create flexible spatial configurations, reduce the school's ecological footprint, and build a strong connection to the outdoors in response to the mountain climate where they are located.
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Roberts, Saglinda Hallett. "The implications of integral theory on sustainable design." Thesis, Philadelphia University, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1569527.
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<p> This thesis explores Wilber's Integral Theory and DeKay's adaptation of the theory to sustainable design to discover a design process with the potential to advance the design professions toward a more holistic, restorative approach to sustainable design. The contribution and influence of architects, interior designers, and engineers on the personal and social welfare goes beyond aesthetics, visual interest, or function. The environments being designed today shape how people will live and function in the future. Integral Sustainable Design is concerned with holistically addressing the quality, equity, beauty and efficiency of the built environment. It argues that if sustainable design is to be a transformational force touching personal experience, cultural perspective, energy efficiency, and the ecosystem, it will need to become restorative. </p><p> This thesis provides an overview of the validity, feasibility and methodology of applying Integral Theory to Sustainable Design, to create a theoretical, ideological basis informing the sustainable design process. This thesis will increase awareness of integral theory by summarizing its principles and demonstrating the applicability to sustainable design and the validity to the profession as a whole. A design exercise will illustrate the difference between having a single, inherently biased view verses a comprehensive, holistic view of sustainable design. Four individual houses will be designed, each exploring one quadrant of DeKay's Integral Sustainable grid exclusively. A fifth house will synthesize all of the integral design principles. A comparison is then made to discern any difference in outcomes. All designs are based on the same client design directives, and use the same site. The comparative analysis seems to show that the integral approach can lead to an enhanced experience of nature, history, beauty with efficiency that exceeds Net Zero consumption </p>
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Farmer, Bonnie. "Sustainable architecture for the urban elderly, a holistic design strategy." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp03/MQ47667.pdf.
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Kinkaid, Eden. "The architecture of ecology: Systems design for sustainable agricultural landscapes." Ohio University Honors Tutorial College / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1366983104.
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Chui, Chi-keung Chris. "Sustainable landscape design for Fung Yuen butterfly reserve garden." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2007. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B38293997.
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Thesis (M. L. A.)--University of Hong Kong, 2007.<br>Title proper from title frame. Includes special report study entitled: Detail investigation on the sustainable landscape design principles. Also available in printed format.
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Gibberd, Jeremy. "Integrating sustainable development into briefing and design processes of buildings in developing countries an assessment tool /." Pretoria : [s.n.], 2003. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-06142004-144252.
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Bonanni, Leonardo Amerigo 1977. "Beyond transparency : collective engagement in sustainable design." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/61931.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Architecture and Planning, Program in Media Arts and Sciences, 2010.<br>Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-104).<br>For a timely answer to the question of sustainability, or how to provide for future generations, there needs to be shared accounting of our social and physical resources. Supply chain transparency makes it possible to map resource flows and ensure dependable production while avoiding social and environmental problems. Open channels of communications can support a collective effort to account for the impacts of supply chains and engage more people in the invention of long-term solutions, or sustainable design. This thesis proposes a crowd-sourced approach to resource accounting through the democratization of sustainable design. A web-based social network called Sourcemap was built to link diverse stakeholders through an open forum for supply chain transparency and environmental assessment. The scalable system points the way towards comprehensive sustainability accounting through the distributed verification of industrial practices. Sourcemap was developed over a two-year period in partnership with regional organizations, large businesses and SME's. Small business case studies show that an open social media platform can motivate sustainable practices at an enterprise level and on a regional scale. The public-facing supply chain publishing platform actively engages communities of producers, experts, consumers and oversight groups. Thousands of user-generated contributions point towards the need to improve the quality of transparency to form a broadly accessible resource for sustainability accounting.<br>by Leonardo Bonanni.<br>Ph.D.
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Hootman, Heather. "Lessons in sustainable design : case study of a school in Chicago." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/67141.
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Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, September 1994.<br>"June 1, 1994."<br>Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-179).<br>This thesis develops an approach to environmentally sustainable design through the hypothetical redesign of the South Loop School in Chicago. Sustainable architecture seeks to reinforce ecological relationships to the greatest extent possible, be they among humans or between humans and other species. Increasingly, pressure mounts in our society to design with such ecological sensitivity. This is especially true in regard to buildings for children- a population vulnerable to environmental problems and significantly influenced by surroundings. The design of an elementary school facility in particular also has the potential to both act sustainably and, on some level, teach sustainability. If, in addition to implementing materials that are nontoxic in ways that conserve energy, the built environment can simultaneously heighten an appreciation of the forces of nature, then it might truly be called sustainable. Thus, this thesis pushes sustainable design beyond its marginalized role of technical implementation by linking it to architectural theory about the relationship between architecture and nature. Sustainable design in this thesis attempts to translate environmentally conscious strategies into active and expressed design elements while fostering an appreciation of natural elements through architectural form.<br>by Heather Hootman.<br>M.Arch.
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Šijaković, Milan. "Recycling industrial architecture : the redefinition of the recycling principles in the context of sustainable architectural design." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/318165.
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The aim of this thesis is the elucidation of the concept of architectural recycling as an environmentally sustainable alternative to demolition and preservation. More precisely, the research aim relates to the redefinition of recycling design principles in the context of the sustainable architectural design. The process of architectural recycling was placed in the context of a sustainable architectural design, as the global concept of sustainable development is imposed as a general context for all building related questions in the last few decades. Industrial architecture is the most appropriate type of architecture for the research on architectural recycling due to its physical characteristics, i.e. large flexible spaces with great adaptability potential.
The focus of this research is on the exploration and redefinition of the recycling design principles. More precisely, the focus is on the creation of the so-called 'recycling model', consisting of three redefined recycling design principles, which stem from the analogy between the domains of biology and architecture. The analogy was conducted in a systematic manner, applying the set of criteria which refer to structure, material, form and spatial organisation, i.e. their relationship between both existing building and new intervention.
The general research hypothesis refers to the advantages of the architectural recycling over demolition and preservation, seen as the most frequently applied methods of dealing with the existing building stock. This assumption is based on the view that processes of demolition and replacement simply contribute to the endless circle of production, consumption and waste, given that the building sector constitutes one of the biggest waste streams produced in Europe, and is unquestionably the biggest polluter. On the other hand, preservation persists in maintaining status quo and prevents the building to adapt to changing condition through alterations and change of use. A systematic review of the concepts of preservation, restoration, destruction and sustainable design, is presented based on the sources by John Ruskin, William Morris, Eugène Viollet-le-Duc and Rem Koolhaas, respectively. The analysis enabled the elucidation of the concept of architectural recycling as preservation through change: in the context of a sustainable architectural design.
The second hypothesis refers to the adequacy of biological analogies for the definition of the recycling design principles. lt is assumed that the biological concept of symbiosis is the most adequate one for the definition of the possible relationships between the original industrial building and the new intervention. From the concept of symbiosis stem three redefined design principles of recycling, namely: commensalism, mutualism, and parasitism.
The final research hypothesis refers to the relationship between the physical characteristic of an underused industrial building and the most environmentally sustainable design principle for its recycling. lt is assumed that in order for the recycling intervention to produce least environmental damage, the original building should be exploited to a high degree. Hence, it is assumed that the election of the most environmentally sustainable recycling design principle depends on the current condition of the existing industrial building. The value of the 'recycling model' (consisting of three redefined recycling design principles) is seen in its multidisciplinary character and its systematic approach to the topic of recycling architecture, i.e. the principles embedded in this model relate to the aspects of structure, material, form and spatial organization. The 'recycling model' provides a fresh understanding of how an extensive range of physical characteristics of an existing building can be considered in a systematic way in order to provide the guidance for choosing the most environmentally sustainable recycling design principle.<br>El objetivo de esta tesis es la explicación del concepto de reciclaje arquitectónico como una alternativa ambientalmente sostenible a la demolición o para la preservación. En concreto, la investigación se refiere a la redefinición del diseño del reciclaje en el marco del diseño arquitectónico sostenible. La idea general del desarrollo sostenible se impone a todas las preguntas relacionadas con la construcción durante las últimas décadas. Teniendo en cuenta que sólo un pequeño porcentaje de los edificios existentes esta realizado de obra nueva, es evidente que no es suficiente desarrollar estrategias y conceptos de diseño sostenible sólo para los proyectos nuevos, sino también para los preexistentes. La arquitectura industrial con grandes espacios flexibles y con un gran potencial de adaptación, es la tipología más adecuada para la investigación del reciclaje arquitectónico. El estudio se enfoca en la exploración y redefinición del diseño del reciclaje, concretamente, en la creación de un modelo de reciclaje. Este se compone de tres principios redefinidos del diseño, que surgen de la comparación entre los campos de la biología y la arquitectura. La analogía se llevó a cabo de manera sistemática, aplicando el conjunto de criterios que se refieren a la estructura, los materiales, la forma y la organización espacial, es decir, su relación entre el edificio existente y la nueva intervención. La hipótesis general de la investigación se refiere a las ventajas del reciclaje arquitectónico sobre demolición o preservación, desde la perspectiva de los métodos más aplicados en las intervenciones de edificios existentes. Ésta se basa en la idea, que los procesos de demolición y sustitución simplemente contribuyen al interminable circulo de la producción, el consumo y los residuos. El sector de la construcción constituye uno de los mayores flujos de residuos producidos en Europa y es sin duda el mayor contaminador. Por otro lado, la preservación impone mantener el 'status quo' e impide el edificio adaptarse a las nuevas condiciones. La revisión sistemática de los conceptos de conservación, restauración, destrucción y el diseño sostenible, está basada en las fuentes de John Ruskin, William Morris, Eugéne Viollet-le-Duc y Rem Koolhaas, respectivamente. El análisis permite aclarar el concepto de reciclaje arquitectónico como la 'conservación a través del cambio', siempre en un contexto del diseño arquitectónico sostenible. La segunda hipótesis consiste en comprobar las analogías biológicas para la definición de los conceptos del diseño del reciclaje. Se supone que el concepto biológico de 'simbiosis' es el más adecuado para la definición del nuevo diseño del reciclaje, es decir, la concreción de las relaciones entre el edificio industrial existente y la nueva intervención. Desde el concepto de simbiosis derivan tres principios de diseño de reciclaje: comensalismo, mutualismo y parasitismo. La última hipótesis se refiere a la relación entre las características físicas de un edificio industrial y el concepto de diseño ambientalmente sostenible para su reciclaje. Cuando el edificio tiene un alto uso intensivo, la intervención de reciclaje tiene un menor impacto ambiental. La elección del principio de diseño más sostenible ambientalmente depende de las condiciones, estructural y material, del edificio industrial existente. El valor de este 'modelo de reciclaje' se ve en su carácter multidisciplinar y su enfoque sistemático al tema del reciclaje de la arquitectura. Los principios incorporados en este modelo se refieren a los aspectos de la estructura, material, forma y organización espacial. El 'modelo de reciclaje' proporciona una nueva comprensión de cómo una amplia gama de características físicas de un edificio preexistente se puede considerar de manera sistemática. La finalidad consiste en orientar la elección del mejor concepto de diseño de reciclaje ambientalmente sostenible.
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Wert, Wendy D. "Reining in : applying the sustainable sites initiative to equestrian facility design." Manhattan, Kan. : Kansas State University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/4094.
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DILLON, BRENDAN RUSSELL. "Rebuilding Biophilia." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1212599868.
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Feltes, Vince. "Toward sustainable building : green building design and integration in the built environment." Online access for everyone, 2007. http://www.dissertations.wsu.edu/Thesis/Spring2007/v_feltes_050307.pdf.
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Muller-Warrens, Marianne. "Towards sustainable building design principles for medium density, middle income housing in Gauteng." Diss., Pretoria : [s.n.], 2001. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-08132008-112233.
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Kua, Harn Wei 1971. "The design of effective policies for the promotion of sustainable construction materials." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/37266.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2006.<br>Includes bibliographical references.<br>This research explores the associated effects of policy tools employed to promote sustainable building materials. By comparing the original motivations and intended effects of these policies and their actual outcome, and subsequently understanding the reasons behind any disparities between them, we suggest ways by which future policy planning can be improved. This research is based on seven detailed case studies. They cover the applications of virgin material taxes in Denmark and Sweden, forest management and biodiversity legislations in United States' Northwest and its coupling economic adjustment initiative, legislations/public outreach/demonstration projects on the use of substitute fuels for cement manufacturing in United States and the United Kingdom, and economic incentives to promote afforestation/reforestation in Chile. Each of these cases is attended by negative, unanticipated outcomes. By analyzing these outcomes, we observe that a negative and unanticipated policy outcome occurs when a sustainability indicator/issue is either completely ignored by policymakers, or the policymakers fail to identify intrinsic but inconspicuous links between seemingly disparate indicators.<br>(cont.) These unexpected outcomes can be reduced, or avoided, if policymakers conceptualize policies more broadly, for which purpose we propose the concept of integrated policymaking. This concept promotes the idea of co-addressing, or even co-optimizing, a wide range of eleven to sixteen sustainability indicators covering all the three domains of sustainability - economy, environment and employment. Furthermore, in doing so, policymakers must promote interactions among the different levels of governmental agencies (i.e. horizontal and vertical integration) and between the governmental and non-governmental stakeholder groups (i.e. time horizon integration and integration across stakeholder groups). We emphasize the significance of five different but interrelated types of feedback loops in supporting these different types and goals of integration. Finally, we applied this concept to the seven cases and proposed a series of innovative integrated policy strategies to address the negative, unanticipated outcomes observed.<br>by Harn Wei Kua.<br>Ph.D.
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Mu’azu, Abbas Ibrahim. "Sustainable design strategy : assessment of the impact of design variables on energy consumption of office buildings in Abuja, Nigeria." Thesis, University of Portsmouth, 2015. https://researchportal.port.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/sustainable-design-strategy(93be196e-2d81-4284-8997-c67ea42cc942).html.
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Buildings account for about 40% of global energy consumption and contribute 30% of all CO2 emissions. This research project investigated extant office building development in Abuja, Nigeria with a view to establishing typical energy performances. Energy end uses were critically analysed to identify energy saving potentials. The research evaluated design variables that can be used to facilitate low energy building design and determine enhanced performances in the Nigerian and regional context. The research initially adopted a case study approach that involved fieldwork surveys and walk-through energy audits in which 22 office buildings were investigated belonging to four performance based categories developed for the research. Also, based on a building inventory survey form developed for this research, building information obtained included the buildings physical components, energy use management and energy end uses. This enabled typical energy performances of the office building categories to be deduced using three widely used indicators; the Energy Use Index (EUI), the Energy Cost Index (ECI) and the Carbon Emission Index (CEI). Also, disaggregated energy end use showed an average distribution pattern of air conditioning, lighting, equipment and building services in the ratio 59%, 15%, 43% and 4% respectively. This showed the potentials of energy savings by reducing cooling load. With the aid of computer based simulation (using IES-VE software) the research further evaluated the impacts of nine architectural design variables (identified from design guidance for low energy buildings as well as design recommendations for tropical climates) on building energy consumption using simplified models of the case study office building categories. From all these, an impact hierarchy of the design variables was deduced and the appropriate low energy design strategies were developed. This showed potential energy savings of up to 20% was achievable. Also benchmarks for enhanced building performance targets for all the categories were proposed for the furtherance of a sustainable built environment in a developing world context.
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Abrams, Robin Fran. "Creating environments of hope : site design guidelines for sustainable inner urban housing." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.387714.
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Peinovich, Ella. "Localized design-manufacture for Developing Countries : a methodology for creating culturally sustainable architecture." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/72828.
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Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2012.<br>Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references.<br>Can improved technology uptake in developing countries promote cultural sustainability and enable the production of endogenous solutions for development? This thesis, which focuses on technology dissemination for the benefit of under-served communities, is aimed at building capacity locally for self-sustained manufacturing processes using Computer-Aided Design and Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAD/CAM) tools suited to create solutions for local infrastructures. Unlike imposed exogenous solutions, an approach is needed which promotes localization of the design-manufacture process to encourage cultural sustainability. The research is threefold: 1) catalogue cultural artifacts that can benefit from digital reproduction for widespread methodological adoption 2) build capacity locally through sustained educational channels and 3) implement technological manufacturing processes that are culturally sustainable and replicable.<br>by Ella Peinovich.<br>M.Arch.
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BINDER, MELINDA LORR. "ADAPTIVE REUSE AND SUSTAINABLE DESIGN: A HOLISTIC APPROACH FOR ABANDONED INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2003. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1053607193.
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Rangsiraksa, Preechaya. "Climatic data and thermal comfort of Bangkok and low energy building design /." [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2004. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe18563.pdf.
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Butler, Thomas. "Design in a simulation environment." Thesis, Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/22664.
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Major, Sarah J. "Building Resilience: A Complex Systems Approach to Sustainable Design." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1337363724.
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Villa, Jacqueline. "Advancements in sustainable concrete practices and their potential impact on design and construction." Thesis, Illinois Institute of Technology, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1528241.
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<p> Concrete is one of the most widely used construction materials in the world, and Portland Cement is the most commonly used cement in the industry. The manufacturing of materials is dependent on research and industry specification standards. This report focuses on current innovations in concrete developments, with a specific emphasis on Aluminosilicate or ‘geopolymer’ cements and their possible implications on the evolution of a sustainable architecture in the United States. </p><p> Aluminosilicate cements are currently being researched worldwide and have been implemented in various countries as a replacement for portland cement. It is one of many sustainable cement solutions, but unlike others, provides enhanced characteristics while remaining in the same price range as ordinary portland cement mixtures. This technology uses no limestone or water, thus eliminating the need for high amounts of energy use in the production of its initial ingredients. </p><p> Introducing new construction materials is challenging, especially to a well-established concrete industry such as that of the United States. Precast concrete offers an ideal medium for new concrete materials and their introduction into common practice due to the ability for tight controls. As more sustainable and durable materials are becoming available, construction processes can change and have the ability to affect the future evolution of architectural design. This report articulates these advancements and the importance of architectural involvement within the United States construction industry.</p>
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Alnuaimi, Abdulla N. "The Outside-In Method for Sustainable Design Within the Built Environment Spatial Layers." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10281527.
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<p> The expression “no man is an island” is intended to represent human isolation in its most extreme form depicting man as an isolated body of land. Contrary to the statement, an element unnoticed within this expression frequently is the existence of that Island. The expression is intended as an example of articulating absolute isolation of the human in existence. However, the idea of the human being a location being the island is still declared. As humans who inhabit this earth, we cannot exist without space. There is an undeniable link between the spaces and the inhabitants within them. As a result of Modernity, the majority of the human inhabitants of the world exist throughout their entire lives within the Built Environment. The Built Environment holds an assortment of spaces that have been composed in order to accommodate our existence. A practice of engaging the composition of these spaces for human inhabitance is commonly what is known as Architectural Design. Spaces will continue to exist and Architecture is a mean of addressing the design of them. Understanding these spaces through their Concepts, Conditions, and Components allows for a classification of common spaces that exist within the Built Environment. The classification of these spaces within the Built Environment arrives at the mutual dialogue of the Built Environment Spatial Layers. The ever-demanding human population that is growing exponentially cause many ecological, economical, and social dilemmas through our modern interpretations of spaces composed within the Built Environment. Understanding the Built Environment through the Built Environment Spatial Layers allows for the acknowledged design surrounding these spaces that yield the greatest sustainability through energy efficiency and minimizing environmental impacts without denying the humanity of that concept.</p>
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Rose, Cody M. (Cody McCullough). "Towards interactive sustainable neighborhood design : combining a tangible user interface with real time building simulations." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/99253.
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Thesis: S.M. in Building Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Architecture, 2015.<br>This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.<br>Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references (pages 73-74).<br>An increasingly urbanizing human population presents new challenges for urban planners and designers. While the field of urban design tools is expanding, urban development scenarios require the input of multiple stakeholders, each with different outlooks, expertise, requirements, and preconceptions, and good urban design requires communication and compromise as much as it requires effective use of tools. The best tools will facilitate this communication while remaining evidence-based, allowing diverse planning teams to develop high quality, healthy, sustainable urban plans. Presented in this work is a new such urban design tool, implemented as a design "game," created to facilitate collaboration between urban planners, designers, policymakers, citizens, and any other stakeholders in urban development scenarios. Users build a neighborhood or city out of Lego pieces on a plexiglass tabletop, and the system simulates the built design in real time, projecting colors onto the Lego pieces that reflect their performance with respect to three urban performance metrics: operational energy consumption, neighborhood walkability, and building daylighting availability. The system requires little training, allowing novice users to explore the design tradeoffs associated with urban density. The simulation method uses a novel precalculation method to quickly approximate the results of existing, validated simulation tools. The game is presented in the context of a case study that took place at the planning commission of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in March 2015. Post-game analysis indicates that the precalculation method performs suitable approximations in the Saudi climate, and that users were able to use the interface to improve their neighborhoods' performance with respect to two of the three offered performance metrics. Furthermore, users demonstrated substantial enthusiasm for interactive, tangible, urban design of the sort provided. Improvements to future versions of the design game based on the case study are suggested, but overall, the work presented indicates that collaborative, interactive design tools for diverse stakeholders are an excellent path forward for sustainable design.<br>by Cody M. Rose.<br>S.M. in Building Technology
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French, Kenneth J. "Critical Sustainability: A Constructivist Appraisal of LEED Certified Architecture in Cincinnati, Ohio." Cincinnati, Ohio : University of Cincinnati, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view.cgi?acc_num=ucin1216331308.
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Thesis (Master of Architecture)--University of Cincinnati, 2008.<br>Advisors: Robert Burnham (Committee Chair), David Saile PhD (Committee Member). Title from electronic thesis title page (viewed Apr. 19, 2010). Includes abstract. Keywords: Sustainability; USGBC; LEED; sustainable architecture; sustainable theory; architectural criticism. Includes bibliographic references.
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Sezer, Mete. "Housing As A Sustainable Architecture In Turkey: A Research On Toki Housing." Master's thesis, METU, 2009. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12610551/index.pdf.
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Turkey, as a developing country, requires substantial amount of housing stock. TOKi (Toplu
Konut idaresi &<br>#8211<br>Housing Development Administration), as the pioneer housing project builder,
has a great significance in the housing production of Turkey. However both in TOKi projects and
in general, sustainability has not been a central issue for the architectural practice in Turkey. On
the other hand sustainability is an in evitable issue when the environmental, social, cultural and
economical benefits are concerned. Especially sustainability in TOKi projects has a significance
due to their potential to establish a re-production model.
This thesis explores the benefits of sustainability for the housing project design in Turkey. The
existing situation of three different types of TOKi housing projects will be critically evaluated. In
the end, it will be tried to attain proposals for the development of sustainable housing in Turkey.
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Joel, Sörman, and Jacob Stjerngren. "Collective Housing From a Sustainable Perspective : An Investigative Work Within Architecture." Thesis, KTH, Byggteknik och design, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-295757.
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The purpose of this work has been to investigate how housing can be designed to be more sustainable and to design a sustainable collective housing based on the information obtained through this work. The concept of sustainability in this report has been divided into two main aspects: ecological and social sustainability. Based on literature studies, our own surveys as well as observations of other collective housing projects and sketch work, a housing has been designed that meets some of our predetermined goals. These goals mainly revolve around the design being: sustainable based on certain chosen aspects, practical to live in, and appealing to people by offering some comfort and respecting the residents’ need for privacy. The literature study includes information about collective housing, the history of collective housing in Sweden, existing implementations of collective housing, surveys, and requirements in BBR (Boverkets byggnadsregler). Subsequently, observations of other collective housing projects have been made to serve as a starting point of the design. The method includes the approach used to achieve the results. This includes the survey and the sketch work that led to the final design. The survey was sent out to and answered by one hundred people and the data received from the seventeen questions have served as a basis for the design of this project. The suggestions for functions that were received by the respondents have been of particular importance to inspire the choice of functions in the final design. Among other things, these led to the choice to include an outdoor gym. Two prototypes of collective housing were profiled during the sketch work, which were then abandoned in the process of designing something that better lived up to the goals of the project. The final design resulted in a building divided in three floors that includes six collective apartments with additional common rooms that are shared between the apartments. The site plan shows two of the designed collective housing buildings sharing a courtyard. In addition to the fact that it has been possible to establish that collective housing has certain implicit positive advantages, certain specific attributes which make a collective more sustainable. The basic benefits of collective housing include that it can reduce social isolation and bring benefits for the environment by reducing our collective consumption and use of space. Specific design choices that have proved to be more sustainable and have been included in this design are: Minimized living space per person and a high number of shared spaces, as well as features in the accommodation that encourage sharing. In order for the accommodation to also take into account people's preferences, the bathrooms have for example been made private. Some compromises have been made in the design of the accommodation in order to appeal to more people, who can hopefully become more open to this form of housing.<br>Syftet med detta arbete har varit att undersöka hur boenden kan utformas för att bli mer hållbara, samt baserat därpå gestalta ett hållbart kollektivboende. Begreppet hållbarhet i denna rapport har delats in i två huvudaspekter: ekologisk och social hållbarhet. Utifrån litteraturstudier, egna enkätundersökningar, observationer av andra befintliga kollektiv och skissarbete, har ett boende gestaltats som uppfyller några av våra förutbestämda mål. Dessa mål är att boendet ska utformas för att bli mer hållbart utifrån de valda aspekterna och praktiskt att bo i, samt tilltalande för människor genom att erbjuda viss bekvämlighet och respektera de boendes behov av privatliv. I litteraturstudien omfattar information om kollektivbostäder, kollektivhusens historia i Sverige, existerande implementeringar av kollektiv och enkätundersökningar samt krav i BBR. Därefter har observationer av andra kollektivhus gjorts. Dessa har sedan fungerat som en utgångspunkt för gestaltningen i detta projekt. Vår metod innefattar en egen enkätundersökning samt det skissarbete som ledde till den slutgiltiga gestaltningen. Enkäten har skickats ut till och besvarats av 100 personer. Svaren vi erhöll på de 17 frågorna har fungerat som underlag för resonemang bakom våra beslut i gestaltningsarbetet. De egna förslagen på rum som respondenterna angivit har varit av särskild betydelse som inspiration för valen av rum i bostaden. Bland annat så medförde de valet att inkludera ett utegym. Två prototyper av kollektiv profilerades under skissarbetet vilka senare övergavs för att komma fram till något som bättre levde upp till målen med arbetet. Det slutliga resultatet gav ett kollektivboende i tre våningar som omfattar sex kollektivlägenheter med ytterligare gemensamma rum som delas mellan kollektivlägenheterna i byggnaden. Situationsplanen visar två av det gestaltade kollektivboenden på en delad innergård. Förutom att ha kunnat fastställa att den kollektiva boendeformen har vissa grundläggande positiva fördelar har vi kunnat bestämma vissa specifika attribut som gör ett kollektiv mer hållbart. De grundläggande fördelarna med kollektivt boende innefattar att boendeformen skapar relationer och minskar den sociala isoleringen i samhället och att den ger fördelar för miljön genom att minska människors konsumtion och ytanvändning. Specifika fördelar som har visat sig vara hållbara och som har inkluderats i denna gestaltning innefattar: Minimerad boyta per person och högt antal delade utrymmen samt funktioner i boendet som uppmuntrar till delande. För att boendet även ska ta hänsyn till människors preferenser så har till badrummen exempelvis gjorts privata. Vissa kompromisser har gjorts i boendets gestaltning för att tilltala fler människor, som förhoppningsvis kan bli mer öppna till boendeformen.
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Naumann, Stefan, and aue84@gmx de. "Mynewhome.com.au: Exploring New Ways of Delivering Architecture;- Creating a Design Interface for Sustainable and Affordable Houses." RMIT University. Architecture + Design, 2008. http://adt.lib.rmit.edu.au/adt/public/adt-VIT20080724.162129.
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Stefan Naumann Master of Architecture Mynewhome.com.au Exploring New Ways of Delivering Architecture;- Creating a Design Interface for Sustainable and Affordable Houses The aim of this research project was to explore new ways of delivering architecture and the engagement of architects in everyday, affordable, sustainable housing in Australia. This dissertation speculates on the possibility of a design system integrated with a design interface, where customers can self-configure or customise their home online with the help of embedded programs and an architect consultancy service. This can be seen as an alternative option for the homebuyer to the volume built, standard house. The design system displayed in this masters research was developed in three testing modes: speculative designs, site specific designs and user experiments. The system consists of modules and components that would have the embedded knowledge of the architect. They are intended to allow non professionals to self-arrange their homes. This was then integrated into a user interface. A construction system which allows prefabrication was then applied, but the main focus of the research was on the delivery of design and client engagement and not on the technicalities, or the realisation of a prefab system. The aim was to combine as much of the quality and advantages of a one off architecturally designed house, in particular, the consideration of user and site needs with the affordability and predictability of a completely pre-designed volume builder house. Digital design, production and marketing have the potential to make this challenge a success. This new digital way of delivering architecture could lead to houses that are more adaptable to different users and site needs than volume builder housing. The knowledge of the architect could be applied to ordinary housing, without the huge financial cost of the one off, architect designed house. The web based interface would allow customer interaction as tested in user experiments. The internet widens the possibility of the clients' involvement in the design process. These new online procurement processes are more instant and accessible and could result in an enlightened purchaser. There is the possibility to educate people, so informed decisions could be made. It could lead to houses with better orientation, engagement with new building materials, prefabrication technologies and the promotion of smaller houses resulting in more sustainable homes that are still reasonable in price. This is a very complex issue in which different experts would have to work together. However, there is a real possibility for a design interface to open up a dialogue between the architect and the general public.
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Geltman, Julian Andrew Escudero. "Rethinking Redevelopment: Neoliberalism, New Urbanism and Sustainable Urban Design in Cleveland, Ohio." Oberlin College Honors Theses / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=oberlin1496340812467232.
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Klein, Lance. "A phenomenological interpretation of Biomimicry and its potential value for sustainable design." Thesis, Manhattan, Kan. : Kansas State University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/1478.
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Caton, Nicholas A. "Task-ambient lighting : a sustainable design method investigation." Manhattan, Kan. : Kansas State University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/534.
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Valero, Thomas Ernesto. "A sustainable cartography of emerging and dispersed human landscapes : case study : the sustainable cartography of Ciudad Obregon, Mexico." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/31009.
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The thesis is focused on the construction of cartographic systems not only as a tool for environmental representation, but also for shaping practices, values, technologies, and cultural narratives around sustainable development of human landscapes in non- Western contexts. Cartographic theory is employed to question existing mapping techniques, especially in relation to documenting sustainable development. The thesis investigates the merging of technology, science and art in the process of making maps and explores the possibility to represent several spheres of reality in cartographic elements. Representation concepts and methodologies were tested around the Mexican settlement of Ciudad Obregon, within the bioregion of the Gulf of California. Parts of the agendas for sustainable development revised stimulate the collection of dreams, images, and fantasies about non-Western human agglomerations and their ecosystems, critically informing sustainable narratives framed in other contexts. The works reviewed reveal an absence of complex cartographic and visual systems, portraying instead emerging landscapes in growing economies as exotic, mysterious, folkloric, chaotic, less developed, and in need of corrective study and supervision from a Western viewpoint. Interpretive, visual, and technological instrumentations were utilized with the aim of constructing a cartographic system that exposes dynamics of sustainable development in emerging settlements. The methodological scheme considers a series of associations between quantitative and qualitative approaches, employing eighteen dialectical negotiations in the representation of six ecologies. The outcome was a hybrid system of representation concerning bi-dimensional maps, photography, and chronicles from local newspapers. Two fieldtrips to Mexico were completed in 2012 and 2013, visiting and studying eighteen human agglomerations in total. The outcomes (measured and gathered data, perceptions, bibliography, photographs, and cartographic evidences) of both fieldtrips were linked to the hypothesis previously outlined in the literature review. The methodological structure was influenced by the cartographic representation interpretation of the biosphere of Ciudad Obregon and its natural ecosystems. On the other hand, the cartographic representation-interpretation of different networks resulted in the study of polymorphous infrastructures that facilitate the flow of goods, capital and people throughout the same territory. The correlation of the research interrogates the paradigmatic challenges of the ‘network society’ in developing contexts. It questions the notion that human settlements develop sophisticated infrastructure networks, selectively connecting together the most favoured users and places, linking valuable segments and discarding irrelevant habitats, locales and people. As the cartographic and visual evidences gathered by this research suggest, these commodity landscapes allow terrestrial and aerial flow of physical and knowledge resources (food, water, gasoline, telecommunications, transport, information, services, waste) in granulated and disseminated environments of buildings and networks, materializing a palimpsest of infrastructures. The research finds that the assessment of social, cultural, and environmental sustainability in emerging and dispersed landscapes requires an adjacent design of cartographic and visual frameworks that represent the complexity found in developing locations.
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Seitz, John M. (John Martin). "Beyond pastoralism : through community gardens to a model of sustainable design and a metaphor of integration." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/70225.
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Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1993.<br>Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-143).<br>This thesis demonstrates the necessity of looking at cities as a component part of "nature." It seeks a common denominator for sustainable design in three simplified principles and outlines a method for evaluating the built environment according to these principles. And it suggests how community gardens may begin to serve as both, a productive metaphor which integrates cities and "nature," and a model for sustainable design. In order to view cities within "nature," it is necessary to discard popular idealizations of "nature." The pastoral ideal is particularly prevalent in America and represents a common mythos which constructs an idealized middle landscape between city and "nature," isolating both. Community gardens present us with a productive way of seeing "nature" and cities together and the gardens gives us a metaphor which can facilitate the sustainable design of our built environment. The criteria and priorities of sustainable design frameworks vary, but they all contain components which can be broadly defined under three interrelated principles. 1) Create environments which sustain ecosystems. 2) Create environments which sustain communities. 3) Create environments which sustain people. Indicators give us a good measure of the extent to which a particular environment is sustainable. Ecological indicators reflect the regenerative processes of ecosystems. Community indicators measure the capability of environments and the processes they engender to sustain human society. Personal indicators reflect the extent to which environments can heal and restore well-being to body and mind. The community gardens in the Dudley Street neighborhood of Roxbury and Dorchester in Boston are evaluated and an outline is presented of how the gardens begin to realize the principles of sustainable design and suggest a new integrated and productive metaphor for building. A sustainable environment can only be achieved through an integrated consideration of ecological systems, social and cultural fabrics and individual human supports.<br>by John M. Seitz.<br>M.S.
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Dias, Mahawattha. "Development of a community embedded sustainable urban design process framework for neighbourhood context, UK." Thesis, University of Huddersfield, 2015. http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/28337/.
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City beautification was the fundamental purpose of urban design at the time it was introduced as a separate profession. Over time, the scope and objectives of urban design have changed. Today, urban design plays a key role in the creation of sustainable urban environments in terms of the 'triple bottom line', that encompasses the three dimensions of life–economics; social and environmental sustainability. Therefore, today, urban design seeks to enhance the life of the city and its inhabitants in socio-economic and environmental terms. Even though urban design has a wider scope for achieving sustainability on all its three fronts, the current process of urban design has often become an obstacle to attaining this scope. The current urban design process is top-down, i.e., generally the urban designers or planners design the urban environment and at a later stage the community may have some involvement. There are serious criticisms of this process as it may not touch the “ground” level community, and therefore, there is a serious risk these projects will fail to create sustainable environments. Accordingly, in order to overcome the drawbacks of the current top-down process, researches have discussed implementing a bottom-up process. A bottomup urban design process will give prominence to the local community in the urban design process and it will assist in the identification of locally significant factors and the exact problems and issues within the area which will then ensure that the urban design solutions will address the sustainability issues. However, it is found that the bottom-up urban design process has its own negative features which can adversely affect the creation of sustainable urban designs. In the meantime, it is discovered that the current top-down urban design process has many positive features which can positively assist for the creation of sustainable urban designs. Accordingly, it is illustrated that neither the current top-down process nor the suggested bottom-up process will address the critical issues for achieving the current scope of urban design and, therefore, a ‘balanced’ community embedded urban design process was required to overcome the current research gap. This research used the ‘onion’ methodological framework and the research strategy was case study. Two live neighbourhood urban design projects in North West England were used as the case studies and the key data collection methods were semi structured interviews, focus group discussions and non- participant observation. The analysis resulted to derive 07 key factors from the case study 01 and 10 key factors from the case study 02 and these key factors were further analysed in order to develop components for two initial urban design process frameworks from the two case studies. Thereafter, the data were triangulated and the new urban design process framework was developed. Finally, at the latter stage of the research, the new urban design framework was validated via experts in urban design. Accordingly, this research developed a new community embedded and balanced urban design process framework to replace the current standard top-down process to produce sustainable urban design solutions in a neighbourhood context in UK.