“Green” Architecture
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Sustainable “Green” architecture, is a general term that describes environmentally-conscious design techniques in the field of architecture. Sustainable architecture is framed by the larger discussion of sustainability and the pressing economic and political issues of our world. In the broad context, sustainable architecture seeks to minimize the negative environmental impact of buildings by enhancing efficiency and moderation in the use of materials, energy, and development space. – Wikipedia.org
Historically speaking, building took into account many factors that the technology of today has let us overlook; Factors such as building orientation, natural light, using local materials and designing to minimize expensive excess, to name a few. Architects can specify tile that comes from Italy, steel that must be expensively procured, shipped and attached, and designing HVAC to overcome bad design so that everyone is comfortable. The question is why we have gone away from responsible designing and building techniques; because we are used to taking technology and what we are able to get for granted. Just because you can get something, does that mean you should? Architects like Frank Lloyd Wright were known for using site materials for construction and being “Organic Architecture”. That doesn’t mean they are sustainable structures, but many are very good examples of what could be done easily in today’s society to maintain environmental sensitivity. Not all sustainable buildings have to use expensive solar panels or windmills to be considered “green”.
Interesting Religious “Green” websites:
http://www.nccecojustice.org/grbuilding.htm
http://www.greenerbuildings.com
http://www.churchsolutionsmag.com/articles/3b1Feat1.html
http://store.churchlawtodaystore.com/creachdo.html
http://www.rca.org
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Structuralism (1917-1968)
Structuralism (1917-1968), brought on a language based theory which was based in binary oppositions. Ferdinand de Saussure began this journey with the introduction of linguistic meaning as a function of differential relations between signs. The object to be viewed and the object viewed from. This signifier and signified theory was controlled by the fact that “A” means “A”. Words connect to objects and that is where understanding and meaning are controlled; everything is interconnected. In the same thought process the individual is part of the whole and the structure is the center of reality. The question then changes from “Is it good” to “How does it work”.
Adam A. Dailide – Studio Render Inc.
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Phenomenology in Architecture
Phenomenology was based on place space character (noun preposition adjective), which dealt with the human experience and involved all 5 senses in the moment. This Humanist based theory, where the human is the center, is a visual experience. An experience at one moment compared to another can be completely different depending on local and global factors. The place affects the quality of space and the Site helps create the moment of the space. Due to these factors a moment in space is different from the exact same space at a different moment. Items do not exist on their own and their sense of identity is based on that fact. The functional uses of space are based in a quantitative nature that must approach space and identity.
Adam A. Dailide – Studio Render Inc.
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