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Eco-Architecture IX - Harmonisation between Architecture and Nature (Hardcover)
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Eco-Architecture IX - Harmonisation between Architecture and Nature (Hardcover)
Series: WIT Transactions on The Built Environment, 210
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Architecture is very multi-disciplinary, attracting many different
professions. This is reflected in the contributions contained in
this volume and that were originally presented at the 9th
International Conference on Harmonisation between Architecture and
Nature. The included works review the challenges and new
opportunities of contemporary architecture as a result of advances
in design and new building technologies, as well as the development
of new materials. Many of the changes are motivated by a drive
towards eco-architecture, trying to harmonise architectural
products with nature. Another important issue is the adaptation of
the architectural design to the natural environment, learning from
nature and traditional construction techniques. Contemporary
architecture is at the threshold of a new stage of evolution,
deeply influenced by the advances in information and computer
systems and the development of new materials and products, as well
as construction processes that will drastically change the
industry. Emphasis is placed on the minimum use of energy at each
stage of the building process, the design by passive systems, life
cycle assessment, resources optimisation and rehabilitation. Never
before in history have architects and engineers had such a range of
new processes and products open to them. In spite of that, the
construction industry lags behind all others in taking advantage of
a wide variety of new technologies. This is understandable, due to
the inherent complexity and uniqueness of each architectural
project. Advances in computer and information systems, including
robotics, offers the possibility of developing new architectural
forms, construction products and building technologies that are
just now starting to emerge. Changes have also taken place in the
way modern society works and lives, due to the impact of modern
technologies. Patterns of work have been disrupted and changed,
affecting transportation and the home environment. The demand is
for a new type of habitat that can respond to the changes and the
consequent requirements in terms of the urban environment. Such
topics are dealt with as building technologies, design by passive
systems, design with nature, cultural sensitivity, life cycle
assessment, resources and rehabilitation and many others including
case studies from many different places around the world.
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