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Cross- Laminated Timber Panel
- Advantages: Simplifies erection of upper stories, simple connection details, and load paths well defined
- Considered Substainable because raw materials are renewable and it performs as a carbon sink
- Intially developed in Europe
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3-D Printing
- Material composed of: constrcution waste and quick-drying cement
- Construction process typically involves shop made componets and assembling on site
- results in reduction of waste (30-60%), construction time (50-70%), and labor costs (50-80%)
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Casa de Vidro
Date: 1951
Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Architect: Lina Bo Bardi
architect also known for furniture and jewelry design |
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Hy-Fi
Date: 2014
Primary Building Material: biodegradable bricks from recycle paper
Takes 5 days to maufacture building material |
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La Concha Motel
Date: 1961
Location: Las Vegas
Architect: Paul R. Williams
Architect developed skill of drawing upside down so clients would not feel uncomfortable sitting next to African American Architect |
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Jubilee Church
Date: 2000
Location: California
Architect: Richard Meyer
First building to use photovoltaic concrete
Building technology used originally developed in 1960s, used in sidewalk in chicago and pollution may be reduced by 50% if 15% if buildings used technology |
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Sao Paulo Mueseum of Art
Date: 1968
Location: Brazil
Architect: Lino Bo Bardi
Structural system similair to Mies' Crown Hall at IIT |
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From Outer Circle to Inner Circle, 3 pillars of Sustainability:
1. Enviroment, 2. Society, and 3. Economy
Pillars are interdependent, cannot exist w/o others
Defintion of substainability- development that meets the needs of the present w/o compromising future's ability to meet their needs
examples of threats to substaiability:
Enviromental Degradation, overconsumption, natural disasters
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41 Cooper Square
Date: 2008
Architect: Morphosis
makes use of radient heatting/cooling ceiling panels and floors and solar panels on roof |
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Circle of Substainability
4 major quadrants: Economics, Ecololgy, Politics, and culture
model developed due to dissatisfaction w/ others that treated economics as core domain
Substainable architecture seeks to minimize negative impact through effient use of materials, energy, and space |
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