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Posted in Economics of Sustainability, Juhi Pravin Patel Comments closed
Architecture & Happiness
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It is very tempting to seduce ourselves, as architects or as anybody keen on architecture or otherwise involved in the design process that the answer to our problems lies with buildings. Do you actually believe you can separate buildings out from the infrastructure of cities and mobility of transit and the expectations and incentives of people?
I disagree with the point that we can separate the buildings out of the infrastructure of cities and the mobility of transit .There is a pre conceived notion of architects as designers of forms and functions for a building according to the conventional thinking .Instead architects need to become designers of eco systems, and raise questions like how Architects can improve the way of life for people. The ecological and economy systems should not only think about the people but also the natural resources like energy, water etc. The main task of architects is to incorporate the basic human consumption of these resources into our natural environment. There is a need for a solution for future development which doesn’t restrict us to the current lifestyle but improve it in a better way. Sustainability is not just a Technical problem and to make it successful it has to be addressing the Economic context. A sustainable project should improve way of life and make sense economically.
Why do people tend to believe that what is financially profitable (for developers) is not actually equivalent to economically feasible (positive impacts on social welfare)? How would you show that this does not necessarily have to be like this (but rather the opposite)?
Developers are only interested in what is financially profitable for them and think only about short term. The architect doesn’t typically choose a site for the developers; he is given the site and told to design accordingly. The architect has to be part of the larger picture to think about the sustainability of the project. To make it financially liable for developers the architect need to search for strong reasons for the developer to invest in a sustainable project. There is a need for education about the necessity and benefits of sustainable designs to expand the green buildings strategies. The architect needs to get involved in the public discussion so developers make smart decisions.
UDERSTANDING THE ECONOMIC VIABILTY IS THE KEY TO ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILTY
Posted in Economics of Sustainability, Joshua Ranjit Pio John Comments closed
Invisible reality
I might say in this way, without human being, where the shelter is. The special space is turning up because human need it for the kind of weather conditions. Therefore, to mu mind, I can not totally separate from the that infrastructure of cities and mobility of transit. As an architect, I still believe that the notion of the building should always base on the natural instincts who are living in. Undoubtedly, environment is also the crucial part in the process no matter in design thinking or construction.
Taking some instance of Hong Kong, we can realize obviously from the standard of living in the local people. As the developed country or rather says having the most influence power of economics around the world, there are approximately 36 million tourists every year. Let’s image how much property they can get from those people. Tourism, along with international trade and financial services are the three main sources of income for Hong Kong. However, having been developing under the kind of situation, Hongkoner do not live in the as luxury space as we thought. In fact, there are over half percent of spaces are used for financial option, even for tourism, therefore, as a fact that hongkoner would rather putting theirselves into the narrow situation. I might say they are the victims of economics development. From the other point of view, they probably do not have another choice, after all, the tourism is the main incomings for the all dwellers.
iSustainable
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The great game of life; it is true that this endless war between brain and heart will continue intrigue every human in every aspect of life. This behavior is naturally inside every individual of human being. There are some rational between two that can be connect and be pursue together. And this is somewhat an example of meet-in-the-middle conclusion of the never-ending fight of reason vs intuition. Read More
Posted in Chirana Lemuel Sumendap, Economics of Sustainability Comments closed
Prfect Equilibrium
A building cannot be projected without a judicious preliminary analysis of environmental, social and economical impacts the project will cause on the region it will be inserted.
Cities are complex organisms, and an architectonic project may lead to great transformations in determined areas. This must be taken into consideration.
By inserting a building into a determined region, there will be – depending on the dimensions of the project – increase on the vehicles and people flow, therefore increasing greenhouse gases emissions, noise, water consumption, waste generation, and the necessity of improving infrastructure including restaurants, parking areas, houses, and public transport.
In order to minimize the social impacts caused by an increase in people flow, the architect must consider that the building will preferably be erected in a place surrounded by residential areas. If not possible, there must be efficient public transport available for urban mobility, minimizing or eliminating use of cars and private transport.
Making an analysis of economic impacts, if the project is inserted into an urban emptiness with the intention of enriching the area, this may lead to satisfactory and profitable results for both investors and citizens, once employments are being generated in the area and the empty space is now adding value to the surrounding areas hence raising market value of the enterprise itself.
After all, taking into consideration the environmental, social and economic impacts the insertion of a building causes in an area, and making efforts for these impacts to be positive, there will be perfect equilibrium between large urban impacts, heavy investments, and sustainable growth of a city.
Posted in Economics of Sustainability, Renata de Castro Lotto Comments closed