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Description
Nordic architecture has (re)gained interest globally, inspired by many Nordic architects' holistic approaches to current environmental, climatic and societal challenges, often innovating beyond energy and climatic issues; pushing new methods and innovations while maintaining or re-imagining architectural qualities from the humanist design tradition. It is this background that acts as a driver for our case-study based research of Nordic sustainable architecture.
We are interested in non-traditional design processes and methods, starting from the built cases, looking back to understand the approaches, design and building processes, while also looking ahead to the building in-use and how it may be adaptable over time. We undertake this research both through testing existing quantitative and qualitative research methods and developing new mapping, evaluation and analysis methods of different Nordic approaches to sustainable architecture and its regional design processes. We critically look at what works well and what could be improved, reflecting on what other regions can learn from, and be inspired by through these approaches and the developed methods.
We are interested in non-traditional design processes and methods, starting from the built cases, looking back to understand the approaches, design and building processes, while also looking ahead to the building in-use and how it may be adaptable over time. We undertake this research both through testing existing quantitative and qualitative research methods and developing new mapping, evaluation and analysis methods of different Nordic approaches to sustainable architecture and its regional design processes. We critically look at what works well and what could be improved, reflecting on what other regions can learn from, and be inspired by through these approaches and the developed methods.
Status | Not started |
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Keywords
- Nordic architecture
- Sustainable architecture
- Nordic sustainable architecture
- Scandinavian sustainable architecture
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ASUTUT - Sustainable Housing Design pre-symposium
Elizabeth Donovan (Participant) & Urszula Koźmińska (Participant)
31 Oct 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Nordic Sustainable Architecture project presentation
Urszula Koźmińska (Speaker) & Elizabeth Donovan (Speaker)
2 Oct 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution
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Designing for the Climate Emergency: A Guide for Architecture Students
Pelsmakers, S., Donovan, E., Hoggard, A. & Koźmińska, U., 1 Jun 2022, London: RIBA Publishing. 292 p.Publications: Book / Anthology / Thesis / Report › Book › Education › peer-review
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Rethinking Nordic urban harbour development: a sustainable perspective
Donovan, E., Pelsmakers, S. & Koźmińska, U., 2021, In: Nordisk Arkitekturforskning. 33, 2, p. 142-174 32 p.Publications: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Reflections on sustainable Nordic architecture
Pelsmakers, S., Koźmińska, U. & Donovan, E., Jun 2019, In: Passive House Plus (Sustainable Building). 30, p. 86 1 p.Publications: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › Research
Open Access