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Abstract
This paper examines the transition of different terminology and buzzwords such as environmental, green, eco, sustainable and now the new term resilience in regards to architecture and the built environment. Using empirical data from a survey of 113 experts in the field of sustainable architecture – both practice and academic and follow-up interviews conducted with survey participants this paper questions the importance of labels, how they are defined and if these big-umbrella-terms offer room for exploration and opportunity or is the vagueness actually hindering the development of a more ‘sustainable architecture’. In addition, based on supporting literature, this paper also discusses the transitions of these terms - what they have meant historically, how they are developing, their influence and what they mean for the built environment and future endeavours. Understanding the role of these movements helps to understand the conceptual development of sustainability in relation to architecture, building and technology which offers an interesting insight to what may be the future of sustainable or now resilient architectural practices.
Original language | English |
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Publication date | 2017 |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Event | Living and Sustainability: An Environmental Critique of Design and Building Practices, Locally and Globally - Architecture, media, politics and society, South Bank University, London, United Kingdom Duration: 9 Feb 2017 → 10 Feb 2017 http://architecturemps.com/london-2017/ |
Conference
Conference | Living and Sustainability |
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Location | Architecture, media, politics and society, South Bank University |
Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
City | London |
Period | 09/02/2017 → 10/02/2017 |
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Keywords
- sustainable architecture
- vocabulary
- lexicon
Artistic research
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Activities
- 1 Organisation and participation in conference
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Living and Sustainability
Elizabeth Donovan (Speaker)
9 Feb 2017 → 10 Feb 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation and participation in conference
Projects
- 1 Finished