Perspectives on Absolute Sustainability in Architecture

Anne Beim, Ingeborg Christiane Hau

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Abstract

This article discusses the concept of absolute sustainbility and what it means for the future built environment and our living conditions. Whar are the new aesthetics and sensory experiences associated with absolute sustainability based on planetary bounderies? And how will absolute sustainability look, smell, and feel in the world of architecture?
Original languageEnglish
Article number6
NewspaperWorld Architecture (WA)
Issue number403
Pages (from-to)20-25
Number of pages6
ISSN1002-4832
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2024
EventUIA World Congress of Architects 2023 Copenhagen - København, Denmark
Duration: 2 Jul 2023 → 6 Jul 2023
Conference number: 28
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Conference

ConferenceUIA World Congress of Architects 2023 Copenhagen
Number28
Country/TerritoryDenmark
CityKøbenhavn
Period02/07/2023 → 06/07/2023
OtherThe UIA World Congress takes place every third year with 10-15.000 participants from all over the world.<br/>The 2023 World Congress of Architects will take place on 2-6 July 2023 in Copenhagen, Denmark. With the theme “Sustainable Futures- Leave No One Behind”, the Congress aims to promote, discuss, create and showcase architecture as a vital tool to achieve the UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. It will share sustainable solutions and examine the latest research results.
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Keywords

  • absolute sustainability
  • planetary boundaries
  • climate and architecture
  • Environmental Architecture
  • Ecological architecture
  • ecological thinking
  • radical tectonics
  • Material behaviour

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