Soft Cities: urban life and ecologies of the sensuous

Anders Brix, Akira Yoneda, Kiyoshi Nakamura

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Abstract

This paper presents a project exploring sustainable ways of urban living. The project renders a scenario comprised of an array of simple conversions of existing urban spaces and buildings, in the attempt to tie strategies ranging from urban planning to interior design into a coherent vision of a sustainable future. The project is the result of a joint research study between Denmark and Japan. Taking as its example the city of Kyoto, the project investigates some possible strategies on how cities more generally may be transformed into liveable, healthy and ecologically sensible environments.
Original languageEnglish
Publication date1 Dec 2015
Number of pages13
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2015
EventIn a planet of our own: A Vision of Sustainability with focus on Water - cumulus, mumbai, India
Duration: 3 Dec 20155 Dec 2015

Conference

ConferenceIn a planet of our own
Locationcumulus
Country/TerritoryIndia
Citymumbai
Period03/12/201505/12/2015

Keywords

  • urban ecology
  • architecture
  • rainwater
  • evaporative cooling
  • natural resources

Artistic research

  • Yes

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