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Abstract
To teach sustainable architecture is an ongoing process of establishing a frame where the student’s creativity can be challenged by dealing with actual demands on the anthropogenic scene. To use Urban Mining as a driver has been one of the most challenging teaching approaches since many years. This approach involves a complex journey from investigating and harvesting local resources to gaining insight into metabolism and finally to design a project of diversity. The methodology used was based on industrial ecology. By realizing local resources and their potentials the students acquired knowledge of available materials, and components and as well as their upgrading versus downscaling. The design process explored ways of interconnecting the mined resources and to establish businesses based on this interconnections, producing economic value and social identity for the locals. Working on a site characterized by abandoned buildings was a challenge. Both human and environmental aspects were implemented in the project to meet the necessity of future responsible architecture. The discussion sums up the experiences done during a semester course at the graduate level and speculates how the material streams could be utilized, if a better and easier access is established located at the urban areas. The conclusion argues that there is a need of critical studies and change of the waste industry and hereby give possibilities for new perspectives in architectural design.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings SUM2016, Third Symposium on Urban Mining, 23 - 25- May 2016 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Place of Publication | Italy |
Publisher | CISA Publisher, Italy |
Publication date | 23 May 2016 |
Article number | 44 |
Publication status | Published - 23 May 2016 |
Event | SUM 2016: 3rd Symposium on Urban Mining and Circular Economy - Bergamo, Italy Duration: 23 May 2016 → 25 May 2016 http://urbanmining.it/ |
Conference
Conference | SUM 2016 |
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Country/Territory | Italy |
City | Bergamo |
Period | 23/05/2016 → 25/05/2016 |
Internet address |
Keywords
- urban mining
- teaching
- local materials
- abandoned buildings
- transformation
- social space
Artistic research
- No
Activities
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Partnerskab for bæredygtigt byggeri og affaldsforebyggelse
Inge Vestergaard (Participant)
21 Jun 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Urban Mining as a Driver for Teaching Architectural Design
Inge Vestergaard (Lecturer)
24 May 2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution
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SUM 2016
Inge Vestergaard (Participant)
23 May 2016 → 25 May 2016Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Research output
- 1 Journal article
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Building conservation and the circular economy: a theoretical consideration
Huuhka, S. & Vestergaard, I., 28 Nov 2019, In: Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development. 10, 1, p. 29-40 12 p.Publications: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Projects
- 3 Active