Performance-oriented architecture and urban design

Hensel, Michael; Sørensen, Søren S.

doi:10.7577/formakademisk.2963

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“…Probably, the most representative examples of PeD are given by the Oslo School of Architecture and Design, intended also as a data-oriented design [182]. In their methodology, Hensel and Sørensen [183] merge computational-based design with system thinking intending to link architecture with the local setting, both environmental and cultural (patterns of space and land use) on both multiscale and multivariate bases. For example, the Fig.…”

Section: Computation and Automatization In Urban And Architectural Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

Smart Sustainable Cities of the New Millennium: Towards Design for Nature

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Urban environments consist of a mosaic of natural fragments, planned and unintentional habitats hosting both introduced and spontaneous species. The latter group exploits abandoned and degraded urban niches which, in the case of plants, form what is called the third landscape. In the Anthropocene, cities, open spaces and buildings must be planned and designed considering not only human needs but also those of other living organisms. The scientific approach of habitat sharing is defined as reconciliation ecology, whilst the action of implementing the ecosystem services and functioning of such anthropogenic habitats is called Urban Rehabilitation. However, urban development still represents the main cause of biodiversity loss worldwide. Yet, the approach of planners and landscape architects highly diverges from that of ecologists and scientists on how to perceive, define and design urban green and blue infrastructure. For instance, designers focus on the positive impact that nature (generally associated with indoor and outdoor greeneries) has on human well-being, often neglecting ecosystems’ health. Instead, considering the negative impact of any form of development and to achieve the no net loss Aichi’s objectives, conservationists apply mitigation hierarchy policies to avoid or reduce the impact and to offset biodiversity. The rationale of this review paper is to set the fundamentals for a multidisciplinary design framework tackling the issue of biodiversity loss in the urban environment by design for nature. The method focuses on the building/city/landscape scales and is enabled by emerging digital technologies, i.e., geographic information systems, building information modelling, ecological simulation and computational design.

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Section: Computation and Automatization In Urban And Architectural Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

Smart Sustainable Cities of the New Millennium: Towards Design for Nature

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“…The Lamole terraced vineyards are considered to provide diverse ecosystem services and help increase biodiversity. The conducted surveys will contribute to establishing the Key Performance Indicators for the design of ecological prototypes, aiming at the construction of multi-scale computational tools and methods, resulting in the definition of the design decision support system (Hensel & Sørensen, 2019;Sunguroğlu Hensel, 2020).…”

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Multi-Scale and Multi-Domain Approaches for Cultural Terraced Landscapes

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Proceedings ARQUEOLÓGICA 2.0 - 9th International Congress &Amp; 3rd GEORES - GEOmatics and pREServation

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This contribution reports the activities carried out by LamoLab, a non-governmental organization for multi-domain and multi-scale research applied to cultural terraced landscapes. Terracing and dry-stone walling have been internationally recognized as carriers of cultural values and traditional knowledge. Lamole in Chianti (Italy) has served as a primary case study of terraced vineyards, where interdisciplinary research has been converging for almost a decade. The evolution of multi-sensor data acquisition in different spectral ranges, data-driven modelling and multi-scalar approaches performed over the years are mentioned, with specific attention to the evaluation of microclimate variations induced by dry-stone walls and how they affect plant growth, ripening, and production. The results already obtained from data processing and analysis are described, although the work is still progressing. The ongoing research and future projects of LamoLab are reported for developing methodologies to understand the parameters that are critical for the effective restoration and functioning of the dry-stone walled vineyards and construct performance-oriented design strategies to enable knowledge-based design processes.

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“…The notion of performance-oriented architecture, which foregrounds the interaction between object, systems, and actors, as well as architecture and locally specific environments, served as the theoretical and methodological framework for the studio [1][2][3][4]. The premise is that architecture can be in the service of the natural environment and integrate social, cultural, economic, and environmental sustainability criteria so as to tackle compound sustainability problems.…”

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The Lampedusa Studio: A Multimethod Pedagogy for Tackling Compound Sustainability Problems in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Urban Design

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In architecture, landscape architecture, and urban design, entangled multiscale and multidomain, or compound, sustainability problems and associated design requirements are becoming rapidly more demanding, complex, and interdisciplinary due to demographic, social, economic, environmental, and technological changes. This places considerable pressure on developing adequate pedagogical approaches to provide the next generation of architects, landscape architects, and urban designers with the knowledge, approaches, and skills to meet these challenges. This article discusses an attempt to develop an adequate pedagogy for a research-integrated master-level design studio along a multimethod approach. Key concepts, approaches, and methods are discussed, along with selected studio projects and a follow-up master thesis project. The projects are examined in terms of their responses to the themes, concepts, approaches, and methods of the pedagogical approach. Finally, further questions concerning the development of the portrayed pedagogical approach are discussed.

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Performance-oriented architecture and urban design

Cited by 4 publications

References 9 publications

Smart Sustainable Cities of the New Millennium: Towards Design for Nature

Smart Sustainable Cities of the New Millennium: Towards Design for Nature

Multi-Scale and Multi-Domain Approaches for Cultural Terraced Landscapes

The Lampedusa Studio: A Multimethod Pedagogy for Tackling Compound Sustainability Problems in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Urban Design

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