SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE Epistemological Definition Worldwide cities are experiencing a rush of population growth‚ this growth to the ecological balance shown against the environment and the exploitation of natural resources have sued implement new methods of construction using new technologies. (Big & Green: Toward Sustainable Architecture in the 21ST Century). Sustainable or sustainable architecture seeks to optimize natural resources and building systems that minimize the environmental
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of urbanisation as a way of life is a multi-faceted one; one must consider how far do the characteristics which define a place as being urban influence life within it (the determinist approach) as Wirth described in his critically acclaimed paper “Urbanism as a way of life” (1938). In the postmodern world is this way of living confined to the urban spatiality or has globalisation spelt the end of the idyllic traditional lifestyle affiliated with rural living? Also the definition of urban itself is
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Pallasmaa‚ Juhani (1994) Architecture of the seven senses‚ Questions of Perception; Architecture + Urbanism Press Goethe‚ Wolfgang (1790-1795) Römische Elegien V Hall‚ Edward T. (1966) The Hidden Dimension‚ United States Of America; Doubleday Publishers -------------------------------------------- [ 1 ]. Pallasmaa‚ Juhani (1994) Architecture of the seven senses‚ Questions of Perception; Architecture + Urbanism Press [ 2 ]. Goethe‚ Wolfgang (1790-1795) Römische Elegien V [ 3 ]. Pallasmaa‚ Juhani (2005)
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How we use land ’Land use’ is also often used to refer to the distinct land use types in Zoning. Land use is the human modification of natural environment or wilderness into built environment such as fields‚ pastures‚ and settlements. The major effect of land use on land cover since 1750 has been deforestation of temperate regions.[1] More recent significant effects of land use include urban sprawl‚ soil erosion‚ soil degradation‚ salinization‚ and desertification.[2] Land-use change‚ together
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The Conrad-Demarest Model of Empire: Basic Principles for the Roman‚ Han Chinese‚ and Gupta Empires Necessary preconditions for the rise of empires: State-level government: Rome: republic then empire with emperor Han: kept most of Qin centralized government in place Gupta: decentralized; regionalism High agricultural potential in the area: Rome: wheat‚ grapes‚ cattle Han: wheat‚ millet‚ pigs Gupta: cotton‚ wool‚ calico (chief revenue – tax on agriculture) An environmental mosaic
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between social classes‚ the authority municipality and the Enlightenment movement‚ interrelated together and shaped the urban form of Paris. At the same time‚ the rationalism and intellectual interchange set the ground for the formation of modern urbanism. In the 17th century‚ the population of Paris was about 510‚000‚ rose shapely from about 220‚000 in the previous century. The rapid population growth and its subsequent needs demanded not only an expansion of the size of the city‚ but also an
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Arts W-285 Monday 1:00 – 3:00 christopher.gutierrez@mcgill.ca T.A.: Office: Office Hours: Email: Francois Mouillot Arts B-22 Wednesday 12:30 – 1:30 francois.mouillot@mail.mcgill.ca OVERVIEW This course engages with questions of urbanism and media through the specific lens of the human senses. By conceiving of the city as a space filled with ubiquitous media – including the ambient noise of passing vehicles‚ the scent of a busy restaurant kitchen‚ the flashing screens of news and
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ANT 101‚ Fall 2012 Exam 4 Study Guide Exam 4 Time and location Section 1 (10am section): Monday‚ December 17 @ 12:15pm‚ Neville 101 Section 2 (11am section): Monday‚ December 17 @ 9:30am‚ Neville 101 Textbook: Chapters 14-15. Review all reading assignments‚ and pay special attention to the list of “key terms” at the end of each chapter. Additional readings: Zaro and Houk (2012). The growth and decline of the ancient Maya city of La Milpa‚ Belize. Ancient Mesoamerica 23:143-159. Videos:
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urban design through sociological patterns of human settlements dating back to Maya and Mesopotamia. His introduction describes the possible origins of urban design through the various human agglomerations‚ Spiro Kostof discusses these origins of urbanism from multiple influences; from the morphology of military necessity‚ political forces‚ sociological humanistic responses‚ religious reasons and infrastructure needs‚ of which‚ clean running water being the most critical to human settlement. Water
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Additional personal testimony given about Spaulding’s city friends visiting her house and gazing upon the “performance” of the stars‚ further suggests that while we humans can enjoy the simpler things in life‚ we still return to the illumination urbanism offers. Towards the end it becomes evident that Spaulding establishes the contrast between country and city also as a parallel to the contrast between dark and light. Spaulding uses the next few paragraphs to further communicate appeals to the value
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