Architecture in the United States is defined by its variety of architectural styles over its lifespan as well as its innovation. The rapid expansion of our nation and its economy has led to urban sprawl and an attitude of indifference towards the buildings of yesterday. Real signs of climate change has established a renewed passion in the fields of sustainability and conservation in many professional industries. Architecture has not been spared by this trend, nor should it, as buildings themselves are one of the worst contributors to climate change. This has led many architects and developers to see the value of the embodied energy within our existing building stock, much of which is becoming vacant due to new market trends and online...
The dramatic increase in world’s population and economic growth triggered a higher demand for natura...
A significant portion of a building’s carbon emission comes from the materials used to construct it,...
Sustainable Built Environments Senior Capstone ProjectSprawling development continues to be the comm...
ii (350 words) Adaptive reuse of existing buildings can play a significant role in mitigating climat...
Purpose – Adaptive re-use enables a building to suit new conditions. It is a process that reaps the ...
Buildings have always been reused for both pragmatic and symbolic reasons. However, out of the turbu...
As architects we conceive of our buildings as finished products, our labours forever immortalised in...
We live in a world where efficiency is the best quality. A building is the same. We try to maximize ...
The practice of architectural and urban design being involved in forming the space in our cities an...
In the face of a declining human population, our ability to plan for and adapt to future circumstanc...
Sustainable Built Environments Senior Capstone ProjectThe scope of the research if focusing on how a...
An adaptive reuse is distinct from other projects as it redevelops existing buildings. It is often d...
Adaptive Reuse: Is it Really Necessary? The reuse of an old building for a purpose other than which ...
The built environment in the industry responsible for giving of most CO2 gas emissions and has the b...
Adaptive re-use of buildings is seen by many as a key mechanism for developing a sustainable urban e...
The dramatic increase in world’s population and economic growth triggered a higher demand for natura...
A significant portion of a building’s carbon emission comes from the materials used to construct it,...
Sustainable Built Environments Senior Capstone ProjectSprawling development continues to be the comm...
ii (350 words) Adaptive reuse of existing buildings can play a significant role in mitigating climat...
Purpose – Adaptive re-use enables a building to suit new conditions. It is a process that reaps the ...
Buildings have always been reused for both pragmatic and symbolic reasons. However, out of the turbu...
As architects we conceive of our buildings as finished products, our labours forever immortalised in...
We live in a world where efficiency is the best quality. A building is the same. We try to maximize ...
The practice of architectural and urban design being involved in forming the space in our cities an...
In the face of a declining human population, our ability to plan for and adapt to future circumstanc...
Sustainable Built Environments Senior Capstone ProjectThe scope of the research if focusing on how a...
An adaptive reuse is distinct from other projects as it redevelops existing buildings. It is often d...
Adaptive Reuse: Is it Really Necessary? The reuse of an old building for a purpose other than which ...
The built environment in the industry responsible for giving of most CO2 gas emissions and has the b...
Adaptive re-use of buildings is seen by many as a key mechanism for developing a sustainable urban e...
The dramatic increase in world’s population and economic growth triggered a higher demand for natura...
A significant portion of a building’s carbon emission comes from the materials used to construct it,...
Sustainable Built Environments Senior Capstone ProjectSprawling development continues to be the comm...