Form follows Environment: On Snøhetta’s Powerhouse Brattørkaia
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The ecological and social paradoxes of Snøhetta’s Powerhouse Brattørkaia in Trondheim beg the question of what environment the developers are considering. By discussing ‘the World’s Northernmost Energy-Positive Building,’ this chapter considers the intentions of green technology in architecture, such as: what are climate-favourable solutions; what may happen when our increasing need for sustainable power is realised through architecture; and how does this need dictate architectural form? The chapter discusses how technology is a presumed answer to the climate crisis, whether the power supply market is changing, and how nature and degrowth is interpreted.
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Vol 463
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pp. 012045
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Vol 38
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pp. 171-188
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2018 ◽
Vol 21
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pp. 2297-2319
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Vol 723
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pp. 052011