Environmental Awareness

2021 ◽  
pp. 114-132
Author(s):  
Felix Aramburu
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Direct Relationship ◽  
Environmental Awareness ◽  
Environmental Design ◽  
Aesthetic Value ◽  
Design Decisions ◽  
Pedagogical Strategies ◽  
Functional Aspects ◽  
Formal Design ◽  
Comfort Criteria

University studies for the architecture degree in Spain give very little weight to considerations related to the design of a healthy interior environment. The low number of subjects related to interior comfort criteria may cause the student to underestimate the importance of environmental design of closed spaces in favor of aesthetic or merely functional aspects. However, there is a direct relationship between formal design decisions and environmental conditions in buildings, and future architects must understand those connections in order to make designs that combine efficiency and high aesthetic value. In this chapter, several pedagogical strategies are presented to get architecture students to learn and internalize the link between design and interior conditions, aiming at the acquisition of an adequate environmental awareness.

scholarly journals NOVICE DESIGNERS' USE OF PROTOTYPES AS COMMUNICATION TOOLS

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 2277-2286
Author(s):  
Sandeep Krishnakumar ◽  
Carlye Lauff ◽  
Christopher McComb ◽  
Catherine Berdanier ◽  
Jessica Menold
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Outcomes ◽  
Design Teams ◽  
Prior Work ◽  
Communication Tools ◽  
Design Decisions ◽  
Pedagogical Strategies ◽  
Critical Design ◽  
Undergraduate Engineering ◽  
Novice Designers ◽  
Future Work

AbstractPrototypes are critical design artifacts, and recent studies have established the ability of prototypes to facilitate communication. However, prior work suggests that novice designers often fail to perceive prototypes as effective communication tools, and struggle to rationalize design decisions made during prototyping tasks. To understand the interactions between communication and prototypes, design pitches from 40 undergraduate engineering design teams were collected and qualitatively analysed. Our findings suggest that students used prototypes to explain and persuade, aligning with prior studies of design practitioners. The results also suggest that students tend to use prototypes to justify design decisions and adverse outcomes. Future work will seek to understand novice designers’ use of prototypes as communication tools in further depth. Ultimately, this work will inform the creation of pedagogical strategies to provide students with the skills needed to effectively communicate design solutions and intent.

scholarly journals Analisis Mural Karya Arnis Muhammad Ditinjau Dari Segi Fungsi dan Gaya

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 767-773
Author(s):  
Alpiza Simah Budi ◽  
Daulat Saragi
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
General Public ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Aesthetic Value ◽  
Work Of Art ◽  
Selection Of

This study aims to describe the function and style of the mural by Arnis Muhammad. Mural as art in public space, which means that the space for movement and the target audience for the audience and audience is the general public. As a two-dimensional work of art, mural is also inseparable from style. Visually, the style in a work of art is the selection of objects, techniques, colors, and environmental conditions, time, era, and environmental conditions in which an artist creates his work. The population in this research is that all of Arnis Muhammad's mural works for the 2017-2019 period are 51 works. In this study the authors took samples using purposive sampling technique. The reason for taking samples is the number of mural works that still exist and are still intact. There are 10 mural works in the research location. In this case, the writer examines these mural works based on their function and style. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative method. The function of the mural by Arnis Muhammad is a personal function as a reflection of the resonance of the environment in which he lives. Social function, as a form of concern for the environment and the surrounding community in everyday life. Physical function, as an aesthetic value enhancer and the various ways the general public use it. Arnis Muhammad's murals tend to have a surreal and decorative style.

scholarly journals Environmental Aesthetics in the Age of Climate Change

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (18) ◽  
pp. 5001
Author(s):  
R. Auer
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Aesthetic Experience ◽  
Vantage Point ◽  
Environmental Aesthetics ◽  
Environment Change ◽  
Aesthetic Value ◽  
Aesthetic Experiences ◽  
Human Wellbeing ◽  
Aesthetic Enjoyment

As climate change alters the environment, people’s associations with and appreciations of the environment change too. Environmental aesthetics, an area of knowledge informed by philosophy and ethics, offers an important vantage point on human wellbeing in the age of climate change. Contributors to the literature have attempted to imagine how changing environmental conditions might change aesthetic encounters with nature. Some have contemplated the prospect of aesthetic enjoyment becoming tainted by knowledge of the societal forces and human folly that have damaged nature. One strain of argument rests on the view that aesthetic value in nature is an inherent property of the natural entity itself, and thus independent of moral considerations and other interests, which are viewed as external. The irrelevance of moral consideration to estimations of aesthetic value is the crux of the “autonomist” understanding of environmental aesthetics. From this perspective, condemnation of peoples’ enjoyment of climate-altered nature is beside the point, since moral concerns have no bearing on the intrinsic, aesthetic qualities of the observed entity. This paper argues that the autonomist perspective is challenged in a world of increasingly pervasive and negative encounters with climate-altered nature. Expectations for more frequent, widespread, and severe impacts from climate change suggest a rethinking of salient questions bearing on aesthetic experience. This article raises the prospect of pleasurable aesthetic experiences becoming increasingly rare in a climate-changed world and the prospect of moral pressures becoming more immediate and personal. Also challenged is the thesis that people will ably adjust to climate change and thereby secure aesthetic comfort.

scholarly journals Ecological design based on bio-models in sustainable urban development

2019 ◽  
Vol 135 ◽  
pp. 03045
Author(s):  
Tatiana Tsitman ◽  
Kseniia Proshunina
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Environmental Design ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
The Body ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Ecological Design ◽  
Design Decisions ◽  
Environmental Space ◽  
The City ◽  
Typical Design

The article considers the possibilities of a new environmental approach to design. Nature presents us with such opportunities. Evolution has led to an environmentally friendly solution to the interaction of the body and its environment. Currently, architects and engineers are trying to solve the processes of environmental design approaches. It is enough to see these solutions in the bio model, to determine the laws of existence for applying its qualities in the shaping of the designed architectural object in the environment. The application of the mechanisms of functioning of the bio model will be distinguished by the originality of engineering work and aesthetic diversity. The formation of the concept allows you to simulate the architectural and environmental space for a specific environment. The uniqueness of the natural environment component explains the typical design decisions for specific environmental conditions. Bio models of the Astrakhan region considered to identify environmental design methodology. An analysis of the methods for adapting bio models to the landscape and climatic conditions of the considered area and their growth is necessary for the application of these methods in architectural shaping and engineering and technical support of the designed facility for specific conditions of the city of Astrakhan.

scholarly journals Learnings from Developing a Context-Specific LCA Tool for Buildings—The Case of LCAbyg 4

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 1508
Author(s):  
Kai Kanafani ◽  
Regitze Kjær Zimmermann ◽  
Freja Nygaard Rasmussen ◽  
Harpa Birgisdóttir
Keyword(s):  
Stakeholder Involvement ◽  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
Environmental Design ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Specific Context ◽  
Design Decisions ◽  
Component Library ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Operational Energy ◽  
Context Specific

Buildings are a major cause of global resource consumption, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and other impacts on the environment, originating from both operational energy and material use. Informed design decisions can help mitigate potential impacts on the environment, by the use of life cycle assessment (LCA) in the early project stages. In order to mitigate building environment impacts throughout the industry, architects and engineers need tools that are integrated in the design workflow and based on the information available. Existing LCA tools for building design professionals are predominantly embedded in a specific context such as a country or a sustainability scheme. This paper provides learnings for the development of context-tailored tools for building-LCA using the case of Denmark, with specific focus on GHG-emissions that are in focus worldwide. Based on stakeholder involvement, four key areas were defined: Default information, flexibility, environmental design feedback and transparent results. Tool functions include a component library and a quantity estimator for bridging incomplete building information. A comparison monitor displays the performance of design solutions selected in the model, while a number of graphs and tables provide analysis of inventory and results. Finally, a customisable model data export, a complete input/output file for revision and custom analysis are among key functions for transparency.

scholarly journals Visualisasi Karya Patchwork Sebagai Usaha Penyadaran Menjaga Kelestarian Lingkungan

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 52
Author(s):  
Centaury Harjani
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Environmental Awareness ◽  
Natural Conditions ◽  
Work Of Art ◽  
It Impacts ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Making Art

The work of art has a lot of variety, concepts, themes, until the destination in the making art. The sameness in every work of art that each work must have had the mark or the symbolism that will be showed through the work. This paper contains the elaboration of a work textile craft "Dryness" based on material, technique and visual aspects ofform in order to preserving the environmental awareness. "Dryness" is the work of art that use residue material which isnot commonly used in a work of textile craft, it is to influencing the behavior of people generaly. Creating the works using patchwork and embroidery as a whole is intended to describe the environmental conditions of drought. This works not only have meaning to raise awareness of natural conditions in the environment, but also condering people about how it impacts the environment and how it impacts to everyone who witnessed it. The expectation from this article is inspire the creation of art to have insight environmental awareness not only in terms of a visual aspect but also from the material aspect.Keywords: Visualization, Environmental Awareness, Patchwork.

Environmental Aspects of Renewable Sources of Energy in the Slovak Education System

2014 ◽  
Vol 1001 ◽  
pp. 45-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ján Stebila ◽  
Dušan Brozman ◽  
Ivan Ružiak ◽  
Milada Gajtanska
Keyword(s):  
Education System ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Environmental Awareness ◽  
Environmental Aspects ◽  
Renewable Sources ◽  
Renewable Sources Of Energy ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Environmentally Responsible ◽  
Responsible Behaviour

Due to relatively low environmental awareness of a man, we have reported considerable deterioration of the environment on the Earth resulting mainly in destruction of the nature. In general, increasing people ́s awareness along with conscious environmentally-responsible behaviour may help slow down the process of degradation or even stop it. Consequently, in some regions and localities, we could report improvement in environmental conditions and thus ensure harmonisation of a relationship between the nature and a man as an unseparable part hereof.

scholarly journals The IICC Project: Integration–Insight–Creativity–Character

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gordon Rowland ◽  
Jason Hamilton ◽  
Meghan Morales
Keyword(s):  
Systems Approach ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Design Decisions ◽  
Academic Fields ◽  
Project Integration ◽  
Disciplinary Expertise ◽  
Multiple Levels ◽  
The Many ◽  
Project History ◽  
Formal Design

In March 2009, the president of Ithaca College issued a challenge to faculty and staff to step outside of their disciplinary expertise to create means for students to make connections across academic fields. The design team directly addressed this challenge by proposing four one-credit mini-courses, based on a series of learning activities that revolved around systems thinking and design. Our project was accepted and serves as an example of a formal design inquiry with a systems approach at multiple levels. In this design case, we describe the project history, the course designs, the many issues we have faced, and how we have made design decisions.

Research of Architectural Art and Environment Design of South Anhui's Ancient Residence

2014 ◽  
Vol 584-586 ◽  
pp. 111-114
Author(s):  
Li Qun Guo ◽  
Yan Qun Guo ◽  
Xi Zeng
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Design ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Environment Design ◽  
Design Features ◽  
Aesthetic Value ◽  
Emotional Appeal ◽  
Artistic Conception ◽  
And Function ◽  
Cultural Features

South Anhui's Ancient Residence has the unique aesthetic value and the humanities ecosystem and characteristics on modeling, decoration, or environmental design, overall planning, This paper mainly discusses the artistic old local-style dwelling houses building design features with the environment from modeling combination of aesthetic and function, building inside and outside decoration on the cultural features, the unique aesthetic temperament and interest, the environment design of "nature and humanity" and garden artistic conception emotional appeal.

Predatorvsaliens: bacteria interactions withAcanthamoeba

Parasitology ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 141 (7) ◽  
pp. 869-874 ◽  
Author(s):  
NAVEED AHMED KHAN ◽  
RUQAIYYAH SIDDIQUI
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Ecosystem Health ◽  
Harsh Environments ◽  
Symbiotic Relationship ◽  
Cellular Interactions ◽  
Environmental Biology ◽  
Free Living ◽  
Microbial Survival ◽  
Functional Aspects ◽  
Human Animal

SUMMARYBy interactions with other microbes, free-living amoebae play a significant role in microbiology, environmental biology, physiology, cellular interactions, ecology and evolution. Here, we discuss astonishing interactions of bacteria and amoebae, in the light of evolution and functional aspects impacting human health. In favourable environmental conditions, the interaction ofAcanthamoebawith non-virulent bacteria results in lysis of the bacteria. However, the interaction with weak-virulent bacteria results in a symbiotic relationship or amoebal lysis may occur. The microbial survival of amoebae in harsh environments, ability to interact with bacteria, and their ability to aid transmission to susceptible hosts is of great concern to human, animal and ecosystem health.

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