Fișa disciplinei:

FI-D SFA-64 Ecologie.pdf

Department:

Study of Form and Ambience

Course Leader:

conf. Elena Codina Dușoiu

Learning outcomes:

The course aims an integrated approach on nature as a system, on human activity ando f architecture as a phenomenon emerging together with a series of geographic and bioclimatic conditions. Medium factors are explained as physical phenomena but also by studying their effects on human habitat. The architecture and crafts of the place are analyzed through the invariants that represent bioclimatic conditions of the place, resources, traditions, culture, customs. Special attention is paid to traditional heritage in Romania and to explaining its features. Contemporary tendencies in sustainable architecture in various countries and on various continents are analyzed. Design methods in harmony with the environment and the ecosphere are presented: bionic design, biomimetics, biomorphism, biophilic design. Technical parameters of ambient control are presented.

Content:

Course Topics

1. Natural factors in relation to the material universe. The universe as a system
2. Bioclimatic invariants and their influence on the architecture and artifacts of the place. Energy: energy sources in the universe. Conventional energy production systems and consequences on the environment. Unconventional (sustainable) energy production systems
3. The relationship between habitat and resources, tradition, culture. International and European regulations on environmental protection
4. Pre-industrial crafts/creation in Romania. Bioclimatic considerations and sustainability
5. Methods of designing in harmony with the environment: bionic design, biomimetics, biomorphism, biophilic design.
6. Recycling of the built environment and materials – sustainability in design
7. Contemporary trends towards sustainable architecture. Using local resources versus research for advanced design

Seminar Topics

1. VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE. PLACE – CLIMATIC AND CONSTRUCTIVE DETERMINATIONS. TRADITIONS
2. VERNACULAR TECHNIQUES FROM THE PRE-INDUSTRIAL ERA. CRAFTS ADAPTED TO THE PLACE
3. MINIMUM ENERGY INDEPENDENT LIVABLE CAPSULE - PROJECT OUTLINE
4, MINIMUM ENERGY INDEPENDENT LIVABLE CAPSULE - STUDY MODEL
5. STUDY OF THE LAWS OF NATURE AND THEIR APPLICATION IN DESIGN. MORPHOLOGY/ DYNAMICS/PROPORTION/INTERRELATIONSHIP
6. NEW SUSTAINABLE/ RECYCLED MATERIALS - APPLICATION IN PRODUCT DESIGN
7. EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT. POST-HAZARD INTERVENTIONS

Teaching Method:

Courses based on images, graphic and scientific illustrations, interactive debates, in site visits
Seminar: presentations, reference examples, studio work, individual and team work

Assessment:

50% average of seminar and coursework activity, 50% written exam

Bibliography:

1. Bernard Baudoiun – Construire une maison ecologique, Ambre Editions 2008, Geneva
2. David Bergman - Sustainable Design: A Critical Guide, Princeton Architectural Press, 2011
3. Rosa Cervera, Elena-Codina Dușoiu, Tana Lascu - Architecture Inspired by Nature. Experimenting Bionics, Springer Nature 2023
4. Brian Edwards - A Rough Guide to Sustainability, RIBA, Londra, 2005
5. Stephen R. Kellert, Judith Heerwagen, Martin Mador - Biophilic Design: The Theory, Science, and Practice of Bringing Buildings to Life, 2008
6. Grigore Ionescu - Arhitectura pe teritoriul României de-a lungul veacurilor, Editura Academiei, 1982
7. Philip Jodidio - Green architecture now!, Taschen, Köln, 2009
8. Francoise Helene Jourda – Manual for the sustainable project, Editorial Gustavo Gili, 2012
9. William McDonough & Michael Braungart - Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things, North Point Press, 2002
10. Gernot Mincke - Construind cu pământ,(Building with earth) Editura Simetria, 2008
11. Simone Schleifer - Small Eco Houses, Taschen, 2007
12. Self Sufficient Housing - 1st Advanced Architecture Contest, Institut de Arquitectura Avançada de Catalunya, Barcelona 2006
13. James Wines - Green architecture, Taschen, Köln, 2008
14. Codina Dușoiu, Beatrice Jöger - Spanish-Romanian Architecture Workshops 2006-2013, Editura UAUIM, 2008 -2011 and events on www.uauim.ro
15. Revista ARHITECTURA, nr.1/2017. Locuinte pasive

I. *** Climate Change, Intergovernmental protocol, 2001
II. *** Global natural cycles, 2005
III. *** European Directive 13/1999 on VOC emission

Notes:

The discipline alternates theoretical presentations (course) with practical seminar topics.