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The Future of Architecture: Changing How Housing Is Built in the World’s Most Disaster-Prone Countries

Architizer

Architecture 2030 ’s mission is to rapidly transform the built environment from a major emitter of greenhouse gases to a central source of solutions to the climate crisis. Beyond designing housing and schools, we transform systems for regulating, financing, building and improving informal housing across the Global South.

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Sustainable architecture efforts hindered by "sloppiness" says UN climate ambassador

Deezen

Architects must take greater accountability for their sector to help decarbonise the built environment, says UN Race to Zero ambassador Sarah El Battouty in this exclusive interview from the final day of the COP27 climate conference. And therefore, you've got the case for financing.". This kind of sloppiness was allowed all the time.".

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Seven postgraduate architecture projects by students at Cardiff University

Deezen

Cardiff University Institution: Cardiff University School: Welsh School of Architecture Course: Master of Architecture School statement: "The Welsh School of Architecture (WSA), based in Cardiff, is a world-renowned institution for design and built environment studies. The Master in Architecture (MArch) is a two-year programme.

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A New Normal exhibition presents designs for a self-sufficient Sydney

Deezen

A circular shopping centre was part of the exhibition Cathy Smith and Philip Oldfield from School of Built Environment, University of New South Wales , together with James Hargrave from design studio Abstract8 , designed Randwick Creative Ward. Eight of these were adopted and three have been completed so far.

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Sustainable Architecture Can’t Save the Planet. Change My Mind.

Architizer

This is an optimistic goal considering it requires a 45% drop in emissions by 2030 and net zero by 2050. Responses revealed an average of 64% of people in any country now see the environment as a critical emergency. Around 40% of annual worldwide CO2 emissions are linked to the built environment. on the previous 12 months at 37.1

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Why All Architects Should Tackle an Adaptive Reuse Project At Least Once in their Careers

Architizer

As these types of transactions often qualify for tax benefits and alternative financing sources, architects undertaking such projects also often grow their knowledge in financial areas. On average , adapting a pre-existing structure costs 16 percent less than ground-up construction and reduces construction timelines by 18 percent.

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3D Printing: The Sustainable Solution to Global Housing?

Santa Cruz Architect

In 2016 the United Arab Republic, which imports upwards of 70 percent of its labor, became the first country to promote 3D printing in its construction industry, setting a 25 percent target by 2030. A comprehensive solution will require rethinking and innovation across the entire housing value chain.