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Finding its origins in the ecology movement of the late 1960s with its emphasis upon the nature and performance of natural systems, the concept of sustainability has been broadened to include the interaction of natural and cultural (human) phenomena. We have come to understand that nature and culture can no longer be separated—that the human presence on earth has an impact as significant as any natural system. As the effects of this complex relationship are being felt in our everyday lives (the cost of energy, global warming, urban heat island, pollution, etc.), the traditional design disciplines are transforming in order to address these evolving issues. This lecture series brings together architects, urban designers, landscape architects, and theorists to take the pulse on the impact that the idea of sustainability is having on the practice of design. A number of practical questions must be asked: How is sustainability defined and measured in practice? What kind of knowledge is required to design sustainable systems and how is it being applied? Finally, how is the idea sustainability communicated in a built work?
Guest Lecturers Include:
Wendell Burnette- Principal, Wendell Burnette Architects- Phoenix , AZ
Kristina Hill- Associate Professor and Director of Landscape Architecture- University of Virginia
John Kane- Founding Partner of Architekton Phoenix, AZ
Dennis Pieprz- President, Sasaki Associates- Watertown, MA
Tim Culvahouse- Culvahouse Consulting Group- Berkeley, CA
Gordon Gill- Partner, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture- Chicago, IL
Tom Leader- Tom Leader Studio- Berkeley, CA
Christoff Jantzen- Behnisch Architects Inc.- Venice, CA
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