Think About The Future Context

“At this point, it’s fairly uncontroversial to say that the Earth is under siege. From us, from our resource-consuming ways, ultimately, from our thoughtlessness.” – Vanessa Quirk 

As the designers of the future we must open our minds to elements which will affect our designs. Sustainability, and Energy Efficient, Green Buildings are some of these elements. The future will undoubtedly result in an increase in technology development, and as always new expanses in design will allow for new and exciting methods of construction which will allow Architects of the future to create new and increasingly innovative designs. Below is a Video shows the modern take on sustainable solutions from a German architecture firm, Behnisch Architekten. 

Behnisch Architekten aims at improving the living quality in buildings by utilising new technologies within design. Behnisch also shows interest in retrofitting existing buildings with these principles. 

“…The most difficult stock we have to deal with, and it has to be done, if we really want to save CO2. We need to fix up about 60% of the existing buildings. The biggest challenge is not the historic buildings. The biggest challenge is 50s to 80s buildings. The mirror glass building across the street is one example. And these can be done well with new facades and technologies. The problem is less of a challenge than you think.”

http://vimeo.com/12863180#

(P.S. Blogger will not allow me to link a video which is not from youtube)

Unilever Haus by Behnisch Architekten, named “Office Building of the Year”

“Modernism, Postmodernism, Deconstructivism… We have now definitely entered Sustainabilism.” – Hank Jarz

University of the Future

Sustainable Green design will be the new mind set for designers, the first genuine International Style. Sustainabilism can be combined with any style, avant-garde, commercial, established... Designers cannot create giant towers of concrete anymore, as designers of the future we must heal the resource-consuming habits of our predecessors

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