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SUMMARY:Embedded Architectures and Information-based Design
DTSTART:20181120T120000
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DESCRIPTION:Hensel Michael\nConstruction impacts upon our planet at a mome
 ntous rate\, consuming vast resources in terms of surface area\, material 
 and energy and also in terms of the biophysical environment. In this conte
 xt two questions arise: [i] can architecture be in the service of the bio-
 physical environment\; and\, by extension\, [ii] can architecture principa
 lly be conceived of as not in conflict with\, but rather as an integral em
 bedded part of the bio-physical environment. We attempt to address these q
 uestions through an approach that we have termed “embedded architecture
 ”\, which aims to intensify locally-specific environment and architectur
 e correlations and interactions\, as well as related cultural patterns\, t
 owards performance-oriented architecture\, urban and landscape design\, th
 at integrates aspects of cultural\, social and environmental performance a
 nd sustainability. The talk will discuss interdisciplinary and projective 
 research-by-design studies along three strands: [i] designs for urban area
 s with focus on demographic and environmental aspects\, [ii] designs for p
 eri-urban areas with focus on maintaining existing local bio-physical cond
 itions\, and [iii] designs for rural areas that elaborate an integrative a
 pproach towards constructions and land uses that are typically seen as mut
 ually exclusive. The aim is to eventually integrate the three strands of r
 esearch into a unified approach\, which are underpinned by a methodologica
 l framework that we have termed “information-based design”.
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