Redefining Cities and Architecture for adapting to change
Salvador Pinto, I. and Francis Vincent, J. 2022. Redefining Cities and Architecture for adapting to change. in: RIBA (ed.) RIBA Presidents Awards for Research 2020-21 RIBA.
Salvador Pinto, I. and Francis Vincent, J. 2022. Redefining Cities and Architecture for adapting to change. in: RIBA (ed.) RIBA Presidents Awards for Research 2020-21 RIBA.
| Chapter title | Redefining Cities and Architecture for adapting to change |
|---|---|
| Authors | Salvador Pinto, I. and Francis Vincent, J. |
| Editors | RIBA |
| Abstract | The world is changing, so cities must change. Urbanism is as important as architecture to create healthy spaces for wellbeing, and communities engaged with their cities. Recently, our world´s demand for changes has been more dramatic than we had faced before due to the Global Warming and the Coronavirus Pandemic. Our cities and buildings must be redefined. This research study how cities and architecture could adapt to the current world challenges. As a strategy to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, governments implemented a lockdown. The lockdown implies staying at home, social distancing and self-isolating, which can be psychologically disturbing. The paper proposes new and existing strategies to achieve wellbeing in architecture. On the other hand, because of the lockdown, air pollution has reduced with fewer associated deaths due to it, and there are less CO2 emissions. This proves that a more sustainable way of living is possible. Neighbourhoods should be self-sufficient fomenting access to services by walkable distances, so we need poly-centric cities. The research follows an interdisciplinary approach, with input from different fields to adapt our cities and architecture to our current challenges. Biomimetics, which is the inspiration in nature, is suggested as a strategy to obtain optimisation of materials and resources, the reduction of waste, and resilient cities and buildings. The importance of the social value of urbanism and the non-adversarial relationships of the construction team is discussed. Lightweight structures, pneumatic structures, timber, new materials, and kinetic structures are suggested to adapt to change. The creation of the ‘Hygienic Design Certification’ (HDC) as the world’s leading hygienic assessment method for masterplanning projects, infrastructure, and buildings is proposed. The objective is achieving hygienic levels by design strategies. Some Hygienic Design Principles for this certification are stablished. |
| Keywords | Urbanism |
| Architecture | |
| Climate Change | |
| Sustainable Cities | |
| Biomimetics | |
| Hygienic Design Certification (HDC) | |
| COVID-19 | |
| Adaptive Architecture | |
| Interdisciplinary Design | |
| Resilient Buildings | |
| CO₂ Emissions | |
| Polycentric Cities | |
| Design | |
| Book title | RIBA Presidents Awards for Research 2020-21 |
| Year | 2022 |
| Publisher | RIBA |
| Edition | RIBA |
| ISBN | 9780956497291 |
| Web address (URL) | https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESfwHrOzAV2BDV9QIYF_h8dcW9QxbojLw-IHjO4-gKnTTawUlfqbNCJZOlefrmI8GzhlOkXc1nRhBQ0TJSugsW7HHMM5c0BnnGFS8DL-l4_inOZ1CmP6Za7kXv5-bWH9bQqPQPT6tPtvhnEO5bziUpaYVVW86z_g6ncxgrgngEKtA |