Sustainable Architecture: The Need of the Hour
Design Dialogues · The long conversations · 2024-06-28 · 46:40
Chitra Vishwanath, known for her work in earthen architecture and founder of Biome Architecture, on why 'sustainable' can be a misleading label and what architecture students should focus on.
In this conversation
- Why 'sustainable' can be a misleading label in architecture
- How integrated design helps achieve truly sustainable buildings
- The role architects play in society
- What students should focus on during the five-year B.Arch
- How to navigate the challenges of being a young architect
- Designing with ecological principles
About The long conversations
Seven longer talks with architects and professors on education, sustainability, vernacular building, interiors, journalism and product design.
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- Architectural Education I: The Field of Study
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- Architectural Journalism: Building Bridges Between Design and User
- Sustainable Architecture: The Need of the Hour (this conversation)
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- Interior Architecture: A Dream Home
- Product Design: Is It a Niche or Need?
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