{"id":166,"date":"2009-04-11T14:56:57","date_gmt":"2009-04-11T14:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zerocarbonhousebirmingham.wordsforaplanet.net\/?p=166"},"modified":"2015-08-01T19:03:27","modified_gmt":"2015-08-01T19:03:27","slug":"architectural-design","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/zerocarbonhousebirmingham.org.uk\/design\/architectural-design\/","title":{"rendered":"architectural design"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new kind of architecture<\/strong><\/p>\n

John Christophers, the architect of zero carbon house<\/a>, says:<\/p>\n

“My\u00a0architectural design ideas were not\u00a0imposed arbitrarily, but\u00a0grew out of the green agenda.\u00a0Some people run away from thinking about climate change, finding it as all too depressing, while some architects see sustainable building as a negative drag, imposing unwelcome constraints on their designs.\u00a0 I take the opposite view. \u00a0Of course good architecture should work as beautiful design; but rather than restricting, I believe a deep understanding of sustainability can help to generate a new kind of architecture that uses materials and light in creative and inspiring ways.”<\/p>\n

\u201cDesigning for climate change can become a positive \u2026 regenerative force in architecture, with buildings responding to rather than excluding climate.\u00a0\u00a0 Just as J.M.W.Turner transformed the polluted skies of London and Venice into great works of art, so we need to turn climate change into a new architecture.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0(Brian Edwards, Professor of Architecture, Copenhagen).<\/p>\n

For further details of the way\u00a0daylight and materials are used as a regenerative force in architecture in the design of zero carbon house see:<\/p>\n