Contemporary Design Assignment PDF
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Contemporary Design 1Contemporary DesignStudent’s NameInstitutional Affiliation
CONTEMPORARY DESIGN2IntroductionGlobally, there is an increase in population especially in third world and developingcountries. As these population increases, it results to increase in demand for social facilities suchas schools, hospitals, community centers and children’s home. These facilities are usuallyconstructed with various materials mostly depending on the affordability and availability.However, there is need to use materials that are long-lasting and environmental friendly in orderto minimize the issues of global warming and increased greenhouse gas emissions that lead toacid rains which eventually leads to a reduction in crop yields due to soil pollution, decrease innumber of aquatic life due to deoxygenating of water and flooding as a result of increased waterlevel in seas and lakes[ CITATION Ben14 \l 1033 ]. Due to environmental awareness, currently, mostpeople have adopted the use of eco-friendly materials for construction and designing suchbuildings in an environmentally friendly manner. Architects and designers should ensure that they consult with the local residents on theirneeds before developing any infrastructure. They should also consider the long-term impacts ofthe construction to the society, economy and the environment[ CITATION Zuo14 \l 1033 ]. In termsof the social impacts of the construction, it should be decent enough to cater for the social needof people such as education in case of a school or health, in case of a health facility. Economicimpacts of a construction are in the case of a business facility and environmental impact of aconstruction includes its effects on the environment in terms of environmental friendliness orenvironmental pollution.There are various designs and materials that are used in the construction of infrastructuresespecially in the recent projects as a result of environmental awareness. They are discussedbelow;
CONTEMPORARY DESIGN3Shelters can be built of plastic paper especially during emergencies like floods andearthquake. This is because they are fireproof, waterproof, affordable and can be recycled, (Ban).Plastic papers were used to build shelters in Japan in 1995 for victims of the earthquake, (Ban).Simple structures can be used to provide accommodation to less privileged. Unfortunately, this isusually not the case always since “we are too busy working for the privileged people” (Ban).People should design and built their own houses Hemp and shipping containers can be used tobuild various facilities like schools and rehabilitation centers. Members of the community shouldbe involved in designing. People, especially the needy can be empowered economically bybuilding structures for them to start a business, for example, a seventy years old lady helped tobuild a laundry house where she laundered for others for a pay. “I wish to develop a communitythat actively embraces innovative and sustainable design to improve living conditions for all”[ CITATION Ban \l 1033 ]Architecture is a tool that should improve the lives of people, their dignity, benevolent,society, and culture. The choice of material and building technique plays a key role in thedistribution of resources, the participation of the community members and equality. “We cannotbuild homes for seven billion people in steel and concrete only” (Heringer, 2014). Wood can alsobe used for construction since it is eco-friendly and will result in the planting of more trees thatwill give out oxygen then take in carbon (IV) Oxide. Sinclair’s quest to cater for theaccommodation needs for victims of crises made him come up with the design for competitionidea, in that made architects from thirty countries to take part [ CITATION Ban \l 1033 ]. Toencourage different designs, Bell and Wakeford edited Scott Shall’s Design Like You Give aDamn (2009) idea to make it easy to understand. In Safe: design takes on risk, architects areadvised to design simple structures to provide shelter for those in need[ CITATION Ant05 \l 1033 ].
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