In other words, the sustainable appeals to the tangible, to the obvious and measurable change of architecture within the environment and its resources, and The sustainable is inclined to integral areasand its measurement reaches more abstract concepts.
Examples of sustainable architecture
Below are two examples of sustainable architecture. The vision of both is completely different, in one, integral architecture is the means to achieve sustainability, and in the other, technologies are the way for the building to be energetically efficient.
Schools, health centers, libraries in Gando
Francis Kéré
The winning architect of the Pritzker Prize, Francis Kéré, is one of the best examples of what sustainable architecture can achieve if it is designed comprehensively. Without the need for external aspects for thermal or solar regulation, the different schools and health centers that Kéré designed and built have become a reference within the environment.
The architect's work, and Its success lies in the understanding of its contextits physical, sunty, orientation, cross -ventilation characteristics, among others, and from its analysis, giving optimal results with the selection of materials, openings to ventilate and illuminate, even heights in buildings. Morphology and site are also part of the result of the vision and mind of an architect committed to their community and the environment.
The One World Trade Center was designed to be sustainable and energy efficient.Mihai Vlasceanu / Pexels.
One World Trade Center
David Childs, Daniel Libeskind
The current headquarters of the Condé Nast and Durst Organization offices is, on the contrary to the previous example, the sample of efficiency through new technologies. The building of more than 500 meters high is mimetized in its New York context thanks to its glazed facade, ideal for the use of sunlight, which is complemented with multiple photovoltaic cells. In addition, the building is supplied by wind turbines that add to energy efficiency.
As if that were not enough, the building is built under the thought of recycling, as almost 75 percent of the materials were reused, resulting in one of the highest and most beautiful skyscrapers around the world.