CEE113: Patterns of Sustainability. John Kunz

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1 CEE113: Patterns of Sustainability John Kunz

2 Agenda Class introduction Content Goals and methods Week 1: 3 April 2

3 Patterns of Sustainability Big Ideas We look at patterns we see in the natural and built environments we inherit from our predecessors We will identify patterns that nourish and inspire over time, those that do not Week 1: 3 April 3

4 Patterns of Sustainability Big Ideas There are Analytical perspectives on sustainability: PPP/EEE triple bottom line: PPP: Profit, People, Planet EEE: Ecology, Equity, Economy Sustainable development: Bruntland Report, Week 1: 3 April 4

5 Patterns of Sustainability Big Ideas There are Analytical perspectives on sustainability: PPP/EEE triple bottom line, Bruntland, And emotional - how built architecture: Gives us memory and a sense of place Balances practicality and art Gives physical representation of a culture But the analytical and emotional seem disparate Therefore, let s look at and develop personal patterns of sustainability Fundamental ethical issue: what and how you choose to create the environments for your generation and your descendants Week 1: 3 April 5

1953. http://www.aqmd.gov/news1/archives/history/50 th_photos.

6 Roots of sustainability Ancient history: preserve; develop slowly: American Indian culture; Beijing/ Florence? My grandparents: very thrifty farmers > Industrial revolution develop quickly & deplete Wiping smog tears, Los Angeles, th_photos.htm Week 1: 3 April black dragons from the Lasengmiao Power Plant, China, 2005, 6

7 Steele: roots of sustainability 1970s Zero growth Population Bomb, Ehrlich 1968 First Earth day 1970 Limits to Growth s Sustainability Brandt commission North South 1980 Bruntland report Our Common Future promise of environment and economic development Discussion of values, standard of living Triple bottom line equity, ecology, economy Week 1: 3 April 7

8 Sustainability Sustainability now links economic development with ecological (and now cultural) preservation both economic development and ecology must and have started to redefine their values more broadly To develop either indefinitely over time requires the other Fundamentally an ethical question: how do we want to care for those who are yet unborn? Has analytical and emotional facets Week 1: 3 April 8

9 Class Agenda Week 1: 3 April 9

10 Big Idea We will (Course goals are) See the "built environment" of these places where we now are privileged to live, Stanford, Beijing, Florence Interpret patterns of sustainability from Theory Individual and group self-perceptions Week 1: 3 April 10

11 Environments Natural: created by nature, over time Built: physical, created by people, over time Symbolic buildings, e.g., palaces, churches Public spaces e.g., parks Economic, e.g., dams, roads, ports, mines Private buildings and spaces, e.g., the home, study area Intangible: non-physical, created by people, over time Food, religion, customs, myths, arts Week 1: 3 April 11

12 Query-1: Patterns 1. (Joint or Individual) Photo 2. (Individual) Sketch 3. (joint) Formal summary 4. (joint or personal) Personal vignette 5. (joint) Patterns What patterns do you see What patterns are missing or interpreted oddly? 6. (joint) Analytical Interpretation: comment on EEE Week 1: 3 April 12

13 1. photo: Puerta de Europa These two leaning towers form a modern triumphal arch in Northern Madrid, open to the city, and symbolically reference such buildings in Paris and Pisa. Week 1: 3 April 13

14 2. - sketch Window within window within window in the Museo de Picasso, a view into an intimate space within and an invitation to go within. Week 1: 3 April 14

15 3. Formal framework Example: Barcelona museum Function (design intent): Show ancient and new forms of the museum Beauty Classical forms Form (designed and built physical elements) Ancient columns & walls, modern windows (Classic) multiple arches and columns Arches, columns, rectangles, spaces Behaviors (predicted/ observed performance) View opens to 3 viewed and a hidden space Contrast of old and new; accessible human scale Grand in concept, accessible in scale Week 1: 3 April 15

16 4. Personal vignette We visited the Gaudi Sagrada Familia. Standing at the front of the building, students looked captivated by the sight -- a personal example of the power of architecture to inspire Week 1: 3 April 16

17 5. (joint) Patterns: Example - MACBA Pattern 61. Small public squares: A town needs public squares. If too large, they look deserted Make public squares feet across (any length ok) Week 1: 3 April 17

18 Example - Puerta de Europa Pattern 62. High places: Build occasional high places as landmarks throughout the city Natural or built towers Should require a physical climb Week 1: 3 April 18

19 Example - Madrid Pattern 64. Pools and Streams: We came from water; we need constant access to water Preserve natural pools and streams Create fountains in places without natural running water Week 1: 3 April 19

20 Example Museo Picasso Pattern 66. Holy Ground: In each community, identify some sacred site as consecrated; form a series of nested precincts, each more private and more sacred, each marked by a gateway Whatever is holy will be felt as holy only if it is hard to reach, if it requires layers of access, waiting, approach, passage through a series of gates Week 1: 3 April 20

21 Example Madrid boulevard EEE: Equity: good - open to all Ecology: good that there is nature; people walk. Bad (?) that there are lots of cars on street Economy: good that enables recreation and commerce; bad that has low asset utilization Summary: helpful addition to community Week 1: 3 April 21

22 Goals and non-goals Yes Open eyes and discussion See multiple examples of the built environment 1 unit * 4 hours/unit/week = ~4 hours/week, for class + viewing + reading + homework No Blinders Narrow focus Slacking (< 4 hours/week) Excessive work (> 4 hours/week) Week 1: 3 April 22

23 Organization Instructor: John Kunz Units: 1-2 (normally) Schedule: Class (Stanford), Thursday 2:00 3:00 pm Site visits: normally, weekly Deliverable: on the web Stanford honor code Week 1: 3 April 23

24 Evaluation Sketch and photo (One per week, required, 0% of class grade). Assessment of your understanding of reading (25% of class grade). Take as often as you like; only best grade counts; no late excuses Weekly short-essay queries on the theoretical and conceptual content of the class (95% of class grade) All queries are group (x2) assignments Class project (2 unit option): you propose; Grading: check for precise, succinct responses Easy "B" by addressing all questions. Instructor discretion (5% of class grade). Week 1: 3 April 24

25 Theoretical POD: Alexander et al.: Patterns 1. Independent regions 2. Distribution of towns 3. City country fingers 4. Agricultural valleys 5. Lace of country streets 6. Country towns 7. The Countryside 8. Mosaic of subcultures 9. Scattered work Week 1: 3 April 25

26 Theoretical POD: Alexander et al.: Patterns 11. Local transit areas 12. Community of Subculture boundary 14. Identifiable neighborhood 15. Neighborhood boundary 16. Web of public transportation 17. Ring roads 18. Network of learning 19. Web of shopping 20. Mini-buses About 5 each week Week 1: 3 April 26

27 Patterns of Sustainability Big Ideas There are Analytical perspectives on sustainability: PPP/EEE triple bottom line, Bruntland, And emotional - how built architecture: Gives us memory and a sense of place Balances practicality and art Gives physical representation of a culture But the analytical and emotional seem disparate Therefore, let s look at and develop personal patterns of sustainability Fundamental ethical issue: what and how you choose to create the environments for your generation and your descendants Week 1: 3 April 27

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