Extended Brief 2011 – 2012 AA diploma 18 – The Energy Attack Unit
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Introduction Architecture is the number one cause of Global Warming, being responsible for 40 % of the CO2 released into the atmosphere. In his book, The Third Industrial Revolution, Jeremy Rifkin determines five pillars, which are to set the ground for a novel paradigm in the discipline of architecture. They are: 1.) shifting to renewable energy, 2.) understanding buildings as power plants, 3.) developing means of storing energy, 4.) creating distributed energy system and 5.) switching to electric, hybrid and fuel-cell transportation. Besides technological and infrastructural innovation lies empathy; this human quality connects all human beings and encourages awareness towards our environment. Diploma 18 will engage with Global Warming scenarios by developing a body of research that transforms the role of the architect into one of a “green army” activist.
Extended Brief AA diploma 18 – 2011/2012
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