01IPlanetaryUrbanisation
Paraboxofthecities
M.ArchUrbanDesignThesis2022-2023
Bartlettschoolofarchitecture
Tutor:EnriquetaLlabres-Valls,ZacharyFluker
Glassskyscrapershavebeenthedominantimageofmultinationalcorporations.Saint Gobainistheleadingglobalprovideroftheglobalglassmarket.Byanalyzingthe supplychainofSaintGobain,from planetarytomolecular,thisprojectunveilsSaint Gobain'simpactonSandandCarbonattheglobalscale.Inaddition,Glass dramaticallycontributestotheurbanheatislandeffect.Thisprojectproposesa blockchain-baseddigitalurbanmodelwheredesignerscanhijackthecity'ssurface.
PlanetaryUrbanisationIM.ArchUDThesis 1
‘Capitalism hasshapedurbancentresaseconomic entitiesratherthanaspaceforhabitationandsocial harmony’-
HenryLefebvreANNUALREVENUE: 52BILLIONDOLLARS 70COUNTRIES AMAJORPLAYERINCONSTRUCTIONINDUSTRY 1/4THGLOBAL GLASSPRODUCTION
6,000,000TONNES OFFLOATGLASSIS MANUFACTURED EVERYYEAR
1FOOTBALLGROUND OFGLASSEVERY 5MINUTES
1000Sq.m Glass Everyminute
PlanetaryUrbanisationIM.ArchUDThesis 2 construction Material Distribution Mobility Transportation
SupplychainofSaintGobains
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50BillionTonnesofsandis consumed/year
IM.Arch
68.8% SILICA SAND PlanetaryUrbanisation
UrbanDesign
1TripleGlazedunit=75KgSand=3.3sandbags
GlassskyscraperssignificantlycontributetotheUrbanHeatIsland islandoftheregion.
Skyscraper-denseregionsoftestsiteLondon
TheEnergyPerformanceRatingthatservesas acrucialbenchmarkinevaluatingthe sustainabilityandefficiencyofabuilding.
PlanetaryUrbanisationIM.ArchUrbanDesign 4
URBAN HEATISLAND EFFECTOFLONDON
EnergyperformaceCertification(EPC)
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PlanetaryUrbanisationIM.ArchUrbanDesign
Microclimateanalysisoftestbuilding-8canadasquareinCanaryWharf
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