SUNSTAINABILITY IS NOT COLLECTING TINS

By Vasiliki Alvanou

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As most people associate sustainability with household recycling and collection, it might sound difficult. However, what the general public is aware of falls well short of the concept’s true meaning. A world that corresponds to the principles of reducing, reusing, and recycling as well as living simply is one that is considered to be eco-friendly. Achieving sustainability involves using natural resources minimally, recycling or reducing the use of other non-renewable resources, and eventually stopping to use of them completely. This allows us to meet our immediate needs while also retaining and protecting future generations’ needs and enhancing the quality of all lives. Sustainability cannot be a workable strategy if our nations’ priorities are not reevaluated and modified in the direction away from fossil fuels. The economy, society, and environment are the three main pillars on which sustainability is based. An eco-friendly lifestyle is a basis for balance because all of these are interconnected. Historical individuals used resources created by nature to construct their homes. eating everything they’re able to in the neighborhood ecosystem. They were dressed in garments made of leather or natural fibers. Decor and aesthetics became increasingly essential as time went on while people began to become more sophisticated and well-educated. From homes with pitched roofs to tales about the kitchen and how women would style their hair, trends come and go. For the modern individual, decoration has become vital and required. The modernist movement in architecture was all about technology, including the development of heating systems and other innovations for both the home and the workplace. Every object in space had a purpose for existing. Form follows function in all aspects of this era’s design, from the manufacturing of objects to any possible decorations. Le Corbusier developed the five architectural principles during that time in order for residential construction to function better and be more adaptable in a world with advanced technology like cars.

This was one of the factors that led to the development of the pilotis theory, which allows for easier access to cars inside homes while concealing the connection between the new technological object and the residence. Next in the line is the era of post-Modernism. A movement that looks a bit overwhelmed with all this technology, as result creates some nostalgia and an extra appreciation of some vernacular techniques and materials that people used to build their cities from the existing homeland. One of the most crucial strategies to transfer the past and memories into space is through materials and techniques. There are two sides to the coin, one with vernacular methods and the other with vernacular materials. For instance, R. Venturi’s early 20th-century home in Las Vegas exhibits symmetry. An extremely recognizable home with a pitched roof and entrances on either side of the front door that appeals to human awareness as a house shape. C. Moore’s Piazza Italia is a wonderful illustration. A square that shouts Italy and instantly transports you away from New Orleans. Circular-patterned masonry stones make up the floor, mythological faces and figures ornament the columns, and lovely arches gracefully welcome you within. Also, all of the elements are painted in warm colors that directly refer to any Italian city and have no resemblance to the current location. The goal of that movement was to make people feel a little more connected to their culture and to remind them of techniques and materials that may be employed in future development in new ways than they had previously known. did in New Orleans with the piazza.

Recycling materials is simply one aspect of sustainability; it may be much more, also included in preserving and reusing. The well-known tale of the kid in the wooden puppet, Pinocchio, can communicate some sustainability truths. The story’s main plot revolved around an elderly craftsman who lost his son and took comfort in carving and making furniture out of bits of wood. He made a puppet that was identical to his kid in every way, considering height, build, and even facial traits. Geppetto, who created Pinocchio, was well-versed in woodworking and used it to distract himself from the melancholy he had experienced at the death of his son. Even though the child would never be there in person for him, he attempted and succeeded in making Pinocchio, who had figures that were similar to those of the real child and were fashioned of a material that was equally dear to the craftsman’s heart, similar to what Italians

Also, while the producer team tried to design the frames for each scene and adjust the characters to the story there is some interesting information that relates to one of the three parts of the manifesto reusing. Live-action material for Pinocchio was filmed under direction’s instructions with the performers pantomiming the scenes.

The animators utilized the film as a reference for animation instead of tracing, which would have produced rigid, artificial movement. They studied human movement and then added certain positions to the animation. It’s a strategy that they have done in the tale of Snow White and it was successful. They could just redraw frame after frame without ending because they didn’t have the technology we have today. Additionally, they modified a few of the scenes from the Snow-White narrative before using them. This may be thought of as a sustainable action. Reusing something repeatedly while making minor alterations may help tell a story while also saving time and money. Even if technology advances daily, this does not necessitate an increase in productivity. High technical progress can also include reusing what currently exists by just revaluing it and attempting to make it more sophisticated and advanced.