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Interview: Perter Pennoyer The Designer’s hand
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David Chipperfield Architects: Anchorage Art Museum
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Software Update What Architects have been waiting for
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Green Architecture: An overview
Rural Studio: Lions Park
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Kim Wilkie Longwood Gardens Living Wall
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Exhibit: “The Art of Structure”
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What exactly is green architecture?
sustainability, materials, energy efficiency,
Green architecture is an approach to
land use, and waste reduction.
building which has become more prevalent in the last 25 to 30 years. Also known as
Sustainability
sustainable design, green architecture is
Green buildings are not only be designed
simply a method of design that minimizes
for a present use, but consideration is
the impact of building on the environment.
also be given to future uses as well. An adaptable structure can be “recycled”
Once thought of as unconventional and
many times over the course of its useful
nonstandard, green architecture is quickly
life. If specific technical issues prevent use
becoming accepted by both regulatory
of the building for a new function, then
agencies and the public alike as a
the materials used in its construction are
socially responsible and logical means of
designed to facilitate ease of recycling and
construction.
reprocessing of materials.
The beginnings of today’s green
Materials
revolution can be traced back to the
Buildings consume a variety of materials in
social awareness of the 1960s and
their construction. Green design reduces
European design such as is found in
the dependence on resource intensive
Scandinavia. From these origins, new
products and materials. Today, there
construction techniques have lead to the
are an increasing number of products
development of innovative materials and
available made from efficient, earth-
design concepts. Indeed, successfully
friendly, or recycled materials. In a green
designed green projects can involve an
building, consideration is also given to the
extensive array of factors, ranging from
construction process itself.
the resourceful use of materials, to careful consideration of function, climate, and
Materials that minimize waste or can be
location.
recycled, help contribute to an efficient and environmentally sensitive construction
So what makes something “green”?
process.
The concepts about green architecture can generally be organized into several
Energy Efficiency
areas of application. These areas include
Another important aspect of green design
is the integration of energy efficient
on the environment and resources is
mechanical systems and conservation
minimized.
methods.
natural part of an increasing number of
Additionally, green designs further help to
buildings. As natural resources dwindle,
minimize waste through the use of gray
green design will take a critical role in
water recycling and other sustainable
our built environment. In future articles,
energy strategies.
we will look at the specific components of green architecture, such as the variety
Land Use
of innovative products and materials
Site selection and building orientation
now available. If you would like more
also play a critical role in green design. A
information about sustainable design,
green building is located to take advantage
please visit some of the valuable resources
of its climate and surroundings. These
listed below.
conditions not only affect the efficiency of a building, but of the community and society as a whole. Planning for responsible land use addresses these issues through the consideration of climate, transportation, and the natural
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Waste Reduction An amazing amount of waste is generated by the construction of a typical building. Green buildings are designed to eliminate waste by using modular systems of construction, recycled products, and efficient use of materials. The ideal green building would create no waste either during construction or use, so the impact
By: Patrick Larum
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Today, sustainable design is becoming a
eliminate the dependence on fossil fuels.
Green Architecture
Summary Green buildings are designed to reduce or
Even in the age of computer-aided design, pencils, pens, and paintbrushes can be essential architectural tools. Is there a place in the modern architecture practice for handmade design drawings? Peter Pennoyer—who leads an eponymously named New York firm that produces classically inspired designs for houses and apartments, as well as institutional and commercial projects—believes so. Pennoyer and members of his firm are active in the Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America, for which Pennoyer serves as chairman; one colleague, senior associate Anton Glikin, taught drawing there. Pennoyer keeps a collection of hundreds of drawing instruments from the 18th to the 20th centuries at the office, and some still get daily use. “We still have Maylines,” Pennoyer says. “We still have charcoal.” These tools help produce the firm’s distinctive work. How much of your design work begins with sketches? Design in this office is done by drawing, period. We don’t design things directly on the computer. I sketch some, as much as I’m able, but I’m really managing the firm. Gregory Gilmartin, our director of design, only draws. He never uses CAD, although he’s very familiar with it and works with
ing the building and that show shade and
Yes, but the people who are the principal
shadow and give a sense of materiality.
What techniques are used?
designers constitutionally express them-
When we’ve had a separate easel with
Gilmartin sketches in pencil, in felt-tip pen,
selves with pencil and pen.
a painting, the design is much easier for
and he drafts his designs using 2H lead on
What’s the role of beauty in drawing?
people to read.
tracing paper with a Mayline parallel rule.
It depends on who’s doing it. Gilmartin’s
Anton Glikin draws freehand first and then
drawings are exceptionally accurate and
Do you hire specifically based on draw-
does pen-and-ink drawings. He also does
detailed. They’re visions of what he’s look-
ing ability?
watercolors and washes.
ing for, and he’ll build up layers and layers
I look at the range of skills. Great drawing
of trace as he refines his designs. All the
skills aren’t common these days. If some-
Why rely exclusively on hand drawing at
drawings that are done here for design
one brings a new kind of drawing style or
the design phase?
look beautiful to me because they show a
media, we welcome that. The drawings are
We believe the kind of design we do is
great passion. You can see the gesture and
of different character, depending on who
best expressed in a direct connection from
the physical act, as opposed to computer
might have done them.
your mind to your arm to your hand to
drawings that always look a little bit ossi-
the paper. It’s more fluid. We try to make
fied.
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each project different, so we like to have
So there’s no office drawing style? We try to make the designs personal to the
the freedom of the pencil. We work very
Does the computer have a role beyond
designer. If you look at the work, you can
closely with others in the office to put this
construction documents?
see which partner or associate has worked
into the computer.
We totally invite the computer. The 3ds
on it. The work depends on the context,
Max stuff we do is extremely elaborate.
the style of the building, and the client. So
What computer drawing programs do
We’re pushing very hard to make it more
there’s a diversity of work, and that is also
you use?
realistic, warmer. We try to vary our pre-
reflected in the diversity of drawing style.
AutoCAD and 3ds Max.
sentations. We try to get the client to face
How up-to-date are you with software?
a complete presentation—nothing tenta-
We keep up with the latest versions of the
tive—so they can fully commit.
software and have certain people in the office who know the latest techniques. Most
What other rendering techniques do you
of us in the office have a particular set of
use?
talents. We don’t all try and learn the latest
It’s important to make a distinction be-
things. Somebody here knows them.
tween drawings and renderings. Rendering is a different step. We do paintings of our
Do you have people move between hand
houses that are accurate in represent-
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drawing and the computer?
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everybody else.