{"id":46544,"date":"2022-01-17T12:28:20","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T08:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/?p=46544"},"modified":"2022-01-17T12:28:20","modified_gmt":"2022-01-17T08:28:20","slug":"next-generation-of-architects-address-climate-crisis-at-expo-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/next-generation-of-architects-address-climate-crisis-at-expo-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Next Generation Of Architects’ Address Climate Crisis At Expo 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

De Montfort University<\/a>\u00a0(DMU), the founding partner of the UK Pavilion is \u00a0leading the conversation on the future of sustainable architecture as part of the \u2018How Will We Live?\u2019 week at Expo 2020.<\/p>\n

According to the United Nations, by 2050, nearly 70% of the world’s population is expected to be living in cities. The four-day exhibition which began on Friday, 14 January, howcases design solutions that address the strain placed on global infrastructure, energy, housing, transport, and the environment as a result of this migration.<\/p>\n

The work on display is produced by architecture graduates and academics, predominantly from the DMU, Leicester campus and recognized by The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). It is a response to the Human Rights outlined by the United Nations and offers long-term solutions to ensure these rights are maintained.<\/p>\n

Commenting on the role played by architecture in tacking climate change, Dr. Yuri Hadi, Senior Lecturer in Architecture, De Montfort University, said, \u201cWe believe in solving climate change by\u00a0understanding the people\u00a0first. Our\u00a0approach to architecture is all about understanding the local context, and their\u00a0challenges. This helps us\u00a0build our design\u00a0in a\u00a0bottom-up\u00a0approach\u00a0rather than top-bottom\u00a0one\u00a0because we believe architecture should tackle\u00a0sustainability and\u00a0social aspects\u00a0first.\u00a0We\u00a0then\u00a0identify\u00a0the technology that\u00a0will\u00a0addresses the problem\u00a0into the design.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThrough our architecture courses, we teach our students how they can reduce the carbon footprint in the design and building phase, as well as how\u00a0we can mitigate pollution and build\u00a0settlements that are sustainable for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Exhibits include award-winning project from the SKYHIVE 2020 Skyscraper Challenge, designed by DMU student, Daniel Hambly. The unique design entails office and residential spaces and is set apart by mineral-recovery, biogas-production, and wastewater-recovery facilities.<\/p>\n

On how architecture can help mitigate plastic pollution in the oceans, Dr. Hadishowcased a project model designed at DMU Leister which could be built in fishing villages and ports that removes plastic waste from the water and brings it back to land to recycle it. The model exhibited harvested plastic from the sea to land, acting as an organism to break down these plastics and using them to remake into the building itself, forming its canopy roof.<\/p>\n

Other DMU student work included a unique \u2018vertical farm\u2019 that could be the answer to food security, while yet another tackled the challenges of overproduction and the need for recycling.By creating a literal \u2018waste food mountain\u2019, the design intends to teach people how to manage food waste better, along with composting it.<\/p>\n

As part of the \u2018How We Will Live?\u2019 week, Simon Bradbury, Pro Vice-Chancellor International and Dean of Arts, Design and Humanities at DMU, will be speaking on the practicalities of trying to achieve net zero in education virtually on Monday, January 17.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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