Posts tagged ‘cold climate’
Learning Environments in informal settlements
February 23rd, 2010
Guest author: Olga Maria Conto Sterling
The aim of this project is to explore possibilities for learning environments in the informal settlements on the outskirts of Bogota, Colombia. This topic emerged from the growing necessity to provide schools in the poorest municipalities surrounding the Colombian capital where hundreds of internally displaced people arrive every month. The initial research focused on the [...]
Tags: architectural association, cold climate, colombia, design, learning environments, research, sustainble environmental design
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Urban social housing in Colombia
February 18th, 2010
Guest author: Gilda Riveros
In Colombia, even though the construction of social housing has increased there is still a high demand that has not been fully covered. In addition, the majority of current schemes lack in comfort and consideration of local climatic conditions. This project focuses on the design of affordable urban housing units. The introduction of climate-responsive strategies [...]
Tags: architectural association, cold climate, colombia, design, housing, research, sustainble environmental design
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Emergency (post-disaster) housing for the Chilean scenario
February 14th, 2010
Guest author: José Antonio Espinoza Pérezdetudela
Chile is one of the most seismic countries worldwide. Despite this, it does not have a proper relief policy to overcome the stressful consequences that an earthquake has over the affected families. It also does not take into account how to react in the different climatic scenarios that Chile presents. This study addresses the design [...]
Tags: architectural association, chile, cold climate, design, earthquake, housing, post disaster, research, sustainble environmental design
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