TY - CHAP
T1 - Healthful, Sustainable Design in Community-Engaged Architecture Education
AU - Albrecht, Clarissa F.
AU - Iulo, Lisa D.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors extend their gratitude to course co-instructors Eric Sutherland (Fall 2016 and Spring 2017), Nathaniel Belcher (Fall 2017), all of the students, and the Department of Architecture and the Hamer Center for Community Design at Penn State. These projects would not be possible without the input of our community partners. Special thanks to the Penn State Sustainability Institute Sustainable Communities Collaborative for their organization and support of the Bellefonte School project.
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PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Chronic diseases are the number one cause of death and disability; becoming increasingly prevalent across all ages and demographics. However, they are often preventable, in part through lifestyle management. Community and building design have a role to play in allowing for lifestyle choices that can improve human health, including physical environments that encourage regular exercise or improved nutrition. Moreover, according to the World Health Organization, climate change affects the social and environmental determinants of health—clean air, safe drinking water, sufficient food, and secure shelter among other factors. Therefore, reducing emissions of greenhouse gases through better transport, food and energy-use choices can result in improved health, particularly through reduced air pollution. These principles are closely linked to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. In this context, sustainable development criteria—including USGBC LEED, ILFI Living Building Challenge, and WELL Building Standard, present educational tools through which students can begin to understand and address these goals. Adding to that, meaningful learning happens though thoughtful application of concepts driven by real-world issues faced by communities and community members. Here, three classes and partnerships are presented to illustrate the tools and approaches applied in an architectural design education for sustainability and resilience at a major US university. Emphasis in the class is placed on developing a holistic architecture—recognizing interconnected and life-sustaining relationships between food, energy, and water, people, and their environment.
AB - Chronic diseases are the number one cause of death and disability; becoming increasingly prevalent across all ages and demographics. However, they are often preventable, in part through lifestyle management. Community and building design have a role to play in allowing for lifestyle choices that can improve human health, including physical environments that encourage regular exercise or improved nutrition. Moreover, according to the World Health Organization, climate change affects the social and environmental determinants of health—clean air, safe drinking water, sufficient food, and secure shelter among other factors. Therefore, reducing emissions of greenhouse gases through better transport, food and energy-use choices can result in improved health, particularly through reduced air pollution. These principles are closely linked to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. In this context, sustainable development criteria—including USGBC LEED, ILFI Living Building Challenge, and WELL Building Standard, present educational tools through which students can begin to understand and address these goals. Adding to that, meaningful learning happens though thoughtful application of concepts driven by real-world issues faced by communities and community members. Here, three classes and partnerships are presented to illustrate the tools and approaches applied in an architectural design education for sustainability and resilience at a major US university. Emphasis in the class is placed on developing a holistic architecture—recognizing interconnected and life-sustaining relationships between food, energy, and water, people, and their environment.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-031-22856-8_24
DO - 10.1007/978-3-031-22856-8_24
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85150188065
T3 - World Sustainability Series
SP - 431
EP - 451
BT - World Sustainability Series
PB - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
ER -