Sustainable architecture teaching in non-sustainable societies

Stasinopoulos, TN

dc.contributor.author	Stasinopoulos, TN	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T02:50:12Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T02:50:12Z
dc.date.issued	2005	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/34960
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dc.subject	Education	en
dc.subject.other	Design schools	en
dc.subject.other	Environmental concerns	en
dc.subject.other	Sustainable architecture	en
dc.subject.other	Architecture	en
dc.subject.other	Curricula	en
dc.subject.other	Education	en
dc.subject.other	Sustainable development	en
dc.title	Sustainable architecture teaching in non-sustainable societies	en
heal.type	conferenceItem	en
heal.publicationDate	2005	en
heal.abstract	In the era of escalating consumerism and endless growth, the spirit of sustainability sounds out of tune; nevertheless it has managed to find a place in several design schools as an inevitable response to growing environmental concerns. In its infancy, sustainable architecture education encounters several obstacles such as its ambiguous identity and objectives, academic inertia and limited expertise, social conformity, as well as the lack of inspiring prototypes to counterbalance the mesmerizing models of non-sustainable lifestyles. The present paper reviews these setbacks, concluding that sustainable architecture necessitates a restructured academic curriculum, technically and socially alert professionals, and above all a bold revision of social priorities.	en
heal.journalName	22nd International Conference, PLEA 2005: Passive and Low Energy Architecture - Environmental Sustainability: The Challenge of Awareness in Developing Societies, Proceedings	en
dc.identifier.volume	2	en
dc.identifier.spage	855	en
dc.identifier.epage	858	en