ARCHITECTURE AND MODERN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONIC SCIENTIFIC - EDUCATIONAL JOURNAL ON SCIENTIFIC-TECHNOLOGICAL AND EDUCATIONAL-METHODICAL ASPECTS OF MODERN ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION AND DESIGNING WITH THE USAGE OF VIDEO AND COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES
| Article |
The "Eco-Town" as seen by future architects |
| Authors |
N. Blagovidova, Moscow Institute of Architecture (State Academy), Moscow, Russia
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| Abstract |
A survey of short-term designs done by students of the architectural ecology course shows their readiness to solve problems of sustainable development. A "Tourist eco-town on the Tbilisi-Nazran highway" by S. Konchakov is based on the principle of balance between nature and human activities, reached through creating a fractal town, compatible with the natural landscape structure. On the other hand, "City in Cosmos" by A. Vorkacheva presents a future of cities for 3000 inhabitants with flora and fauna being grown artificially and set in space, leaving the Earth a nature sanctuary. Both a realistic and a fantastic approaches have resulted in 25 creative ideas deserving further elaboration.
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| Keywords: |
eco-town, future, imagination, fantasies, architects, students
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Full article (in Russian) and photos of the winners you can find here |
| References |
- Mikulina E., Blagovidova N. Arhitecturnaya Ecologiya. Moscow, 2013.
- Miguel Ruano, Okologisher Stadtebau. Karl Kramer Verlag Stuttgart + Zurich, 1999.
- J.Jacobs. Smert I zhizn bolshih americanskih gorodov. Moscow, 2011.
- I.McHarg. Design with Nature. New York, 1969.
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