Sustainable by Design
Fall & Spring
| 3 credits
| Elective
Majors:
Architecture,
Design,
Environmental Studies,
Landscape Architecture,
Sustainability,
and
Urban Design
A study of sustainability in architecture and design through theory and case studies. Sustainable aspects of design are approached from a holistic and conceptual point of view. The course will focus on advanced knowledge of sustainable practices to further students’ understanding of the main aspects of sustainability as parameters for creating good architecture and design.
Field Studies
- Architectural Office Visits
- Office visits to Henning Larsen Architects, Lundgaard, Trandberg Architects, and BIG
- Central Copenhagen
- In-class visits to Copenhagen Business School, Kilen campus, Ørested, Green Lighthouse, sustainable housing on the Hedebygade
- Greater Copenhagen
- Sustainable Industries and Buildings: Rockwool center, Munke Energy Flex House, House of Dreams, VKR Holding, and the Horton Law Office
- Open Air Museum
- Vernacular architecture at the Open-Air Museum
Instructors
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Leslie Lorimer
Architect AIA LEED/BD+C. (Stanford University, Economics, 1988)(MArch,UC Berkeley, 1995). Employment at Sim Van der Ryn Architects & Associates, SMWM Architecture & Planning. Own firm since 2000, Lorimer Architecture. With DIS since 2010.
