Papers by Rosilaine isoldi
Considering the assumption that the design act should respond to social and conceptual contempora... more Considering the assumption that the design act should respond to social and conceptual contemporary changes and the new requirements of achieving sustainability, this work studied characteristics and principles of sustainable design in architecture and construction. The hypothesis established by this study was that the combination between tradition and innovation (looking for an alternative technology) can contribute for sustainable design. This was a qualitative and multidisciplinary study and presented a panorama on sustainability in architecture and construction knowledge fields, with updated from the literature added with contributions from the anthropologic sciences and including a case study. The thesis showed that sustainable architecture and construction requires the consideration of many dimensions and the process for their materialization is differentiated, incorporating new variables and presenting many challenges and perspectives. Both, tradition (old knowledge) and innovation (new knowledge) can contribute with lessons and references that break up with the usual practices in architecture and construction and make possible the election of more sustainable alternatives for buildings and human environments, since they are more suited to value social and cultural aspects and the environment, to better exploit local potentialities and supply user's needs. The thesis findings intend to integrate the accumulated knowledge on the theme, in the expectation that the conclusions, even if restricted to a specific point of view, can be a useful addition to the theory and the practice of sustainable architecture and construction, thus contributing for the creation of more human habitats.
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Papers by Rosilaine isoldi