Lets think Eco friendly . . . .

Hafencity waterfront renewal project, Hamburg, Germany

DATA & FACTS: • Overall size : 157 hectares • Land Area : 123 hectares • More than 2.3 million sq.mt of newly built gross floor space • 6000-7000 apartments for 12000-13000 people • 45000 jobs (including more than 35000 office jobs) • Expansion of Hamburg’s city area by 40% • 10.5 km of publicly accessible quayside promenade • Distance between the centre and town hall : 800 meters INTRODUCTION : • The Development Process of Hafencity : • It witnessed the emergence of three overlapping, tangible and intangible perspectives of thought and action: • Identity, Sustainability and Urbanity. • This multidimensional orientation is linked with the urban spatial dimensions as a “new downtown” and “waterfront” urban development project. TRANSPORT: • Efficient road network leading to the city and motorways • New underground line U4 linking city centre and Hafencity • (extension to the east under construction) • PUBLIC SPACE...

EcoVillage at Ithaca, New York

Overview: Initiated in 1991 Location:2.5 miles from downtown Ithaca, NewYork , USA. Total land: 175 acres. 50 acres land for conservation. Two food farms producing food for 1500 inhabitants. 60 homes clustered in 10 acre of land. INTRODUCTION The ultimate goal of EcoVillage at Ithaca is nothing less than to redesign the human habitat. We are creating a model community of some five hundred residents that will exemplify sustainable systems of living - systems that are not only practical in themselves, but replicable by others. The completed project will demonstrate the feasibility of a design that meets basic human needs such as shelter, food production, energy, social interaction, work and recreation while preserving natural ecosystems ( EcoVillage at Ithaca Mission Statement 1994). Demonstrating Best Practices at EcoVillage Ithaca: 1. Green Building, Energy Efficiency, and Renewable Energy: All homes are passive solar, super-insulated, and many have photo...

How does Geographical land forms affect Landuse & Human Settlements.

What are Landforms? • Landforms are the natural shapes called landforms. • There are many different types of landforms found on the earth: landforms of continental relief and landforms of coastal relief. Different kinds of landforms? 1) Plain 2) Desert 3) Mountain 4) Valley 5) Rivers. 6) Delta 7) Glaciers & Ice fields 8) Canyon 9) Cape 10) Island What is a PLAIN? A plain is a flat area on Earth’s surface. EXAMPLE : The Great Plains region of the United States reaches across the vast interior of the country, from the Ca...

Breathing Architecture

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