Comments on: Upcoming Green Design Conference: The Jerusalem Seminar in Architecture https://www.greenprophet.com/2009/01/design-conference-jerusale/ Sustainably Driven. Future Ready. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:05:15 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: James https://www.greenprophet.com/2009/01/design-conference-jerusale/#comment-1765 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:05:15 +0000 http://greenprophet.com/?p=5858#comment-1765 Many thanks for your comments Abhinandan. Regarding students participation in the seminars, as far as I remember, the organisation welcomes students participation and runs 2 design competitions which are judged during the conference. However I was just a visiting journalist at the conf, and am not an organiser, so please contact them directly via the link (click on the link in the article) for further info.

2 green architects I met during the conference and have been researching since are Micheal Palwyn (a specialist in biomimicry) and Ken Yeang – I recommend you have a look at their design and writings. Please also let us know of any projects you are involved in, or know of, in India. I met (at another conference in Israel) a designer from Auroville – would love to visit there one day.

warm regards,
James

]]> By: Abhinandan Bera https://www.greenprophet.com/2009/01/design-conference-jerusale/#comment-1764 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:06:58 +0000 http://greenprophet.com/?p=5858#comment-1764 In the entry above, I would like to focus on two sentences:
-Green Design – from theory to practice
-the determination to green things up, either by accident or design

It is really necessary that we start doing things in realty that will prove the current movement for Green and sustainable architecture.

And one important point that I liked is ‘to green things up, also by accident’. The spontaneity in architecture is something that is natural and quite successful if guided properly. We are trying to make Green and energy efficient buildings; but let us not forget the basic natural ways in which a energy efficiency can be achieved. I, being an Indian have witnessed how ancient buildings used architecture (which may include the built form, the materials used etc.) to achieve their desired state of energy efficiency without mechanical cooling systems(the havelis or palaces amidst the deserts of Rajasthan control climate, practise rain water harvesting, and saves energy in various forms), which is inspiring towards spontaneous Green architecture, I believe.

If possible please let me know if students can participate in these seminars; and if so, then how.

Regards,
Abhinandan Bera,
4th year B. Arch. student, India

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