Principles of intelligent urbanismPrinciples of intelligent urbanism (PIU) is a theory of urban planning composed of a set of ten axioms intended to guide the formulation of city plans and urban designs. They are intended to reconcile and integrate diverse urban planning and management concerns. These axioms include environmental sustainability, heritage conservation, appropriate technology, infrastructure-efficiency, placemaking, social access, transit-oriented development, regional integration, human scale, and institutional integrity.
ÉcoconceptionL’écoconception est un terme désignant la volonté de concevoir des produits respectant les principes du développement durable et de l'environnement, en recourant , dans un contexte qui évoluerait alors vers une économie circulaire. La définition officielle qui fait foi pour l'ADEME est la suivante : À partir de celle-ci, on peut en effet décliner d'autres formulations ou déclinaisons.
Sustainable refurbishmentSustainable refurbishment describes working on existing buildings to improve their environmental performance using sustainable methods and materials. A refurbishment or retrofit is defined as: “any work to a building over and above maintenance to change its capacity, function or performance’ in other words, any intervention to adjust, reuse, or upgrade a building to suit new conditions or requirements”. Refurbishment can be done to a part of a building, an entire building, or a campus.
Copper in architectureCopper has earned a respected place in the related fields of architecture, building construction, and interior design. From cathedrals to castles and from homes to offices, copper is used for a variety of architectural elements, including roofs, flashings, gutters, downspouts, domes, spires, vaults, wall cladding, and building expansion joints. The history of copper in architecture can be linked to its durability, corrosion resistance, prestigious appearance, and ability to form complex shapes.
Sustainable landscape architectureSustainable landscape architecture is a category of sustainable design concerned with the planning and design of the built and natural environments. The design of a sustainable landscape encompasses the three pillars of sustainable development: economic well-being, social equity and environmental protections. The United Cities and Local Governments, UNESCO, and the World Summit on Sustainable Development further recommend including a fourth pillar of cultural preservation to create successful sustainable landscape designs.
Architecture vernaculairethumb|Cliff Palace à Mesa Verde thumb|Ksar Ouled Soltane à Tataouine L’architecture vernaculaire est un type d'architecture communément répandu dans un pays, un territoire ou une aire donnés à une époque donnée. Le terme « vernaculaire » n'est pas attesté avant le au sens de « tout ce qui est particulier à un pays ». Il s'agit d'un emprunt récent au latin vernaculus, « relatif aux esclaves nés dans la maison ». En linguistique, le terme de langue vernaculaire renvoie à une langue usuellement parlée dans les limites d'une communauté.
Architecture contemporainethumb|200px|upright 0.8|L'architecture du Musée Guggenheim à Bilbao, Frank Gehry, 1997. L'architecture contemporaine est par définition l'architecture produite maintenant, et cette qualification est donnée aux courants architecturaux de ces dernières décennies appartenant à l'histoire immédiate. Mais d'une façon encore plus générale, le est l'époque contemporaine définissant pour son architecture alors son caractère « contemporain », et dans ce cas voir l'Histoire de l'architecture.
New Classical architectureNew Classical architecture, New Classicism or Contemporary Classical architecture is a contemporary movement in architecture that continues the practice of Classical architecture. It is sometimes considered the modern continuation of Neoclassical architecture, even though other styles might be cited as well, such as Gothic, Baroque, Renaissance or even non-Western styles – often referenced and recreated from a postmodern perspective as opposed to being strict revival styles.
