Sustainable Urban Housing in China

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What I am writing is by no means a typical foreword. Instead of introducing the work of my colleagues in the Department of Architecture at Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology (MIT), I will use this opportunity to share my own limited but criticalexperience with the development of sustainability in China. However, I would like topoint out that the authors of this book are among the pioneers for sustainabilityresearch and design in China, and they have helped to build the foundation of anecologically sensitive architecture in China.
A CHANGING PRACTICE
As an architect in China, I have been confronted by the issue of sustainability andhave witnessed how it is rapidly changing the practice of architecture. Not only do wenow have a more substantial technological content during design, we have also begun to rethink programming and the spatial organization of a building, creating more efficiency for its occupants. Before the era of sustainability, architects used to initiateand carry out schematic design on a project without involvement from engineersuntil a later stage, such as during the design development. That sequence of the designprocess is becoming obsolete. One cannot add the concern of sustainability as anafterthought. Today, if an architect intends to develop a building that saves energy,she/he has to collaborate with engineers from the very beginning. Engineers and scientists have truly become our codesigners. This collaboration is well illustrated by the case studies in the following chapters. outside of Beijing, we enclosed a courtyard with buildings and hillside to create a milder microclimate. We also employed two traditional materials, earth and wood, specifically rammed-earth walls and laminated wood frames, to build a structure that is capable of disintegration and would produce less waste once the house is no longer needed. Although ancient wisdom, rather than advanced technology, was engaged, we were able to address the issue of sustainability for the first time. After all, sustainability is about a way of thinking.

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