An architectural approach towards a sustainable development

Sustainable development is an organising principle for human life on a planet.  It can actually be defined as a development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. The broader topic “Sustainability” is believed to be supported on three pillars, the environmental sustainability, economic sustainability and social sustainability. The burning issues which are being confronted today are, Global warming of atmosphere and green-house gases accumulation, Ozone layer thinning away with all negative impacts, which are the result of going against the ecological laws. In order to answer to all these boiling issues, major steps have to be taken at the root level itself. The first step needs to be the identification as to, what is environmentally desirable and what are the most feasible options for achieving them be it physical, economic, social and technological. Majorly the effort which has to be initiated with, is identification of processes, which deal with various activities for creation of the plans seeking to identify what is environmentally desirable. Wise use of activity and resources will have a positive effect on the environment. Without proactive environmental management, development is unlikely to be sustainable and people will be more vulnerable to disasters. Thus a sincere effort should be made to stretch what nature provides to the optimum and maintain that expansion indefinitely without environmental breakdown, in order to maximize human well-being, security and adaptability. Due to the rapid increase in construction activity many negative impacts are being observed. Buildings that are designed and used today contribute to serious environmental problems due to excessive consumption of energy and other natural resources.  An integrated approach towards the building design should be adopted which will result in energy resource efficiency. Present Research paper will include the process, steps and techniques a designer in the present day should incorporate in his design, right from the site selection to the finishing stage so as to safeguard the future of human beings thus accomplish the goal of sustainability

Fractals, architecture and sustainability

The concept of fractals has brought about exhilarating and innovative changes deepening and broadening our understanding about the nature, culture and science. Sustainability as understood is an attempt looking at three dimensions- social ,economic and environmental. Architecture accomplishes some of the basic human needs namely aesthetics, functionality and sustainability. Fractal architecture with its unique feature of organic assemblage of units is better endowed to answer questions of sustainability than many other form of architecture. The fractal theme serves as a framework or reference for organizing an intellectual and aesthetic presentation in order to explain the reality that ‘everything in the universe (nature) is connected to everything else.’ The concept of fractal explains nature, where sustainability is a current concern. The topic of Fractal is a realization of the natural world expressed mathematically where the structure of every piece holds the key to the whole structure. The application of fractal theory in architecture is a new concept. The following research paper will discuss about fractals, their existence in architecture and how further they can be related to sustainabilit