Solar Shell
Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc)︎
PV INTEGRATED CERAMIC FACADE:
ARCHITECTURE AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
Increasing temperatures, droughts and poor air quality are hazardous aspects of climate change that are continually increasing energy consumption requirements, especially in dense urban areas like Downtown Los Angeles. This project seeks to reduce energy consumption in a sustainable way through ceramic components that incorporate photovoltaic solar energy, shading and thermal protection.
Course Description:
Recent estimates hold the construction and building industries responsible for nearly 38% of the global energy-related emissions currently fueling catastrophic changes to our climate. In the wake of this fact, the global impact of what we design and how we build has become the center of Architectural discussion.
1.5°C explored this topic by investigating the potential of design, technology, and new materiality in Architecture as a means of aiding the global fight against environmental warming and accelerating climate change. This course evaluated design at the confluence of sustainable materials (ceramic, low-carbon, etc) and robotics with emphasis on emerging fabrication techniques, synthetic ecology, and net zero Architecture.
Course:
Advanced Robotic Fabrication 2022 | 1.5C: Architecture Against Climate Change
The Southern California Institute of Architecture
Instructors:
Garrett Sutherlin Santo & Herwig Baumgartner
TA: Kait Cartmell
Students:
Casper Clausen, Yufei Guo, Liwei Guo, Kai Johnson, David Kim, Caylee Sacks
Course Description:
Recent estimates hold the construction and building industries responsible for nearly 38% of the global energy-related emissions currently fueling catastrophic changes to our climate. In the wake of this fact, the global impact of what we design and how we build has become the center of Architectural discussion.
1.5°C explored this topic by investigating the potential of design, technology, and new materiality in Architecture as a means of aiding the global fight against environmental warming and accelerating climate change. This course evaluated design at the confluence of sustainable materials (ceramic, low-carbon, etc) and robotics with emphasis on emerging fabrication techniques, synthetic ecology, and net zero Architecture.
Course:
Advanced Robotic Fabrication 2022 | 1.5C: Architecture Against Climate Change
The Southern California Institute of Architecture
Instructors:
Garrett Sutherlin Santo & Herwig Baumgartner
TA: Kait Cartmell
Students:
Casper Clausen, Yufei Guo, Liwei Guo, Kai Johnson, David Kim, Caylee Sacks
