ADAPTIVE DESIGN: WHERE CLIMATE CHANGE

AND ARCHITECTURE INTERSECT

Future of Living, through the lens of Climate Change and Design
CONTENTS

O1 INTRODUCTION

- AIM
- OBJECTIVES
- METHODOLOGIES

O2 THE GLOBAL CRISIS

O3 ADAPTING TO THE CRISIS

O4 INNOVATING ANTI-CRISIS
INTRODUCTION
Aim
To make Architectural designs to mitigate and adapt to climate change.
To meticulously create a design function as an extension to the depleting green covers, while utilising Nanomaterials.

Objectives
The main objective of this study is to understand the possibilities of an intervention as a consequence of Climate change, Architectural
design and Nanomaterials reaching a common ground.
In addition, activating the use and knowledge of Nanotechnology/ Nanoarchitecture/ Nanomaterials in architecture schools.
Methodology
PART ONE: The Global Crisis
1. Observation
2. Web study
3. Research papers
Understanding climate change, its causes and effects in the field of architecture and design.

PART TWO: Adapting to the Crisis

1. Experiment
2. Documentation
3. Case studies
Understanding a green building design, benefits and implementation of nanomaterials, through case studies.

PART THREE: Innovating Anti-Crisis

1. Documentation
2. Experimenting
Understanding the site, and its positive and negative features will help in experimenting with a few combinations of design and
materials for the anti-crisis.
THE GLOBAL CRISIS
Climate change (noun) is a significant and long-lasting change in the Earth’s climate and weather patterns
("Climate change", 2022). How did this begin in the first place?
When there is change it is evident that it happens over some time. It is not an immediate outcome of an action,
but a gradual change over a series of actions with time. Climate change also is an example of such.
Greenhouse gases and the Greenhouse effect will be repetitive words throughout the paper. The first term is
simply referred to the harmful gases released into the atmosphere, in specific it gets trapped in the troposphere,
where the Ozone lies. The most abundant of all greenhouse gases is Carbon dioxide (CO 2), followed by water
vapour (H2O), methane (CH4), Nitrous oxide (N2O), Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), and Ozone (O3) to name a few.
The second term is a result of these gases forming a blanket layer in the atmosphere, trapping the solar heat, and
increasing the earth’s temperature.
According to the global surface temperature anomalies generated by NASA, we can witness the progressive
change in the temperatures across the globe.
ADAPTING TO CRISIS
In adaptive design, we are looking into how the existing impurities can be used to our advantage, and make use
of materials that can help tackle future issues arising as a consequence of the same. To achieve the above
factors, we will address what the contemporary design trends are as well as what Nanomaterials are.
INNOVATING ANTI-CRISIS
The design is extrapolated from contemporary trends in combination with the applications of nanomaterials.
Nanotechnology + Architecture = Nanoarchitecture.
Silicon dioxide nanoparticles – Expected benefits are reinforcement in mechanical strength (in concrete);
coolant, light transmission, and fire resistance (in ceramics); flame-proofing and anti-reflection (in windows).
Titanium dioxide nanoparticles – Expected benefits are rapid hydration, increased degree of hydration, and
self-cleaning (in concrete); super hydrophilicity, anti-fogging, and fouling resistance (in windows); non-utility
electricity generation (in solar cells).
Iron oxide nanoparticles – Expected benefits are increased compressive strength and abrasion-resistant in
concrete.
Copper nanoparticles – Expected benefits are weldability, corrosion resistance, and formability in steel.
Silver nanoparticles – Expected benefits are biocidal activity in coatings and paints.
Quantum dots – Expected benefits are effective electron mediation in solar cells.