The Growth Of The Human Population

This essay will discuss Donovan Hill’s Queensland State Library; it’s relationship to their architectural style and its involvement with the community by using diagrams and discussion. Donovan Hill is a Brisbane based firm established in 1992. Their style highlights the value in creating smaller individual experiences throughout the spatial programming whilst also not being governed by climate but using it to their advantage. Donovan Hill is well known for their design of the outdoor room in C-House and this design is precedent for spaces in the Queensland State Library. Donovan Hill follows the International Style and address the three principals outlined by Hitchcock and Johnson in their book The International Style. They find balance

Imagine a world where everywhere is crowded, and there is a constant struggle for food and clean water. Every day, survivability is the only goal, where people just try to make it to the next day. This may sound like something you would see on a movie screen, but it could be a reality. We, as humans are in a very dire situation. Sometime near the year 1800, the population of the Earth had reached one billion residents (Roster & Ortiz-Ospina, 2013). In the last two hundred years, however, the population of Earth has exploded to almost eight billion residents. The rate of increase is like nothing we have ever seen before in the history of the planet. One billion new earthlings were added in the last fourteen years (Roster, 2017). Many factors are at play which have directly impacted this unprecedented exponential population growth. With limited access to resources and land suitable for habitation, we as humans are reaching a defining moment (Dimick, 2014). Protecting necessary resources such as clean air, fresh water, and a sufficient food supply, while simultaneously supporting steady population growth will be a huge challenge in our future. The population growth rate of humans on this planet has been skyrocketing over the last two hundred years with no sign of slowing down. This will become a huge factor in the survivability of our species, however, taking responsibility for the negative human impact on the planet and changing our behaviors may be the only way to save

In biology, human population growth is defined as the increase of the number of individuals per a population. Human population growth can be affected by several different factors such as life expectancy and fertility rates. Life expectancy and fertility rates are the driving forces behind the growth of human population. Life expectancy refers to the average period in which an individual is expected to live. Fertility refers to the number of children a woman will bear within her lifetime. A factor that greatly affected the human population growth in China was the one child policy. The one child policy was implemented during the 1970s in an attempt to gain to control over China’s rapidly growing population. A policy such as

“Houses are machines for living in,” as Le Corbusier once said. One could say that a building is one of the largest and most used machine in existence today. So why is it that this particular type of machine is so inefficient? A new precedent for design inspiration is needed to mitigate the impact that buildings have on the environment. A machine can be defined as a device that uses energy to perform an activity. Nature, which uses solar energy, can therefore be said to be the most sustainable machine. So why not use this as a model to base building design and construction off of? Biomimicry, or the study of nature’s models which are then imitated or used for inspiration, is a process to solve design problems.

Climate change is expected to negatively affect the future of most developing countries, increasing the pressure on available resources that are associated with urbanisation and industrialisation(102). With these affects in mind, Altomonte explains the mitigation and adaptations strategies to mitigate the possible consequences of climate change. He highlights the issue of buildings, and how they highly contribute to the issue of direct fossil fuel emissions, and therefore it is necessary that buildings reduce their dependency on fossil fuels, curb their energy demands, exploit clean power sources and minimise their wastes(103). Suitable technologies must therefore be integrated into the design of current buildings to guarantee social, economic and environmental growth. Using new design strategies is necessary to create buildings that ensure comfort and health of the staff, as well as do not negatively impact the environment. To create such a building all fields of study must be included, inclduing physchology, climatology and engineering so that there is whole understanding of the necessary features for the building to reduce emissions and include necessary social, econmic and cultural values (106). Altomonte states how these conditions of a new climate, now seem unavoidable(99), but there is solutions to be made to

Building construction is not an act of nature, and it typically is not a very environmentally-friendly activity. Every decision the architect and the engineer make throughout the development process; from smaller scale constructions such as farm lands, parks, single-housing units, and sewage system to a larger scale such as facilities, power plants, multi-family units, bridges, and highways, will have a very close and direct impact to the environment directly and indirectly. In order to achieve a better standard for the living quality without causing further burdens and negative impacts to the planet earth, the ways to manage these major environmental impacts from the construction need to be strongly enforced.

When considering the growth of the world’s population there Is a concentrated look at Four Main factors with a fifth element now ,slowly becoming a large factor.They are fertility rates, mortality rates (life expectancy), the initial age profile of the population (whether it is comparatively old or relatively young to begin with), migration, and now religion, where focus is placed on migrating to or from a particular faction.

With the development of technology, the invention and evolution of different materials can bring out more possibility of sustainable architecture. Different materials can be used to describe incredible design which looks The sustainable materials tend to reduce energy consumption. For instance architect use renewable materials (such as wood ) to replace the consumption of non-renewable resources(such as original cement ).

It took the beginning of time until 1804 to reach a world population of one billion people. Population statistics show that there were 1.6 billion people in 1900 and this figure reached 6 billion before the end of the 20th century. Over the past several decades, the world 's population has been growing exponentially. According to the population statistics, this figure is going to ascend to more than 9 billion people by the end of 2050. Recent studies shows that the growth rate of population has somewhat steadied from the prior projections due to various things such as increased education, along with higher death rates due to the spread of numerous diseases. Despite these recent projections, the overall trend of rapid population growth remains, creating numerous challenges for engineers. The main concern for engineers is that this rapid increase in population, along with fast paced industrial growth, places a tremendous strain on land, energy, and water resources that are essential for human survival. These challenges for engineers will required them to use their talents in effort to improve these situations.

The private accommodation is one of the biggest housing types in Glasgow. It was designed up to the environmental standards for the time being, giving the homeowners comfort. The architectural heritage and the quiet, wide, tree line Street of this unique garden suburb, combined with the added bonus of the proximity to all amenities: City Centre, motorways and airport, made it an ideal choice for the clients busy lifestyle, business needs, extended families and sense of urban architectural taste. The house itself is inspired by the clients love of classical modern architecture combined with the love of Spanish lifestyle: family oriented space, daily swimming and the pleasure of entertaining. The inspiration came from a timeless house

As pointed out by the report ‘Our Common Future’ in 1987, society, economics and environment has become the main drivers of sustainable development (Eleni & Katerina, 2015). Since then, adaptive reuse (AP) has become a significant strategy to improve these three areas of sustainable development in existing building projects (Bullen 2007 cited in Peter & Peter. 2011, p. 33). This strategy has become a trend that could not only extend the life of existing buildings but also support the main targets of sustainability in lowering the material, transport and energy consumption and importantly pollution, during the process (Peter & Peter. 2011, p. 33). Nevertheless, there is a gap in that building owners and

The architectural industry is facing another major challenge in the field of sustainability. Sustainable architecture must adhere to the US Green Building Council’s LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). This movement, also referred to as green building, focuses on utilizing sustainable resources to increase an overall better wellness of its inhabitants, while reducing harmful effects on the environment. In addition, the focus of green building has expanded to help prevent pollution, control waste, and conserve

One of the main consumers of fossil fuel and source of the greenhouse gases is buildings. The solution of this problem is “upgrade” our houses; make them smarter, environmentally friendly and effective. Moreover, the smart homes will have many devices, which will replace the big part of routine tasks, and life of people will be much easier. (Stephene S. Intille, 2006). Governments support the building of eco-buildings, because they emit less carbon dioxide. For example, in the UK it planned to reduce emissions by 2050 (DECC 2011, 30). Moreover, building of eco-houses will improve IT and alternative energy technologies. This paper will argue that building of eco-houses is the best way of future architecture and building technologies.

There are different environmental factors that need to be considered in any sustainable building design. The main objectives of an environmental friendly design are to reduce or avoid the depletion of the critical environmental resource including raw materials, water, and energy (Hawkes, 2013). Furthermore, the construction designs should be able to prevent environmental degradation negative impact on the environment that may be due to the infrastructure or the facilities in the building over a period of time. This are the main critical factors, therefore, to be able to ensure that there is less environmental impact, the optimization of the site is very important and this includes the orientation of the site and the energy use as well as the transportation methods of the materials (McMullan, 2012). These features are very significant. Another essential element is the optimization of energy use including reduction of energy load and finally the conservation of water and recycling of used water.

The proposed single development is located within the Monash City Council subdivision lot number 56. It is designed as per the planning provisions stipulated in the Monash City Council Guidelines.