Ecodesign for large campus style buildings

Ms Marci Webster-Mannison (2006). Ecodesign for large campus style buildings PhD Thesis, School of Geography, Planning and Architecture, The University of Queensland.

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Author Ms Marci Webster-Mannison
Thesis Title Ecodesign for large campus style buildings
School, Centre or Institute School of Geography, Planning and Architecture
Institution The University of Queensland
Publication date 2006-12
Thesis type PhD Thesis
Supervisor Greg Bamford
Peter Skinner
Total pages 476
Total colour pages 141
Total black and white pages 335
Subjects 310000 Architecture, Urban Environment and Building
Formatted abstract After exploring what it means to see architectural practice in an ethical framework, this
thesis describes a design experience, namely the author’s design of the Thurgoona campus
of Charles Sturt University, that is concerned with the interrelationship between
environmental responsibility and architectural decision-making. This thesis is not
prescriptive, but suggests a way of thinking through the complex nature of ecodesign as
applied to the design and construction of large campus style buildings.
Chapter One reviews the problems of integrating environmental concerns with building
design, and establishes the urgency for, and ethical responsibility of, designers to place
their work in a universal environmental framework.
Chapter Two develops a research methodology which includes the analytical use of case
studies. The reflective interpretation of an action grounded research methodology makes
use of the author’s architectural practice and research over the last twenty years. Eight case
studies selected from northern Europe ground the research in the context of a larger body
of work.
Chapters Three and Four describe the design process through a rather personal journey of
some of the author’s architectural work at the Thurgoona campus, and the reflective, rather
than quantitative, analysis of the design process in action on this project.
Chapter Five reviews values and design principles, integrates case study data, explores of
the implications to the theory, policy and practice of architecture, and identifies areas for
further research.
In summary, this thesis establishes the need for designers to acknowledge the connections
between building design and environmental problems, and tells the story of an ecodesign
process that attempts to deal with the consequent implications to architecture.
Additional Notes All colour pages to be printed

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