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I did a lot of research on Le Corbusier for the designer presentation and poster, so I want to talk about two aspects of his architecture that are both functional and environmental. His buildings always have huge windows that let in as much natural light as possible. This serves to help the occupant spend less of lighting the building, saving electricity that could be used elsewhere. The other part of his buildings that certainly qualifies as environmental design is his use of the roof of the building. He was an advocate for putting a garden or some other useful thing on the roof of buildings, so that it made up for the group space it took up in the first place. This works well both aesthetically and environmentally- the plants add nice color to the building, and they release oxygen into the air and help make up for the carbon footprint of the building itself.
This building is called Immeuble Clarte and was built in Switzerland in 1930.
I did a lot of research on Le Corbusier for the designer presentation and poster, so I want to talk about two aspects of his architecture that are both functional and environmental. His buildings always have huge windows that let in as much natural light as possible. This serves to help the occupant spend less of lighting the building, saving electricity that could be used elsewhere. The other part of his buildings that certainly qualifies as environmental design is his use of the roof of the building. He was an advocate for putting a garden or some other useful thing on the roof of buildings, so that it made up for the group space it took up in the first place. This works well both aesthetically and environmentally- the plants add nice color to the building, and they release oxygen into the air and help make up for the carbon footprint of the building itself.
This building is called Immeuble Clarte and was built in Switzerland in 1930.
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