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October 18, 2007, 11:16 AM ET
Architecture and Sustainability: A Discussion
S. Michael Evans, of the architecture firm Hanbury Evans Wright Vlattas & Company, talked with our readers about how the sustainability movement should affect college architecture and planning in a Chronicle Brown Bag forum.
“The American campus is no longer a ‘place apart,’” he says in the chat. “It is now fully connected and engaged, in multiple ways, to the global community as well as its immediate neighbors. ... Planning and design have never been more important to our campuses. The scale and magnitude of maintaining the physical facilities, accommodating growth and change, and preserving the legacy of the place as a learning supportive environment are awesome responsibilities. There are few challenges more vital than the implications of global warming, energy conservation, or sustainable practices on the future design of our built environment.”
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