Living in the “Age of Humans”. Envisioning CAD Architecture for the Challenges of the Anthropocene—Energy, Environment, and Well-Being

Krystyna Januszkiewicz, Natalia Paszkowska-Kaczmarek, Fekadu Aduna Duguma and Karol G. Kowalski
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Krystyna Januszkiewicz: Faculty of Architecture, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, al. Piastów 17, 70-310 Szczecin, Poland
Natalia Paszkowska-Kaczmarek: Faculty of Architecture, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, al. Piastów 17, 70-310 Szczecin, Poland
Fekadu Aduna Duguma: Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Jimma Institute of Technology, Jimma University, Jimma P.O. Box 378, Ethiopia
Karol G. Kowalski: Faculty of Architecture, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, al. Piastów 17, 70-310 Szczecin, Poland

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 19, 1-24

Abstract: The Anthropocene thesis poses new challenges to human activity on the planet. These challenges also apply to the built environment. Climate change will increase existing threats, and create new ones, for both human and natural systems. Above all, the built environment is expected to provide structural stability, access to water necessary for life, and safe production of clean energy. This research-by-design was focused on designing an adaptive built environment for Anthropocene societies and the maintenance of their well-being, and on envisioning and conceptualizing new architectural solutions based on multidisciplinary knowledge and CAD parametric design methods and tools. The conceptual designs are the result of these studies. These visions show how wind loads can be reduced, water can be stored, diverse energy sources can be integrated into one work of architecture, and thermal comfort can be provided to support local communities and the life of the environment in the belief that the coexistence of species on the planet will happen. They also illustrate how humanity will be able to use the Earth and its atmosphere as an energy producer and conductor and create a global, wireless, non-commercial energy network, accessible to all.

Keywords: architecture; CAD; Anthropocene; landforms; energy; environment; well-being (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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