TY - JOUR
T1 - Architectural Multispecies Building Design
T2 - Concepts, Challenges, and Design Process
AU - Grobman, Yasha J.
AU - Weisser, Wolfgang
AU - Shwartz, Assaf
AU - Ludwig, Ferdinand
AU - Kozlovsky, Roy
AU - Ferdman, Avigail
AU - Perini, Katia
AU - Hauck, Thomas E.
AU - Selvan, Surayyn Uthaya
AU - Saroglou, Soultana
AU - Barath, Shany
AU - Schloter, Michael
AU - Windorfer, Laura
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 by the authors.
PY - 2023/11
Y1 - 2023/11
N2 - This perspective paper explores the concept of multispecies design in architecture, focusing on the building scale. Historically, architects have prioritized human needs, neglecting nature’s integration in urban settings, leading to environmental and social challenges. To address these issues, a new multispecies approach that promotes the integration of ecological knowledge into architectural design has evolved. This paper aims to map existing concepts, challenges, and gaps in this novel multispecies approach, focusing on the building scale design process and suggests a roadmap for its implementation. This paper analyzes the existing literature and current architectural practices. This analysis is complemented by the findings from an architectural design studio that have highlighted real-world challenges not readily apparent in the literature. By promoting a multispecies architectural paradigm, this research not only underscores a transformative approach to building design but also positions multispecies design as an essential strategy in combatting the challenges of declining biodiversity and escalating climate change.
AB - This perspective paper explores the concept of multispecies design in architecture, focusing on the building scale. Historically, architects have prioritized human needs, neglecting nature’s integration in urban settings, leading to environmental and social challenges. To address these issues, a new multispecies approach that promotes the integration of ecological knowledge into architectural design has evolved. This paper aims to map existing concepts, challenges, and gaps in this novel multispecies approach, focusing on the building scale design process and suggests a roadmap for its implementation. This paper analyzes the existing literature and current architectural practices. This analysis is complemented by the findings from an architectural design studio that have highlighted real-world challenges not readily apparent in the literature. By promoting a multispecies architectural paradigm, this research not only underscores a transformative approach to building design but also positions multispecies design as an essential strategy in combatting the challenges of declining biodiversity and escalating climate change.
KW - architectural design process
KW - architecture and ecology
KW - building envelope
KW - greenery systems
KW - multispecies design
KW - nature-based solutions
KW - non-anthropocentric design
KW - sustainability
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85183401498&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/su152115480
DO - 10.3390/su152115480
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85183401498
SN - 2071-1050
VL - 15
JO - Sustainability (Switzerland)
JF - Sustainability (Switzerland)
IS - 21
M1 - 15480
ER -