{"id":5719,"date":"2022-04-19T20:02:32","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T18:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/affordablehousingactivation.org\/event\/webinar-great-green-wall\/"},"modified":"2022-05-09T19:16:20","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T17:16:20","slug":"webinar-great-green-wall","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/affordablehousingactivation.org\/es\/event\/webinar-great-green-wall\/","title":{"rendered":"WEBINAR \u2013 GREAT GREEN WALL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This was part of a series of webinars that explore opportunities and approaches to design that respond to climate change and the making of culture-sensitive productive rural settlements that take\u00a0into account the need for affordable shelter, resilient dwelling and sustainable liveability in twenty-first-century rurality.<\/p>\n<p>The event was moderated by Ashraf M. Salama (Egypt), p<span lang=\"EN-US\">rofessor of Architecture and Director of Research and of the Cluster of Architecture and Urbanism in the Global South, Department of Architecture, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>It included the presentations from global experts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">Cordelia Olatokunbo Osasona\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-US\">(Nigeria): architect and architectural historian with degrees from Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), where she was the first woman graduate, the first woman professor, and later Vice-Dean of the OAU\u2019s Environmental Design and Management Faculty (EDM).\u00a0<span lang=\"fr\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uia-architectes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/GGWI-Webinar-Presentation-Osasona.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PowerPoint<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">David A. Garcia\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0(Spain\/Denmark): a practicing architect and educator. Associate Professor at the Royal Danish Art Academy School of Architecture (KADK),<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n<div><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">Hanaa Dahy\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0(Egypt \/Germany): practicing architect, professor and researcher. Founder of Stuttgart University\u2019s BioMat department, she also founded ArchIDA (Research Center for Architecture in Stuttgart)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">Borong Lin\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0(China): Professor and Deputy Dean of the School of Architecture at Tsinghua University.\u00a0<span lang=\"fr\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uia-architectes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/UIA-GGWI-Webinar-Borong-LIN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PowerPoint<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">Nikolaos P. Tsinikas\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-US\">(Greece): Professor Emeritus at the School of Architecture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) in Greece.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uia-architectes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Nature-Arcitecture-Nikolaos-Tsinikas.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PowerPoint<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n<div><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">Anna Heringer<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0(Germany): an architect and honorary professor of the UNESCO Chair of Earthen Architecture, Building Cultures, and Sustainable Development.\u00a0<span lang=\"fr\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uia-architectes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/UIA_Anna_Herringer_GGWI.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PowerPoint<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0|\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/anna_heringer_the_warmth_and_wisdom_of_mud_buildings?language=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ted Talk<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uia-architectes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/GGWI-bios-speakers-web.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the speakers\u2019 bios<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uia-architectes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GGWI-flyer-web.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download the flyer for the event<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h2>Streaming Link<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/AwxFpSQzMKo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/AwxFpSQzMKo<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"GGWI Webinar\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AwxFpSQzMKo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Synopsis of the Presentations<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Cordelia Osasona \u2013 The Past in Our Future: Transformed Culture, Transforming Builtscape<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The presentation provides a general overview of the treasured socio-cultural issues that have tended to condition how (and what) we build, including religion, norms and values, social stratification and occupation, followed by an examination of present realities in terms of globalisation: cultural and environmental (global warming). It explores proposals for present-day adjustments and future sustainability (in terms of orientations with respect to space-use, materials and actual building practice).<\/p>\n<p><strong>David Garcia \u2013 Architecture and Extreme Environments<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a time when environments are increasingly under threat, extremes are becoming more the norm than the exception. This lecture argues for a change in mindset, methodology and approach to architectural design, based on local specificity,\u00a0understanding of culture, challenges and potentials through collaboration and innovation, as part of a holistic approach. It tries to argue the importance of education as\u00a0an integral\u00a0part of the architectural discipline. It is through education that the potential and sensibilities of future architects are nurtured, and the discussion broadened in our rapidly\u00a0transforming\u00a0world.\u00a0Education is the seed of change, and in architecture this change is urgent.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hanaa Dahby \u2013 Bio-based\u00a0Materials and their potential for African Architectural Transformation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The lecture focuses on futuristic sustainable architecture, achieved through implementing local materials, especially bio-based ones, and embedding smart approaches like digital fabrication technologies integration with computational design methods. In addition, multidisciplinary work, automation technologies and other factors will showcase how current and future-oriented techniques could have a direct effect on smart sustainable architecture of the future based on available technologies and local materials. In that context, African local architecture could be re-established based on local identities, aided by widespread new local technologies, to further serve the environment and African communities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Borong Lin \u2013 New Strategies for Sustainable Buildings in Extreme Hot Environments<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the extremely hot environment, some new strategies could be considered in sustainable building design and technological innovation, including the novel design of shading and ventilation, research and application of radiant cooling materials, development of thermal adaptation theory and new technologies, independent temperature and humidity control strategies, and solar-driven high-efficiency zero-carbon air conditioning systems. Several domestic sustainable building cases in extreme thermal environment in China are introduced as examples.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nikolaos P. Tsinikas \u2013 Nature &amp; Architecture\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The concept of the presentation is a detailed view of nature as a source of inspiration for architectural design and architectural technology. Form follows function is a term used in zoology showing that any living organism must adapt to the environment to survive. The distribution of\u00a0loads in\u00a0structural\u00a0elements, such as beams, arches, domes, act just like in bones, trees, webs. To enhance the strength of architectural structures, we can consider how assembly\u00a0connections, compound\u00a0structures,\u00a0multicore\u00a0cables and\u00a0multilayer\u00a0structures\u00a0are made in living organisms. Most of the tools and mechanisms that man made can be found in nature. To conclude, some examples of camouflage,\u00a0stealth, voronoi\u00a0patterns,\u00a0exoskeletons, bone\u00a0structures, living creatures\u00a0at the\u00a0bottom of the\u00a0sea, architects of\u00a0nature\u00a0and microorganisms will be shown.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Anna Heringer \u2013 Architecture is a tool to improve lives.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Anna Heringer\u2019s\u00a0vision and motivation for her work is to explore and use architecture as a medium to\u00a0strengthen cultural and individual confidence, to support local economies and to foster the ecological\u00a0balance. For Heringer, \u201cjoyful living\u201d is a creative and active process, by which she manifests her deep interest in the sustainable\u00a0of society and the built environment. Sustainability\u00a0is a synonym for beauty:\u00a0a building that is harmonious in its design, structure, technique and use of materials, as well as with\u00a0the location, the environment, the user and, the socio-cultural context. All of which define its\u00a0sustainable and aesthetic value.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Great Green Wall Initiative Webinar was held on Saturday 26 March 2022 event and featured presentations on contemporary African cultural transformation in extreme environments such as that of the Sahara-Sahel region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":392,"featured_media":2936,"template":"","meta":{"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"Tribe__Tickets_Plus__Commerce__WooCommerce__Main","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":[],"_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","_tribe_events_is_hybrid":"","_tribe_events_is_virtual":"","_tribe_events_virtual_video_source":"","_tribe_events_virtual_embed_video":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button_text":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_at":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_to":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_event":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_views":"","_tribe_events_virtual_url":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[142],"barrera":[121],"acf":[],"ticketed":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/affordablehousingactivation.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/5719"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/affordablehousingactivation.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/affordablehousingactivation.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/affordablehousingactivation.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/392"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/affordablehousingactivation.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/5719\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8695,"href":"https:\/\/affordablehousingactivation.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/5719\/revisions\/8695"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/affordablehousingactivation.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/affordablehousingactivation.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/affordablehousingactivation.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5719"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/affordablehousingactivation.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=5719"},{"taxonomy":"barrera","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/affordablehousingactivation.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/barrera?post=5719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}