Sustainable Construction - Holcim Forum - Basic Needs

Holcim Forum 2004: "Basic Needs"

Working group 4


Working groups Marketplaces - shopping malls The market has traditionally been the place for the exchange of everyday consumer goods. Mass culture, globalization, and information technology have changed the requirements of marketplaces - where the production and distribution of branded commodities as well as the creation of shopping entertainment centers have altered the basic behavioral patterns of consumer activity. What are the future challenges for creating sustainable constructions as pertaining to the supply and access to goods? Moderator: Xavier Costa, Elisava Design School, Spain Statements: Prof. Dr. Heliana Comin Vargas, University of São Paulo, Brazil From market place to the market as a place (PDF, 39KB) Jakob Dunkl/Peter Sapp, architects, Austria Sustainability through identity (PDF, 45KB) Hiromi Hosoya/Markus Schäfer, architects, Japan/Switzerland Green modernity: from lifestyle to lifecycle (PDF, 22KB) Jürgen H Mayer, architect, Germany Metropol Parasol Redevelopment of "Plaza de la Encarnation" in Seville, Spain (PDF, 22KB)