The Concept of sustainability and its relationship to architecture

Abstract

What do we find the world around us? Every thing is natural or manmade. Nature is a natural phenomenon but architecture is man made. Life and build forms sustain in the nature without any conflict. However in the past couple of centuries specially after the beginning of the "Industrial revolution". Man has been accused of the promoting development at the cost of environment and quality of human life. Sustainable development as path of progress needs the need and aspiration of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generation to meet their needs. Architecture and social needs falls parallel to each other in designing for sustainable built environment. What is desiqn? Design is the innate pattern making impulse of human beings. Design and architecture are tools mankind uses to change an adapt to its environment extend human capacities and thus comprehensively change. Sustainable design is to observe nature, which is lavish in design. It is there for us to see and explore its richness to the full with in the frame of sustainability, which is in our reach at all times. Design involves mans creativity 'Creativity' is achieved by inspirations. 'Inspiration' we acquire by observing nature as the source of sustainability. Industrial projects have polluted water, air and soil. To accommodate the growing population land has turned into a veritable jungle. Our future is uncertain and it's the time to design for sustainable built environment. Taking tradition as the accumulated wisdom of the past and learning from it, it is up to us to design habitable and environmentally responsible built environment, which is sustainable. Design for a sustainable built environment is a multi source synthesis. As a holistic approach, this study analytically examined it.