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Urban Heat Mitigation Strategies: An Architecture Perspective explores heat mitigation strategies integrated into the urban architecture of global cities, aiming to enhance citizens' quality of life through thoughtful design decisions blending architecture, science and engineering.
List of contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Urban places: a theoretical approach
Chapter 2: Heat mitigation strategies in urban projects
Chapter 3:
Case studies
3.1. Water: Washington DC, City Center DC, Foster with Kathryn Gustafson and Arup (2006)
3.2. Water, Vegetation: Paris, Place de la République, TVK Architects with Martha Schwartz and Transsolar (2013)
3.3. Canopy, Material (Timber): Seville Spain, Metropol Parasol, J. Mayer Architects with Arup (2011)
3.4. Water, Vegetation, Canopy, Material (Steel+Plastic): Sydney, St. Margaret's Hospital Redevelopment, Bourke Street Surry Hills SJB Architects with Vladimir Sitta (Terragram and Room 413) (2004)
3.5. Canopy, Material (Steel Mesh+Plastic): Merida Spain, Youth Factory, Jose Selgas Lucia Cano architects (2011)
3.6. Canopy, Water, Material (Steel), Pavilion: Queens New York, Hunter's Point, Weiss Manfredi Architects with Arup (2013)
3.7. Canopy, Vegetation, Material (Concrete): Washington DC, HUD Plaza, Martha Schwartz (1996)
3.8. Canopy, Water, Vegetation, Material (Concrete): Abu Dhabi United Arabs Emirates, Al Fayah Park Thomas Heatherwick with Transsolar (2010)
3.9. Canopy, Water, Vegetation, Material (Steel): Singapore Marina One, Ingenhoven with Kathryn Gustafson and Arup (2018)
Chapter 4: Reflections Conclusions
About the author
Paola Favaro is an expert academic in the School of Architecture at the Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture, University of New South Wales, Sydney. With forty-years of professional background in architecture as a graduate of the IUAV University of Venice, Paola has a strong commitment in researching, writing, teaching and lecturing on architecture and urban design and history. She has an extensive and unique approach to researching the past to inform the future in solving current design problems related to the contemporary city. Her research has been published internationally and she has been invited as a keynote at international conferences and symposia. Her recent publications include co-authored
Adaptive Urban Architecture and Design: Tzannes (T&H 2024); author of video (2022) and book (ListLab2023)
Alec Tzannes and Doojin Hwang: History for Architecture in Sydney and Seoul funded by the Australian-Korea Foundation. She is also the author of
The Contribution of Enrico Taglietti to Canberra's Architecture (Royal Australian Institute of Architects Press).
Konstantina Vasilakopoulou is a lecturer in architecture at the Faculty of Art, Design, and Architecture, University of New South Wales, Sydney. She has a background in architecture, architectural lighting, and environmental engineering. Konstantina has 15 years of experience as a sustainability, energy, and lighting design academic and consultant. Currently, she is the researcher and acting director of the Home Modification Information Clearinghouse. Apart from her work for the Clearinghouse, Konstantina is an Associate Editor of the Board of e-Prime: Advances in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, and Energy journal (Elsevier) and a Section Board member of Buildings journal (MDPI). Matthaios Santamouris is Professor of High Performance Architecture at the University of New South Wales in Australia. He is also a professor at the University of Athens, Greece, and a visiting professor at the Cyprus Institute, Metropolitan University of London, Tokyo Polytechnic University, Bolzano University, Brunel University, and the National University of Singapore. He is Director of the Laboratory of Building Energy Research at the University of Athens and Past President of the National Center of Renewable and Energy Savings of Greece. Mat is the Editor in Chief of Energy and Buildings and the past Editor in Chief of the Journal of Advances in Building Energy Research. He is a (co-)editor and author of 14 international books on topics related to heat islands, solar energy, and energy conservation in buildings, including Environmental Design of Urban Buildings: An Integrated Approach; A Handbook of Sustainable Building Design and Engineering; and Energy and Climate in the Urban Built Environment (Routledge).
