Architecture Premiere 2011: Iowa State University
Curt F. Dale Guest Lecture by Bob Berkebile FAIA and Rod Kruse FAIA, BNIM
9/9/2011 | 4:30pm-9:00pm in Kocimski Auditorium
Any list of accomplished, influential environmentalists and preservationists includes Bob Berkebile. Highly regarded by fellow professionals, Berkebile focuses on improving the quality of life in our society with the integrity and spirit of his firm's work. In 2009, he received a Heinz Award from Theresa Heinz and the Heinz Family Foundation for his role in promoting green building design and for his commitment and action toward restoring social, economic and environmental vitality to America’s communities through sustainable architecture and planning. He was also third on a list of the Top 5 U.S. Individual Role Models for green and sustainable design in the 2009 DesignIntelligence Sustainable Design Survey.
Berkebile will present "The Ultimate Design Problem: Sustaining Human Life" at approximately 5:30 p.m. He says, "The competition between our growing human family and the resources and decreasing natural capital that support human life are now undeniable. Our current design doctrine for community living is not sustainable. Do we have the capacity to design a new community model that ensures long-term vitality for our children and Spaceship Earth? Our grandchildren's lives depend on our answer."
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Curt F. Dale Guest Lecture at the Iowa State University | September 9, 2011
1. Architecture Premiere 2011 | Iowa State University The Ultimate Design Problem: Sustaining Human Life Rod Kruse FAIA + Bob Berkebile FAIA BNIM | September 9, 2011 | 4:30pm-9:00pm | Kocimski Auditorium
33. Transforming Natural disasters by building healthy communities Tornado Hurricane 1993 Great Mississippi River Flood Pattonsburg, MO,Valmeyer, IL 2001 Tropical Storm Allison Houston,TX 2005 HurricaneKatrina New Orleans, LA 2007 EF5 Tornado Greensburg, KS 2008 Iowa River Flood Iowa City, IA 2010 Cumberland River Flood Nashville, TN 2010 Haiti Earthquake New Orleans Greensburg, KS
42. Blessed with a unique opportunity To create a strong community Devoted to family, Fostering business, working together for future generations.
43. City of Greensburg Kansas City of Greensburg Kansas Growth A community that opens its doors to new residents and visitors without affecting the values and lifestyles of its current residents. Renewal A community that makes proactive decisions that use this opportunity to reverse the decline of the community and build a progressive city with a strong future. Water Treat each drop of water as a precious resource. Health Improve quality of life by promoting a healthy and active lifestyle. Energy Promote a high level of efficiency in new construction and look to renewable options for generation. Wind Greensburg’s vast wind resources are part of an emerging economy and should be harvested. Built Environment Build a town that encourages interaction between residents, welcomes guests and serves as a model community. New development should be durable, healthy and efficient. City projects will lead the way by becoming examples of green practices that are built to last. Community A progressive community that offers urban services within the unassuming feel of a rural, Midwestern community. Family A community that provides opportunities for its young people in the way of jobs, education and recreation as reasons to stay in Greensburg. Prosperity A community where entrepreneurial spirit, customer service, and a sustainable economy permeate the business sector and where residents, travelers, and tourists enjoy a full line of locally owned businesses that provide jobs and services to an exceptional example of small town America. Environment A community that recognizes the importance of the natural environment and balances the need for growth and economic development with the maintenance and improvement of the environment. Affordability An up-to-date, affordable rural community where housing plans and strategies incorporate energy-efficient design and materials and serve as a regional and national model for integrating residents of all ages and needs with services of all kinds.
44. Energy Promote a high level of efficiency in new construction and look to renewable options for generation.
50. “Greensburg is a global example of how clean energy can power an entire community, how it can bring jobs and businesses to a place where piles of bricks and rubble once lay.” President Barack Obama INSERT COLOR RUBBLE IMAGE HERE disaster image EF5 Tornado First Platinum Community
54. Dockside Green Stockholm Royal Seaport Elephant & Castle Toronto Waterfront Lower Don Lands Albert Basin Magok Urban Development Project Treasure Island Redevelopment Project Oberlin Green Arts District Mahindra World City Jaipur Destiny Florida Godrej Garden City Panama Pacifo Victoria Harbour Docklands, Melbourne PedraBranca Sustainable Urbanism Menlyn Maine Zonk’izizwe Town Center Vicurban@Officer Barangaroo
56. Vision The Green Arts District will be a laboratory for exploring possibilities, promoting innovation in arts, music, sciences and sustainable design to reweave community, transform the way we learn and create new post-carbon economies.
58. Site Plan A Tappan Square B Allen Memorial Art Museum CVenturi Art Building Renovation and Expansion D Workshop E Hall Auditorium F Student Housing G The Center H Green Theater I Curricular Arts Building J Eco-machine K Forum L Lecture Hall M Restaurant N Oberlin Inn O Downtown P Black Box New Construction Renovation Existing
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61. There is a deep story to every place. How do we find it ?
62. One Planet Living Ten Principles Zero Carbon Zero Waste Sustainable Transport Local and Sustainable Materials Local and Sustainable Food Sustainable Water Natural Habitats And Wildlife Culture and Heritage Equity and Fair Trade Health and Happiness
63. The Impact of Behavior In the UK (Beddington Zero Energy Development) of reductions in carbon 58% = building envelope, equipment & renewable energy 42% = behavior changes (food, personal transport, waste) In the US (Sonoma Mountain Village) of predicted reductions in carbon: 31% = buildings envelope, equipment & renewable energy 69% = behavior changes (food, personal transport, waste) Lifestyle and behavior changes are important!
94. The imperative “We can!” has rarely been followed with the question of “Should we?”
95. Does the architect’s role become the facilitator and organizer of ideas and research rather than the generator ?
96. Can the built environment really change our society and norms?
97. Does the built environment really matter in an age where life and space are increasingly digital / virtual?
98. How can we further sustainability? Is the answer to sustainability a building by building approach or a more holistic systematic reorganization of our cities and social and political systems?
99. What role do architects take in dealing with the issues associated with a global population expected to hit 10 billion people by the next generation ?
100. Office of the Future An exhibit at the 2012 AIA Convention WHATGenerous Pragmatismwhat a building does matters as much as what it looks likeHOWOpen Source Designcollaborative systems thinking + feedback loopWHYCatalytic Change generosity brings about more generosity
102. Design the Performance, the Aesthetic and the Experience (design for all senses) 01 what a building can do matters as much as what it looks like Andrew Payne + Rodolphe el-Khoury
103. Contribute positively to the present and the future 02 Maximize positive ecological consequences of design and construction Ongoing contribution to its ecosystem “biotechnical instrument” or “living machine”
104. Demonstrate aesthetic of self-effacement 03 Generosity toward the lived character of organized human affairs
107. evolve to survive government influence diversity support life we are nature no raw materials ecosystem services resilience resource efficient locally attuned beauty zero waste collaboration revolution sustaining human health community leadership habitat restoration post carbon community generosity ecological consequences regenerative biomimicry
108. We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive. Albert Einstein
In the 80s and 90s, BNIM established many of the sustainable standards and governing bodies that shape today’s design and construction industry. In this very room, over 20 years ago, the firm convinced the AIA to go down the path toward a sustainable future. Founding the Committee on the Environment (COTE) and groundbreaking entities such as the USGBC, LEED, The Living Building and COTE Top 10…all jumpstarted by the AIA but led by BNIM. We would not be here without BNIM. It was only after going to the national convention to convince our members of COTE’s merits that COTE was born! ...And then the firm convinced the EPA to fund it! In this decade, BNIM is helping the AIA and USGBC define how our industry moves beyond LEED.
This firm tackles a residence with as much focus as a large, corporate campus…their work at all scales uniquely fits their place, and their buildings are light on the land. Good for us. Good for nature.
As he rushed to the site, Bob Berkebile thought first, “How can I help save lives?” later the soul-crushing question, “Did I kill these people?” This tragedy was both a nightmare and a lesson.
BNIM’s definition of beauty in design begins with environmental performance and human well-being. Their work has yielded a host of specialized tools, software, and industry standards…the Packard Matrix proved the economic case for the Living Building.
One of the possibilities that grew out of all this history is the Living Building Challenge…
Their work today encompasses climate positive campuses, net-zero communities and post-carbon economies. Designing. Planning. Teaching. Learning. This is the first wastewater plan that has a yoga studio while cleansing waste of 150 buildings. … 0 energy. 0 water – FIRST LIVING BUILDING!
You always hear “BNIMers” talk about colleagues. No one is a competitor! Everyone has ideas. Everyone a voice. Not just within the firm; it’s true with architects, engineers, contractors, owners, community members. That is how BNIM has created advocacy for their ideas.
These collaborations are transforming communities. BNIM is an international leader in large- and small-scale design. They have led efforts to rebuild devastated communities…in Greensburg, New Orleans and, Nashville. Floods. Tornadoes. Hurricanes.
Final Story – sustainable design at community scale
School – all classes are daylit (Heschong Mahone 1999 study)50KW wind turbine
The town of Greensburg, Kansas was leveled by a tornado, BNIM worked tirelessly to regain the town’s basic necessities while creating a vision that sustains future generations.
So if everyplace has a deep story how do we find it? It is a lot of work currently to find the scientific and cultural information, but it does exist. It is often a matter of bringing more disciplines to a project and tapping into a deep well of open source data to make sense of it. And when we assemble the story of place for one site or one community, how can we capture it for the next team to use?
Because of some of the work of One Planet Communities we are also becoming aware that while buildings and infrastructure certainly have a measureable impact in and of themselves, perhaps their greater impact lies in the positive behavior changes that they allow and inspire. In the BEDZED community in the UK, behavior changes like sustainable food, personal transit, consumption habits and waste account for more than 40% of the reductions in carbon emissions for those communities. In the US,(Sonoma Mountain Village), behavior is predicted to account for almost 70% of the reductions in carbon emissions (because American lifestyle is more carbon intensive). And quality of life indexes are high in these places. This newly emerging data trend suggests that any definition of regenerative design must address and inspire this kind of generous behavior that improves the quality of life for all life.
Global initiative called 1 planet living – strives to create communities that follow 10 principles – live within the capacity of a single planet.
Process is a full cycle – listen, research, design, build, occupy, learn and so on – continual improvement
Design the Performance, the Aesthetic and the Experience (design for all senses)…what a building can do matters as much as what it looks like – Andrew Payne + Rodolphe el-KhouryOptimized performance + aestheticWhat it feels like… Design of “atmospheres” Attune with convenience and delightContribute positively to the present and the futureMinimize negative Maximize positive ecological consequences of design and constructionOngoing contribution to its ecosystem“biotechnical instrument” or “living machine”Demonstrate aesthetic of self-effacementGenerosity toward the lived character of organized human affairsNurture the Positive (cumulative generosity) A focus on positive outcomes
Design the Performance, the Aesthetic and the Experience (design for all senses)…what a building can do matters as much as what it looks like – Andrew Payne + Rodolphe el-KhouryOptimized performance + aestheticWhat it feels like… Design of “atmospheres” Attune with convenience and delightContribute positively to the present and the futureMinimize negative Maximize positive ecological consequences of design and constructionOngoing contribution to its ecosystem“biotechnical instrument” or “living machine”Demonstrate aesthetic of self-effacementGenerosity toward the lived character of organized human affairsNurture the Positive (cumulative generosity) A focus on positive outcomes
-Convention is a gathering of our architectural leadersPeople from all parts of the building industryOpportunelink to government with DC location
-Issues and thoughts around our profession-Architect must take the lead roleNo longer should we have to choose between the lesser of two evils, we need solutions that are truly generous and will carry the profession into the future.
While this is still just a concept for a tool, the ideas is that Regen will identify components of life on Earth (shown here as the colored circles) that are organized into four quadrants: natural systems, constructed systems, economic systems and social systems. Components are things like water, flora, fauna, energy systems, transportation systems, capital, employment, food, social justice, public health etc. The idea is that a project team can input basic information about their project type, scale and location…
…and the tool will instantly populate, from a deep well of open source data, everything that is known about that place and its state of health. It is the beginning of a conversation. The circles are smaller or larger to indicate their state of health. An indicator bar in each quadrant begins to show whether natural systems are robust and resilient, the constructed systems are high-performing, the economic systems are prosperous, and social systems are whole. These indicators are currently shown as indexes on a scale of 0-100. Zero is doing nothing. 100 is doing everything that is known to be possible within the system. And because this is an open source and constantly evolving tool, what is 100 percent on one day, may become 99 percent the next day. For each action or piece of information added to the tool expands what is possible.
In the center, these dots represent strategies that can be taken to impact the components. The strategies impact multiple components, sometimes positively and sometimes negatively, in a complex web of connections.
The components can also be seen as “things that we care about” and for each community or project team, the things we care about most might be different. The idea is that groups can enter this tool from whatever component or strategy they care most about and by pulling on that strand of the web, they will soon discover other things they are connected to. By entering at one component they will discover the strategies that are connected to that component as well as the other components they are connected to by those strategies. And as these strategies are selected the little bit of pink in the bar helps to indicate the relative impact these strategies have on the overall health of the system.
If a team drills into a component, they see more information about how that component’s ideal state is measured (for now) as well as links to other components and strategies and LEED credits that are related to it. A definition of the component and imagery can be provided. This can also be an infinite linking place to open sources of data, and other rating systems related to this component.
The next convention is in New Orleans, and I hope you honor BNIM there...because just days following Katrina, the firm opted out of their 35th anniversary party and sent $35K and their staff to New Orleans… … to make it RIGHT again. I know this firm.Their advocacy and commitment to our craft is unparalleled.They are truly redefining our practice of architecture through design, sustainability, and collaboration…in ways which will change how we engage, perceive, build, and measure excellence in architecture...... BNIM I know of no firm more deserving of this honor. Thank you.
Conclusion about dialogue and stories that enrich life in an ever-expanding way.BNIM Website – new dialogue page?
End results: Architect as Leader Changed PracticeGenerous Pragmatism Collaborative Dialogue