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Regenerative Architecture: A Pathway Beyond Sustainability, Jacob A. Littman
Regenerative Architecture: A Pathway Beyond Sustainability, Jacob A. Littman
Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014
The current paradigm in the field of architecture today is one of degeneration and obsolete building technologies. Regenerative architecture is the practice of engaging the natural world as the medium for, and generator of the architecture. It responds to and utilizes the living and natural systems that exist on a site that become the “building blocks” of the architecture. Regenerative architecture has two focuses; it is an architecture that focuses on conservation and performance through a focused reduction on the environmental impacts of a building.
This paper introduces regenerative architecture as a means for architectural design. I present the Nine …