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Importance of Sustainable Architecture in 21st Century
Posted by BenzuJK in Sustainable Design on June 21, 2010
What is Sustainable Development?
The word “Development ” in this definition implicates two important aspects of the concept: It is omni-disciplinary, it cannot be limited to a number of disciplines or areas, but it is applicable to the whole world and everyone and everything on it, now and in the future. Secondly, there is no set aim, but the continuation of development is the aim of the development.
Save Mother Earth - Aim of Sustainable Development
Sustainable Development is important for the environmental stability of our Mother Earth… The main focus of Sustainable Development is to preserve the natural resources and use them very cautiously so that we can protect our Mother Earth from devastation…!!
The definition is based on two concepts:
- The concept of needs, comprising of the conditions for maintaining an acceptable life standard for all people, and
- The concept of limits of the capacity of the environment to fulfil the needs of the present and the future, determined by the state of technology and social organization.
Chandigarh Rock Garden | Turning Trash into Treasure
Posted by BenzuJK in Sustainable Design on April 23, 2010
Introduction
Chandigarh rock garden is an epitome of creativity and innovation. Rock Garden is a sculpture garden in Chandigarh, India, also known as Nek Chand’s Rock Garden. The speciality of this place is that it is completely built of industrial & home waste and thrown-away items.
Chandigarh's Nek Chand Rock Garden
Rock garden has been established in the form of an open-air exhibition hall.
Timeline
The Rock Garden was secretly started by Mr Nek Chand in 1957. The government only learnt about it in 1975. After it was discovered, the government took it over.
Dimensions
Initially, it occupied an area of 12 acres. But it has grown and is spread over an area of forty-acres (160,000 m²),