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ENVIRONMENT & ENERGY STUDIES PROGRAMME ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

MASTER OF SCIENCE MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE MSc & MArch SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN PROGRAMME GUIDE 2011-12 September 2011

MSc & MArch Sustainable Environmental Design Environment & Energy Studies Programme Architectural Association Graduate School 34-36 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3ES T. + 44 20 7887 4000 F. + 44 20 7414 0782 www.aaschool.ac.uk/ee

Environment & Energy Studies Programme Architectural Association School of Architecture

MSc & MArch SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN 2011-12

Teaching Staff 2011-12

SIMOS YANNAS [email protected]

PAULA CADIMA [email protected] JOANA CARLA SOARES GONÇALVES [email protected] ROSA SCHIANO-PHAN [email protected] KLAUS BODE [email protected] GUSTAVO BRUNELLI [email protected] JORGE RODRIGUEZ ALVAREZ [email protected] JULIANE WOLF [email protected] Visiting Lecturers

NICK BAKER [email protected] CATHERINE HARRINGTON [email protected] RAUL MOURA [email protected] AA Graduate School Administrative Coordinator

CLEMENT CHUNG [email protected] AA School Registrar

MARILYN DYER [email protected]

1 AA E+E Environment & Energy Studies Programme MSc & MArch Sustainable Environmental Design 2011-12

Contents

PREFACE 3

1 SUMMARY PROGRAMME DATA 5 2 INTRODUCTION & OVERVIEW 6

2.1 Introduction 2.2 AA Chronicle: 50 Years of Environmental Design Teaching & Research 2.3 MSc & MArch Research Agenda 2011-12

3 PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION : AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES 14 3.1 Knowledge & Understanding

3.2 Subject Specific Skills and Attributes 3.3 Transferable Skills and Attributes 3.4 Curriculum Map

4 TEACHING AND LEARNING STRATEGIES 16

4.1 Lecture Courses 4.2 Seminars & Workshops 4.3 Study Trips & Special Events 4.4 Studio Projects 4.5 Research Papers 4.6 Technical Studies 4.7 Dissertation Projects 4.8 Tutorials 4.9 Project Presentations & Reviews 4.10 Student Feedback

5 RESOURCES 17

5.1 Reading Lists & Reference Material 5.2 Computing 5.3 Communications 5.4 Scientific Instruments 5.6 Modelmaking and Prototyping 5.7 Studio Spaces

6 ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES 18 7 PROGRAMME STRUCTURE & CORE COURSES 19

7.1 Summary 7.2 Core Courses & Workshops

8 READING LISTS & INTERNET SOURCES 23

8.1 Reading Lists & Reference Sources 8.2 Internet Sources

9 COURSE CREDITS, LEARNING OUTCOMES & ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 32

9.1 Credit Units 9.2 Term 1 Project 9.3 Term 2 Project 9.4 Term 1& 2 Research Papers and Technical Studies 9.5 Terms 3 & 4 Dissertation Projects

MSc & MArch Sustainable Environmental Design 2011-12 Architectural Association School of Architecture 2

10 ORGANISATION & SUBMISSION OF DISSERTATION PROJECTS 36

10.1 Choice of Dissertation Topics 10.2 Preparation of Dissertation Research Outline & Plan of Work 10.3 DissertatIon Document Structure & Contents 10.4 Referencing Conventions 10.5 Submission Requirements for Dissertations

11 ORGANISATION & SUBMISSION OF COURSE WORK 41

11.1 Course Projects & Papers 11.2 Document Structure for Research Papers

12 TEACHING STAFF CV’s 42 13 EXTERNAL LINKS 59 Appendices

Appendix 1 CURRENT & RECENT DISSERTATION PROJECTS 61

Appendix 2 PUBLICATIONS OF STUDENT WORK 77

Appendix 3 SOFTWARE 81


PREFACE SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN TEACHING, RESEARCH & PRACTICE A Definition

In the UK, "environmental design" is the term commonly used by architects and engineers to refer to the means by which we provide space heating, cooling, ventilation and lighting in buildings to achieve acceptable conditions of thermal and visual comfort and indoor air quality for occupants. For much of last century achieving the standards of comfort stipulated by European and North American engineering manuals depended mostly on mechanical means driven by non-renewable energy sources. Over the last 30 years it has become technically and economically feasible, as well as socially and environmentally necessary, to replace the use of nonrenewable energy sources and conventional building services engineering with self-sustaining processes that are inherent in the built form, elemental specification and operational schedules of buildings. It is this approach that we describe with the term sustainable environmental design, that is the knowledge that allows us to invent and develop self-sustaining processes and embed them into buildings using nature’s energy sources and sinks by means of architecture. Documented in the form of physics, mathematics, engineering, IT, economics and many other disciplines as well as in the terms of architecture, urban design, landscaping and building construction, this knowledge has produced an unprecedented volume of publications encompassing fundamental physical concepts, technical applications, built precedents, computational tools, regulatory mechanisms and research trends.

Sustainable environmental design:

- is essentially an architectural skill with innovative architectural potential - is not yet standard practice today (despite the claims made by many that it is) - consists of deceptively simple principles with complex and often counterintuitive outcomes - is sometimes confused with the corrective engineering it is meant to displace - is neither wysiwyg nor reducible to a set of software scripts and simulations - modelling and simulation of environmental processes require specialist training and practice - is a moving goalpost, not a fixed ideal - can deliver zero-carbon buildings that should not cost more to build.

The technology of sustainable design is now fairly well advanced. Performance at near zero carbon emission is feasible for most new buildings in most inhabited climatic regions. Imaginative adaptation and reuse of buildings and outdoor urban spaces is a further aspect of sustainable design. The potential for innovation is high, yet despite the claims made by some architects and others in the building industry, little of the promise of sustainable design has been realised in practice. The technology applied has been somewhat contradictory and over-engineered. Its response to site conditions and surrounding urban microclimates has been poor. The resulting environmental performance has been invariably less good than claimed at the design stage, and well below what could have been achieved. Designers may be reluctant to go further and/or lack the knowledge, will or inspiration to do so, which raises the question of the role of architectural education. Is sustainable design just an optional technical addendum as seems to be the case in many schools of architecture? Or, can sustainable design be the key ingredient driving a new practice that needs a different approach to architectural education? CCrriitteerriiaa

The principles of sustainable environmental design have been reinvented many times in the history of architecture. Several of these reincarnations have taken place in a single generation since the early 1970's. The progress is not always clear and the literature is often axiomatic or didactic rather than critical. It is essential to adopt objective criteria by which to assess design practice both during building design and after completion and occupation. Any claims of sustainable environmental design in architecture should: • be open to critical scrutiny in both design intent and final product • provide evidence on how the outcome improves on built precedents and previous experience • document and justify the design strategies adopted as specific responses to programmatic and

contextual parameters


• follow performance targets that reflect the likely range and change in operational conditions (site, occupancy, climate).

The Knowledge Triangle

Today the motivation for sustainable design should come easily. It need take no more than an inspiring lecture, the reading of a good book or article, a conversation with an enthusiastic friend or tutor, a chance observation of a natural phenomenon, or a brief visit to an interesting building. Such motivation is now widely spread among architectural students, but the knowledge and judgments that make-up the practice of sustainable design are neither obvious, nor currently part of the cognitive framework of being an architect, nor readily available by reading a book, attending a lecture, or by running one of the many widely available environmental software packages. The knowledge of sustainable environmental design does not derive from a single source, but is the outcome of the dynamic interactions between the following three complementary constituents:

• Theoretical Principles How natural processes and programmatic requirements translate into architectural design.

Although the teaching of building science has featured on the curriculum of schools of architecture for some time, such knowledge is still not a part of students' and practising architects' design intuition. Teaching building science as an isolated technical subject is one thing; translating it into architecture in the form of sustainable environmental design is quite a different matter. Creating and acquiring the knowledge for the latter calls for a special effort from both teacher and student. It also requires a period of focused study under qualified supervision. The science is open to many solutions. We should strive for the same openness in its architectural translations, avoiding the formulaic expression and deterministic guidance that has characterised many books and built applications.

• Empirical Applications Data acquisition and systematic assessment of how things have worked in practice.

Measurements of outdoor and indoor environmental variables and observations of occupant behaviour can be correlated with energy data and compared with benchmarks, precedents and with predictions made in the course of building design. Such comparisons give a measure of potential improvements, but can also highlight discrepancies between design prediction and reality, thus helping to calibrate computer models and improve our predictive techniques. Closer observation of how people use buildings and how buildings respond to internal and external influences is fundamental to providing an understanding of what sustainable environmental design should mean in practice..

• Αnalytic Tools Use of computational tools to perform parametric studies is an essential component of the learning process as well as a means of informing design.

Over the last ten years the computational tools available for the modelling and simulation of thermal, airflow and lighting processes have improved greatly in graphic capabilities, usability, functionality, sharing of data and, most of all, in running speed. The use of simulation to perform parametric or sensitivity studies aimed at assessing how building or operational variables affect environmental performance is well established in practice. It is also an excellent learning tool, especially for students and architects, helping to test design hypotheses as well as deconstruct interactions to understand the effect of individual parameters. Performed both before and during design, parametric studies provide the basis for single variable, as well as multivariate, optimisation.

The experience of our teaching programme here at the AA School has involved several hundreds of postgraduate students from different climates and some fifty countries showing that architects can master the Knowledge Triangle of sustainable environmental design and make a significant contribution to the field. Simos Yannas Director, MSc & MArch Sustainable Environmental Design


1 SUMMARY PROGRAMME DATA Degree: MSc & MArch in Sustainable Environmental Design Teaching Institution: Architectural Association School of Architecture Programme Accredited by: OUVS Open University Validating Services Duration of Programme: 12 months full-time Master of Science (MSc)

16 months full-time Master of Architecture (MArch) Teaching Staff: Simos Yannas DiplArchEng AADiplGrad(Hons) PhD (Programme Director)

Klaus Bode BSc(Hons) HonRIBA Gustavo Brunelli DiplArch MA FRSA Paula Cadima DiplArch PhD Joana Carla Soares Gonçalves DiplArch MA PhD

Rosa Schiano-Phan BSc (Hons) DiplArch MSc PhD Jorge Rodriguez Alvarez BArch MA MSc Juliane Wolf BArch MSc

External Examiners: Prof. Brian Ford DiplArch MArch RIBA

Prof. Bill Gething MA(Cantab) DipArch ARB RIBA Prof. Dean Hawkes DiplArch MA PhD RIBA

MSc / MArch Core Courses, Workshops & Seminars 1 Myths and Theories of Sustainable Architecture (Lecture Series) Autumn Term 2 Environmental Design Primer (Lecture Series) Autumn & Winter Terms 3 Refurbishing the City (Lecture Series) Autumn & Winter Terms 4 Lessons from Practice (Lecture Series) Winter Term 5 Design Research Tools (Lecture Series) Autumn & Winter Terms 6 Modelling & Simulation Workshop Autumn & Winter Terms 7 Research Seminar Autumn, Winter & Spring Terms

Studio Projects 1 Phase I Studio: What Can Cities Tell Us, What Can We Tell Back Autumn & Winter Terms 2 Phase II MSc 2011-12 & MArch 2011-13 Dissertation Projects Spring & Summer Terms 3 Phase II MArch 2010-12 Dissertation Projects Autumn & Winter Terms PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS 180 credits (1800 hours of study) by successful submission of the following:

Term 1 (45 credits) 1 PROJECT I: (25 credits)

Introduction: Week 2; Final review: end Autumn Term; Submission: Week 1 Winter Term 2 TECHNICAL STUDIES (10 credits)

Choice of topics: from Week 4; Submission: Week 1 Winter Term (as part of Project I) 3 RESEARCH PAPER I (10 credits)

Choice of topics: from Week 8; Review: end Autumn Term; Submission: end Autumn Term

Term 2 (45 credits) 4 PROJECT II: (25 credits)

Introduction: Week 1; Final review: end Winter Term; Submission: Week 1 Spring Term 5 TECHNICAL STUDIES (10 credits)

Choice of topics: Week 4; Submission: Week 1 Spring Term (as part of Project II) 6 RESEARCH PAPER II (10 credits)

Choice of topics: Week 6; Submission: end Winter Term.

Terms 3 & 4 (90 credits) 7 DISSERTATION PROJECT (15000 words 90 credits)

Choice of topic & submission DP Outline: end Winter Term; Reviews: Spring & Summer Terms Submission MSc Dissertation Project: 14 September 2012 Submission MArch Dissertation Project: 1 February 2013


2 INTRODUCTION & OVERVIEW 2.1 Introduction The conditions for a symbiotic relationship between buildings and the urban environments they form and occupy are the main concern of the SED Masters programme. The dynamic energy exchanges characterizing this relation foster distinct changes in the climates of cities, the environmental performance of buildings and the comfort and energy use of their inhabitants. Knowledge and understanding of the physical principles underlying these exchanges, along with the conceptual and computational tools to translate them into an ecological architecture and urbanism, form the core of the taught programme in sustainable environmental design. Sustainable environmental design is not a fixed ideal, but an evolving concept to be redefined and reassessed with each new project. Our research object is the relationship between architectural form, materiality and environmental performance, and how this relation evolves in response to climate change and emerging technical capabilities. Observation, measurement and computer modelling and simulation are fundamental techniques that underpin the programme’s design research. These are applied at various levels of detail and intensity, extending the understanding of theoretical principles and informing the design process. The MSc option runs over 12 months (from October 2011 to September 2012 in this academic year) and is offered to both architects and engineers. The MArch option is addressed to architects and teachers of architectural design. Its 16-month duration (from October 2011 to January 2013) enables the exploration of detailed design agendas that can include the realisation of experimental structures. The taught programme is structured in two consecutive phases. Phase I is common to MSc and MArch candidates and is organised around joint studio projects that are undertaken in teams combining both groups. Project work is supported by weekly lectures, research seminars and computer workshops. Phase II is focused on dissertation projects which are undertaken individually supported by regular seminars and tutorials. MSc dissertation projects are expected to engage in a critical investigation involving study of built precedents and analytic work as part of design-related research. MArch dissertation projects are in two stages. The first stage encompasses the technical research and analytic work including any field studies. The second stage follows after the summer break and is devoted to a design application developed in some detail through the following Autumn Term. The MSc and MArch in Sustainable Environmental Design are postprofessional degrees. They have been approved by CIBSE, the professional institution of UK environmental design engineers, as further learning toward registration as Chartered Engineer with the Engineering Council in the UK (ECUK). In recent years the programme’s graduates have found excellent work opportunities with some of the UK’s leading architectural practices (Arup, ECD Architects, Feilden Clegg Bradley, Foster & Partners, Grimshaw, KPF, SOM and many others) as well as with leading environmental engineering firms (Arup, Battle McCarthy, BDSP Partnership, Buro Happold, Fulcrum, Scott Wilson, WSP Environmental and others). More importantly, many of them run their own successful practices and some participate in

Parents on Graduation Day


international consultancies with fellow alumni. Over the years of the programme’s operation many of the programme’s graduates have achieved senior academic and research positions and have themselves influenced the teaching, research and practice of sustainable design in some fifty countries. The programme’s projects and teaching methods have featured in scientific publications, conference proceedings, books and architectural publications in several countries. Recent projects feature in the November 2011 Special Issue of AD Architectural Design on Experimental Green Strategies, in the April 2011 publication Green Design: from theory to practice edited by Ken Yeang, in a 2010 Special Issue of the French-language architectural journal Carré Bleu, in the Anglo-Chinese World Architecture, in the Lisbon-based Arquitectura e Vida, the Brazilian Pós published in Sao Paulo, the Jamaican Axis Journal published in Kingston, a Special Issue on research strategies for the Gulf Region of the 2A Art & Architecture journal published in Dubai, and in two recent AA publications, Environmental Tectonics published 2008 and Articulated Grounds: Mediating Environment and Culture in 2009. Over the last academic year some twenty technical papers were presented in international conferences by the programme’s students and staff. Three recent books, Roof Cooling Techniques-a design handbook which was shortlisted for the RIBA Bookshops International Book Award for Architecture in 2006; a second edition of Em Busca de uma Arquitetura Sustentavel para os Tropicos (Toward a Sustainable Architecture for the Tropics) published in Rio de Janeiro in 2009, and Lessons from Traditional Architecture due 2011, mark longstanding research collaborations with colleagues abroad. Recent presentations and exhibitions of projects were held at international events including the UIA Congress in Tokyo in September 2011, the PLEA 2011 conference in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium in July 2011, PLEA 2009 in Quebec, Canada in June 2009, the Ecobuild exhibition, London in March 2009, the Jerusalem Seminar in Architecture in January 2009, the PLEA 2008 Conference “Towards Zero Energy Buildings” in Dublin in October 2008, the Sun, Wind & Architecture Conference in Singapore, November 2007, the PALENC 2007 Conference on Crete in September 2007, the Arts Pavilion, East London January-February 2007, the British Council’s Metropolis event in Athens, March 2007, Harvard University in April 2007; the 3rd Engineering Excellence Forum in Abu Dhabi, November 2006, the School of the Built Environment, University of Nottingham in October 2006; at the Institute of Greek Architects in Patras, October-November 2006; the PLEA 2006 International Conference, September 2006, in Geneva; the PLEA 2005 International Conference in Beirut, November 2005; the International Union of Architects’ UIA Congress in Istanbul, July 2005; the Passive Cooling Conference on Santorini in May 2005; the PLEA 2004 International Conference in Eindhoven; the Forum on Renewable Energy Sources, on Milos island in July 2004 among others. Six of the programme’s recent MSc and MArch Dissertations were on display in Tokyo as part of an AA School exhibition held there during summer 2010. Forthcoming events in 2011-12 include the PLEA 2012 international conference to be held in Lima, Peru in November 2012. This document provides an introduction to the structure and contents of the MSc & MArch options in Sustainable Environmental Design. It discusses the taught programme’s aims and learning outcomes, teaching and learning strategies, resources and assessment procedures and other matters relating to the organization of the programme.


2.2 AA Chronicle 50 Years of Environmental Design Teaching and Research at the AA School The AA School’s involvement in the teaching and research of sustainable environmental design started with its Tropical Studies Department that operated in the 1950’s and 1960’s, and continued with the Diploma School’s Rational Technology Unit in the early 1970’s. These were followed by the Environment & Energy Studies Programme (AA E+E) which was established in 1974 and has functioned uninterruptedly since that date. The one-year postgraduate Diploma in Environment & Energy Studies offered since 1975 was validated as a Master of Art (MA) degree in 1995. In the 2005-06 academic year the MA in Environment & Energy Studies was replaced by the 12-month Master of Science (MSc) and the 16-month Master of Architecture (MArch) in Sustainable Environmental Design which continue today. These changes have followed from the programme’s expansion, in both design content and technical capabilities, underlining the importance now given to sustainable environmental design internationally within architecture, engineering and urbanism. The listing below chronicles some key events and outcomes. 1954-56 The Department of Tropical Architecture (the Tropical School) is established at the AA

School under Maxwell Fry. It offered a six-month postgraduate course leading to an AA Certificate in Tropical Architecture for architects from tropical countries and British architects intending to work in the tropics.

1957-71 The AA Tropical School is restructured under Otto Koenigsberger and the course extended to nine months. The curriculum covered a wide range of subjects encompassing all aspects of climatic design relating to housing as well as aspects of economics, building production and financing, site factors and large scale design. The course was addressed to postgraduate students, but was also open to 5th year AA students as a specialisation option on their final year. Students completing the three-term course were awarded the Diploma in Tropical Studies (Dipl Trop AA). The Department of Tropical Studies engaged in research and consultancy in several countries. In later years the Tropical School's teaching on appropriate building design for tropical climates was compiled into a book that has since become a classic: the "Manual of Tropical Housing and Building - Part 1 Climatic Design" by Otto Koenigsberger, T.G Ingersoll, Alan Mayhew and S.V. Szokolay, published by Longman.

1973 - 77 Under Gerry Foley and George Kasabov the Rational Technology Unit (Diploma Unit 10)

takes on a pioneering role in the energy debates of the 1970's. A fairly anarchic bunch of students engage hands-on with solar and wind technologies, self-building and urban farming, redrawing the map of the UK anticipating the rise in sea level due to global warming. Meetings at the AA debated the role of alternative technology and prospects for alternative societies. The Unit's 1973-74 publication displays an impressive range of interests and expertise. Gerry Foley's "The Energy Question", with Charlotte Nassim, is published by Penguin Books in 1976. George Kasabov curates the exhibition "Buildings – the Key to Energy Conservation" at the RIBA in 1979.

1974- The Energy Studies Programme (later Environment & Energy Studies Programme, AA E+E) embarks on its first academic year in October 1974 as one of three new postgraduate programmes established by AA Chairman Alvin Boyarsky in the restructured AA Graduate School directed by Royston Landau and housed at 10-11


Percy Street. The Energy Programme offers a one-year AA Graduate Diploma and two-year Honours Diploma. It is directed by Robert Drew in its first year, followed by Gerry Foley in the mid-1970's and by Simos Yannas from 1980.

1976-80 A collaboration with the Essex Council's Architects Department leads to a series of

research projects on energy use in school buildings with funding from the Science Research Council, the UK Department of Education and Science and the Department of Energy. The last project addresses the topic of energy education and leads to its adoption in the curriculum of primary and secondary schools around the country.

1980- Since 1980 over 40 MPhil/PhD projects are started on various topics of sustainable

environmental design, of which 33 successfully completed and others continuing. 1982- Simos Yannas is invited into the international PLEA (Passive and Low Energy

Architecture) network and entrusted with Thalis Argyropoulos with the organisation of the 2nd PLEA International Conference on Crete, Greece in 1983. He later serves as PLEA Director and Board Secretary. PLEA has held international conferences and architectural competitions in some twenty five countries and has produced over 30 volumes of proceedings and several special issues of scientific journals. PLEA celebrated its 30th anniversary at te PLEA 2011 Conference held in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium in July 2011.

1986- Following a definition study in the early 1980's, the AA E+E is awarded a contract from

the Department of Energy's Energy Technology Support Unit to produce a handbook on housing design in the context of the UK Solar Energy Research Programme. A further contract is awarded to AA Publications for the publication of the two volumes of the handbook. Solar Energy and Housing Design is published in 1994 and continues to be widely used by students and practising architects worldwide.

1992-95 Funding from the European Commission for a series of projects in collaboration with teams from several other countries. A number of publications produced including twelve booklets on Building Science and Environment-Conscious Design under an EC Tempus project; a series of books and posters on the Design of Educational Buildings produced under EC Solinfo in 1995; and a two-volume manual on passive cooling produced in 1995 under EC Joule programme.


1995 The AA becomes an Open University Accredited Institution and the Graduate Diploma in Energy Studies is replaced by the Master of Art (MA) in Environment & Energy Studies.

1995-97 A new AA Intermediate School Unit 7 promotes the architect as environmental physician

under Bill Dunster, David Kirkland, Ben Murphy and Andrew Whalley. Two open symposia organised by Bill Dunster and Simos Yannas on the theme of Sustainability in Architecture in 1996 and 1997 attract large participation from students and invited architects and engineers.

2001 Climate Responsive Architecture edited by Arvind Krishan, Nick Baker, S V Szokolay

and Simos Yannas is published in 2001 in New Delhi by Tata McGraw Hill.

2003- In the seven years since started in 2003-04, Simos Yannas' AA Diploma School lectures and technical workshop series under AA Diploma School History & Theory and Technical Studies have been attended by a large proportion of the School's undergraduate students. Environmental awareness within the AA School is reflected in the work of several new units and the offering of more technical courses relating to sustainable environmental design.

2003-07 Collaboration with Intermediate Unit 4 run by Mark Hemel and Nate Kolbe leads to the

construction of a structure for a village school in Ghana in January 2003. In the following year the entire AA E+E Masters group engages in the design and fabrication of a movable structure produced at the AA School's Hooke Park facility and erected for testing in Oia, on the Aegean island of Santorini. In 2005 another structure, the Heliotropic Bench, is fabricated at Hooke Park by a subsequent MA group and erected and tested on Santorini. In February 2007 a third structure is fabricated at Hooke Park and tested on the campus of the American University of Sharjah, UAE.

2004 Em Busca de uma Arquitetura Sustentavel para os Tropicos (Towards a Sustainable

Architecture for the Tropics) by Oscar Corbella and Simos Yannas is published in Rio de Janeiro by Editora Revan. The book's second edition is published in 2009 with Spanish and English introductions.

2004-08 The Eden Scholarship, sponsored by Grimshaw Architects, Anthony Hunt Associates,

Arup, David Langdon & Everest and the Eden Project Ltd, is awarded to Joy-Anne Fleming in 2004-05 (MA 2005), Giles Bruce in 2005-06 (MArch 2007) and Anya Thomas in 2006-07 (MArch 2009).


2005 On the occasion of Simos Yannas' visit to Lisbon for lectures at the Technical University the architectural journal Arquitectura e Vida publishes a lengthy interview in its June 2005 issue illustrated with recent AA E+E projects.

Proceedings of a Symposium organised in March 2005 at the AA on Sustainable Design and the Role of Architectural Education in collaboration with the UIA Architecture & Renewable Energy Sources Work Programme are published in a booklet and presented at the UIA Congress in Istanbul in July 2005 together with exhibitions of student work.

2005- From October 2005, a 12-month Master of Science (MSc) and 16-month Master of

Architecture (MArch) in Sustainable Environmental Design replace the Master of Art (MA) in Environment & Energy Studies following the programme's revalidation.

2006 Roof Cooling Techniques–a design handbook by Simos Yannas, Evyatar Erell and Jose-

Luis Molina published by Earthscan and shortlished for the RIBA Book Award for Architecture. The publication of the book and accompanying simulation software is the culmination of a two-stage European research project first started in 1995 with the participation of teams from several countries.

2007 The first MArch candidates in Sustainable Environmental Design give their final

presentations on the 24th January 2007. A major retrospective exhibition of AA E+E projects of the last five years opens the same evening in the Arts Pavilion at Mile End Park in East London.

2007 The year's study trip to the Gulf Region includes seminars and symposia in several cities

and the undertaking a series of projects published in January 2008 in a Special Issue of 2A Architecture & Art Magazine and presented at Harvard University Centre for Middle Eastern Studies. A structure designed at Hooke Park by the 2006-07 Masters students is erected and tested on the site of the American University of Sharjah.

2008-09 Some twenty papers based on the programme's MSc and MArch dissertation projects

are presented in the course of the year at the PLEA 2008 Conference in Dublin and the PLEA 2009 Conference in Quebec where a large exhibition of this year's Term 1 Building Studies is also held. A number of exhibits are also shown at the Ecobuild exhibition in London in early March 2009. Articles are contributed to several books.


Students preparing to present their projects at PLEA 2009 (left) and (right) MArch presentations at AA Lecture Hall.

(above) SED team reconstructs Heliotropic Bench for display at Ecobuild in London, March 2009. (below) SED students posing during study trip to Madrid in April 2010

2009-12 A three-year collaborative international project "Environmental Design in University

Curricula and Architectural Training in Europe" (EDUCATE) sponsored by the European Commission's Intelligent Energy Europe Programme and the participation of teachers and students from six other European Schools of Architecture.

2010-11 Study trips to Santiago de Compostela and Madrid, exhibition of work at the UIA

Congress in Tokyo, September 2011 and at the PLEA 2011 conference in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium in July 2011, including several oral presentations of student papers. Publications of several papers in journals, books and conference proceedings.


2.3 MSc + MArch Sustainable Environmental Design Research Agenda 2011-12 In 2011-12 the masters programme in Sustainable Environmental Design is embarking on its seventh cycle with its largest ever intake of MSc and MArch candidates from some twenty five countries. Studio projects will continue developing the vocabulary of sustainable environmental design for a wide range of climates, building types and urban environments. Pedagogic Objectives and Outcomes The following are key pedagogic objectives of the taught programme for the Master of Science (MSc) and Master of Architecture (MArch) in Sustainable Environmental Design: • critical study of built precedents • field observation and simulation studies to inform design • hands-on application & testing • environmental performance and architectural expression.

Phase I Studio : What Can Cities Tell Us, What Can We Tell Back Autumn & Winter Terms In the autumn term the Phase I studio will look at how different microclimates form in cities and the effects these have on activity and environmental quality in and around buildings. With London as its laboratory this phase will start with field studies that combine mapping of activities in selected buildings and outdoor spaces with environmental measurements across sections of the city. These will inform on the nature of environmental conditions, as well as provide numerical data with which to calibrate computational tools that are then applied to parametric studies as part of design research. The findings of these studies provide starting points for design projects that will follow in the winter term exploring adaptive and performative strategies that can achieve autonomy from conventional energy sources addressing climate change and environmental quality. Phase II Studio : MArch Dissertation Projects Autumn, Spring & Summer Terms In the autumn term the MArch studio will host the final stage of Phase II Dissertation Projects begun in the previous academic year. This comprises fifteen individual design projects focusing on building programmes that are set mostly in hot climates. Following completion of these projects in early February, a similar number of new projects will be started in the spring term by candidates joining the programme this autumn. Phase II Studio : MSc Dissertation Projects Spring & Summer Terms In Phase II MSc this year’s candidates will embark on design research projects addressing the SED programme’s areas of concern as well as students’ own backgrounds, professional interests and special skills. Project topics will be decided by the end of the winter term and grouped into thematic clusters identifying areas of research that can be developed in teams of 2-4 students or individually.


3 PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION : AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES Common aims of the MSc and MArch in Sustainable Environmental Design are to provide objective criteria for conceiving, defining, designing and assessing the environmental functions, attributes and performance of buildings and outdoor spaces. Taught courses, project work and dissertations are aimed at equipping participants with cognitive, experiential, analytic and synthetic skills enabling them to engage in interdisciplinary environmental design research and practice. The main areas of application of the knowledge and skills provided by the programme are urban environments and individual buildings, new or existing, in different climatic and geographic contexts. Project work explores the relationship between form and performance, especially the dynamic and adaptive potential of the building envelope in different climatic regions and for different building types. Programme-level learning outcomes are identified below. These are listed under three groupings relating respectively to the acquisition of knowledge and understanding, to specific skills and transferable skills. 3.1 Knowledge and understanding On successful completion of the MArch / MSc in Sustainable Environmental Design participants will be able to: A1 demonstrate knowledge and understanding of key concepts of sustainable environmental design A2 demonstrate familiarity with building energy modelling and simulation tools and understanding of

their applicability to inform design decisions A3 identify and characterise significant architectural typologies and built precedents A4 demonstrate critical understanding of generic environmental attributes of historic and contemporary

buildings A5 take a critical position in relation to wider issues and objectives of sustainability A6 take a critical position in relation to parallel contemporary tendencies in architecture and urbanism. 3.2 Subject specific skills and attributes On successful completion of the MArch / MSc in Sustainable Environmental Design participants will be able to: B1 undertake critical reviews and appraisals of key technical and theoretical aspects of environmental

sustainability in architecture and urban design B2 plan, implement, process and interpret fieldwork in buildings and outdoors using specialist

instruments and data acquisition techniques. B3 use specialised analytic tools and performance assessment techniques to inform design decisions

and assess the environmental impact and performance of buildings and urban spaces B4 identify, compare and assess environmental attributes of buildings using on-site observations and

measurements, as well as comparative performance data and calculated results B5 assess the potential offered by new materials and technologies B6 formulate environmental design guidelines and proposals for new or existing buildings taking

account of climate, site and building occupancy B7 (MArch) develop and test original design applications. 3.3 Transferable skills and attributes On successful completion of the MArch / MSc Sustainable Environmental Design participants will be able to: C1 use appropriate analytic tools and other research techniques to formulate and test research

hypotheses C2 engage in environmental research as a member of an interdisciplinary team. C3 use a variety of media to communicate effectively with clients and colleagues C4 continue expanding their knowledge using the skills acquired.


3.4 Curriculum Map The Curriculum Map below shows how outcomes are deployed across the study programme. It relates the delivery and assessment of the learning outcomes listed above to the different inputs and outputs of the programme. The tabulation indicates which study units assume responsibility for delivering (shaded) and assessing (X) particular learning outcomes. To simplify the tabulation, lecture series have been grouped under three broad categories relating respectively to principles and theories of sustainable environmental design; practice and built examples; and analytic tools. Each of these is identified in terms of the learning outcomes delivered. Project workshops and individual and group tutorials are shown as relating mainly to the assessment of learning outcomes though in practice they also contribute to the delivery of the outcomes. Assessed work in the form of projects, essays, technical studies and dissertations is listed as representing both delivery and assessment of learning outcomes.


4 TEACHING AND LEARNING STRATEGIES The programme’s Lecture Courses are complementary and practice-oriented. In conjunction with the weekly workshops, seminars and tutorials they provide the information, tools and guidance needed for undertaking project work. On the MSc / MArch Sustainable Environmental Design, projects are cross-course vehicles focused on different aspects of the design, making, experience and assessment of architectural spaces indoors and outdoors. Projects are undertaken in teams of four. 4.1 Lecture Courses Attendance of the lecture courses and other formal events offered by the programme is compulsory for students registered for the MSc / MArch in Sustainable Environmental Design. In Term 1 (Autumn Term) the lecture input is designed to provide a common cognitive background and a first set of skills and tools that students can apply on the term’s project work. In addition, lectures address current issues and professional concerns, and provide overviews of research directions pursued by members of staff and by the field as a whole. Normally most first term lectures are given by the programme’s regular teaching staff and visiting lecturers so as to ensure continuity and provide direct support to project work. In Terms 2 and 3 (Winter & Spring Terms) some of the lectures are given by invited researchers and designers. This provides diversity of opinion, variety of input, and links with research and practice outside the programme. Throughout the year lecture topics are selected so as to feed directly into each term’s project agendas. The structure and overall contents of lecture series are reviewed and updated annually. The sequence and contents of each lecture course are further revised at the beginning and end of each term. Lectures by regular teaching staff are available in printed or electronic forms following their delivery. Section 7 of this Guide introduces the programme’s core courses and section 8 provides Reading Lists organised according to key topics of interest. Owing to the vast amount of published information in the various fields of sustainability, the reading lists given here are focused on items that have proven to be of direct relevance to the programme’s courses and project work. 4.2 Seminars & Workshops The Research Seminar is a weekly forum on information sources and research techniques. The Modelling & Simulation Workshop provides hands-on training in the use of a wide range of specialist tools and software; it aims to develop analytical and research skills required for field studies and project work. 4.3 Study Trips & Special Events Study trips involve visits to buildings of interest, meetings with designers and researchers outside the School and taking part in international conferences and other events. In the early weeks of the year visits will be for fieldwork within London. The first study trip abroad will take place in the Winter Term. This may be followed by further trips abroad as well as within the UK as required by this year’s projects. Trips to the AA School’s Hooke Park workshop facilities are arranged as the need arises for work to take place there. 4.4 Studio Projects On the MSc / MArch Sustainable Environmental Design, projects are cross-course vehicles that integrate the inputs of all of the taught programme’s lectures and workshops. Projects are based on realistic programmes and sites closely related to the kind of work the programme’s graduates may be expected to engage in following graduation. There is need for individual contribution, as well as team effort. Progress with projects is monitored in regular review sessions and weekly tutorial sessions in the Studio. Assessment of course work is discussed in section 6. Project learning outcomes and assessment criteria are discussed in section 9. 4.5 Research Papers Research papers are mostly in the form of critical literature reviews on selected topics relating to the programme’s lecture courses and project briefs. A research paper of 3,000 words represents 10 credit units (a nominal 100 hours of student effort including attendance of related courses). Papers are assessed as part of course work. Learning outcomes and assessment criteria are discussed in section 9 of this Guide and the organisation and submission of research papers in section 11.


4.6 Technical Studies Technical studies involve the application of analytic tools and software introduced in the course on Design Research Tools. Exercises undertaken as part of the Modelling & Simulation Workshop or applications of selected tools on projects may be submitted as part of individual and team course work. A Technical Studies submission represents 10 credit units (a nominal 100 hours of student effort including attendance of related courses). Learning outcomes and assessment criteria and guidelines are listed in section 9 of this Guide. 4.7 Dissertation Projects The Dissertation Project represents 90 credit units, 50% of the total credit for the MSc and MArch in Sustainable Environmental Design. Dissertation Projects are the vehicles for undertaking a significant piece of research that reflects the programme's areas of research and students’ personal interests, background, special skills and plans for the future. For the MSc this should combine literature review of a selected research topic with case studies and analytic work resulting in design recommendations for applications and improvements. For the MArch the research is expected to lead to a design application that candidates should develop in some detail. Dissertation topics are decided by the end of Term 2 and confirmed with the submission of written outlines providing evidence that the proposed topic is within the student’s grasp, capabilities and time schedule. Supervision of dissertation work is through regular individual tutorials. Part of the research for dissertation projects may be undertaken in teams of 2-4 students. There are progress presentations attended by the programme’s teaching staff and external reviewers. See learning outcomes and assessment criteria in sections 6 and 9 of this Guide and discussion of topics, planning, development and submission requirements of Dissertation Projects in section 10. A list of earlier Dissertation Projects is included in Appendix 1 and published papers based on student dissertation projects are listed in Appendix 2. 4.8 Tutorials The overall direction and progress of student work within the Masters programme, and the development of projects and other course work are monitored and supported by individual and team tutorials. Projects and dissertations are tutored by the programme's regular teaching staff. Staff are available for tutorials by appointment or at pre-arranged times. 4.9 Project Presentations & Reviews Project presentations by individual students and project teams are regular events aimed at developing students’ oral and visual presentation skills, as well as monitoring progress. 4.10 Student Feedback Student feedback to the taught programme's structure, content, delivery and teaching methods is sought throughout the year. Such feedback is important in helping to plan forthcoming events of following terms, as well as for improvement and updating of the contents of the programme from year to year. At the end of the year a questionnaire form is distributed for written feedback by outgoing student groups. 5 RESOURCES The AA Student Handbook provides information on all aspects of the AA School’s organisation, resources and facilities, and academic and administrative policies. General facilities avaiIable to all students such as the School's Library, Computer Lab, Prototyping Labs and workshops are introduced on the first week of the academic year. The resources and facilities listed in this section are those addressed solely to students on the MSc / MArch in Sustainable Environmental Design. 5.1 Reading Lists & Reference Material Material that needs to be available to students at all times is mostly provided as a download from the programme’s folder on the School’s File Server (\\jupiter\Unit-Space\EE). To have access to the EE Folder students must first register with the AA Computer Lab. Printed items on the programme’s Reading Lists (see Section 8 of this Guide) should be available from the AA Library (www.aaschool.ac.uk/library). A selection will be located on a special shelf for easy access. Under the AA-OU partnership the Open University also provides library resources. These can be accessed from: www.open.ac.uk/library/libpartnerships.


Copies of course papers, projects and dissertations from previous years are kept in the Programme’s Office. 5.2 Computing Students on the MSc / MArch in Sustainable Environmental Design are expected to own a laptop computer running Windows and equipped with a wireless adapter. Software that will be introduced in the taught programme for use on project work will be distributed as needed. Special licences may apply to different software. Students are required to observe the Studio Rules of Conduct that apply to the use of the software within and outside the School. Printers are provided in the School's Computer Lab and in the programme's Studios. However, ownership of a fast inkjet printer is strongly recommended. 5.3 Communications Students on the programme are required to confirm their email addresses on arrival and to check their emails on a daily basis for updates on weekly events, tutorials and reviews. Most spaces within the School provide wireless Internet access. 5.4 Scientific Instruments The programme owns a range of portable scientific instruments for taking measurements of environmental variables on field studies. Instructions on how to use the instruments, and on data acquisition, processing and presentation is given in the Autumn Term’s Tools lectures and workshops. To borrow instruments students must place a formal request with the keeper of the instruments. Instruments are available on a first come first served basis. Especially early notice is needed when they are to be taken abroad and there may be restrictions to the items that may be borrowed in such cases. 5.5 Modelmaking & Prototyping The AA School has in-house facilities for wood, metal and for model making. The large workshops at Hooke Park in Dorset offer opportunities for producing experimental structures such as the bioclimatic shelters fabricated by the programme’s students in recent years. Students wishing to use the AA workshops must attend introductory training sessions on the first week of the academic year. 5.6 Studio The programme’s studios are open from early in the morning till late evening on weekdays and mostly also during weekends. Both wireless and cabled internet access are available at the studios. There are printers for use by the programme’s students and all of the programme’s specialist software can be run from there. 6 ASSESSMENT All submissions are assessed and marked by two members of the programme’s teaching staff. Submitted work is also reviewed by the External Examiners whose role is to ensure fair and objective marking and the maintenance of high academic standards. All marks and assessments are reviewed for final approval by an Examination Board composed of the programme's teaching staff and External Examiners. The Examination Board has the responsibility for the final marking and for making recommendations on the award of distinctions or the need for resubmission. The Examination Board reports to the AA Graduate School’s Management Committee (GMC) which in turn reports to OUVS, the validating body for the AA School’s Masters Programmes. Notification of results is given to students by the Registrar's Office through the Graduate School’s Administrative Coordinator. Submissions for the MSc / MArch in Sustainable Environmental Design are assessed on : 1. Knowledge and understanding of the principles introduced by the taught programme 2. Approach taken in the investigation of research questions and hypotheses 3. Application of critical faculties and observational skills 4. Use of fieldwork techniques and analytic tools to test hypotheses and find new data 5. Ability for comparative analysis and interpretation of results 6. Application of new knowledge and tools in design research and practice 7. Demonstration of innovative thinking and creativity


8. Clear and concise writing and presentation of project results 9. Referencing of sources of information using agreed conventions 10. Adherence to project briefs and other preset requirements

The marking of projects, essays and dissertations is on a scale of 0 - 100% with a pass mark of 50% and grades as shown below. These apply to all Masters Programmes at the AA School. Mark Grade Performance 80% and above A+ Distinction 75 - 79% A Very good 65 - 74% B Good 55 - 64% C Adequate 50 - 54% D Low Pass 49% and below F Fail The marks awarded by each internal assessor are averaged to obtain the overall mark for each submitted piece of work. A course work average mark is then calculated based on the credit rating of each submitted item. Course work includes Projects, Technical Studies and Research Papers undertaken in the Autumn and Winter Terms. Section 9 lists the credit ratings of each item. The pass mark is 50. To qualify for the award of the MSc or MArch candidates must attain the 50% threshold mark on both their course work average, and on their Dissertations. The overall final mark is then given by the weighted average of course work (representing 50% of total credits) and dissertation (representing 50% of total credits). MSc and MArch certificates are awarded "with Distinction" when the overall final mark (the combined weighted average of course work and dissertation) equals or exceeds 80%. All other grades are kept on record and listed on transcripts, but do not appear on the certificates. Students who fail to attain a pass mark on a single item of course work may still satisfy the requirements for the degree if they can attain an overall mark of 50% or higher on the respective component of the course work. Those failing to attain a pass mark on a Project or Research Paper will be required to resubmit and have to pass the failed item to be eligible to continue on the course. Students who fail to attain an overall mark of 50% on their dissertation projects will be allowed to resubmit once for consideration by the Examination Board of the following academic year. Failure to resubmit or to achieve a pass mark on resubmission will lead to disqualification from the degree. Non-submission or late submission of team Projects, Research Papers or Dissertations without mitigating circumstances is marked as Fail. In those cases, resubmission will be subjected to grade capping. Failure to pay tuition fees is also classed as Fail. Deferment of a submission is possible in case of illness or other serious reasons. In such cases the deferred submission is classed as a first submission Candidates expecting to continue studies toward a PhD must aim to achieve an overall mark of 70% (high B) or higher to be considered. The AA School requires all students to sign a declaration form confirming that the contents of each of their submissions is their own work and that reference to the work of others is duly acknowledged following agreed conventions that are discussed in Section 10 of this Guide. Failure to do so, whether deliberate or unconscious, constitutes plagiarism. Plagiarism is a most serious academic offence that can lead to disqualification from the degree. Further information can be found in the AA Student Handbook. 7 PROGRAMME STRUCTURE & CORE COURSES 7.1 Summary The taught programme for the MSc and MArch in Sustainable Environmental Design combines lecture courses, seminars, cross-course projects, project workshops, and other activities including study trips. These formal events and activities provide the conceptual, empirical and analytic tools and information


needed to address environmental issues in design research and architectural design. Projects provide the main vehicle for student work. Project work is closely supervised by the teaching staff through individual and group tutorials. Dissertation projects represent the largest component of student work. Topics for dissertation projects are decided half way through the programme duration and the work is developed over the last two terms under the supervision of the programme’s teaching staff. The taught programme is divided into four terms. Most of the lecture content is delivered in the first two terms (October to March inclusive). Over the same period, course work combines team projects, technical studies and individual research papers. Projects bring together MSc and MArch students over the Autumn and Winter terms. Following submission of the Winter Term project work, students embark on the research for their Dissertation Projects. MSc students work on Dissertation Projects non-stop through the summer submitting their dissertation documents on the week before the start of the following academic year. MArch students take a break from the School in August returning to continue in September for submission in early February. Credits are given for each 10 hours of learning time. Learning time includes lectures, seminars, course reading, workshops and tutorials, as well as time spent on projects, essays and other assigned tasks. A total of 180 credits is required for the MSc / March in Sustainable Environmental Design representing a (minimum) of 1800 learning hours over 45 weeks. Course work is assigned by academic term, but extends into the vacation periods. Credits are distributed between the four terms of the year as follows: i. Autumn Term Project I & Research Paper 1 45 credits 25% of total credits ii. Winter Term Project II & Research Paper 2 45 credits 25% of total credits iii. Spring & Summer Terms Dissertation Project 90 credits 50% of total credits

A detailed breakdown of credits and the respective aims, learning outcomes and assessment criteria for each item given in section 9 of this Guide. Summary outlines of courses and main activities are given in the following pages. Events that require full attendance take place over two days a week allowing the rest of the week to be devoted to studio work. Regular courses and Autumn Term projects will start on the second week of the academic year following two weeks of special events and introductory activities. The first of these is the AA School’s Introduction Week for new students. This starts with registration on Monday 19th September 2011 followed by introductions to the School’s facilities and opportunities for site visits around London. Information on Introduction Week events and activities will be provided on registration day. The AA School’s Graduate programmes will be introduced on the following week, which is Week 1 of the academic year. There will be opportunity to attend introductions to all of the AA School’s MA, MSc and MArch programmes on Wednesday 28th September. On Thursday 29th September new MSc and MArch students in Sustainable Environmental Design will introduce themselves with short presentations. Project teams will form at the end of the day for a Design Charrette over the weekend. 7.2 Core Courses & Workshops Summary outlines are given below of the lecture series and other events that form the core of the taught programme for the MSc & MArch Sustainable Environmental Design in 2011-12. Required and Recommended readings related to individual courses are listed in Section 8. More detailed weekly timetables will be circulated at the beginning of each term. Definitive listings of the programme’s weekly events, including other events taking place at the AA School will be published in the weekly Events List that is available in printed form and online. Lecture Courses, Seminars & Workshops Myths & Theories of Sustainable Architecture Autumn Term Many architects and students take sustainable environmental design for granted, as if it were now standard practice, while others see environmental performance as a mere by-product of the digital revolution. The course dispels such myths, which continue to obscure the development of an


architectural discourse of sustainable design. Far from being a computational gadget or an issue of engineering, the environmental performance of buildings is fundamentally a matter for architecture, being an outcome of programmatic, formal and operational choices made, or ignored, by design. Sustainable environmental design requires essential architectural knowledge that recent generations of architects did not receive. Its main concepts and performative criteria are introduced in this course, providing the cognitive grounding and critical framework needed for design research and practice. Environmental Design Primer Autumn & Winter Terms The course deals with key topics in environmental design research. Lectures look at the historical relationship between climate and architecture; adaptive theories of environmental comfort and their application in design; daylight and artificial light in architecture; natural and mechanical ventilation; passive and mechanical heating and cooling; ecology and performance of traditional and new materials; energy expenditure in buildings; renewable energies and other related topics. Refurbishing the City Autumn & Winter Terms This course provides quantitative and qualitative criteria for the environmental assessment of cities based on local climatic conditions, built density, urban morphology, materiality and anthropogenic activity. Masterplanning and design strategies to improve urban microclimates on the ground as well as at roof level. Examples and case studies of recent refurbishment schemes and new developments in different urban locations and climatic regions. Lessons from Practice Spring & Summer Terms This course draws on the experience of practising architects, engineers and researchers who are invited to present their approach and practice of sustainable environmental design with examples of projects from different climates and building programmes. Design Research Tools Autumn & Winter Terms This is a core technical course on fieldwork methods and computational tools that are essential for all project work in exploring environmental objectives, performance targets and design strategies; to simulate and compare the likely environmental performance, energy use and comfort conditions of alternative designs; to assess predictions of environmental conditions against measured data and benchmarks; and to fine-tune design proposals and inform final design decisions. Modelling & Simulation Workshop Autumn, Winter & Spring Terms The weekly sessions of the Design Research Tools course are followed by hands-on training in the application of the digital tools and research techniques introduced by the course, helping to build the necessary knowledge and skills under close supervision. Research Seminar Autumn, Winter & Spring Terms This seminar fosters the development of the research, presentation and writing skills required for studio projects, dissertations and professional work. A primary aim is the acquisition of a shared visual language for communicating the principles and outcomes of sustainable design. Studio Projects Phase I Studio : What Can Cities Tell Us, What Can We Tell Back Autumn & Winter Terms In the autumn term the Phase I studio looks at how different microclimates form in cities and the effects these have on activity and environmental quality in and around buildings. With London as its laboratory this phase starts with field studies that combine mapping of activities in selected buildings and outdoor spaces with environmental measurements across sections of the city. These inform on the nature of


environmental conditions, as well as providing numerical data with which to calibrate computational tools which are then applied to parametric studies as part of design research. The findings of these studies provide starting points for design projects that follow in the winter term exploring adaptive and performative strategies that can achieve autonomy from conventional energy sources addressing climate change and environmental quality. Phase II Studio : MArch Dissertation Projects Autumn, Spring & Summer Terms In the autumn term the MArch studio will host the final stage of Phase II Dissertation Projects begun in the previous academic year. This comprises fifteen individual design projects focusing on building programmes that are set mostly in hot climates. Following completion of these projects in early February, a similar number of new projects will be started in the spring term by candidates joining the programme this autumn. Phase II Studio : MSc Dissertation Projects Spring & Summer Terms In Phase II MSc candidates embark on a significant piece of design research addressing the SED programme’s areas of concern as well as students’ own backgrounds, professional interests and special skills. Project topics are decided by the end of the winter term and grouped into thematic clusters identifying areas of research that can be developed in teams of 2-4 students or individually.


8 READING LISTS & INTERNET SOURCES 8.1 Course Reading List & Data Sources The published literature on the topics covered by the SED programme is vast and continues to grow rapidly. Random reading and uncritical internet surfing are strongly discouraged. The items listed here have been carefully selected to match the specific objectives and learning outcomes of the taught programme. They include recent books and papers as well as earlier publications that have stood the test of time. Items preceded by an ‡ are Required Reading. These must be sought and read carefully early in the year as they deal with material that is essential for following the taught programme and undertaking project work. Items marked with an † are Recommended Reading. These contain complementary information and technical data that will be needed in the course and project work. Other items in the list can be consulted in due course. The books and papers in the list have been grouped by topic categories that are listed alphabetically as follows: - Building Examples & Case Studies - City microclimates, Design of Outdoor Spaces - Comfort, Post-Occupancy Evaluation, Behavioural Studies - Daylighting - Engineering - Environmental Design Principles - Environmental Targets & Benchmarks, Environmental Analysis Tools & Data - Environmental Assessment - Materials & Construction Techniques - Passive Heating & Cooling - PLEA Conference Proceedings - Sustainability Theories & Issues - Ventilation

Books and papers that relate to more than one topic category may have been listed more than once. The symbol < see also:> is used to cross-reference the topic categories; it also highlights additional bibliographical sources. All of the publications listed here are available at the AA Library in printed and/or digital forms. Moreover, many of the Required and Recommended items are also available to download in pdf format from the programme’s EE folder which is on the AA School’s File Server. These items are identified below with [FS]. Access to the AA File Server requires registration with the AA Computer Lab at the beginning of the academic year. Items available on CD are identified below with [CD]. The IHS Information Service (www.uk.ihs.com) provides access to numerous technical guides and other publications including Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) as well as Building Research Establishment (BRE) publications. AA students must register to access this site. To register contact the AA Library. The AA Library can also provide access to scientific papers and other publications and documents through the British Library. Open University library resources can be accessed at: www.open.ac.uk/library/libpartnerships. A good online search engine for locating scientific and technical papers in the topic areas listed above is Scirus: www.scirus.com. Advice on reading and discussion of selected readings will be a regular feature of the weekly Research Seminar. Further reading material will be introduced as the year progresses.

Built Examples, Case Studies

† Baker, N.V. (2009). A Handbook of Sustainable Refurbishment: Non-Domestic Buildings. Earthscan.

Baird, G. (2001). The Architectural Expression of Environmental Control Systems. Spon Press, London. (see also review of this book by SY in AA Files 44).

de Lapuerta, J.M. (2007). Collective Housing : a Manual. ETSAM, Madrid. Ford, B., R. Schiano-Phan, E. Francis (Eds 2010). The Architecture & Engineering of Downdraught

Cooling. PHDC Press. † Guzowski, M. (2010). Towards Zero-energy Architecture: new solar design. Lawrence King

Publishing. Gonçalves, J.C. (2010). The Environmental Performance of Tall Buildings. Earthscan.

† Hastings, R. and M. Wall (Eds. 2007). Sustainable Solar Housing. Exemplary Buildings and


Technologies. Earthscan. [FS] † Hawkes, D. (1996). The Environmental Tradition. E&FS Spon, London.

Hawkes, D. (2007). The Environmental Imagination. Routledge. Hawkes, D. and W. Forster (2002). Architecture, Engineering and Environment. Laurence King

Publishing, London. Hodgson, G. (2009). Lessons learned from the Barratts Green House. Information Paper IB3/09,

Building Research Establishment. O'Cofaigh, E. et al (1995). The Climatic Dwelling. James & James Science Publishers, London.

† Turrent, D. (Ed. 2007). Sustainable Architecture. RIBA Publishing. Wigginton, M. and J. Harris (2002). Intelligent Skins. Architectural Press. World Architecture (2004). Sustainable Architecture in the UK. Special Issues No. 170 & 171.

‡ Yannas, S. (2009). What Can Buildings Tell Us, What Can We Tell Back. Proc. PLEA 2009, Quebec, pp472-477.

† Yannas, S. (2008). Challenging the Supremacy of Airconditioning. 2A Architecture & Art, Issue 7, pp20-43, Dubai.

Yannas, S. and O.D. Corbella (2001). Learning from Built Examples in Rio de Janeiro. Proc. PLEA 2001, Florianopolis. [FS]

† Yannas, S. (1994). Solar Energy and Housing Design. Volume 2: Examples. Architectural Association Publications.

Yannas, S. (ed. 2000) Designing for Summer Comfort. Building Studies. AA EE, London. [FS] Yannas, S. (1995). Design of Educational Buildings. Book 2: Examples. Environment & Energy

Studies Programme, AA Graduate School, London. Yeang K. (2008). Eco Skyscrapers. Images Publishing.

see also: AA E+E SED Building Studies Projects from previous years (in SED Office). see also: www.architectsjournal.co.uk/sustainability

see also: Architectural Review, The Plan, Detail and other architectural periodicals see also: EULEB (European Low Energy Buildings) www.euleb.info/

see also: the IDEA database which includes 60 building case studies (see also Appendix: Software). http://nesa1.uni-siegen.de/wwwextern/idea/main.htm

see also: PROBE (Post-occupancy Review of Buildings and their Engineering) case studies at: www.usablebuildings.co.uk/

City Microclimates, Design of Outdoor Spaces

† Akbari, H. (2007). Opportunities for saving energy and improving air quality in Urban Heat Islands. In Advances in Passive Cooling, pp30-93, Earthscan.

Chatzidimitriou, A. and S. Yannas (2004). Microclimatic Studies of Urban Open Spaces in Northern Greece. Proc. PLEA 2004, Eindhoven, Vol. 1 pp83-88. [FS]

† Erell, E., D. Pearlmutter and T.J. Williamson (2010). Urban Micrcoclimate: designing the spaces between buildings. Earthscan.

† Gartland, L. (2008). Heat Islands. Earthscan. † Gething, B. (2010). Design for Future Climate. Technology Strategy Board [FS]. † Givoni, B. (1998). Climate Considerations in Building and Urban Design. Van Nostrand Reinhold. † Littlefair, P. (2000). Environmental site Layout Planning. Building Research Establishment, BR 380.

Ng, E. (Ed. 2009). Designing High Density Cities. Earthscan. † Oke, T.R. (1987). Boundary Layer Climates. Chapters 7 & 8 only. Methuen & Co., London. † Pedersen, P.B. (Ed. 2009).Sustainable Compact City. 2nd edition. Arkitektskolens Forlag.

Robinson, D. (Ed.2011). Computer Modelling for Sustainable Urban Design. Earthscan. Santamouris, M. (Ed. 2000). Energy and Climate in the Urban Environment. James & James

(Science) Publishers Ltd. London. Smith, P.F. (2006). Architecture in a Climate of Change. Architectural Press. Thomas, R. (Ed. 2008). Sustainable Urban Design. An environmental approach. Taylor & Francis.

† Yannas, S. (2004). Adaptive Skins & Microclimates. In Proc. PLEA 2004, Eindhoven, Vol.1 pp217-222. Yannas, S. with O.D. Corbella and V.N. Corner (2001). Outdoor Spaces and Urban Design: case studies

of two plazas in Rio de Janeiro. Proc. PLEA 2001, Florianopolis. [FS] Yannas, S. (2000) Toward More Sustainable Cities. Solar Energy Journal Vol. 70 No. 3 pp281-294,

Elsevier Science Limited.


see also http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climatechange/

Comfort, Post-Occupancy Evaluation, Behaviour Studies

Auliciems, A. and S. Szokolay (1997). Thermal Comfort. PLEA Note 3. PLEA International / University of Queensland. [FS]

Baker N V. (2001). We are really outdoor animals. Moving comfort standards in the 21st century Conf. † Baker N.V. (2007). Adaptive thermal comfort standards for building refurbishment. Revival Technical

Monograph 2. [FS] see also: www.revival-eu.net Bell, P.A. et al (2001). Environmental Psychology. Fifth Edition. Harcourt College Publishers.

† Chappells, H. and E. Shove (2004). Comfort : a review of philosophies and paradigms. Future Comforts Project, UK ESRC programme. [FS]

Cheng, V., E.Ng. and B. Givoni (2008). Outdoor Thermal Comfort for Hong Kong People. Proc. PLEA 2008. [CD].

CIBSE Briefing 10. Thermal Comfort in a 21st century climate. Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, London. [FS]

† CIBSE (2006). Comfort. CIBSE Knowledge Series KS 6. Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, London. [FS]

CIBSE (2006). Environmental criteria for design. Chapter 1 in CIBSE Guide A. Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, London. [FS]

Cole, R.J., Z. Brown and S. McKay (2010). Building Human Agency: a timely manifesto. Building Research & Information, 38(3) pp339-350, Routledge. [FS]

Mahdavi, A. and C. Proglhof (2008). Observation-based models of user control actions in buildings. Proc. PLEA 2008, Dublin.

Mahdavi, A. (2007). People, Systems, Environment. Proc. PLEA 2007, Singapore. Nicol, J.F. (Ed. 2011). Adaptive Comfort. Special Issue of Building Research Information Journal, Vol.

39, No.2. Routledge. † Nicol, F. (2003). Thermal Comfort. In Solar Thermal Technologies for Buildings. Chapter 8, pp164-

191. James & James (Science) Publishers. Nicol, F. et al (2005). Safe and Warm: Effect of Climate Change on Thermal Comfort and Health. In

Roaf, S. et al Adapting Buildings and Cities for Climate Change, pp111-153. Architectural Press.

† Nicol, F. and S. Roaf (2007). Adaptive Thermal Comfort and Passive Architecture. In Advances in Passive Cooling, pp1-29, Earthscan.

Oke, T.R. (1987). Boundary Layer Climates. Chapter 6. Methuen & Co., London. Olesen, B.W. (2010). Why specify environmental criteria as categories? Proc. of Conference “Adapting

to Change: New thinking on Comfort” † Olesen, B. W. (2007). The philosophy behind EN15251: indoor environmental criteria for design and

evaluation of energy performance of buildings. Energy and Buildings 39, pp740-749. Elsevier. [FS].

Olesen, B. W. and G. S. Brager (2004). A better way to predict comfort: the new ASHRAE Standard 55-2004. Center for the Built Environment, University of California, Berkeley.

see also: List of Software (Appendix 3) on Thermal Comfort. see also Design Principles section see also: PROBE (Post-occupancy Review of Buildings and their Engineering) case studies at:

www.usablebuildings.co.uk/

Daylighting

† Baker, N. and K. Steemers (2002). Daylight Design of Buildings. James & James Science Publishers. Baker N V. (2007). High performance daylighting – light and shade. Revival Technical Monograph 4

www.revival-eu.net [FS] Bell, J. and W. Burt (1995). Designing Buildings for Daylight. BRE Publications. Fontoynont, M. (Ed. 1998). Daylight Performance of Buildings. James & James (Science) Publishers

Ltd. London. Littlefair, P. (1996). Designing with Innovative Daylighting. Building Research Establishment Report.

† Lynes, J. (2008). Light. In Metric Handbook-Planning and Design Data. Third Edition. Architectural


Press. [FS] Society of Light and Lighting (2005). Lighting Guide 7: Office Lighting. CIBSE. [FS]

† Szokolay, S. (2003 / 2008). Introduction to Architectural Science. The basis of sustainable design. Architectural Press.

see also The European Database of Daylight and Solar Radiation www.satel-light.com/core.htm

Design Principles

† Baker, N.V. (2009). A Handbook of Sustainable Refurbishment: Non-Domestic Buildings. Earthscan, London.

Baker N V. (2007). Phase change materials in buildings – virtual thermal mass. Revival Technical Monograph 1 www.revival-eu.net [FS].

Baker, N.V. and K. Steemers (2000). Energy and Environment in Architecture – A technical design guide. E and FN Spon, Taylor Francis Group, London

Bill Dunster Architects (2003). From A to Zed. Realising Zero (fossil) Energy Developments. BDA, London. Design for London (2010). London Housing Design Guide. London Development Agency. Chown, I. (2008). Houses and Flats. In Metric Handbook-Planning and Design Data. Third Edition.

Architectural Press. Brophy, V. and J.O. Lewis (2011) A Green Vitruvius. 2nd Edition. Earthscan.

† Ford, B., R. Schiano-Phan, E. Francis (Eds 2010). The Architecture & Engineering of Downdraught Cooling. PHDC Press.

Gonçalves, J.C. (2010). The Environmental Performance of Tall Buildings. Earthscan. ‡ Jones, P. (2008). Thermal Environment. In Metric Handbook-Planning and Design Data. Third Edition.

Architectural Press. † Koch-Nielsen, H. (2002). Stay Cool. A design guide for the built environment in hot climates. James &

James Ltd. Krishan, A. et al (Eds 2001). Climate Responsive Architecture: a design Handbook for Energy Efficient

Buildings. Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi. Roaf, S. et al (2001). Ecohouse: a design guide. Architectural Press. Santamouris, M. (Ed. 2003). Solar Thermal Technologies for Buildings. The state of the art. James &

James Science Publishers, London. † Szokolay, S. (2003). Introduction to Architectural Science. The basis of sustainable design.

Architectural Press. † Thomas, R. (ed. 2005). Environmental Design. Taylor & Francis. ‡ Trachte, S. and A. De Herde (2010). Advanced and Sustainable Housing Renovation. International

Energy Agency Solar Heating and Cooling Programme. Tutt, P. (2008). Tropical Design. In Metric Handbook, Third Edition. Architectural Press.

‡ Yannas, S. (2009). Adaptive Environments. A conversation with Anne Save de Beaurecueil and Franklin Lee. In Articulated Grounds, pp20-24. AA Agendas No.7, AA Publications.

† Yannas, S., E. Erell and J.-L. Molina (2006) Roof Cooling Techniques. A Design Handbook. Earthscan. † Yannas, S. (1995). Design of Educational Buildings. Book 1: Design Primer. Environment & Energy

Studies Programme, AA Graduate School, London. Yannas, S. (Ed. 2000). Designing for Summer Comfort. EC Altener Programme. Environment &

Energy Studies Programme, AA Graduate School, London. [FS] ‡ Yannas, S. (1994). Solar Energy and Housing Design. Volume 1: Principles, Objectives, Guidelines.

AA Publications.

see also sections on : Passive Heating and Cooling; Ventilation; Daylighting; Solar Control. see also multilingual glossary of terms:www.eesc.europa.eu/resources/docs/eesc-2011-01-en-fr-de-es.pdf

Engineering

† Boyle, G. (Ed. 2004). Renewable Energy Power for a Sustainable Future. Open University / Oxford

University Press. Campbell, N.S. & S. Stankovic (2001). Wind Energy for the Built Environment. Project WEB, BDSP Partnership Ltd. London.

† CIBSE (2008). Concise Handbook. Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, London. [FS] CIBSE (2007). Guide L Sustainability. Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, London.


CIBSE (2005). Understanding Controls. KS4. Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, London.

CIBSE (2005). Guide B. Heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigeration. Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, London. [FS]

Jones, P. (2008). Thermal Environment, Section 8. In Metric Handbook-Planning and Design Data. Third Edition. Architectural Press.

MacKay, D.J.C. (2009). Sustainable Energy – without the hot air. UIT. [FS] Moss, K.J. (2007). Heat and Mass Transfer in Buildings. Second Edition. Taylor & Francis. Roaf, S. et al (2001). Ecohouse: a design guide. Chapters 8 & 9. Architectural Press. Santamouris, M. (Ed. 2003). Solar Thermal Technologies for Buildings. James & James (Science)

Publishers. Thomas, R. (ed. 2006 and later). Environmental Design. Routledge.

Environmental Targets & Benchmarks, Environmental Analysis Tools & Data ASHRAE. Handbook of Fundamentals. American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air Conditioning

Engineers. BRE (2008) Domestic Energy Fact File. Building Research Establishment.

† CIBSE (2008). Concise Handbook (see Guide F). Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, London. [FS]

CIBSE (2006) Environmental Design. Guide A, 7th Edition. Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, London. [FS]

Clarke, J.A. (2001). Energy Simulation in Building Design. Second Edition. DCLG (2006). Code for Sustainable Homes. Department for Communities and Local Government,

London. [FS] Gonçalves, J. and K. Bode (2011). The Importance of Real Life Data to Support Environmental Claims

for Tall Buildings. CTBUH Journal Issue II pp24-29. MacKay, D.J.C. (2009). Sustainable Energy – without the hot air. UIT. [FS] Turrent, D. (Ed. 2007). Sustainable Architecture. RIBA Publishing. [FS] Yannas, S. (1994). Solar Energy and Housing Design. Volumes 1&2. Yannas, S. (1996). Energy Indices and Performance Targets for Housing Design. Energy and

Buildings no. 23, pp237-249, Elsevier Science, Lausanne. Yannas, S. (2001/2010). Environmental Design Support Tools. Environment & Energy Studies

Programme, AA Graduate School, London. [FS]

see also: CarbonBuzz www.carbonbuzz.org/ see also: PROBE (Post-occupancy Review of Buildings and their Engineering) case studies at:

www.usablebuildings.co.uk/ see also: ihs for building regulations and construction data (AA Library for login) see also: UK Building Regulations and Building Research Establishment (BRE) Publications. Specialist environmental software used on SED project work are listed in Appendix 3.

Environmental Assessment, Life Cycle Costing

Anderson, J. D. Shiers and K. Steele (2009) The Green Guide to Specification. BRE Press. [FS] Arink, D., C. Boonstra, J. Mak (1996). Handbook of Sustainable Building: an environmental

preference method for choosing materials in construction and renovation. James & James. BRE (1998 and later). BREEAM. Building Research Establishment Report. DCLG (2006). Code for Sustainable Homes. Department for Communities and Local Government,

London. [FS] RIBA (no date). Climate Change Tools. Royal Institute of British Architects. See in particular the

booklets on Whole Life Assessment for Low Carbon Design and Carbon Literacy Briefing.

see also: BRE Green Guide www.bre.co.uk/greenguide see also: BREEAM www.breeam.org/

Environmental Sustainability Theories & Issues

Banham, R. (1984). The Architecture of the Well-Tempered Environment , The Architectural Press Ltd., London.


Bay, J.-H. and B.-L. Ong (2006). Tropical Sustainable Architecture. Social and environmental dimensions. Architectural Press.

Benyus, J. (1997). Biomimicry. Innovation inspired by Nature. Harper Perennial. Cole, R.J., Z. Brown and S. McKay (2010). Building Human Agency: a timely manifesto. Building

Research & Information, 38(3) pp339-350, Routledge. [FS] Hagan, S. (2001) Taking Shape: the new contract between architecture and nature. Architectural Press,

Oxford. Mostafavi, M. and G. Doherty (Eds. 2010). Ecological Urbanism. Lars Muller Publishers. Rogers, R. (1997). Cities for a Small Planet. Faber & Faber, London.

† Smith, P.F. (2006). Architecture in a Climate of Change. Architectural Press. Tombazis, A. N. (2007). Letter to a Young Architect. Libro.

† Yannas, S. (2003). Towards Environmentally Responsive Architecture. In Proc. PLEA 2003. [FS] ‡ Yannas, S. (2011). Adaptive Strategies for an Ecological Architecture. Architectural Design AD Special

Issue on Experimental Green Strategies, pp63-69 † Yannas, S. (2002). How Do I Know if it is What They Say it is ? Environment & Energy Studies

Programme, AA Graduate School, London. [FS] Yannas, S. (1989). Physics and Architecture: Issues of knowledge transfer and translation to design. in

Solar & Wind Technology, Vol.6, No.4, pp301-308, Pergamon Press. Yeang, K. and A. Spector (Eds. 2011). Green Design: from theory to practice. Black Dog Publishing.

Materials & Construction Techniques

Addington, M. and D. Schodek (2005). Smart Materials and Technologies. Architectural Press. Berge, B. (2009). The Ecology of Building Materials. Architectural Press. [FS] Fernandez, J. (2006). Material Architecture. Emergent technologies for innovative buildings and

ecological construction. Architectural Press. Woolley, T. (2006). Natural Building. A guide to materials and techniques. The Crowood Press. Woolley, T. and S. Kimmins (2002). Green Building Handbook. Spon Press. Zold, A. and S. Szokolay (1997). Thermal Insulation. PLEA Note 2. PLEA / University of Queensland.

see also Environmental Design Principles & Data, Engineering Manuals, Environmental Analysis Tools & Data sections.

Passive Heating & Cooling

Bowen, A., et al (Eds. 1981). Passive Cooling. American Solar Energy Society. † Ford, B., R. Schiano-Phan, E. Francis (Eds 2010). The Architecture & Engineering of Downdraught

Cooling. PHDC Press. † Givoni, B. (1994). Passive and Low Energy Cooling of Buildings. Van Nostrand Reinhold.

Goulding, J.R., J.O.Lewis and T.C. Steemers (Eds. 1992 and later). Energy in Architecture: the European Passive Solar Handbook. Batsford for Commission of the European Communities.

Koch-Nielsen, H. (2002). Stay Cool. A design guide for the built environment in hot climates. James & James (Science) Publishers. Lall, A.B. and R. Parakh (2008). Preventive strategy for air conditioning – a case for India. Proc. Conf. Air

Conditioning and Low Carbon Cooling Challenge. [FS] Littlefair, P. et al (2006). Design for improved solar shading control. CIBSE TM37. Littlefair, P. (1999). Solar Shading of Buildings. Building Research Establishment.

† Parsloe, C. (2005). Sustainable low energy cooling: an overview. Knowledge Series KS3. CIBSE. † Santamouris, M. (Ed. 2007). Advances in Passive Cooling. Earthscan. (see chapters by different

authors). † Schiano-Phan, R. (2010). Environmental retrofit: building integrated passive cooling in housing.

Architectural Research Quarterly vol14 no.2 pp139-152. Cambridge University Press. ‡ Szokolay, S. (1996). Solar Geometry. PLEA Note 1. PLEA International / University of Queensland. ‡ Yannas, S. and O.D. Corbella (2001). Learning from Built Examples in Rio de Janeiro. Proc. PLEA

2001, Florianopolis. [FS] Yannas, S. (2001). Passive Design Strategies: Heating and Cooling. In Climate Responsive

Architecture: a design handbook. Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi. Yannas, S. (Ed. 2000). Designing for Summer Comfort. EC Altener Programme. Environment &

Energy Studies Programme, AA Graduate School, London. [FS] † Yannas, S., E. Erell and J.-L. Molina (2006) Roof Cooling Techniques. A Design Handbook. Earthscan.


‡ Yannas, S. (1994). Solar Energy and Housing Design. Volume 1: Principles, Objectives, Guidelines. Architectural Association Publications.

see also: Daylighting; Design Principles; Ventilation

PLEA Conference Proceedings

Bodard, M. and A. Evrard (Eds. 2011). Architecture & Sustainable Development. Proc. PLEA 2011 Conference, Louvain-la-Neuve.

Demers, C. and A. Potvin (Eds. 2009). Architecture, Energy and the Occupant's Perspective. Proc. PLEA 2009 Conference, Quebec.

Kenny, P., V. Brophy and J.O. Lewis (Eds. 2008). Proceedings PLEA 2008 Conference, Dublin. Wittkopf S.K. and B.K. Tan (Eds. 2007). Sun , Wind and Architecture. Proc. PLEA 2007, National

University of Singapore. [CD] Compagnon, R. P. Haefeli and W.Weber (2006). Clever Design, Affordable Comfort. Vols 1& 2, Proc.

of PLEA 2006 Conference. HES.so & University of Geneva. [CD] De Wit, M. (Ed. 2004). Built Environments & Environmental Buildings. Vols 1&2, Proc. PLEA 2004,

Eindhoven Technical University. [CD] GRECO (Eds. 2002). Design with the Environment. Proc. Of the 19th PLEA Conference (two

volumes). GRECO & ACAD, Toulouse. [CD] Pereira, F.O.R. et al (eds. 2001). Renewable Energy for a Sustainable Development of the Built

Environment. Proc. of PLEA 2001 Conference. PLEA International. [CD] Raydan, D.K. and H.H. Melki (2005). Environmental Sustainability. Vols 1& 2. Proc. PLEA 2005

Conference. Notre Dame University, Lebanon. [CD] Steemers, K. and S. Yannas (Eds. 2000). Architecture City Environment, Proc. of PLEA 2000,

James & James, London. [CD] Szokolay, S. (1999). Sustaining the Future. Energy, Ecology, Architecture. Proc. of the PLEA 99

Conference. PLEA International with University of Queensland. Maldonado, E. and S. Yannas (1998). Environmentally Friendly Cities. Proc. PLEA 98, James &

James, London.

see AA Library for Proceedings of earlier PLEA Conferences published annually since 1982. Ventilation

Allard, F. (Ed. 1998). Natural Ventilation in Buildings. See Chapters 4-7. James & James (Science) Publishers Ltd. London.

† Baker N V. (2007). Natural ventilation strategies for refurbishment projects. Revival Technical Monograph 3 www.revival-eu.net. [FS]

‡ CIBSE (2005). Natural Ventilation in Non-Domestic Buildings. Applications Manual AM10. Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, London. [FS]

CIBSE (2005). Guide B. Heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigeration. Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, London. [FS]

† CIBSE (2005). Guide A. Chapter 4. Ventilation and Infiltration. [FS] Edwards, R. (2005). Domestic Ventilation. Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann. Ghiaus, C. and F. Allard (Eds 2007). Natural Ventilation in the Urban Environment. Earthscan. (The

mathematical sections can be omitted). Seppanen, O. (2007). Ventilation strategies for good indoor air quality and energy efficiency. 2nd

PALENC Conference, Crete. [FS]


8.2 Internet Sources AJ Sustainability

http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/designingbuildings/sustainability/index.html Biomimicry Database

http://database.portal.modwest.com/start.php BUILD UP : European portal for energy efficiency in Buildings

http://www.buildup.eu/ British Library

http://www.bl.uk/ Building Green

www.buildinggreen.com Building Research Establishment (BRE)

www.bre.co.uk CIBSE www.cibse.org Construction Resources

Ecological building materials www.constructionresources.com/

Department of the Environment, UK: Sustainable development, building regulations, etc. www.defra.gov.uk www.sustainable-development.gov.uk

Earth Systems Environmental Virtual Library http://earthsystems.org/Environment.shtml

ECOark Environmentally Friendly Projects and Urban Ecology Initiatives (Norway) www.ecoarc.net EcoNet

http://www.igc.org/igc/econet/index.html Energy Solutions for Cities, US DOE

http://www.eren.doe.gov./cities_counties/ European Commission Research

http://ec.europa.eu/research/research-eu/ Eurostat European Statistics

http://europa.eu.int/comm/eurostat/ Florida Solar Energy Center

Building Case Studies and other information www.fsec.ucf.edu/bldg/baihp/casestud/index.htm Global Eco-Village Network

www.gaia.org/index.htm Grasshopper for Rhino

http://www.grasshopper3d.com/ http://www.tedngai.net/experiments.html

Green Building Council www.ukgbc.org

Housing Energy Efficiency, UK www.housingenergy.org.uk IHS UK - Source for Critical Information and Insight

http://www.uk.ihs.com/ International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives www.iclei.org International Energy Agency Renewable Energy Projects

http://www. caddet-re.org/ International Institute for Sustainable Development www.iisd1.iisd.ca

International Union of Architects www.uia-architecture.org

Jerusalem Seminar on Architecture


http://www.jersemar.org.il/english/speakers_conf2009.aspx Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory,

http://www.eande.lbl.gov/EE.html#labs London Ecological Footprint

www.citylimitslondon.com Macquarie Univeristy’s Adaptive Comfort Project http://atmos.es.mq.edu.au/~rdedear/ashrae_rp884_home.html NCEUB Network for Comfort and Energy Use in Buildings www.nceub.org.uk Open University

www.open.ac.uk PALENC 2010 Conference, Rhodes

http://palenc2010.conferences.gr/ Passive and Hybrid Downdraught Cooling

www.phdc.eu PLEA (Passive and Low Energy Architecture) Home Site

http://www.plea-arch.org PLEA 2011

www.plea2011.be POWER HOUSE Part of EU-funded Intelliegent Energy Europe Programme www.powerhouseeurope.eu Radiance

http://radsite.lbl.gov/radiance/RETScreen Renewable Energy Project Analysis Software

http://retscreen.gc.ca RIBA Royal Institute of British Architects (Student membership) http://members.riba.org/student Satel-light Database

http://www.satel-light.com/core.htm Scirus search engine for scientific papers

www.scirus.com Solstice Online source for sustainable energy information

http://solstice.crest.org Square 1 Home site of Ecotect and other software; textbook material on principles

www.squ1.com Sustainable Development Gateway http://sdgateway.net UK Weather Information Site http://www.weather.org.uk/index.htm United Nations Environment & Climate Change Programme UNEP

http://www.unep.ch/iucc/ Usable Buildings (PROBE Studies)

http://www.usablebuildings.co.uk/ US Department of Energy National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) http://www.nrel.gov World Architecture Community

http://www.worldarchitecture.org/main/ World Meteorological Organisation

http://www.wmo.ch see also:

AA EE / NTUA Athens Workshops 1997 / 1999 / 2000 / 2001 / 2004

http://www.ntua.gr/arch/geometry/tns/NTUA-AA.97/ http://www.ntua.gr/arch/geometryNTUA-AA.99/ http://www.ntua.gr/arch/geometry/NTUA-AA.00/


9 COURSE CREDITS, LEARNING OUTCOMES & ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 9.1 Course Credits The course credits, aims, learning outcomes and assessment criteria for studio projects, technical studies, research papers and dissertations for the MSc / MArch Sustainable Environmental Design are listed below for each term of the academic year. The hourly breakdowns given below are indicative only. TERM 1 Hours Credit % total

PROJECT I Lecture course attendance 50 Workshops, Tutorials & Class Presentations 20 Reading & Research & Design & Presentation 180 Subtotal 250 25 14%

RESEARCH PAPER Course attendance 20 Seminars, tutorials 10 Reading & Research 30 Writing & Illustrating 40 Subtotal 100 10 5.5%

TECHNICAL STUDIES Course attendance 10 Workshops, tutorials 20 Analytic work 40 Writing & Illustrating 30 Subtotal 100 10 5.5% TOTAL TERM 1 450 45 25%

TERM 2 Hours Credit % total

PROJECT II Lecture course attendance 50 Workshops, Tutorials & Class Presentations 20 Reading & Research & Design & Presentation 180 Subtotal 250 25 14%

RESEARCH PAPER Course attendance 20 Seminars, tutorials 10 Reading & Research 30 Writing & Illustrating 40 Subtotal 100 10 5.5%

TECHNICAL STUDIES Course attendance 10 Workshops, tutorials 20 Analytic work 40 Writing & Illustrating 30 Subtotal 100 10 5.5% TOTAL TERM 2 450 45 25%

TERMS 3 & 4 Hours Credit % total

DISSERTATION PROJECT Seminars, reviews, & tutorials 50 Reading, Research & Writing 850 TOTAL TERMS 3 & 4 DISSERTATION PROJECT 900 90 50%

1800 180 100%


In Term 1, course work submitted for assessment consists of a team project (25 credits for each team member), technical studies (10 credits each member when submitted as team) and a research paper (individual submission worth 10 credits). Technical studies can be in the form of completed exercises for the Design Research Workshop or as part of team project work. The work of each student must be clearly identified in all team work in the form of individual reports and technical studies signed by each individual team member. Research papers are undertaken individually. Term 1 accounts for a total of 450 study hours representing 45 credit units or 25% of the total credit for the MSc / MArch in Sustainable Environmental Design (see above for a breakdown of study hours and credit units). In Term 2 assessed course work consists of team and individual project components (25 credits), technical studies (10 credits) and a research paper (10 credits) as in Term 1. Term 2 accounts for a total of 450 study hours representing 45 credit units or 25% of the total credit for the MSc / MArch in Sustainable Environmental Design (see above for a breakdown of study hours and credit units). In Terms 3 & 4 assessed work consists of the Dissertation Project that is undertaken individually or in pairs. Dissertation Projects account for a total of 900 study hours representing 90 credit units or 50% of the total credit for the MSc / MArch degree. 9.2 Term 1 Project I Credit Units 25 credit units (13.9% of total credits) 250 study hours including attendance of relevant lecture courses and other programme activities (see below for breakdown). Brief Study of environmental attributes, design features and performance of building structures and urban environments. The project makes use of all the inputs, tools and resources provided by the taught programme in Term 1. The Project Brief will be distributed and introduced on Week 2 of Term 1. Work on Project I will be in teams of 2 or 4 students. Aims The project aims to develop observational, analytic and synthetic skills, and the ability to ask and answer questions using the knowledge, scientific instruments and computational tools provided by the taught programme. It is also aimed to test how individual students perform as part of a team. It is typical of work graduates from the programme may be doing in practice. Learning outcomes: On completion of this project students can be expected to be able to: i. undertake field studies involving building observations, occupant interviews and environmental

measurements. ii. undertake a critical appraisal of the environmental design attributes of contemporary buildings

using on-site observations and measurements, as well as comparative performance data and calculated results

iii. make proposals for improvements to existing buildings taking account of specificities of site, building type, form, construction and occupancy

Assessment criteria: Project assessment will be based on the following criteria: i. understanding of the principles introduced by the taught programme ii. application of new knowledge and tools in design research iii. ability to test research hypotheses and find new data iv. demonstration of innovative thinking and creativity v. clear structure, writing and presentation of project results vi. referencing of sources of information using agreed conventions vii. individual contributions within the team. 9.3 Term 2 Project II 25 credit units (13.9% of total credits) 250 study hours including attendance of relevant lecture courses and other programme activities (see below for breakdown).


Brief The outcomes of Term 1 project will provide starting points for a new stage of studio projects focusing on the design of innovative environments in different climates. The Project Brief will be distributed and introduced at the beginning of Term 2. Work on Project II will be in teams of 2 or 4 students. Aim: To apply the knowledge and tools provided by the taught programme to the development of design proposals for a specific building programme and climatic region. Learning outcomes: On completion of this project students can be expected to be able to: i. develop designs for new buildings taking account of the specificities of climate, site, and building

type and exploring the possibilities offered by new materials and technologies ii. use selected environmental performance assessment and design support tools as and where

needed to inform design decisions and assess the environmental impact and performance of proposed designs;

iii. use information from precedents to complement and support analytic work and as means of explaining / justifying design decisions.

Assessment criteria: i. learning from built precedents and contextual studies to inform design ii. clear methodology in the formulation and investigation of design concepts and hypotheses iii. productive application of technical knowledge and analytic tools iv. demonstration of innovative thinking and creativity v. ability for comparative analysis and interpretation vi. adherence to project brief and other preset requirements vii. clear structure, writing and presentation of project results viii. clear indication of individual contributions within the team. 9. 4 Terms 1 & 2 Research Papers / Technical Studies Credit Units Each research paper and compilation of technical studies is equivalent to 10 credit units (5.5% of total credits) representing 100 study hours including attendance of compulsory taught components (see detailed breakdown). Each student must submit the equivalent of one Research Paper and one Technical Study in each of the first two terms. Topics: Research Papers are critical reviews of published literature on any of the topics covered by the programme’s lectures and project work. Submission format is to be based on a paper template that will be introduced in the Research Seminar. Maximum size of Review Paper submission: 3,000-4,000 words. Technical Studies are reports on analytic work undertaken on Projects I and II using the tools introduced in the Tools course and Design Research Workshop. They can be submitted separately or as part of the Project documents. Aims: Doing research; familiarisation with relevant literature and research methods; organising and writing research papers and technical reports; learning to use specialist environmental design support tools and software; planning and undertaking analytic work, processing, interpreting and presenting results. Learning outcomes: On completion of this project students can be expected to be able to: i. undertake critical appraisals of theoretical and technical concepts of environmental design in

architecture and urbanism; ii. have a better understanding of the relevant literature iii. use appropriate analytic tool(s) and other research technique(s) to conduct an investigation. iv. have better understanding of how to plan, undertake, interpret and present analytic work.


Assessment criteria: i. understanding of the principles introduced by the taught courses ii. demonstration of critical faculties and observational skills iii. ability for comparative analysis and meaningful generalisation. iv. clear methodology in formulating and investigating research questions and arguments v. meaningful use of observations and analytic tools in testing hypotheses and finding new data vi. referencing of sources of information using agreed conventions vii. clear and concise writing and presentation of project results.. 9.5 Terms 3 & 4 Dissertation Project Credit Units 90 credits (50% of total credits) representing a minimum of 900 student learning hours including attendance of seminars and review sessions. Brief Set in consultation with tutors based on the criteria and requirements for the MSc and MArch Dissertation Projects respectively (see below). Aim: The Dissertation Project is a vehicle for undertaking a significant piece of research that reflects the programme's areas of research and students’ personal interests, background, special skills and plans for the future. For the MSc this should combine a critical investigation of a research topic with the help of case studies and analytic work aiming at a better understanding of the underlying design principles and practice. For the MArch part of the dissertation research is in the form of a design application that must be developed in some detail. Learning outcomes: On completion of this project students can be expected to be able to: i. undertake critical reviews of environmental design topics in contexts of their choice ii. study the environmental attributes of buildings and urban contexts iii. engage in design research investigating aspects of environmental sustainability iv. use analytic tools to inform design decisions and/or assess environmental impact and

performance of buildings and cities v. develop designs and design guidelines for new and existing buildings taking account of the

specificities of climate, site, building type and architectural form vi. assess the possibilities and potential offered by new materials and technologies vii. plan and document research encompassing fieldwork, analytic work and design proposals. Assessment criteria: i. Knowledge and understanding of the principles introduced by the taught programme ii. Methods applied in investigating research questions and hypotheses iii. Application of critical faculties and observational skills iv. Ability to use fieldwork techniques and analytic tools to test research hypotheses and find new data v. Ability for comparative analysis and interpretation of results vi. Ability to apply new knowledge and tools in design research and practice vii. Demonstration of innovative thinking and creativity viii. Responsible application of technical knowledge and analytic tools ix. Clear and concise writing and presentation of project results x. Referencing of sources of information using agreed conventions


10 ORGANIZATION & SUBMISSION OF DISSERTATION PROJECTS 10.1 Choice of Dissertation Topics The dissertation project is the final and most substantial piece of work of the MSc and MArch. Students are expected to confirm their choice of dissertation topic by the end of Term 2. This is formalised by submission of a brief outline giving the proposed title, topic, plan of work, timetable and key bibliographical references (see below). This will be the subject of class presentations.

Here are some general starting points:

• the dissertation project should help consolidate and extend knowledge on topics already covered by the taught course; there will not be enough time to deal with new or unfamiliar topics.

• the topic should identify building type and applications of interest; • identify gaps in knowledge and formulate hypotheses that can be tested with the knowledge and tools

provided by our masters programme; • a dissertation can be produced entirely from literature research, but will normally combine literature

research with case studies which may include on-site measurements as well as analytic work; dissertations may be based on a design project or include a substantial design component.

Here are some further guidelines on how to identify and develop the dissertation topic and its outline: a) Determine the geographic, environmental, architectural, etc., context(s) of interest b) Consult relevant literature on key concepts, theories, arguments relating to the chosen topic(s),

review built precedents, applications, methods of study c) Identify issues and research questions on which to focus d) Formulate research hypotheses and structure of the dissertation e) Decide how to carry out the project (fieldwork and case study content if any; analytic work if any;

design content if any, etc.) f) Produce an outline proposal listing the objectives, plan of work, sources of data and methods of

study for the chosen dissertation project. The outline should demonstrate that the chosen topic is within the capabilities of the candidate with the proposed resources within the available time.

A list of earlier MSc and MArch Dissertations is included in Appendix 1. 10.2 Preparation of Dissertation Research Outline & Plan of Work A written outline of the proposed Dissertation Project must be submitted by the end of Term 2. This must provide the following: i. Descriptive title of Dissertation Project ii. Overview of proposed research area: what is the topic, why is it of interest, what are the problems

you have identified from the literature or through the work you have accomplished so far this year, how do you intend to approach them.

iii. Research questions and hypotheses: these are specific topics you propose to investigate; state these questions and provide tentative answers that will become your research hypotheses for testing.

iv. Methodology: describe how you propose to go about testing your research hypotheses. This must include :

- literature review covering the physical processes involved and the relevant published sources consulted and to be consulted.

- review of relevant built precedents. - fieldwork you may undertake (if any); provide information on where, when, for how long this

might be undertaken and with what expected outcome. - analytic work required (if any); what parameters will be considered, how will effects be

measured, compared and assessed.


v. Expected outcome(s): what kind of outcomes are expected from the research and how you expect to communicate them and / or use them in practice.

vi. Sources & Key references: List the sources and references already consulted as well as those you have identified as available and to be consulted.

vii. Timetable.

10.3 Dissertation Document Structure & Contents The Dissertation submission for the MSc / MArch Sustainable Environmental Design is an illustrated document of 15,000 words summarising the Dissertation Project as described below.

i. Cover Page: this must include the title of the Masters degree: MSc or MArch Sustainable Environmental Design 2011-12 or 2011-13; the name of the school: Architectural Association Graduate School; the title and subtitle of the Dissertation Project; student name(s) and surname(s); type of submission (Dissertation), month and year of submission.

ii. Abstract: summary of dissertation project and its key findings (1-2 paragraphs). iii. Authorship Declaration Form (see below) iv. Table of contents: a numbered list of Chapter headings and subheadings and the page number of

the start of each section. v. Acknowledgments: individuals and/or institutions who have helped with information, support and

sponsorship (including sponsorships or scholarships, e.g. Commonwealth Scholarship, AA School Bursary).

vi. Introduction: the issues, problems and questions which led to the chosen topic; what is this

dissertation project setting out to do; the research questions / hypotheses tested; how was the work carried out including methods and tools used; summary of results obtained; how is the dissertation document structured and how are the contents organised and presented (2-5 pages).

vii. Theoretical Background / Framework (or any other fitting title): Introduce the relevant literature

knowingly to get into your topic; identify and characterise problems with which you will engage in this dissertation; formulate your research hypotheses. When explaining or describing, explain only that which is needed, in terms that relate to your purposes (see also below) and show your understanding of the literature, not just your ability to quote or paraphrase from it. (10 pages or longer including illustrations; this is one of the first Chapters to draft, doing it reasonably well provides a good start, leaving it late is a recipe for poor outcome).

viii. Context & Precedents: This may be a single Chapter or a multichapter Part. Context information

should include weather data and climate analysis in a concise and meaningful manner (perhaps 3-5 pages total on Context and Climate, more if needed). The Precedents is a literature-based section, a review or set of built or unbuilt case studies, designs, prototypes, experiments or any other type of applications, historical and/or contemporary. Your discussion of them needs to be critical and comparative: the background knowledge that will allow you to do this well comes from (6) above so the two are developed hand in hand. It’s better to have fewer cases as case studies but have more published literature on each, than to have many precedents but little published info; the latter will lead to a superficial review (Context and Precedents could add up to 15-20 pages or more depending on the importance of Case Studies in your Dissertation as this section can replace Fieldwork).

ix. Fieldwork (if any) : why, what, where, when , how, for how long, what results, how do they

influence the findings so far and inform the rest of the dissertation (5 pages +)

x. Analytic Work : To be divided into separate sections for different types of analytic work (Comfort Studies, Site and Microclimate, Daylighting, Thermal Simulation Studies, Ventilation, etc); each


section should include an introduction stating why it was needed, what parameters were considered, which conditions modelled, what outputs selected and why, concise presentation of sample runs and interpretation of results against targets, benchmarks or other comparative measures established in previous stages of the research (total 10-20 pages). More details on assumptions, input data, and outputs from individual runs should be included in appendices

xi. Research Outcomes & Applicability (or any fitting title relating to your project): This is the

section that should synthesise the different research threads and findings and may include additional analysis, comparisons, correlations leading to synthetic and original results that can be illustrated in appropriate ways (10 pages +).

xii. MArch Design Application is an extension of the previous section. It should be subdivided into

appropriate sections relating to the various stages considered, and preceded by presentation of the Design Brief.

xiii. Conclusion: summary of main findings and proposals (1-2 pages).

xiv. References: published and unpublished sources consulted including Internet sources (see further

information in this Programme Guide on how to cite bibliographical sources).

xv. Appendices (if any) with complementary information or data. 10.4 Referencing Conventions Citation of sources of information Both published and unpublished sources of information and data must be cited in documents following the conventions given below. Such sources include books and other publications (journal and conference papers) which provided your document with concepts, arguments and data. You should also acknowledge information presented in lectures, or given in a private communication (a tutorial, interview, telephone conversation, email message etc.) by a member of our teaching staff, an architect whose building you studied, the occupants of a building, an environmental consultant etc. Finally, you or another member of your team may have generated the information by taking measurements, by processing data, by performing calculations or simulations and/or by producing drawings and designs. In these cases both the individuals concerned and the tools used for producing and/or processing information or data should be acknowledged. You must strictly adhere to the conventions listed below. a) Citation within main body of text: References to bibliographical sources should be incorporated into your sentence syntax in one of the following ways: Smith (1997a, 1999, 2004) found that . . . Recent work (Smith, 2008) suggests that ... Early studies (Smith, 1975; Smith and Jones 1980; Jackson 1990) ... b) Tables and Figures: For tables and figures reproduced from published literature, you must cite the source below the table or figure. Example: (Source: Smith 2000). When you are the author of a table or figure that you have prepared especially for the document being submitted you do not need to cite a source as we would always assume that any table or illustration without an identified source must have been prepared by you especially for this essay or dissertation. However, you must cite yourself as author when citing a document, table, drawing or photograph of yours that had appeared in a previous piece of work (published or unpublished) and which you are reproducing in this essay / dissertation. c) Use of "after": Where you have produced your own results by applying a method or procedure which was developed by others you should acknowledge your results as being "after" this source. For example the sentence: “Weather data for London generated with Meteonorm (Meteotest 2008) was plotted on "the building bioclimatic chart" (after Givoni, 1970)…”, indicates that your weather data were generated by running the Meteonorm software and were then plotted on a chart originally produced by Givoni. “Neutral temperatures (after Humphreys, 1978) are listed below…” indicates that the neutral temperatures listed in your document were calculated by you using a procedure which appeared in a 1978 publication authored by Humphreys. If on the other hand you had not done the calculation yourself


but were just quoting figures from Humphreys, you would say so and would not use the word “after”. Finally, had you been quoting neutral temperatures that were calculated by a third party using Humphreys’ formula, you should also cite this third party as the source of the calculated data. d) Quotations: A quotation is a word by word reproduction of a passage of text written by someone else. A quotation is always inserted in quotation marks and the text is formatted so as to be clearly differentiated from the main body of your text. For example:

“Cities that are beautiful, safe and equitable are within our grasp.” (Rogers, Cities for a Small Planet, 1997)

We use quotations when we wish to make sure that a statement appears verbatim in our paper. You should follow (or precede) a quotation with the citation of its source using one of the citation conventions listed in (a) above. Take care not to change anything from the original text or to paraphrase it; quotations are an exact reproduction of the original. If the original text has an error or unusual wording which you feel the reader may misinterpret as being your own wrongdoing you can follow such wording with the expression (sic) that signifies that the preceding word was intentionally so written. Under no circumstances should you reproduce the words of others verbatim, without quotation marks, as if they were your own. This would fall into the category of plagiarism, a most serious offence that can lead to disqualification from the degree (see also AA Student Handbook). If you did not wish to quote, but did want to refer to an argument used in a publication or lecture in your own words you could acknowledge that you are paraphrasing the original source.

e) Footnotes: footnotes at the bottom of the page allow you to comment on a source of information, statement or fact which appears in the main body of your text, or provide a definition or clarification, without interrupting the flow of the main text.

f) References: At the end of your documents you must list all of the sources you have cited in your text in alphabetical order based on the surnames of the first listed author. Different items by the same author should be listed in chronological order. Both published and unpublished items must be listed. There are several different ways of doing this. We strongly recommend that you adopt the following:

• start with the first author’s (or editor's) surname(s) followed by the initial(s) of his/her first name(s);

where there is more than one author or editor, the names of the second and subsequent authors/editors should be preceded by a coma and entered initial first followed by surname (see examples below).

• next enter, placed in parenthesis, the year of publication or completion; where the person named is not the author but the editor of the document, precede the date with “Ed.” (see examples below)

• next type the title of the book or paper followed by the subtitle (if any), and/or title and other details of publication where the referenced item appears (e.g. in the case of a paper which is published in a journal or a volume of conference proceedings); highlight the title of the publication in bold or italics. (see examples below)

• next list (for papers or sections of books which are referenced) the page numbers relating to the start and end pages beoing referenced.

• next give the publisher's name and city.

Examples:

Arink, D., C. Boonstra, J. Mak (1996). Handbook of Sustainable Building: an environmental preference method for choosing materials in construction and renovation. James & James Science Publishers, London.

Goulding, J.R., J.O.Lewis and T.C. Steemers (Eds. 1992). Energy in Architecture: the European Passive Solar Handbook. Batsford for Commission of the European Communities.

Yannas, S. (1996). Energy Indices and Performance Targets for Housing Design. Energy and Buildings Journal 23, pp237-249, Elsevier Science, Lausanne.

Yannas, S. (2009). What Can Buildings Tell Us, What Can We Tell Back. In Proc. PLEA 2009, Quebec.

Figures and Tables


The word “Figure” applies to all illustrations (drawings, photographs, maps, graphs, diagrams, sketches, computer screen shots, etc.). No other word should be used instead. All figures must be numbered and titled. The number and title of a figure should be placed below the figure. All figures must be referenced and discussed in the main body of the text. In the text refer to a figure as Fig. nn in the middle or end of a sentence or as Figure nn at the beginning of a sentence. You may not use figures that are not discussed in your text. The word "Table" describes any list or matrix of textual or numerical data. Tables included in a document must be numbered and discussed in the text by referring to this number. The number and title of a table (TABLE nn. TITLE) should be placed above the table. The sources of all tables and illustrations of which you are not the original author must be given in parenthesis after their title (Source: <name of source=surname of author and date of publication if source is published paper /book). The full reference should be listed in the References section at the end of your document using the referencing conventions given above. 10.5 Submission Requirements for Dissertations All submissions are to the Graduate School Administrative Coordinator’s Office. Dissertation documents should be hardbound with black covers and must be submitted in two copies. Both copies should be inscribed along the spine. The inscription should include the following from left to right : <student first name and surname> <MSc 2012> or <MArch 2013>. There should be no inscription on the front or back covers of the document. Each copy must have an inside cover page which must contain the following information:

• AA E+E Environment & Energy Studies Programme • Architectural Association School of Architecture • Graduate School • MSc (or MArch as appropriate) Sustainable Environmental Design • Dissertation Project 2011-12 (2011-13 for MArch) • Full Title and Subtitle of the Dissertation Project • Student first name(s) and surname(s) • September 2012 (MSc); January 2013 (MArch)

There is freedom in formatting and placing these titles, but the exact wordings should be used as listed above. Dissertation Documents should be in A4 Portrait Format unless agreed otherwise. The size of the text of the Dissertation document must not fall below or rise substantially above 15,000 words (excluding appendices and bibliographical references). All pages must be numbered including appendices. Sheets should be printed on both sides using paper of sufficient thickness. Text should be formatted single space using Arial or similar font, typesize 10 points for the main body of text, 8 points for captions. A convenient layout for Dissertation documents is to have the text formatted in a single column on the left or right hand page with figures and illustrations placed on the other page. Margin sizes are left to candidates’ choice. All Figures and Tables must be numbered, titled and referenced following the guidelines given below. Dissertation documents must be accompanied by a CD containing the full document in PDF format. In addition, all illustrations must be included individually in a folder titled <Images> in JPG format at 300 dpi resolution in their original size. Finally, the CD should also include a folder titled <Models> containing the computer models and output produced using Ecotect, Radiance, Tas, ENVI-met and any other software used. The student’s full name should be written on the surface of the CD accompanied by the words MSc Dissertation 2011-12 (or MArch Dissertation 2011-13). Dissertation documents must include a signed Authorship Declaration Form certifying that the contents of the document is the work of the signatory and that use of material from the work of others is duly acknowledged. The form should be bound into the document in a prominent position after the cover page. In addition to printed document and CD, a pdf file of the dissertation must be uploaded to the students’ folders on the File Server. These pdf files are used for assessment and must therefore include the complete work. The deadline for the submission of 2011-12 MSc Dissertations is the Friday 14th September 2012. The deadline for the submission of 2011-13 MArch Dissertations is the Friday 1st February 2013.


11 ORGANIZATION & SUBMISSION OF COURSE WORK 11.1 Course Projects and Papers Course work during the first two terms normally includes a team project in each term plus research papers and technical studies. Technical studies can be incorporated into the project work. Project briefs are handed out at the beginning of each term. These also specify the type and format of submission document expected of each project and the manner in which individual and team contributions are to be identified. All submitted documents whether for team projects or individual research papers must adhere to the referencing conventions introduced above. All course work submissions are to the Graduate School Administrative Coordinator’s Office. Documents submitted for assessment must include an Authorship Declaration Form signed by all the students concerned to certify that the contents of the document are their own work and that use of material from the work of others is duly acknowledged. The form should be bound into the document in a prominent position after the cover page. Course work items (team projects, research papers and technical studies) should be submitted in one copy only. This must be bound with metallic spiral ring binding. Projects are normally submitted in A3 Landscape format. All other submissions are in A4 Portrait Format unless otherwise agreed. Each document must have a cover page with the following information:

• AA E+E Environment & Energy Studies Programme • Architectural Association School of Architecture • Graduate School • MSc / MArch Sustainable Environmental Design • Term 1 (or 2) Project (or Research Paper) 2011-12 • Full Title / Subtitle of Project / Paper • Student first name(s) and surname(s) • January 2012 (for Term 1 submissions); April 2012 (for Term 2 submissions).

There is freedom in formatting and placing these titles, but the exact wordings should be used as listed above. All submissions must be accompanied by a CD containing the full document (including illustrations) in PDF format. In addition, all illustrations must be included individually in a folder titled <Images> in JPG format at 300 dpi resolution in their original size. The students' full names should be written on the surface of the CD accompanied by AA E+E MSc / MArch 2011-12 and the Project / Paper title. In addition to printed document and CD, a pdf file of each team project and research paper must be uploaded to the students’ folders on the File Server. These pdf files are used for assessment of course work and must therefore include the complete work. 11.2 Document Structure for Research Papers All submissions must include the following sections:

• Cover page: this must include the information listed above. • Authorship Declaration Form • Abstract: a very brief summary of the paper (1 paragraph). • Table of contents: a numbered list of the main headings and subheadings of the paper and the

page number of the start of each section. • Acknowledgements: individuals who have helped or provided resources, advice and

information (including acknowledgment of sponsorships, bursaries or scholarships toward your studies at the AA School).

• Introduction: overview of issues and questions which led to the chosen topic with reference to the relevant literature; what did your paper set out to do and how; results obtained; how is your paper structured (1 page).

• Main body of the document: to be subdivided according to thematic, procedural or methodological criteria.

• Conclusions: summary of main findings and proposals. • References: published and unpublished sources consulted including Internet sources (see

below for academic conventions on how to cite bibliographical sources).


12 STAFF CV’s

Teaching Staff

SIMOS YANNAS (Programme Director) KLAUS BODE PAULA CADIMA JOANA SOARES GONÇALVES ROSA SCHIANO-PHAN GUSTAVO BRUNELLI JORGE RODRIGUEZ ALVAREZ JULIANE WOLF Visiting Lecturers

NICK BAKER CATHERINE HARRINGTON RAUL MOURA


SIMOS YANNAS DiplArchEng AADiplGrad(Hons) PhD Simos Yannas (SED Programme Director) has undertaken research in many areas of environmental design and has taught and lectured in some thirty countries. His latest book, Lessons from Vernacular Architecture is due for publication in 2011. His earlier Roof Cooling Techniques was shortlisted for the RIBA International Book Award for Architecture. A new edition of his Portuguese language Em Busca de uma Arquitetura Sustentavel para os Tropicos was recently published in Brazil. He was awarded the PLEA (Passive and Low Energy Architecture) International Achievement Award in 2001.

EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS

Diploma Architect-Engineer, National Technical University of Athens, Greece. Registered architect-engineer, Technical Chamber of Greece. Postgraduate Diploma Energy Studies, Architectural Association Graduate School, London. PhD by Published Work, AA Graduate School / Open University Research School. ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

2010- External Examiner MSc Environmental Design of Buildings, Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University.

2010- External Examiner, MSc Sustainable Design of the Built Environment, Faculty of Engineering, British University in Dubai.

2009- Visiting Professor, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia. 2008-10 Sir Isaac Newton Design Fellow in Architecture, University of Cambridge. 2008- Evaluator, Hellenic Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education. 2005-09 External Examiner, MSc Environmental Design & Engineering, Bartlett, University College

London. 2005 Assessor, Ashden Awards on Energy Efficiency in Buildings. 2004-06 Technical Expert, European Commission Intelligent Energy-Europe Programme. 2004- Academic Coordinator AA PhD Programme. 2003- Member, UIA Working Group on Architecture and Renewable Energy Sources. 2002-05 External Examiner, BArch Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University. 2001-04 External Examiner, MPhil Environmental Design in Architecture, University of Cambridge. 1982- Founding member of PLEA (Passive and Low Energy Architecture). Director and

subsequently Permanent Secretary. 1980- Director, Environment & Energy Studies programme, AA Graduate School. Also lectured in schools of architecture and professional institutes in some thirty countries. FUNDED RESEARCH & CONSULTANCIES

2009- Environmental Design in University Curricula and Architectural Training in Europe (EDUCATE). Collaborative project sponsored by European Commission Intelligent Energy Europe (IEE).

2006-08 Reconceiving the Architecture of the Gulf Region. With Harvard University Centre for Middle East Studies.

2001- MagicalSkin -Performative Space -Adaptive Skins & Microclimates -Generative Skin - Learning Environments -Dynamic Structures -Research & Design. Series of design research projects as part of the AA MSc / MArch in Sustainable Environmental Design.

2000-04 Roof Cooling Techniques. With School of Engineering, University of Seville, Spain and Centre for Desert Architecture and Planning, Ben Gurion University of the Negev. Supported by European Commission Altener Programme.

2000-01 Environmental Sustainability of New Housing Developments. Consultancy for WSP Environmental, London.

1999-02 IDEA - Interactive Database of Energy-Efficient Architecture. In collaboration with Univ. of Siegen, Catholic Univ. of Louvain and Univ. of Geneva. Supported by EC DG TREN.

1999-01 Passive Cooling Handbook. With Univ. of Porto School of Engineering, University of Athens Dept. of Physics, Univ. of Seville School of Engineering and EC Altener.

1998-00 Bioclimatic Architecture and Urban Design in Rio. With Fed. Univ. of Rio de Janeiro and support from British Council and Brazilian Research Councils.

1996-98 Roof Solutions for Natural Cooling (ROOFSOL). Collaboration with several European partners and support from EC Joule Programme.


1996-97 Alfa-Built Project. Collaboration with Univ. of Athens, Univ. of Buenos Aires, Fed. Univ. of Rio de Janeiro, Univ. of Venezuela with support from EC Alfa Programme.

1992-95 Passive Cooling of Buildings (PASCOOL). With Universities of Athens, Seville, Porto, La Rochelle, Geneva, Milano, and Conphoebus, ENTPE, CRES, TNO and Belgian Ιnstitute of Building Research with support from EC DG-XII Joule II Programme.

1992-94 Architecture and Climate Portfolios. Collaboration with University College Dublin and Catholic University of Louvain with support from EC DG-XII Solinfo 2 Programme.

1991-93 Building Science and Environment-Conscious Design. EC TEMPUS Joint European Project. In collaboration with Technical University of Budapest and University of Ljubljana.

1990-98 Climate-Responsive Design for Bangladesh. Collaboration with Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology and the UK Building Research Establishment (BRE) with support from British Council.

1989-90 Passive & Hybrid Cooling in Buildings State-of-the-Art Review. EC DG-XII Building 2000 Programme, in collaboration with Univ. of Athens and LASH ENTPE (France).

1986-94 Solar Energy and Housing Design. Research on passive solar heating for residential buildings in the context of the UK Government's Solar Energy Research Programme.

1983-85 Bioclimatic Design and Passive Solar Systems. A series of short projects commissioned by ETSU, UK Department of Energy, Solar Εnergy R&D.

1979-82 Energy Systems and Design of Communities. In collaboration with T. Papayannis & Associates and colleagues from other countries in the context of International Energy Agency IEA Task 6.

1979-83 Energy Education in Schools. An experimental project supported by the UK Dept of Education and Science & Dept. of Energy in collaboration with Essex County Architects and Education Departments.

1978-79 Energy Management of School Buildings. Second phase of research focusing on Essex secondary school buildings in collaboration with the County Architects Department and funding from Science & Engineering Research Council.

1976-78 Energy Strategies for School Buildings. Supported by UK Science & Engineering Research Council and Essex County Council Architect's Department.

PARTIAL LIST OF PUBLICATIONS Authored several books and over 100 other publications. Published writings translated into a dozen languages. 2011 (forthcoming with Willi Weber Eds.). Lessons from Vernacular Architecture. Earthscan. 2011 Adaptive Strategies for an Ecological Architecture. AD Architectural Design John Wiley &

Sons Ltd. 2011 Education in Sustainable Environmental Design. In Yeang, K. (Ed) Green Design: Theory &

Practice. Black Dog Publishing. 2010 La Formation a la Conception Durable au Royaume Uni. Le Carre Bleu, no.3-4. 2009 What Can Buildings Tell Us, What Can We Tell Back. Proc. PLEA 2009 Conference,

Quebec. 2009 (with O. Corbella). Em Busca de Uma Arquitetura Sustentável para os Trópicos. 2nd

Edition with English and Spanish Introductions. Editora Revan, Rio de Janeiro. 2008 Reconceiving the Built Environments of the Gulf Region. 2A Architecture and Art, Issue 7

Gulf Research Project on Sustainable Design, Dubai. 2007 Dynamic Structures. In Proc. Low Energy Cooling & Advanced Ventilation Conference. (Best

Paper Award). 2007 Sustainable Design and Architectural Education. In Axis no.9, pp108-129, Journal of

Caribbean School of Architecture, Kingston, Jamaica. 2006 Learning Environment. Proc. PLEA 2006 Conference, Geneva. 2006 (with E. Erell and JL Molina) Roof Design for Cooling. Proc. PLEA 2006 Conference. 2006 Sustainable Design in Architecture. Pós, J. of Fac. Architecture, Univ. of Sao Paulo. 2006 (with E. Erell and J.L. Molina) Roof Cooling Techniques-a design handbook. Earthscan,

London & New York. Shortlisted for Royal Institute of British Architects’ International Books Award for Architecture.

2005 Para uma Arquitectura Sustentavel. In Arquitectura e Vida no. 61, pp34-41, Lisbon.


2005 Technology Performance Innovation. Proc. of UIA Symposium. AA School, London. 2004 Adaptive Skins & Microclimates. Proc. PLEA 2004 Conference, Eindhoven. 2004 (with A. Chatzidimitriou and N. Chryssomalidou) Microclimatic Studies of Urban Open

Spaces in N. Greece. Proc. PLEA 2004 Conference, Eindhoven. 2004 (in English & Chinese) Environmental Architecture: key issues & recent projects. World

Architecture No.150, pp40-49. 2003 Towards Environmentally Responsive Architecture. Proc. PLEA 2003, Santiago de Chile. 2002 (in Greek) How do I know if it is what they say it is? Journal of Architects, no. 6. 2002 IDEA Interactive Database for Energy-Efficient Architecture. Env. Mang. & Health vol.13 no 4. 2001 (co-editor) Climate-Responsive Architecture: a design handbook. Tata McGraw Hill. 2001 Toward More Sustainable Cities. Solar Energy, Vol. 70 No. 3 2001 (with Oscar Corbella) Learning from Built Examples in Rio de Janeiro. Proc. PLEA 2001

Conference, Florianopolis. 2001 Outdoor Spaces and Urban Design. Proc. PLEA 2001, Florianopolis. 2000 Designing for Summer Comfort. A European Handbook. EC Altener Programme. 2000 (co-editor with Koen Steemers) Architecture City Environment. James & James, Science

Publishers, London. 1998 (co-editor with E. Maldonado) Environmentally-Friendly Cities. James & James. 1998 Living with the City. In Environmentally-Friendly Cities, pp41-48, James & James. 1998 Environmental Study of Two Shopping Malls in Rio de Janeiro. In Environmentally-Friendly

Cities, pp483-486, James & James, London. 1997 (with E. Maldonado and H. Gonçalves) Thermal Performance of Buildings in Summer in S.

Europe. Int. J. Solar Energy Vol. 19, pp161-178. 1996 Energy Indices &Performance Targets for Housing Design. Energy & Buildings 23, 237-

249, Elsevier Science. 1994 Design of Educational Buildings. Environment & Energy Studies Programme, Architectural

Association Graduate School. 1994 Solar Energy and Housing Design. Vols 1 & 2. AA Publications. 1991 (co-editor) Architecture and Urban Space. Kluwer Academic Publishers. 1991 (co-editor). Passive and Low Energy Architecture (in English & Japanese). Process

Architecture No.98. 1990 La scienza in un approccio regionale all'architettura. In Los, S. (Ed) Regionalismo dell'

Architettura. Franco Muzzio & c. editore s.p.a., Padova. 1990 Solar Control Techniques. Proc. Workshop on Passive Cooling, EC JRC, Ispra. 1990 Passive Solar Heating and Energy Efficient Housing Design. EC Conference on Architecture.

Kluwer Publishers. 1989 Interaction between Physics and Architecture in Environment-Conscious Design. Solar &

Wind Technology Journal, Vol. 6, No. 4. Pergamon Press, Oxford. 1988 (co-editor). Energy and Buildings for Temperate Climates. Pergamon Press. 1984 (co-editor). Passive and Low Energy Ecotechniques for Housing. Pergamon. 1983 (Guest Editor). Bioclimatic Architecture (in Greek). J. Institute of Greek Architects. 1983 (editor). Passive and Low Energy Architecture. Pergamon.


KLAUS BODE BSc(Hons) HonFRIBA Klaus Bode co-founded BDSP Partnership, a London-based environmental engineering firm with offices in London, Lisbon and Belgrade and projects in many countries. He was project engineer on Foster +Partners’ Commerzbank and on Rogers/Piano’s Potsdamer Platz developments in Berlin. He has collaborated with the Rogers Partnership on the Welsh Assembly building in Cardiff, with the sculptor Antony Gormley on the engineering of the Blind Light exhibition and worked with Hopkins Architects on the Velodrome for the London Olympics 2012. He is on the Advisory Board of the Urban Age Group of the LSE Cities Programme. EDUCATION University of Bath, Building Engineering TEACHING 2002- AA Environment & Energy Studies Programme Frequent invited speaker at seminars in Europe, USA and South America. PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 1985-86 Sir William Halcrow & Partners, Swindon and K-Konsult, Stockholm. Feasibility studies and

energy audits on energy conservation in various commercial projects and in particular in hospitals.

1987-89 J Roger Preston and Partners Mechanical & Electrical services co-ordination responsibilities for

UK commercial projects. 1989-93 Project Engineer responsible for management of projects in UK and Germany including new

Headquarters for Commerzbank Frankfurt (Foster & Partners) and Potsdamer Platz development in Berlin (Richard Rogers Partnership & Renzo Piano Building Workshop). Manager for firm’s German activities.

1993-95 Group Manager Roger Preston & Partners and Joint Managing Director RP & K Sozietät.

Responsibilities included supervising the firm’s German operations and promoting the development within Europe.

1995- Founding Partner BDSP Partnership. Responsible for projects including SBS Broadcasting

Center in Seoul and Broadwick House in London (Richard Rogers Partnership); Faith Zone, Millennium Dome (Eva Jiricna), Sanitas/BUPA HQ in Madrid (Ortiz Leon Arquitectos) and jointly in charge of a two year R & D project on the subject of achieving zero emission urban developments – APAS, Project ZED (Future Systems).

2000- Director BDSP Partnership Limited. Current projects include the National Assembly for Wales,

Cardiff, Mossbourne Community Academy in London, Nueva Plaza del Toros las Arenas and Nuevo Centro de Negocios en Viladecans all in Barcelona (Richard Rogers Partnership), Columbia University Masterplan, New York (Renzo Piano Building Workshop) and Bocconi University, Milan and Toulouse School of Economics, Toulouse (Grafton Architects), LSE Student Centre (O’Donnall & Tuomey), One Airport Square, Accra, Ghana (Mario Cucinella Architects), Oscar Freire Development, Sao Paulo (Foster & Partners), London Olympics 2012 Velodrome (Hopkins Architects Limited); Blind Light, London, New York and Kiew (Antony Gormley). Considerable involvement in competition entries and masterplanning.


PAULA CADIMA DiplArch AA PhD Paula Cadima has taught at the Faculty of Architecture, Technical University of Lisbon, where she created and directed the master’s course on Bioclimatic Architecture, and at the AA Graduate School where she completed her PhD. A practising architect for many years she chaired the Sustainable Architecture Working Group of the Architect's Council of Europe in 2009 and is the president of PLEA since 2011. Working for the European Commission in Brussels since 2005, she was involved in the management of projects promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy sources, encouraging world-class research in emerging fields. EDUCATION 1994-00 PhD Environment & Energy Studies, AA Graduate School 1993-94 Environment & Energy Studies Programme, AA Graduate School 1979-85 Diploma in Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Technical University of Lisbon TEACHING 2010- MSc, MArch & PhD in Sustainable Environmental Design, AA Graduate School, London 2002-05 Director, Master Course in Bioclimatic Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, UTL, Lisbon 2004-05 Diploma in Architecture & Territorial Planning, Faculty of Architecture, UTL, Lisbon 2001-05 Diploma in Interior Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, UTL, Lisbon 2001-05 Diploma in Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Technical University of Lisbon 1994-98 MA Programme in Environment and Energy Studies, AA Graduate School, London She is currently supervising 2 PhD candidates at the AA School, has supervised 2 PhD and 1 MPhil students to successful completion in Portugal and has examined 6 PhD and 5 MPhil students in Portugal and in the UK. PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 2003-05 URBAN DYNAMICS - Co-Founder and Director. Rehabilitation of mixed-used 18th century

building in Lisbon, refurbishment of a country palace in Évora with passive cooling design strategies.

1989-90 TIRONENUNES Urbanismo. Passive solar design of a residential condominium, Sintra. 1989 SUA KAY Architects. Design of various office buildings, including UBS-Union Bank

Switzerland, Headquarter of the Bank of Portugal in Lisbon, Edifício Suécia in Oeiras, Tourism Village DUNAS DOURADAS in Algarve.

1986-88 ASSO (Arquitectos Associados)/ PAL (Planeamento e Arquitectura), Lisbon. Design of various urban and architectural projects, Hotel Centromar and Caixa Geral dos Depósitos in Funchal, NATO Lajes airbase and aparthotel in Porto Santo (refurbishment of the old concrete factory), Cultural Centre of Gafanha in Aveiro, Town Hall of ĺlhavo with passive solar design strategies and Masterplan for the seafront development of Madeira Island.

1986-87 GAPTEC (Technical Office of the Faculty of Architecture in Lisbon). Masterplan for the Campus facilities of the Technical University of Lisbon and exhibition design for the 1st Congress of the Portuguese Built Heritage in the World, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian in Lisbon.

1984-85 SPAZ (Stadtplannungsamt Zurich), Zurich. Urban projects, including the design of the Langstrasse Unterführung urban art work, cycling and pedestrian ways and urban equipment.

From 1985 until 2003 she also practiced in private on the design of various projects in Portugal, including new and refurbishment of residential buildings, a kindergarten and the design of a catamaran, and collaborated with artists in various projects, among others the ephemeral artistic intervention “Shadow Project” in Lisbon, commissioned by the Metropolitan Underground of Lisbon within the project


“STAGING THE CITY: urban art works”, with artist Fernanda Fragateiro, and was awarded 2nd Prize at the shop window design competition in 1985 promoted by the Townhall of Lisbon with artist Miguel Branco and designer Filipe Alarcão. ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANCY 2002 UTOPOS, International Competition for the Elderly Centre in Oeiras 2001 ACE-Engineers, International Competition for the School of Technology and Management,

Polytechnic Institute in Beja 2001 PAL , Headquarters, Technical Centre and Sports facilities, Portuguese Football Federation

in Sintra 2000 architects Jorge Estriga and Rita Amado, International Competition for the Art Crafts and

Health Schools of the Polytechnic in Castelo Branco EUROPEAN PROJECTS MANAGEMENT 2009-10 European Research Council Executive Agency (ERCEA), European Commission, Brussels.

Research Programme Management, ERC Advanced and Starting Grants. 2005-09 Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI), European Commission,

Brussels. Project Management, Energy Efficiency Unit, Intelligent Energy Europe Programme.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES 2011- President of PLEA (Passive Low Energy Architecture and Sustainable Urban Design) 2010 Technical Expert, European Commission, Eco-Innovation. 2009 Chair, Environment & Sustainable Architecture working group, Architect's Council of Europe

(ACE) 2005-10 Member, Directors Board, PLEA (Passive Low Energy Architecture and Sustainable Urban

Design) 2004-11 Member, Directors Board, Association Francisco d’Ollanda – Projects&Research, FAUTL 2004-05 Technical Expert, European Commission, DG Research (Energy and Environment), DG

Education&Culture (Erasmus Mundus) and Intelligent Energy-Europe Programme. 2003-05 Member, Directors Board, “Environment Nucleus”, Order of Portuguese Architects 2002-05 Member, Commission for the Regulation of Energy Efficiency in Buildings, Ministry of Public

Buildings, Transports and Habitation, Superior Council of Public Buildings and Transports (CSOPT), Lisbon

2001 Member, Solar Passive Buildings Group, FORUM Project – Renewable Energies in Portugal, Ministry of Economy, Portugal, National Institut for Engineering and Industrial Technology (INETI), Agency for Energy (AGEEN) and DG for Energy (DGE)

RESEARCH 2010- Environmental Design in University Curricula and Architectural Training in Europe

(EDUCATE). Collaborative project sponsored by European Commission Intelligent Energy Europe (IEE)

2009 Sustainable Construction – a common language for the construction sector, joint project between the Architect’s Council of Europe and the European Concrete Platform

2005-08 Climate and Urban Sustainability: comfort perception and climatic risks (URBKLIM), funded by Fundação Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT)

2004 Integrating Environmentally Responsive Elements in Buildings, Annex 44, IEA-ECBCS 1999-00 Passive Cooling Handbook, European Commission Altener Programme 1994-00 Transitional Spaces, funded by Fundação Ciência e Tecnologia and Fundação Calouste

Gulbenkian 1994-95 Passive Cooling of Buildings, European Commission DG-XII Joule II R&D Project 1994 Design of Educational Buildings. Architecture Climate Portfolios, EC DG-XII Solinfo


PUBLICATIONS 2011 No Futuro os edifícios serão grandes fornecedores de energia, Jornal PÚBLICO Comunicação

Social SA, Dia da Terra, 22 April, Lisbon. 2009 Retrofitting Homes for Better Energy Performance: the occupant’s perspective, Proc. PLEA 2009

Conference, Québéc. 2009 Promoting Lower Energy Homes: support from the Intelligent Energy Europe Programme”. Proc.

Passivhus Norden Conference, Göteborg (with G. SUTHERLAND). 2008 Reabilitação da Habitação Social: os desafios para uma maior eficiência energética. Proc

NUTAU 2008 International Seminar, FAUUSP, São Saulo. 2008 Embedded Stone Wall Construction in Lisbon. Proc. PLEA 2008 Conference, Dublin (with S.

PELHAM). 2008 Raising Energy Efficiency in Buildings through the Intelligent Energy Europe Programme. Proc.

International Passive House Conference, Nurnberg (with V. BERRUTTO and G. SUTHERLAND).

2008 Energy-Efficient Homes and Buildings: The beauty of Efficiency”. European Publications Office, Brussels (co-edited with T. NOEL and G. SUTHERLAND).

2007 The European Strategy Towards Sustainability in the Built Environment. Proc. PLEA 2007 Conference, Singapore.

2007 Integrated Building Design Approach. Proc. IAQVEC 2007 Conference, Sendai. 2007 Energy Efficiency – EU Targets. Proc. TIA 2007 Conference, Krems. 2007 Os Desafios da Europa para uma maior Eficiência Energética nos Edifícios e o Programa

‘Energia Inteligente – Europa (European Challenges for Better Energy Efficiency in Buildings and the IEE Programme). Jornal CONSTRUIR, August, Lisbon.

2007 Thermal Optimisation of the Vertical Opaque Envelope: Variable Insulation an Innovative Approach”, Proc. PLEA 2007 Conference, Singapore (with S. WEVER)..

2006 Retrofitting of Social Housing: 12 innovative projects for an energy-intelligent Europe”, IEEA, European Commission (co-edited with V. BERRUTTO and G. SUTHERLAND).

2005 Form and Microclimate: Spatial Confinement and Heat in the Urban Patio. Proc. PLEA 2005 Conference, Lebanon.

2005 Aplicações de Água no Controlo do Microclima dos Espaços Urbanos”, Cadernos da Faculdade de Arquitectura, Nº 4, FA-UTL, Lisbon.

2004 Os Espaços de Transição como Elementos Representativos da Relação com o Meio Ambiente. Chapter in Falas da Terra Natureza e Ambiente na Tradição Popular Portuguesa Edições Colibri e IELT, FCSH, UN Lisbon.

2000 TRANSITIONAL SPACES: the potential of semi-outdoor spaces .as a means for environmental control with special reference to Portugal”. PhD Dissertation. EESP, AA, London.

2000 Solar radiation studies of various urban forms for Latitude 38°. Proc. PLEA 2000 Conference, Cambridge. James & James (Science Publisherrs) Ltd. London.

1998 The Effect of Design Paramaters on Environmental Performance of the Urban Patio: A Case Study in Lisbon. Proc. PLEA 1998 Conference, Lisbon. James & James (Science Publishers) Ltd. London.

1996 The Role of the Balcony on Buildings in the Contemporary European City: A Case Study in Lisbon. Proc PLEA 1996 Conference, Louvain-La-Neuve (with S. YANNAS).


JOANA CARLA SOARES GONÇALVES DiplArch MA PhD Joana Carla Soares Gonçalves is an architect and urbanist from Rio de Janeiro where she practised with Ana Maria Niemeyer before taking the MA in Environment and Energy Studies at the AA and a PhD on the sustainability of tall buildings at the University of São Paulo, where she has taught since 1998. She has worked as an environmental consultant on projects around Brazil and won awards in a number of design competitions. Her book The Environmental Performance of Tall Buildings was published by Earthscan in June 2010.

EDUCATION

Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Architectural Association Graduate School, London. Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo, Universidade de Sao Paulo.

TEACHING

1998-09 Lecturer, Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, University of Sao Paulo (FAUUSP), Brazil Undergraduate, Diploma and Postgraduate Programmes.

RESEARCH

2009-10 Green Buildings, UN Report. 2008-09 Reabilitação Tecnológica e Arquitetônica de Edifícios Altos: Na Cidade de São Paulo

(Retrofit of Tall Buildings in Sao Paulo). 2007-09 Desenho urbano paramétrico: as variáveis ambientais como determinantes do projeto

(Environmental Generative Architectural). 2006–08 Desenho Urbano e o Desempenho Ambiental Para a Sustentabilidade (Environmental

Urban Design). 2005-07 ConfortoTermico e Luminoso no Edifício da FAUUSP, Cidade Universitária

(Environmental Comfort in the FAUUSP Building) 2005-06 Sustainable Urban Spaces (with The Martin Centre, University of Cambridge). 1998-03 O Desempenho Ambiental de Edifiícios Altos (The Environmental Tall Building). PARTIAL LIST OF PUBLICATIONS 2011 (with K. Bode) The Importance of Real-Life Data to Support Environmental Claims for Tall Buildings. In CTBUH Journal, Issue II, pp24-29, Chicago. 2010 (with K. Bode). Up in the Air, Tall Buildings 2 Ventilation Study. CIBSE Journal. 2010 The Environmental Performance of Tall Buildings. Earthscan. 2008 (with BRANDÃO, Rafael Silva ; MARCONDES, Mônica Pereira ; BENEDETTO, Gisele

Saveriano de ; DUARTE & Denise Helana Silva). The new research centre of the Brazilian Petroleum Company in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: The achievements in the thermal performance of air-conditioned buildings in the tropics. Energy and Buildings, v. 40, p. 1917-1930, Elsevier.

2008 (with MONTEIRO, Leonardo Marques ; DUARTE, Denise & ALUCCI, Márcia Peinado) Conforto Térmico como condicionante do projeto arquitetônico-paisagístico: o caso dos espaços aberos do novo centro de pesquisas da Petrobras no Rio de Janeiro. Ambiente Construído (Online), v. 8, p. 61-86.

2008 Environmental Urban Design for Central Urban Areas in São Paulo, Brazil. Proc PLEA 2008, Dublin.

2007 (with DUARTE, Denise & MULFARTH, Roberta Kronka. O projeto urbano e as questões ambientais. Urbs, v. 44, p. 9-14, 2007. 2007 Arquitetura Sustentável. Uma integração entre Ambiente, Projeto e Tecnologia em Experiências de Pesquisa, Prática e Ensino. Ambiente Construído (Online), v. 6, p. 51-81. (with DUARTE, Denise Helena Silva)

2007 Um olhar crítico sobre as cidades globais. Urbs, v. 44, p. 16-19, 2007. 2007 (with VIANNA, Nelson Solano). Iluminação e Arquitetura São Paulo: Virtus S.A. (1st ed. 2001,

2nd ed. 2004, 3rd ed. 2007). 2007 Sustainable and Tall. CTBUH Journal. Tall Buildings: design, construction and operation.

Summer 2007, Chicago, pp 18 - 21.


2007 (with UMAKOSHI, Erica). The tall building and the architectural utopians: the role of environmental issues and the challenge of a design exercise in São Paulo. Proc PLEA 2007, Singapore.

2006 (with DUARTE, Denise Helena Silva) Environment and Urbanization: Microclimatic variations in a brownfield site in São Paulo, Brasil. Proc PLEA 2006, Genève.

2006 (with SANCHES, Patrícia & CAVALCANTE, Rodrigo) FAUUSP: an icon of Brazilian modern architecture with lessons and questions on environmental design and thermal comfort. Proc PLEA 2006, Genève.

2005 (with DUARTE, Denise Helena Silva) Environmental Design for Petrobras: a step forward in Brazilian Architecture. Proc PLEA 2005, Beirut.

2004 O Impacto Ambiental de Edifícios Altos: Proposta de Avaliação Quantitativa, com Avaliação em Estudos de Caso. Proc Entac´2004, Sao Paulo.

2004 The Tall Building And The City - the discussion about urban sustainability. Proc PLEA 2004, Eindhoven.

2004 São Paulo, The Future of Tall Buildings in South America´s Biggest City. Urban Design Quarterly, London, v. -, n. 91, p. 14-15.

2003 with VARGAS, Heliana Comin. Atendendo ao Ministério Público: Avaliação de Impacto Ambiental Urbano de um Edificio Alto. Profissionais da Cidade Reunião de São Paulo, USP & UNESCO, p. 191-204.

2002 Londres na Vanguarda da Verticalidade. Revista Urbs, n. 27, p. 41-46, São Paulo, Associação Viva o Centro.

2001 Em Busca da Sustentabilidade Urbana no Estudo de Caso: O Bairro do Soho, Londres. Proc ELECS 2000, Canela, Brazil.

2001 O desejo pela verticalidade. Revista do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Arquitetura e Urbanismo da FAUUSP, São Paulo, n. No. 9, p. 138-153.

2000 The Dilemma of the Verticality in the Biggest City of South America, São Paulo: Rethinking the tall building towards an environmentally friendly approach. Proc PLEA 2000, Cambridge.

1998 The Environmental Impact of Tall Buildings in Urban Centers. Proc PLEA 1998, Lisboa.


ROSA SCHIANO-PHAN Rosa Schiano-Phan studied architecture in Italy and completed her postgraduate studies in environmental design in the UK. She completed her PhD at the AA on the application of passive evaporative cooling in residential buildings. She worked as a senior sustainability consultant with WSP Environmental and at Brian Ford & Associates, and was a Research Fellow at the Department of Built Environment, University of Nottingham since 2005 working on several European funded research projects. She is a co-author of The Architecture & Engineering of Downdraught Cooling published by PHDC Press in the summer 2010. EDUCATION: 2002 – 2005 PhD in Architecture, Environment & Energy Programme, Architectural

Association School of Architecture, London. Sponsor: WSP Environmental Ltd.

1999 - 2000 MSc in Architecture, Energy and Sustainability, University of North

London, UK. 1998 - 1999 Diploma in Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, University of Naples

“Federico II”, Italy, valid in the EU (CEE Dir. 85/384). 1990 - 1998 BSc (Hons) in Architecture (Results: 110/110 cum laude), Faculty of

Architecture, University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy. PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE: 2005 – 2010 Research Fellow at the Department of the Built Environment, Faculty of

Engineering, University of Nottingham. 2000 – 2004 Senior Sustainability Consultant at WSP Environmental Ltd., London,

providing design advice on all aspects of sustainable and energy efficient architecture and focusing on the integration of passive systems in buildings. Research activities included the submission and involvement in FP5 EC and Altener projects and a combined EC - DTI proposal.

1999 - 2000 Environmental Design Consultant at Brian Ford & Associates, London,

providing design advice on low energy architecture and energy efficiency techniques. Research activities included contributions to the ‘PDEC’ EC Joule Project, ‘Triplesave’ EC Save Project and the Partners In Technology DETR project.

1998 - 1999 Architect Assistant, under the EC post-graduated exchange programme

“Leonardo da Vinci”, at Brian Ford & Associates (Chartered Architects and Environmental Design Consultants), London.

1997 – 1998 Architect Assistant at Stea Progetti, Naples, Italy - a local architectural

practice involved in refurbishment and new built projects for domestic and non-domestic buildings.

TEACHING 2007- Current Course Master for the MSc/MArch Sustainable Environmental Design

Unit at the Architectural Association Graduate School, London. 2004 - 2006 Part-time Associate Lecturer at Central Saint Martins College of Art and

Design, Design and Environment Degree Course (Architectural Pathway).


RESEARCH: 2007-2010 ‘Promotion and Dissemination of Passive and Hybrid Downdraught Cooling in

Buildings’ (PHDC, Contract No.TREN/07/FP6EN/S07.70683/038418, 2007-‘10) European Commission Framework Programme 6.

2004 - 2007 ‘Marketable passive homes for winter and summer comfort (Passive-on,

Contract No. EIE/04/091/S07.38644, 2004-‘07). European Commission Intelligent Energy for Europe

2002-2005 ‘The Development of Passive Downdraught Evaporative Cooling Systems Using

Porous Ceramic Evaporators and their application in residential buildings’ (AA PhD research)

2001-03 ‘Passive Downdraught Evaporative Cooling using porous ceramic evaporators –

development of key components’ (EvapCool, Contract No. ENK6-CT-2000-00346, 2001-‘03) European Commission Framework Five Programme, RTD Shared Costs

1999-00 ‘Market Assessment of PDEC in South of Europe’, Cluster 9 (4.1030/C/00-

009/2000).EC ALTENER II Programme 1998-00 ‘Building Integrated Photovoltaics’ Demonstration Project at the Duxford

Airspace Museum. Combined EC and DTI Major PV Demonstration Programme Proposal

1998-00 ‘Integrated System for Daylighting, Natural Ventilation and Solar Heating’

(TripleSave JOR3-CT97-0172, European Commission FP4 Joule III 1998-00 ‘Specification of automatic vent opening devices for natural ventilation’ (1998-

2000) Partners in Technology DETR 1996-98 ‘Passive downdraught evaporative cooling in non-domestic buildings’, PDEC

(JOR-3CT950078, 1996-1998), European Commission FP4 Joule III Programme

MAIN PUBLICATIONS:

1. ‘The Architecture and Engineering of Downdraught Cooling: A Design Sourcebook’. With Ford, B.,

Francis, E., (Editors). PHDC Press, June 2010. ISBN 9780956579003. 2. ‘Environmental retrofit: building integrated cooling in housing’, in Architectural Research Quarterly,

Volume 14, Issue 1, March 2010, Cambridge University Press. ISSN 13591355. 3. ‘Keep your cool with ceramics’, in Clay Technology, Oct-Nov 2009, (ISSN 14778667), pp.10-12. 4. ‘Cooling without Air-Conditioning’, in Intelligent Glass Solutions, Issue 4, 2008 (ISSN 17422396),

pp. 106-108. 5. ‘Post Occupancy Evaluation of non-domestic buildings using downdraught cooling: Case studies in

the US’, with Brian Ford, in Plea 2008 The 25th Conference on Passive & Low Energy Architecture, Dublin, Ireland, 22-24 October 2008.

6. ‘The Passivhaus standard in the UK: Is it desirable? Is it achievable?’, with Ford, B., Gillott, M. and

Rodriguez, L. in Plea 2008 The 25th Conference on Passive & Low Energy Architecture, Dublin, Ireland, 22-24 October 2008.


7. ‘The Passivhaus Standard in European Warm Climates – Design Guidelines for comfortable low energy homes’ with Ford, B. and Zhongcheng, D. Passive-on IEE Project, September 2007. Available online from: http://www.passive-on.org/CD

8. ‘Double Skin Facades: Improving Performance and reducing costs’, Plea 2005 The 22nd

Conference on Passive & Low Energy Architecture, Beirut, Lebanon, 13-16 November 2005. 9. ‘The development of passive downdraught evaporative cooling systems using porous ceramic

evaporators and their application in residential buildings’. PhD Thesis, British Library, London, November 2004.

10. ‘The Development of Passive Downdraught Evaporative Cooling Systems Using Porous Ceramic

Evaporators and their application in residential buildings’, Plea 2004 The 21st Conference on Passive & Low Energy Architecture, Eindhoven, Netherlands, 19-22 September 2004, (ISBN: 9038616368) Vol. 2, pp. 1249-1254.

11. ‘The Application of Downdraught Evaporative Cooling Systems in Non-domestic Buildings. A case

study: the Green Office, Tehran’, with B. Ford, IFCO Conference, Tehran, Iran. 15-18 February 2004.

12. ‘Cooling Systems: Principles and Practice’, 2nd Summer Academy of Mediterranean Solar

Architecture (SAMSA), Rome, 26 July – 6 August 2004, Lecture Material. 13. ‘Evaporative Cooling Using Porous Ceramic Evaporators – Product Development and Generic

Building Integration’, with B. Ford, PLEA 2003. The 20th Conference on Passive & Low Energy Architecture, Santiago, Chile, 9 – 12 November 2003 (ISBN: 9561407795).

14. ‘Evaporative Cooling Using Porous Ceramic Evaporators – Product Development and Generic

Building Integration’, with Brian Ford, The Plan – Architecture and Technologies in detail, 4 (2003), (ISSN: 17206553), pp 95-98.

15. ‘Specification of automatic vent opening devices for natural ventilation’, with Bordass W. and Ford

B., Partners in Technology DETR project report, 2000. Available online from: www.usablebuildings.co.uk/publications

16. ‘Passive Evaporative Cooling using porous ceramic evaporators’ in Clima 2000, Naples, Italy 15-18

September 2001 on CD (2001). 17. ‘Thermal stability and Energy Efficiency in Wine Storage Spaces: Ridge Winery, Lytton Springs,

Healdsburg, California’, with Camilo Diaz, in World Renewable Energy Congress VI, Brighton, 1-7 July 2000, Oxford: Pergamon, (ISBN: 0080438652), Vol. 3, pp. 1838 – 1841.


GUSTAVO BRUNELLI DiplArch MA FRSA Gustavo Brunelli graduated from the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the University of São Paulo and won an Alban scholarship to the MA in Environment & Energy Studies at the AA, which he completed with Distinction in 2004. He has worked as environmental consultant on the new headquarters for Petrobras in Rio de Janeiro and with BDSP on projects in the UK and abroad.

EDUCATION 1998-02 Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, University of São Paulo, Brazil

2003 Urban Design Workshop, Les Ateliers Internationaux de Cergy-Pontoise, France.

2003-04 MA Environment & Energy Studies (Distinction). AA Graduate School.

2007 Royal Designers for Industry (RDI) Summer School

TEACHING

2007- Occasional visiting lecturer and reviewer AA E+E MSc / MArch Sustainable Environmental Design.

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 2005- Senior Environmental Analyst, BDSP Partnership, London, UK. Design advice, thermal

and lighting computational modeling for projects in the UK and abroad. Key projects include: London 2012 Olympic Velopark, Coordinator of the project’s environmental team; National Assembly for Wales, Cardiff, responsible for full dynamic thermal modeling of the building as-built; Chopin Development Masterplan, Mallorca, Spain, responsible for the conceptual masterplanning proposals for large residential development including prestige hotel and golf club; Jacob Javits Convention Centre, New York, development of concept for daylighting for large exhibition hall and convention centre; Centres for Clinical Excellence, UK, development of concept strategies for passive and active environmental systems for a series of hospitals in the UK.

2005 Comfort and Energy Efficiency Laboratory, University of São Paulo, Brazil

Environmental consultant involved in several projects, including the new headquarters for Petrobras, the Itaipava Shopping Mall and the Vera Cruz School refurbishment. Responsible for thermal, lighting and natural ventilation analysis and modeling. Also involved in a research on coastal urban ventilation analysis through wind tunnel testing.

2003 Roberto Loeb Architects, São Paulo, Brazil

Junior architect working on the proposal for urban renovation of the Consolação Street area in São Paulo, Brazil.

2002 Trainee architect for the restoration works of the graduate school art-nouveau building.

University of São Paulo, Brazil. 2000 Trainee architect. PAE Architecture, São Paulo, Brazil.


JORGE RODRIGUEZ ALVAREZ DipArch MA MSc (AA E+E) Jorge Rodríguez Álvarez studied architecture and urbanism at ETSAC, completed a Master in Building Conservation & Urban Regeneration at USC and was awarded a distinction in the MSc in Sustainable Environmental Design at the AA. He is a cofounder partner of SAAI (www.saa-i.com) a laboratory of environmental design and specialized consultancy with undergoing projects in Spain, China and America. He is currently at the last stage of his PhD thesis about sustainability at the urban scale with a focus on densification processes and industrial sites. He is a course tutor in Sustainable Environmental Design at the AA since 2008 and lectures about Landscape & Sustainability at ETSAC, Spain. EDUCATION 1995-2002 BArch Architecture & Urbanism, Escola Técnica Superior de Arquitectura da Coruña,

Spain 2006-2007 MA in Building Conservation and Urban Regeneration, Universidade de Santiago de

Compostela 2007-2008 MSc in Sustainable Environmental Design (Distinction), Environment & Energy Studies

Programme, AA Graduate School TEACHING 2008- Master Programmes Environment & Energy Studies and Sustainable Environmental

Design, AA Graduate School 2009- Sustainability, Impact and Environment course at UDC, Spain PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 2002-2006 Project designer in Glez-Cebrian Architecture and Urbanism, Spain 2003- Registered Architect in Spain 2006-07 Researcher and Project manager in AA Santiago 2007-08 Building conservation consultant for Galician Government, Department of Housing 2008-11 Cultural Centre in Pontevedra, competition- 1st prize - and construction 2009- Founding partner SAAI. Sustainable Architecture consultants 2010- BREEAM Communities adaptation to Spain (BREEAM ES) 2011- Mixed use development in Sihui, China (SAAI design) 2011- Mixed use development in Dachong, China (SAAI design)

ARTICLES AND PUBLICATIONS 2009 Rodríguez Álvarez, J. (2009) Environmental Retrofit. Energy Upgrades of Urban

Dwellings. Proc. PLEA 2009 Conference, Quebec. 2010 Cabrita, A.L. & Rodríguez Álvarez, J. (2010) Breeam Communities in

Spain. Sustainable Cities Conference Proceedings. Wessex Institute of Technology published by WIT Press

Rodríguez Álvarez, J. (2010) Rehabilitación energética del tejido urbano residencial. Evaluación previa para una mayor eficiencia. Proceeding of Sustainable Building Conference Madrid 2010

Rodríguez Álvarez, J. (2010) La certificación de la sostenibilidad de la urbanización Proceeding of Congreso Nacional de Medio Ambiente (CONAMA) Madrid 2010

2011 Smith-Masis, M. Rodriguez,J. Mena-Deferme, M. (2011) Sustainable Environmental Design Consultancy: Practices informed and Practical outcomes. Proc. PLEA 2011 Conference, Brussels.


JULIANE WOLF BArch Juliane Wolf studied architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago USA and has practiced in Europe and the US. She completed the MSc in Sustainable Environmental Design at the AA School in 2011. She is co-founder of büro blickpunkt, a research team focusing on building materials. EDUCATION 2010-11 MSc Sustainable Environmental Design. Environment & Energy Studies Programme,

Architectural Association School of Architecture, London UK, 1997-01 Illinois Institute of Technology, College of Architecture, Chicago USA,

Bachelor of Architecture, Graduated First in Class 1999-00 Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen Denmark, Exchange year TEACHING 2011- AA Environment & Energy Studies Programme 2011- AA Diploma 18 Unit Staff PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 2008-2010 Frank Schiffer Architect, Berlin Germany

Project architect focusing on construction documents, detailing, specifications for tender and construction administration. Key projects include Rückert Straße, Berlin, housing with 38 units and a gross area of 4800 m2; Choriner Höfe, Berlin, housing with 42 units and a gross area of 5300 m2; Holsteiner Ufer, Berlin, façade restoration of an 1890th landmark building.

2005-2008 büro blickpunkt, Berlin Germany

Co-founder responsible for conceptual design and material research. Key projects include ‘an intimac(it)y’, Berlin, exhibition on building materials; Juno-Loft, Berlin, a residence in a former slaughtering facility; Southbank, South Africa, competition for a sustainable masterplan.

1999-2004 Studio/Gang/Architects, Chicago USA

Architectural employee and project architect working on all project phases. Key projects include Ford Calumet Environmental Center, Calumet, competition for a sustainable visitor centre which received 1st place; Starlight Theater, Rockford, outdoor theatre for 1100 visitors covered with a kinetic roof structure; Zhong Bang Village, Shanghai, competition for a sustainable masterplan which received 1st place.

AWARDS 2001 American Institute of Architects, Medal for highest GPA in graduating class 2001 Loebl Travelling Prize for outstanding academic work 1999 American Institute of Architects, Distinct Student Award 1998 Stein/AVA Excellence in Architecture Award EXHIBITIONS 2008 A trans Pavilion, Berlin, an intimac(it)y – solo exhibition büro blickpunkt

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS 2006-2011 Architektenkammer Berlin, Licensed Architect


Visiting Lecturers NICK BAKER BSc PhD

Nick Baker is a physicist who has spent the majority of his professional life as a researcher, consultant and teacher of building science and environmental design. His particular interests lie in energy modelling, thermal comfort and daylighting. He is author of the LT Method, an energy design tool, and has written and contributed to several books including Daylighting Design. His latest book The Handbook of Sustainable Refurbishment was published by Earthscan in 2009. CATHERINE HARRINGTON AADipl RIBA Catherine Harrington is an associate with the London office of Architype, winners of the RIBA Sustainability Award in 2007 and the Ashden Award in 2009. Since 1999 she has been responsible for a wide portfolio of low-energy buildings and competition winning schemes, including the Chiltern Hills Visitor Centre, Singleton Environment Centre and a number of educational and cultural buildings. RAUL MOURA BA(Hons) MA(AA E+E) Raul Moura studied architecture and urbanism at the Technical University of Lisbon and worked for the Department of Strategic Planning of Lisbon City Council. He was awarded the MA in Environment & Energy Studies in 1998 and has since worked as a sustainability consultant in London and Lisbon specialising in master planning projects.


13 EXTERNAL LINKS The programme has established contacts with fellow teachers, researchers and practising architects and engineers in many countries and has been involved in a variety of collaborative projects. The taught programme draws from this network of contacts. Colleagues who have recently contributed to the taught programme or collaborated in joint research or consultancy projects include: Prof. Shabbir Ahmed (AA E+E PhD graduate) Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology Prof. Servando Alvarez & Prof. J.-L. Molina School of Engineering, University of Seville Denise & Rab Bennetts Bennetts Associates Architects Prof. Michael Bruse Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany Prof. Federico Butera Politecnico di Milano Peter Chlapowski PCKO Architects, London Prof. Oscar Corbella Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Mario Cucinella MCA Integrated Design, Bologna Prof. Claude Demers Universite Laval, Quebec Prof. Andre De Herde Architecture et Climat, Catholic University of Louvain Bill Dunster Bill Dunster Architects, London Prof. Evangelos Evangelinos (AA E+E graduate) National Technical University of Athens. Prof. J. Martin Evans Federal University of Buenos Aires Nikos Fintikakis Synthesis & Research Architects, Athens Joy-Anne Fleming (AA E+E MA graduate), Grimshaw Architects, London Andy Ford Fulcrum Engineering Werner Gaiser (AA E+E MA graduate) Planquadrat-Gaiser, Germany Irene Gallou & Harsh Thapar (AA E+E MA / MSc graduates) Foster & Partners, London Dr Margarita Green Pontificia Universitad Catolica, Chile Ben Humphreys Architype Architects, London Amy Holtz (AA E+E MA graduate) KPF Architects, London Dr Gary Hunt Imperial College London Prof. Kazuo Iwamura Murashi Institute of Technology Prof. Yuichiro Kodama University of Kobe Prof. Khee Poh Lam Carnegie Mellon University Prof. J. Owen Lewis School of Architecture, University College Dublin David Lloyd Jones Studio E Architects Prof. Fuad Mallick (AA E+E PhD graduate) Head of BRAC School of Architecture, Bangladesh Dr Isaac Meir & Evyatar Erell Centre for Desert Architecture and Urban Planning Barbara Muench (AA E+E MA graduate) Technical University of Berlin Prof. Andre Potvin Universite Laval, Quebec Dana Raydan RMJM Architects, Cambridge Prof. Matheos Santamouris Department of Applied Physics, University of Athens Dr Heide Schuster (AA E+E MA graduate) Sobek Engineering, Stuttgart Dr Despina Serghides (AA E+E PhD graduate) Tech Institute Cyprus Dr Thanos Stasinopoulos (AA E+E graduate) National Technical University of Athens Prof. Koen Steemers Martin Centre, University of Cambridge Prof. Phillip Tabb (AA E+E PhD graduate) College of Architecture, Texas A&M University Dr Derek Taylor Altechnica & Open University Alexandros Tombazis Tombazis & Associates, Athens Prof. Willi Weber (AA E+E MA graduate) University of Geneva Dr Ken Yeang Llewelyn Davies Yeang


APPENDICES


APPENDIX 1 LIST OF CURRENT & RECENT DISSERTATION PROJECTS This Appendix lists Masters Dissertation Projects undertaken since 1995 when the Environment & Energy Studies Programme was validated as a masters degree. The list includes the MA Dissertations completed in the period 1995-2005, the MSc and MArch Dissertations completed since 2005 and the MSc and MArch Dissertations started in the 2009-10 academic year. MPhil and PhD Dissertations related to the programme's areas of research are also listed. Masters Dissertations marked with an asterisk (*) were awarded a Distinction or a Commendation. MPhil and PhD Dissertations can be consulted at the AA Library. Masters Dissertations are no longer comprehensively stored in the Library but can be consulted in the programme's office. MSc DISSERTATION PROJECTS

MSc 2010-11 (due for submission September 2011) Santiago Cala Heat_Biological Power: Aerobic digestion as biological heat generation in residential buildings Marianna Charitonidou Vernacular vs Contemporary: Sustainable Housing Design in Mykonos Ruggero Bruno Chialastri Affordable and Sustainable Housing Design in Italy Francesco Emanuele Contaldo Smart Refurbishmen: passive design strategies to improve comfort and energy savings Efstathios Eleftheriadis Biology / Architecture : a new contract for sustainable solutions in the tropics Danai Frantzi-Gounari Environmental Refurbishment: upgrading the residential stock of Athens Alexandre Hepner Amazon_Flows: Sustainable environmental design for the Amazon rainforest Rita John The Future of the Mall Culture Georgia Katsaouni Updating Vernacular: design guidelines for vernacular settlements and buildings of the Cyclades, Greece Keunjoo Lee Transitional Spaces for residential tall buildings in Seoul, Korea Patricia Linares Creative Refurbishment of Traditional Housing in Santiago de Compostela, Spain Jennifer Mikus Occupant Behavior: Empoweing occupants to redefine comfort in the American Home Shreya Nath The 24 Hour Cool Office: Passive Cooling strategies for offices in Bangalore, India Andrea Ortiz The use of brick in Housing and its environmental performance for three different Climates in Colombia


Prachi Parekh Adaptive Facades: Passive cooling for the warm-humid climate of Mumbai, India Miryam Rizkallah Design guidelines for traditional and contemporary windows in Lebanon Bjorn Rosaeg London Rooftops: environmentally sustainable urban renewal and expansion possibilities Philippe Saleh Cool Balconies: investigating the thermal properties of balconies in Lebanon Peggy Shih Modern Sacred Environments Yukari Takagi Passive Apartment Building: passive cooling and dehumidification strategies for high rise apartment buildings in Tokyo, Japan Anna Tziastoudi Working Environments: environmental design and organisational principles in office buildings in the UK Katerina Vagianou Passive Cooling Strategies- implementation to existing building stock in the urban context of Athens Joao Vieira Concrete in Architecture: thermal inertia as passive cooling strategy in working environments in Rio de Janeiro Helene-Sophie Vlachos Leftovers - exploring the potential environmental benefits of roof and urban void retrofit in Athens Juliane Wolf A Pavilion of Wax and Salt: how phase-change materials can be used to provide a comfortable shelter Grega Zrim Double Skin Facades for Office Buildings in Ljubljana : applicability and comfort studies Gabriela TRISTAO FERREIRA Retrofitting of the traditional architecture of Terceira island in the Azores Joram ORVIETO Mobile and foldable house in Italy Silvia PICCIONE Refurbishment of 1970's Apartment Block in Italy

MSc 2009-10 (submitted September 2010) Hiro ABE Application of Traditional techniques to Contemporary Japanese housing *Carole ASPESLAGH Design Guidelines for School Buildings in Belgium and UK Evgenia BUDANOVA Conversion of Industrial Buildings in Moscow


*Aaron BUDD The New Canadian Dream-achieving zero heating and cooling demand in a cold climate Francisco CASABLANCA Environmental Assessment of housing in Puerto Rico. Joanna CONCEICAO Environmental Retrofits for Residential Buildings in Sao Paulo Cristina CRESPO Urban Microclimates of the old San Juan, Puerto Rico Melpo DANOU Transformations at the Street Level of Athens Anna GKOUMA Design Guidelines for Balconies Alfonso HERNANDEZ Bermed Dwellings: their Architectural Potential and Passive Environmental Design Strategies *Kristin HOOGENBOOM Adaptively Reusing London's Existing Industrial Fabric - Derelict to Domestic Shao-Fan (Eric) HSU Sustainable Urban Renewal - multistorey apartments in Taipei City *Shashank JAIN Passive cooling through Ground Coupling: Application of Earth Air Heat Exchangers in Delhi Mili KYROPOULOU Facade strategies for Multi-storey residential buildings in Northern Greece Masoudeh NOORAEI Design Guidelines for Energy Efficient Buildings in Tehran Niken PALUPI Urban Courtyard in Warm-Humid Climate. Case study Jakarta, Indonesia. Sameena RAJENDRA Reformation of courtyards in Kuwait Gemala RINALDI New Guideline for Town house in Jakarta, Indonesia Liliana RODRIGUEZ Modifying the Urban Microclimate in Outdoor spaces to provide comfort in Monterrey, Mexico Roshanek SAJADIAN Guidelines for Low Energy Housing in Northern Tehran Rohin SHER Applicability of PHDC retrofits - case study of a Pol House in Ahmedabad *Roi TZIMIKA Exploring the thermal balance of single family detached houses in Northern Greece


*Marco VITALI Potential and Applicability of Mixing Concrete with Straw Ruofan YAO Passive design for detached house in the Yangtze Delta Region

MSc 2008-09 Athanasopoulos, G. (2009). The Environment of Wineries. MSc Dissertation Sustainable Environmental

Design . * Bansal, N. (2009). “Corbu” in the Tropics. MSc Dissertation Sustainable Environmental Design 2008-

09. Calise, Fl. (2009). Boulder House on the Island of Ischia. MSc Dissertation Sustainable Environmental

Design . Cameron, E. (2009). Direct Coupling: The potential of openness on energy savings. MSc Dissertation

Sustainable Environmental Design . Choudhary, M. (2009). The Potential of Earth Architecture as Low Energy Design. MSc Dissertation

Sustainable Environmental Design . Chung, Y.H. (2009). Thermal Performance of Typical School Buildings (South Korea). MSc Dissertation

Sustainable Environmental Design . Dry,M. (2009). Evaluating the retrofitting of an old barrack into a library: the case study of the public

library in Corfu. MSc Dissertation Sustainable Environmental Design . Gazi, H. (2009). Emerging Learning Environments. MSc Dissertation Sustainable Environmental

Design . Ilia, P. (2009). Environmental Evaluation of Retrofitted Industrial Buildings in Volos, Greece. MSc

Dissertation Sustainable Environmental Design . * Jain, S. (2009). Urban Form for Low Cost High Density H ousing in Delhi. MSc Dissertation Sustainable

Environmental Design . * Kafassis, N. (2009). Learning from environments beyond the boundaries of comfort. MSc Dissertation

Sustainable Environmental Design . Kaicker, Sh. (2009). Low Energy, High Intelligence Shopping Experience in North India. MSc Dissertation

Sustainable Environmental Design . Limpou, K. (2009). Designing Outdoors: Ephemeral & Adaptive Exhibition Shelters in Thessaloniki,

Greece. MSc Dissertation Sustainable Environmental Design . Lopez-Rioboo Gil, V. (2009). Reuse of Traditional Rural Housing Typologies in Abandoned Villages in

Galicia, Spain. MSc Dissertation Sustainable Environmental Design . Lytra, V. (2009). Environmental Design & Morphogenesis. MSc Dissertation Sustainable Environmental

Design . Messano, R. (2009). Environmental Retrofit of Office Buildings in Sao Paulo. MSc Dissertation

Sustainable Environmental Design . Moletto, A. (2009). Courtyard Housing Typology in an Urban Dense Area. MSc Dissertation Sustainable


Environmental Design . Papacosta, E. (2009). Adaptation and Reuse of the Existing Fabric- How to know what a building wants

to be. MSc Dissertation Sustainable Environmental Design . Passey, P. (2009). Investigating Daylighting in Atria and Adjacent Spaces. MSc Dissertation Sustainable

Environmental Design . Pelman, B. (2009). PER-FOR-MATION. MSc Dissertation Sustainable Environmental Design . * Sabhanay, R. (2009). Bioemulation: Investigation and Application of a Biomimetic Approach to

Environmental Design. MSc Dissertation Sustainable Environmental Design . Sarkar, A. (2009). Exploring The Concept Of “Passive Zone” In Warmer Climates. MSc Dissertation

Sustainable Environmental Design . Savla, P. (2009). Transitional Spaces for Commercial Buildings in Warm and Humid Climates. MSc

Dissertation Sustainable Environmental Design . * Vogiatzi-Tampa, A. (2009). Transforming The Urban Void To An Urban Scene. The Potential For

Sustainable Regeneration. MSc Dissertation Sustainable Environmental Design .

MSc 2007-08

Ampatzi, M. (2008). Bioclimatic Strategies for Seaside Resorts on Greek Islands. MSc Dissertation

Sustainable Environmental Design 2007-2008. Beis, L. (2008). Case Study of an Electronics Megastore in Markopoulo, Greece. MSc Dissertation

Sustainable Environmental Design 2007-2008. Lei, G. (2008). Naturally Ventilated Urban Housing in Southern China – A Research Review of Energy

Efficient Residential Building Design for Hot Summer Warm Winter Climatic Zone in China. MSc Dissertation (*) Sustainable Environmental Design 2007-2008.

Mena, M. (2008). Dynamic Canopies: a Microclimatic Intervention for Outdoor Comfort. MSc Dissertation

Sustainable Environmental Design 2007-2008. Nalawade, S. (2008). Passive Strategies For Multi-Storeyed Residential Housing In Pune, India. MSc

Dissertation Sustainable Environmental Design 2007-2008. Naphade, D. (2008). Thermal Comfor tin Outdoor Activity Spaces. Application of passive techniques like

evaporative cooling can contribute in achieving thermal comfort in outdoor activity space of a housing scheme in the climate of Nagpur. MSc Dissertation Sustainable Environmental Design 2007-2008.

Omori, K. (2008). Seeking Below Ground: Potential Of Underground Office Building In Tokyo. MSc

Dissertation Sustainable Environmental Design 2007-2008. Pasquale, L.A. (2008). Operational Logic: Control, Behaviour and Performance Sustainment at the Eden

Project. MSc Dissertation (*) Sustainable Environmental Design 2007-2008. Rodriguez Alvarez, J. (2008). Environmental Retrofit: Energy Upgrades of Urban Dwellings in a Mild

Atlantic Climate. MSc Dissertation (*) Sustainable Environmental Design 2007-2008. Smith-Masis, M. (2008). Design Guidelines for Social Housing in the Warm-Humid Climates of Costa

Rica. MSc Dissertation (*) Sustainable Environmental Design 2007-2008. Tafazzoli, A. (2008). Urban Environmental Shopping Centres: Lessons to be learnt from the


Environmental Function of Isfahan Bazaar. MSc Dissertation Sustainable Environmental Design 2007-2008.

Tomprou, P. (2008). Flexibility and Comfort in Dancing Environments: Building and Human Envelope

Responses. MSc Dissertation Sustainable Environmental Design 2007-2008.

MSc 2006-07

Frankel, M. (2007). Microclimate Furniture: Defining a New Urban Typology. MSc Dissertation

Sustainable Environmental Design 2006-2007. Gunasekara, S. (2007). A Study of Wellbeing: Designing an energy efficient detached micro work space. MSc Dissertation Sustainable Environmental Design 2006-2007. Lan, Y.-Ch. (2007). Dynamic Façade: A responsive skin for multi-storey apartment buildings in Taiwan. MSc Dissertation Sustainable Environmental Design 2006-2007. Rastogi, S. (2007). Passive and Low Energy Design Ideas for High Rise Residential Buildings in Delhi

MSc Dissertation Sustainable Environmental Design 2006-2007. Thapar, H. (2007). Microclimate and Urban Form in Dubai. MSc Dissertation Sustainable Environmental

Design 2006-2007. Yiannoulopoulou, L. (2007). Autonomising Community or Communising Autonomy: Seeking for an Autonomous Community. MSc Dissertation Sustainable Environmental Design 2006-2007. MSc 2005-06 Abouzeid, A. (2006). Sustainable and Informal. MSc Dissertation Sustainable Environmental Design

2005-06. Adamolekun, T. (2006). Low-Income Housing in Lagos - Sustainable Techniques for Modular

Construction. MSc Dissertation Sustainable Environmental Design 2005-06 (*). Chan, J. (2006). Public "Living-Room" in Hong Kong. MSc Dissertation Sustainable Environmental

Design 2005-06. Dretta, A. (2006). Sustainable Retrofitting of Office Buildings in the Mediterranean Climate.. MSc

Dissertation Sustainable Environmental Design 2005-06. Fong, F. (2006). Out of the Box - Reinventing the Industrial Warehouse. MSc Dissertation Sustainable

Environmental Design 2005-06. Gallardo Gonzalez, M. A. (2006). A Prototype House for a Sustainable Small scale Development in

Baja Sur, Mexico. MSc Dissertation Sustainable Environmental Design 2005-06. Kohli, V. (2006). New St Anthony’s School in the Nilgiri Hills of Southern India. MSc Dissertation

Sustainable Environmental Design 2005-06 (*). Montella, F. (2006). Environmental Functions of a Buffer Space for a Shopping Mall. MSc Dissertation

Sustainable Environmental Design 2005-06. Raymont, D. (2006). Low Income Housing - an Approach through Sustainable Design. MSc

Dissertation Sustainable Environmental Design 2005-06. Sagia, V. (2006). Double Enclosure Application for a Commercial Building in Athens. MSc Dissertation

Sustainable Environmental Design 2005-06.


Salim, A. (2006). Outdoors-Indoors Courtyards in Kerala, India. MSc Dissertation Sustainable

Environmental Design 2005-06. Tubertini, S. (2006). Low Energy High Rise Office Buildings for Sao Paulo, Brazil. MSc Dissertation

Sustainable Environmental Design 2005-06. Tzioti, O. (2006). Redifining Libraries - case study of Academic Library in Athens. MSc Dissertation

Sustainable Environmental Design 2005-06. Vujeva, S. (2006). Alterations to Single Family Long Island Dwellings for Energy Efficiency. MSc

Dissertation Sustainable Environmental Design 2005-06 (*). MArch DISSERTATION PROJECTS

MArch 2010-12 (to be submitted February 2012) Priji Balakrishnan Cool Streets in Hot Climates : dynamic and shading strategies for UAE Dana Bryan Cool Towers : Passive downdraught evaporative cooling in new office buildings in Los Angeles Ece Cakir Adaptive School Environments: elementary school design in Mardin, South-East Turkey Herman Calleja Cool Workspaces: Passive Cooling Strategies for Office Architecture in Malta Ana Terra Capobianco Recycling Superstructures: generating public facility in a tropical urban environment Alda Coelho Maputo – Reshaping the Slums : retrofitting a slum area through environmental, sociocultural and economical sustainability Noah Czech Hybrid City Spaces: sustainable city blocks in the alpine desrt climate Rohit Garg Environmental Residence: passive cooling strategies in a composite climate in North India Lourdes Gaspart Alpine Rooftop Extensions : retrofit and refurbishment of multi-storey housing block in the Alps Branden Harrell Community Housing SOWETO Mina Hasman Vernacular Ecology: passive strategies for new social housing in Southeast Turkey Preeti Mogali Contemporizing the Wind Tower : passive downdraught cooling strategies for comfort in UAE learning environments Guilherme Rampazzo


Environmental Comfort for detached housing in the Sao Paulo region, Brazil Therezia Sloet Tot Everlo EU Diplomatic Centre in Rio de Janeiro Svilen Todorov Adaptive Towers: passive cooling strategies for high-rise residential buildings in Dubai

MArch 2009-11 (submitted February 2011) Suraksha BHATLA Tall Communities: passive urban housing in the Tropics. Miguel CARDONA Re-Thinking the Cerdà Agenda: Designing Adaptive Urban Living Environments in a Courtyard Block in Barcelona Ruth DOMINGUEZ Habitat of Pilgrims in St James Way: use of water walls for transient spaces Celina ESCOBAR Reinterpretation of the residential courtyard typology Pablo GUGEL Pushing the climate boundaries for urban earth-sheltered housing in Spain Constanza JORQUERA Achieving Thermal Comfort with Passive Means in Detached House Sothern Chile Pamela KRAVETSKY Urbanising the single-family Detached House in the extreme climate of Winnipeg, Canada * Amy LEEDHAM Rehuminiszing the hospital: sustainable innovation for healthcare architecture Didar OZCELIK Underground indoor rock climbing centre in Alacati, Turkey *Jeewon PAEK Building Envelope Design : passive strategies for high density urban housing in Seoul, Korea * Francisco RAMIREZ Self-built application of “Strawcrete” for a rural community in South Central Chile Rodrigo RODRIGUES Dynamic Roof Structures for retail use Fanor SERRANO Massive timber construction : An energy efficient urban infill project in London. Orapim TANTIPAT Multi-storey housing in Bangkok, Thailand MArch 2008-10 Anand, I. (2010). Contemporising Religious Architecture. MArch Dissertation Sustainable Environmental

Design . * Cholasuek, Ch. (2010). Sustainable Low Income Community in Bangkok. MArch Dissertation


Sustainable Environmental Design . Conto, O. (2010). Learning Environments for Displaced Communities in Colombia. MArch Dissertation

Sustainable Environmental Design . Espinoza, A. (2010). Emergency (Post Disaster) Housing for Cold Climate, Chilean Patagonia. MArch

Dissertation Sustainable Environmental Design . Pandit, A. (2010). Contemporary Indian Housing – Making use of transition spaces as social and climatic

mediator. MArch Dissertation Sustainable Environmental Design . * Pantazi, K. (2010). Urban Metaphors (Potential use of Rooftops in Athens). MArch Dissertation

Sustainable Environmental Design . Riveros, G. (2010). Urban Social Housing in Colombia. MArch Dissertation Sustainable Environmental

Design . Saranti, K. (2010). Architectural Microclimatic Interventions in a Square_Patras Greece. MArch

Dissertation Sustainable Environmental Design . Stojkovic, M. (2010). Dynamic Office Building Façade In Temperate Climate. MArch Dissertation

Sustainable Environmental Design . Theodorou, A. (2010). Accommodating Change: Retrofit Of The Domestic Building Stock Of London.

MArch Dissertation Sustainable Environmental Design .

MArch 2007-9 Hue, J. (2009). Design of a Cultural Centre in Madureira, Rio De Janeiro. MArch Dissertation Sustainable

Environmental Design 2007-2009. Jackson, E.B. (2009). (Bedford)2: Rethinking The AA Graduate School-Scheme for a Bioclimatic

Live/Work Facility. MArch Dissertation Sustainable Environmental Design 2007-2009. Murray, G. (2009). Ecological Learning Centre for the Marin Academy, San Rafael, California: Perception

of Comfort within Naturally Ventilated Classrooms. MArch Dissertation Sustainable Environmental Design 2007-2009.

Querales, L.E. (2009). Re-shaping Energy Efficient Buildings through Microclimatic Assessment:

Caracas Case. MArch Dissertation Sustainable Environmental Design 2007-2009. Sophonudomporn, E. (2009). Dynamic Daylighting Responsive: A Design Proposal for an Art Gallery.

MArch Dissertation Sustainable Environmental Design 2007-2009. Thomas, A. (2009). Gone Fishing. Self help development for low income fishing communities in Sri

Lanka

MArch 2006-08

Agarwal, K. (2008). Residential Cluster, Ahmedabad: Development of a Housing Community Based on the traditional pol housing. MArch Dissertation Sustainable Environmental Design 2006-2008. Arbabi, Y. (2008). High Altitude Design: Optimising Residential Architecture int the Alborz Mountain. MArch Dissertation Sustainable Environmental Design 2006-2008.


Broyles, T. D. (2008) Ground UP: Defining an Architectural Typology for the Urban Farm. MArch Dissertation Sustainable Environmental Design 2006-2008.

Gupta, V. (2008). Rethinking “Openings and Voids” in the design of a “Quality Workspace”. MArch

Dissertation Sustainable Environmental Design 2006-2008. Raines, K. (2008). Rethinking the Underground Passenger Environment. MArch Dissertation Sustainable

Environmental Design 2006-2008. Babu, A.D. (2008). A Low Energy Passenger Terminal Building for Ahmedabad Airport, India. MArch

Dissertation Sustainable Environmental Design 2006-2008. Min-Hui, Lai. (2008). Low Energy Row House Community in Kaohsiung (South Taiwan). March

Dissertation Sustainable Environmental Design 2006-2008. Naz, F. (2008). Energy Efficient Garment Factories in Bagladesh. March Dissertation Sustainable

Environmental Design 2006-2008.

MArch 2005-07

Bruce, G. (2007). High Density, Low Energy. MArch Dissertation Sustainable Environmental Design (*). Burkee-Rogers, H. (2007). Passive Techniques for Residential Design in the Florida Keys. MArch

Dissertation Sustainable Environmental Design 2005-06. Kokosalaki, N. (2007) Lightweight Stadium for Hot Climates. MArch Dissertation Sustainable

Environmental Design. Majidi, S. Z. (2007). Next Stop Kabul - rapid structures and climate context. MArch Dissertation

Sustainable Environmental Design (*). MA Environment and Energy Studies (1995-2005)

Albers, M. (1999). Passive Solar Design for Refurbished Attic Spaces. MA Dissertation. Environment &

Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London. Altamirano, H. (2002) Reaching Adequate Thermal Performance In Low Income Chilean Housing. MA

Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London. Aristizabal, A. (1998). Plan Organisation and Natural Ventilation in the New Environmental Office

Buildings. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Arizmendi, A. (2001). Sustainable Geometries. natural forces that maximise environmental susceptibility

with case study design project for a house. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Barlas, K. (2002). Environmental Retrofitting of the Urban Block in the Contemporary Greek City. MA

Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London. Bhide, S. (2001)). Passive Cooling Toward Sustainable India. with special reference to passive

downdraught evaporative cooling systems. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Blouin, A.(2002). A Sustainable Country House Designed For The South Eastern Canadian Climate. MA Dissertation (*). Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Bondonio, A. (2000). The Compact City In The UK. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies


Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Branger, A. (1995). Emerging Stereotypes of the Low Energy Off ce Building in the UK. MA Dissertation (*). Environment & Energy Studies Programme, AA Graduate School, London.

Brunelli, G. (2004). Environmental Design of Industrial Buildings. MA Dissertation (*). AA E+E, London.

Carro, C. (2000)). Daylight And Its Use In Museums. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Cascone, P. (2003). Operative Topographies: low energy housing and urban agriculture in Central Italy. MA Dissertation. AA E+E, London.

Chatzidimitriou, A. (2003).Urban Voids: studies of outdoor spaces in the city of Thessaloniki, Greece. MA Dissertation (*). AA E+E, London.

Cheung, A. (2003).Home-Office in an Urban Tower. MA Dissertation. AA E+E, London.

Constantinidou, C. (1999). Environmental Performance Assessment of the Office Building in Central Athens. Retrofitting Proposals. MA Dissertation. E&E Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Costella, M. (2005). A Low-Energy Urban House Designed for the Southern Brazilian Climate. MA Dissertation. AA E+E, London.

Davis, K. (2004). Low Energy Housing and Sustainable Urban Communities. MA Dissertation. AA E+E, London.

De Echarri, G. (2002). Night time cooling and complementary strategies in office buildings in Madrid. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Dipotontro, G. (2001). Building Underground In Hot Climates. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Duque, G. (1998). Cool Islands for Hot Weather Cities: Rethinking the Open Space with the Active Square. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Erickson, J. (2003).Comfort through Change: an adaptable building facade. MA Dissertation (*). AA E+E, London.

Ernest, R. (2004). Street Markets. MA Dissertation. AA E+E, London.

Estrada, C. (2004). Environmentally Efficient Workspace Planning. MA Dissertation. AA E+E, London.

Filippopoulou, E. (2004). Thermal and Visual Comfort for Contemporary Housing in Greece. MA Dissertation. AA E+E, London.

Fleming, J.-A. (2005). Re-inventing the Irish Cottage: an Autonomous House for Rural Northern Ireland.MA Dissertation. AA E+E, London.

France Roger, J.-F. (1996). Toward Solutions for Better Comfort for the Working Environment in Urban Areas. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme, AA Graduate School, London.

Fryer, R. (2003).Form and Misuse: investigations into exceeding the performance of sustainable materials. MA Dissertation. AA E+E, London.

Gaiser, W. (2003).Passive Cooling for Conservation: achieving stable indoor conditions in a desert library. MA Dissertation (*). AA E+E, London.

Galarza, P. (1998). Recycling Structures as an Environmental Alternative. A Case Study. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Gallegos Cobo, U. (2000)). Environmental Characteristics Of Tensile Structures. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Garozzo, C. (2001). The Architecture Of Historical Hypogeal Buildings And Its Application In Contemporary Practice. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Gavalas, A. (2003).Sustainable Design and Retrofitting of a Commercial Building in Athens. MA


Dissertation. AA E+E, London.

Giatili, S. (2001). Adjustable Facades in the Mediterranean. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Goncalves Soares J. C. (1997). The Environmental Impact of Tall Buildings in Urban Centres. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme, AA Graduate School, London.

Grohmann, S. (1998). Building Inside the City: A Socially and Environmental Conscious Analysis of the Relation Between Buildings and External Space in Two High-Density Housing Developments in London’s Urban Context. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Gruenberg, M. (2001). Text and Design: comparison of four environmental architects. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Hajek, S. (1996). Lightwells and Courtyards in Old Town Houses in the Inn-Salzach Region: four case studies in Wasserburg am Inn. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme, AA Graduate School, London.

Herrera-Rojas, A. (2003).The Role of Conservatories for Sustainable Housing in the UK. MA Dissertation. AA E+E, London.

Hirsch, D. (1998). Environmental Design and Rehabilitation of Disused Industrial Complexes. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Gallou, I. (2004). Façade as Adaptable Skin. MA Dissertation. AA E+E, London.

Gavalas, P. (2005). Low Energy Light Industrial Buildings In Greece. MA Dissertation. AA E+E, London.

Goncalves, M. (2005). Projeto CASA - Sustainable Modular Architecture for Social Housing in Curitiba, Brazil. MA Dissertation. AA E+E, London.

Goldman, D. (2002). California‘s Relocatable Classrooms. MA Dissertation (*). Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Grill, B. (1996). The Double-Skin Glass Facade. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme, AA Graduate School, London.

Holtz, A. (2005). Adaptive Prototype House: a design alternative for environmentally responsive social housing. MA Dissertation. AA E+E, London.

Huang, Y. (2005). Energy-efficient solutions for adaptable space: studies on studio space in London. MA Dissertation. AA E+E, London.

Hsieh, A. (2002). Vertical elements for natural ventilation: functional or aesthetic. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Indranata, K. (2000)). Breeze For Jakarta: Retrofitting Residential Buildings In Tropical Climates. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Ito, R. (2003).Evaluation of Case Study Project in Ghana. MA Dissertation. AA E+E, London.

Johnston, J. (2005). Encouraging principles of sustainability in landscape architecture education. MA Dissertation. AA E+E, London.

Kalamatianou, F.-L. (2004). Environmental Retrofitting of Performance Spaces. MA Dissertation. AA E+E, London.

Kaye, I. (2004). Home for the Modern Nomad and the Street Homeless. MA Dissertation. AA E+E, London.

Khan, Z. (2005). Rethinking Spaces for Learning with special reference to Dhaka, Bangladesh. MA Dissertation. AA E+E, London.

Kalapanida, M. (2001). Environmental Aspects of Ancient Greek Buildings. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.


Kalograia, D. (1998). Eco-Concrete: A Possibility or a Contradiction? MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Karagiannaki, S. (2002). Restoring A Conserved Residential Unit In Athens. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Kausch, A. (1997). Environmental Considerations in the Projects of Alsop & Stormer: is low energy building compatible with any architectural style ? MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme, AA Graduate School, London.

Keller, T. (2001). Toward Sustainable Urban Development. environmental retrofitting of working units in London. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Khodr, J. (1998). The Traditional Living Room Versus the Modern Day Living Room in Kuwait. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Kiskini, C. (1999). Environmental Retrofitting of Museums with two Case Studies in Northern Greece. MA Dissertation (*). Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Kohli, M. (1998). The Use of Natural Ventilation in Comtemporary Public Service Buildings in the UK. MA Dissertation (*). Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Konsta, P. (2001). Passive Systems Active Buildings :GEK Headquarters, Athens. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Kotani, A. (1998). The Paper Shelter–Recycling Paper for Building Structures. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Kraus, J. (2005). Lightweight facades and flexible assemblies. MA Dissertation. AA E+E, London.

Kreitmayer, B. (2004). Tourist Dwellings on the Adriatic Coast. MA Dissertation. AA E+E, London.

Krenz, A. (2001). The compact city:comfort, density and urban form. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Kristensen, A. (2001). Sustainable Building Materials And Environmental Assessment Methods. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Kulkarni, H. (2003). Cooling without Air Conditioning for Office Buildings in Hot-Dry Climate in India. MA Dissertation. AA E+E, London.

Loeb, R. (1998). Small Scale Settlements in the Amazon Rainforest. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Mahadevan, P. (2005). Retrofitting of buildings with focus on housing. MA Dissertation. AA E+E, London.

Maladkar, A. (2004). Transitional Post-Disaster Shelter. MA Dissertation. AA E+E, London.

Marcondes, M. (2004). Double Skin Façades in Sao Paulo. MA Dissertation. AA E+E, London.

Martinez-Canavate, C. (2004). Atrium Spaces. MA Dissertation. AA E+E, London.

Martins, L. (2002). Selling Cities As Eco-Systems. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Mas, M. (2004). Museum Design. MA Dissertation. AA E+E, London.

Massa, H. (1997). The Space in Between: Climatic control in public open spaces. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme, AA Graduate School, London.

Mercantini, C. (2001). Smart Facades For Mixed-Use Buildings In Northern Europe. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Mehrotra, M. (2004). Geometries for Tall Structures. MA Dissertation. AA E+E, London.

Moura, R. (1998). Bioclimatic Retrofitting on Southern Portuguese Vernacular Architecture: a Case study. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.


Muench, B. (1997). Zero Emission Housing. MA Dissertation (*). Environment & Energy Studies Programme, AA Graduate School, London.

Papagiannopoulos, G. (2002). Evaporative Cooling Using Porous Ceramic Bricks. MA Dissertation (*). Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Pasquero, C. (2002). Human And Environmental Behaviour In Urban Context. atterns analysis at the scale of Highbury and Islington neighbourhood, London). MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Perez Rubio (2000)). Living And Breathing In Suburbia. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Pilliner-Reeves, C. (2003). Use of Public Non-Places for Urban Regeneration-with case study in London. MA Dissertation. AA E+E, London.

Poletto, M. (2002). Modelling Urban Rhythms. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Pratt, K. (2004). Hooke Park. MA Dissertation. AA E+E, London.

Pyrek, A. (2005). Adaptable Building Materials for Climatic Design Applications. MA Dissertation. AA E+E, London.

Rastogi, M. (1994). Optimization and Choice. The Geometry of Solar Space. Environment & Energy Studies Programme, AA Graduate School, London.

Rentmeister, K. (1997). Design Objectives for Office Buildings. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme, AA Graduate School, London.

Romero, M. (1998). Analysis of the Main Dispersal Assembly Space in the Context of Educational Buildings. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Rosa, R. (1998). Retrofitting Multi-Strorey Residential Buildings in Lisbon with Bioclimatic Strategies. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Rossi, D. (2005). Bioclimatic Restoration of Vernacular Architecture in Tuscany, Italy. MA Dissertation. AA E+E, London.

Rothhahn, K. (1998). Form Follows Flow – Or the Potential to Optimise Ventilation Through the Shape of a Building. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Sabherwal, A. (2003). Roof Cooling Strategies for the Climate of Delhi. MA Dissertation. AA E+E, London.

Sanabria, J.C. (2002). Small-Scale Housing Unit Prototype For Costa Rica. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Sandiumenge, T. (1998). Retrofitting Flat Roofs for Natural Cooling. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Santisteban, F. (1998). A Study of the Thermal Effect of Green Areas on the Urban Microclimate and its Applicability to Monterrey, Mexico. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Schirber, A. (2001). Toward Intelligent Temporary Shelter. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Schuster, H. (1998). Warehouse 12. A Case Study to Examine the Potential of Environmental Strategies in Reusing 19th Century Industrial Buildings. MA Dissertation (*). Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Senatore, A. (2001). Natural Ventilation Strategies In Retrofitted Office Buildings. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Sgoutas, D. (1999). Retrofitting Old Warehouses. With design proosals for a building in the city of Xanthi in Northern Greece. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate


School, London.

Shum, K. (1998). In Search of the ‘Sustainable’ Atrium. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Skourtis, G. (2001). Environmental retrofitting of interwar social housing in greece. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Smith, A. (2004). Mixed-Use Urban Renewal Projects in Climates with Extreme Seasonal Variations. MA Dissertation. AA E+E, London.

Somuncu, Y. (2002). How can buildings teach in terms of environment & energy issues. A case study of the Inanc Lisesi Gebze Campus in Turkey). MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Stavropoulou, E. (1997). The Potential for Low Energy Industrial Architecture in Greece: Practical applications in existing buildings. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme, AA Graduate School, London.

Sun, F. (2005). Achieving Suitable Thermal Performance in Residential Buildings in WuHan, China. MA Dissertation. AA E+E, London.

To, K.F. (2001). Transformations Of Our Cities: new approaches in urbanism. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Tobe, Y. Retrofitting Office Buildings in Tokyo. MA Dissertation. AA E+E, London.

Ulguray, D. (2001). Environmental Attributes Of Double Facades. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Vatanopas, N. (2005). Enhancing Thermal and Visual Comfort with Internal Fittings and Finishings. MA Dissertation. AA E+E, London.

Wadhwani, P. (1999). The Shopping Environment. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Wang, D. (2001). Sunny Side-Up: building integrated photovoltaics on mixed-use urban housing in Los Angeles. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Zavliaris, A. (2000). Aegean Urban Routes. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Zou, J. Affordable Comfort for Housing in Beijing. MA Dissertation. AA E+E, London.

Zouzoulas, E. (1999). Building light in hot and dry climates. MA Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

MPhil / PhD (1995- ) Ahmed, K.S. (1996). Approaches to Bioclimatic Urban Design for the Tropics with Special reference to

Dhaka, Bangladesh. PhD Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme, AA Graduate School, London.

Ali, Z. F. (2000) Environmental Performance of Buildings By Louis Kahn And Le Corbusier In India And Bangladesh. PhD Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Almeida, J. (1994). Public Space Utilisation and Environment: a study of large educational buildings. PhD Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme, AA Graduate School, London.

Ayssa, A. Z. (1995). The Thermal Performance of Vernacular and Contemporary Houses in Sana'a, Yemen. PhD Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme, AA Graduate School, London.

Bittencourt, L.S. (1993). Ventilatlion as a Cooling Resource for Warm-Humid Climates. PhD Dissertation, Environment & Energy Studies Programme, AA Graduate School, London.


Cadima, P. (2000) Transitional Spaces. PhD Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Cantuaria, G. (2001) Trees And Microclimatic Comfort. PhD Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Da Costa Silva, H. (1994). Window Design for Thermal Comfort in Domestic Buildings in Southern Brazil. PhD Dissertation, Environment & Energy Studies Programme, AA Graduate School, London.

De Almeida, D. (2006). Guidelines for the Design of Pedestrian Areas in an Urban Context according to the Local Microclimate towards outdoor comfort - The case of the North/East Region of Portugal. PhD Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme, AA Graduate School, London.

Diaz, C. (1994). Optimisation of Thermal Mass for Indoor Cooling. PhD Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme, AA Graduate School, London.

Dobrin, M. (2001) MPhil Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Galor, D. (1992). The Impact of Geometric Parameters of Domestic Buildings in the UK on their Space Heating Requirements. The semi-detached house. MPhil Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme, AA Graduate School, London.

Garcia Chavez, J.R. (1989). The Potential of Beam Core Daylighhng for Reducing the Energy Consumption of Artificial Lighting and Air-Conditioning in Hot-Arid Regions of Mexico. PhD Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme, AA Graduate School, London.

Hughes, M. (1995). Home: Space, Form and Perception. MPhil Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme, AA Graduate School, London.

Goulart, S. (2005). Thermal Inertia and Night Ventilation Techniques for Residential Buildings in Southern Brazil. PhD Dissertation. AA E+E, London.

Jimenez Alcala, B. (2002) Environmental Aspects Of Hispano-Islamic Architecture. PhD Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Mallick, F. (1994) Thermal Comfort for Urban Housing in Bangladesh. PhD Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme, AA Graduate School, London.

Massa, H. (2002). Urban Aerodynamics. PhD Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Phillips, C.A. (1998). Sustainable Place. A place of sustainable development. PhD Dissertation, Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Quintino, G. (2002). Environmental Aspects Of Traditional Building Techniques In South-Western Portugal. PhD Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Rihl, F. (1998). Daylight and Visual Perception. An investigation of retrofitted building elements for the enhancement of daylight and the modelling of objects with reference to the Brazilian context. PhD Dissertation, Environment & Energy Studies Programme. AA Graduate School, London.

Salleh, E. (1994). Tropical Urban Outdoor Environment and Human Thermal Comfort. PhD Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme, AA Graduate School, London.

Schiano-Phan, R. (2005). The Development of Passive Downdraught Evaporative Cooling Systems Using Porous Ceramic Evaporators and their Application in Residential Buildings. PhD Dissertation. AA E+E, London.

Serghides, D. (1994). Zero Energy for the Cyprus House. PhD Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme, AA Graduate School, London.

Silva, P. (1992). Searching for Thermal and Visual Comfort in Housing. Recife, Brazil. MPhil Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme, AA Graduate School, London.


Tabb, P. (1990). The Solar Village Archetype. A study of English village form applicable to energy-integrated planning principles for satellite settlement in temperate climates. PhD Dissertation. Environment & Energy Studies Programme, AA Graduate School, London.


APPENDIX 2 STUDENT WORK PUBLICATIONS

(Note: last updated September 2009; does not include papers published in 2009-10 and 2010-11)

Papers listed here relate to project work and dissertations undertaken in the course of studies within the programme. This is a partial list as full records have not been kept. Adamolekun, T. (2008). Low Income Housing in Lagos – Sustainable Techniques for Modular

Construction. Proc. PLEA 2008 Dublin, paper 282 Agarwal, K. (2009). Residential Cluster in Ahmedabad, housing based on the traditional pols. Proc.

PLEA 2009. Ahmed, K. S. (2000). Comfort in urban spaces: defining the boundaries of toutdoor thermal comfort for

the tropical urban environments. Proc. PLEA 2000, pp571-576. Ahmed, K.S. (1994). Comparative Analysis of the Outdoor Thermal Environment in the Urban

Vernacular and in Contemporary Development: case studies in Dhaka. Proc. of PLEA 94 Conference, Architecture of the Extremes.

Ahmed, K.S. (1993). The Bioclimatic Potential of the Street in Urban Areas of the Tropics. Proc. of Third European Conference on Architecture, Commission of the European Communities.

Ali, Z.F. and S. Yannas (1999). Masters in the Tropics: environmental features of the buildings of Le Corbusier and Louis I Kahn in Bangladesh and India. Proc. PLEA 1999, vol1, pp41-46.

Ali, Z. F. (1998). Le Corbusier’s Chandigarh from an Environmental Point of View. In Environmentally Friendly Cities. Proc. of PLEA 98 Conference. James & James (Science) Publishers Ltd. London, pp183-186.

Ali, Z. F. (1997). Learning from Greatness. Environmental Assessment of te National Assembly Building, Bangladesh. In Proc. PLEA 97 Conference, Vol. 2 pp257-262, Kushiro, Japan.

Ampatzi, M. (2009). Bioclimatic strategies for seaside resorts on Greek islands. PLEA 2009 Quebec Arbabi, Y. (2008). High altitude design; Optimising residential architecture in the Alborz mountains, Iran.

PLEA 2008 Dublin, paper 546 Ayssa, A.Z. (1994). The Vernacular Tower House of the Old City of Sana'a, Yemen -an investigation of

its internal air movement. Environment & Energy Studies Programme, AA Graduate School., London.

Babu A.D. (2008). A low-energy passenger terminal building for Ahmedabad Airport, India: ‘Building envelope as an environmental regulator’. PLEA 2008 Dublin, paper 709

Beis, L. (2009). Towards environmental-responsive electronics megastores: A case study in Markopoulo, Greece. PLEA 2009 Quebec

Bittencourt, L. S. (1993). Shading and Daylight: an integrated evaluation of perforated blocks. Proc. ISES Solar World Congress, Harmony with Nature.

Bittencourt, L. S. (1992). Evaluation of Daylight Performance of Perforated Blocks. Proc. of 10th International PLEA Conference (PLEA92).

Bittencourt, L. S. (1993). Low Energy Buildings in Warm-Humid Climates: the use of perforated blocks. WMO Conference on Tropical Urban Climates, Dhaka.

Bittencourt, L. S. (1991). A Low Energy House in Warm-Humid Region of Brazil. Proc. of PLEA 91 Conference Architecture and Urban Space.

Broyles, T. (2008). Defining an Architectural Typology for the Urban Farm. Proc Plea 2008 Dublin, paper 675

Bruce, G. (2008).Daylight control in art-galleries through dynamic inter-reflection. PLEA 2008 Dublin, paper 545

Bruce, G. (2008). High density, Low energy: Achieving useful solar access for Dublin’s Multistorey Apartment Developments, PLEA 2008 Dublin, paper 511

Brunelli, G. and S. Yannas (2005). Effect of Roof Shape on the Daylight Performance of Industrial Buildings. PLEA 2005 Conference, vol.1, pp307-312.


Cadima, P. (2000) Solar radiation studies of various urban forms for latitude 38N. Proc. PLEA 2000, pp 448-452.

Cadima, P. (1998). The Effect of Design Parameters on the Environmental Performance of the Urban Patio: a case study in Lisbon. In Environmentally Friendly Cities. Proc. of PLEA 98 Conference. James & James (Science) Publishers Ltd. London, pp171-174.

Cadima, P. and S. Yannas (1996). The Role of the Balcony on Buildings in the Contemporary European City. Proc. of PLEA 96 Internat. Conf. Louvain-la-Neuve.Cantuaria, G. (2000). A comparative study of the thermal performance of vegetation on building surfaces Proc. PLEA 2000, pp 312-313.

Cantuaria, G (2000). Analysis of the cooling potential of a tree canopy with specoal reference to the mango tree. Proc. PLEA 2000, pp 537-538.

Cantuaria, G (2000). Microclimatic impact of trees in suburban Brasilia. Proc. PLEA 2000, pp539-540. Chatzidimitriou, A., N. Chrissomallidou, S. Yannas (2006). Ground surface materials and microclimates

in urban open spaces. Proc. PLEA 2006, Vol 2, pp. 485-490 Chatzidimitriou, A. and S. Yannas (2004). Microclimatic Studies of Urban Open Spaces in N. Greece.

Proc. PLEA 2004. Costella, M. (2006). An adaptable urban house designed for the southern Brazilian climate- emphasis on

summer and winter comfort. Proc. PLEA 2006, Vol 2, pp.893-898 Diaz, C. (1994). Effect of Thermal Mass on the Internal Temperature of Buildings in Warm Climates.

Environment & Energy Studies Programme, AA Graduate School., London. Diaz, C. (1993). Cooling Effect of Thermal Mass on Office Spaces in Warm Environments. Third

European Conference on Architecture. Dobrin, M. (1998). Daylighting in Overglazed Educational Buildings. A case study of a school in

Slovenia. In Environmentally Friendly Cities. Proc. of PLEA 98 Conference. James & James (Science) Publishers Ltd. London, pp437-440.

Erell, E., S. Yannas and JL Molina (2006). Roof Cooling Techniques. Proc. PLEA 2006 Conference, Vol II pp571-576.

Ernest, R. (2005) The problems of shade and light in the design of an open-air market stall. PALENC Conference, vol2 pp767-773.

Fleming, J.A., A. Holtz, P. Mahadevan, S. Yannas (Eds 2005). Technology Performance Innovation: Sustainable design & the role of architectural education. Proc. of Symposium at AA School of Architecture. AA E+E / UIA - ARES.

Fleming, J.A. (2006) Wee Energy House: environmentally responsive architecture for rural N. Ireland Proc. PLEA 2006, vol2, pp137-143.

Fryer, R. (2004) A sustainable membrane. PLEA 2004 Conference, Vol 1, pp135-140. Gaiser, W. (2004). Evaluation of Passive Cooling Methods for a Library Building. Proc. SET 3

Nottingham. Gaiser, W. and S. Hardy (2006) Architectural Research into Environmental Performance. Proc. PLEA

2006 Conference, Vol. II, pp815-818. Gallou, I. (2005) Adaptive strategies for office spaces in the UK climate. PALENC Conference, vol2, pp

631-637. Gavalas, A. (2005) Design and retrofitting of a hybrid building in Athens. PALENC Conference, vol2

pp597-602. Goncalves, J. C. (2008). Recycling and Vocational Education Centre designed with Low Human and

Environmental Impact Principles. Proc. PLEA 2008 Dublin, paper 672 Goncalves, J. C. (2008). Environmental Urban Design for Central Urban Areas in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

PLEA 2008 Dublin, Paper 604 Goncalves, J. C. (1998). The Environmental Impact of Tall Buildings in Urban Centres. In

Environmentally Friendly Cities. Proc. of PLEA 98 Conference. James & James (Science) Publishers Ltd. London, pp55-59.

Hajek, S. (1997). Innenhofe in Old Town Houses in the Inn-Salzach Region: 4 Case Studies. In Proc. PLEA 97 Conference, Vol. 2 pp415-420, Kushiro, Japan. Holtz, A. (2006) London prototype house: a flexible design alternative for accommodating change. Proc. PLEA 2006, vol 2, pp849-


854 Holtz, A.J. (2006). London Prototype House: A Flexible Design Alternative for Accommodating Change.

Proc. PLEA 2006, Vol 2, pp.849-852 Jimenez Alcala, B. (1999). Natural Cooling in Hispano-Moslem residential architecture: the case study

of the Court of the Lions and the Court of Comares in the Alhambra. Proc PLEA 1999, vol1 pp399-406.

Jimenez Alcala, B. (1999). Natural Cooling in Hispano-Moslem religious architecture: case study of the Mosque of Cordoba. Proc. PLEA 1999, vol 1, pp471-476.

Kalamatianou, F. and S. Yannas (2005). Passive Cooling Strategies in semi-open Theatres. Proc. PLEA 2005 Conference, vol.1, pp281-286.

Kausch, A. (1998). Is Low Energy Building Compatible with any Architectural Style ? In Environmentally Friendly Cities. Proc. of PLEA 98 Conference. James & James (Science) Publishers Ltd. London, pp217-220.

Kohli, V. (2008). Form Follows the Sun; Hill County SEZ Office Complex. Proc.PLEA 2008 Dublin, paper 690

Kohli, V. (2008).Environmentally Responsive Architecture; Passive Design for School in Southern India. Proc PLEA 2008 Dublin, paper 681

Lei, R. (2009). Naturally ventilated urban housing in Southern China: A research review on current energy efficient residential design code. PLEA 2009 Quebec

Mahadevan, P. (2006) Domestic retrofitting strategies in the UK: effectiveness versus affordability. Proc. PLEA 2006, vol2 p711-716.

Maladkar, A. (2005) A transitional post-disaster shelter. PLEA 2005 Conference, vol 1pp81-85. Mallick, F.H. (1996). Thermal Comfort and Building Design in Tropical Climates. Energy and Buildings.

Vol. 23, No. 3, pp161-167. Elsevier Science S.A. Lausanne. Mallick, F.H. (1994). Environmental Performance of Urban Housing Types in Bangladesh. Proc. of

PLEA 94 Conference, Architecture of the Extremes. Mallick, F.H. (1994). Thermal Comfort in Tropical Climates: an investigation of comfort criteria for

Bangladesh. Proc. of PLEA 94 Conference, Architecture of the Extremes. Mallick, F.H. (1993). Alternative Roof Insulation Possibilities for Modern Urban Structures in

Bangladesh. Proc. of Third European Conference on Architecture, Commission of the European Communities.

Mallick, F.H. (1993). Shading Patterns of Typical Housing Layouts in Dhaka. WMO Conference on Tropical Urban Climates, Dhaka.

Marcondes, M. K. Bode and S. Yannas (2005). Double-Skin Facades in High-Rise Office Buildings in Sao Paulo. PLEA 2005 Conference, vol.1, pp531-536.

Marquez de Almeida, D. The influence of water features on the environmental quality of the urban space: a case study in the north-east of Portugal. Proc. PLEA 2000, pp541-542.

Mas, M. (2005). Thermal performance of an underground museum in Turkey. PALENC Conference Passive Cooling, vol 1pp 203-206.

Mas, M. (2005) Designing for the sustainability of the cultural heritage in Sahmuratli, Turkey. PLEA 2005 Conference, vol 1 pp99-104.

Massa, H. and E. Stavropoulou (1999). Bioclimatic Design of a multifunctional building in Viareggio. Proc. PLEA 1999, vol1, pp71-76.

Massa, H. (2001) The Potential of convective heat transfer mechanisms in the cooling and ventilation of urban microclimares. Proc. PLEA 2001, vol1, pp529-533.

Mehrotra, M. (2005) Solar control devices: balance between thermal performance and daylight. PALENC Conference, vol2 pp991-996.

Miranda, C. (2001). Comparisons of the performance of courtyards in traditional and contemporary residential buildings. Proc. PLEA 2001, vol 2, pp913-916.

Montella, F. (2008). Sustainable design for retail buildings. PLEA 2008 Dublin, paper 178 Moura, R. (2000). Quinta do Cabrinha: a step into bioclimatic social housing in Lisbon ? Proc. PLEA

2000, pp272-273.


Murray, G. (2009). Perception of thermal comfort for naturally ventilated high school classrooms in San Rafael, California. PLEA 2009 Quebec

Naz, F. (2008). Energy efficient garment factories in Bangladesh. PLEA 2008 Dublin, paper 586 Raines, K. (2009). Underground Passenger Comfort. Proc. PLEA 2009. Rivera, A. (2005). Eliminating the need for mechanical cooling. PALENC Conference, vol 1, pp269-274. Rodriguez-Alvarez, J. (2009). Environmental Retrofit: Energy upgrades of urban dwellings. PLEA 2009

Quebec Schiano-Phan, R. (2008). The Passivehaus standard in the UK: Is it desirable? Is it achievable? PLEA

2008 Dublin, paper 432 Schiano-Phan, R. (2008). Post occupancy evaluation of non-domestic buildings using downdraught

cooling: case studies in the US, PLEA 2008 Dublin paper 324 Schiano-Phan, R. (2004) The development of passive downdraught evaporative cooling systems using

porous ceramic evaporators and their application in residential buildings. PLEA 2005 Conference, Vol 2 pp1249-1254.

Serghides, D. (2008). Zero Energy House - Integrated Design and the Human Factor. Proc PLEA 2008 Dublin, paper 745

Serghides, D. (1993). Zero Energy for Mediterranean Houses. Proc. ISES Solar World Congress, Harmony with Nature.

Silva, H.D.C. (2008). Climate Analysis and Strategies for the Bioclimatic Design Process. Proc PLEA 2008 Dublin, paper 601

Smith, M. (2009). Social housing in Costa Rica’s warm humid climate. PLEA 2009 Quebec Sun, F. F. (2006) Achieving suitable thermal performance in residential buildings in Wuhan, China. Proc.

PLEA 2006, vol2 pp 927-931. Thapar, H. and S. Yannas (2008). Microclimate and urban form in Dubai. PLEA 2008 Dublin, paper 491 Yannas, S. (2009). What Can Buildings Tell Us, What Can We Tell Back. Proc. PLEA 2009 Conference,

Quebec City, Canada. Yannas, S. (2008) Reconceiving the Built Environments of the Gulf Region: Challenging the Supremacy

of Air Conditioning. 2A Architecture and Art, Issue 7, pp20-43, Dubai. Yannas, S. (2007). Dynamic Structures. Proc. Building Low Energy Cooling & Advanced Ventilation

Conference, Crete. Yannas, S. (2007). Sustainable Design and Architectural Education. In Axis no.9, pp108-129, Journal of

Caribbean School of Architecture, Kingston, Jamaica. Yannas, S., S.T. Elias-Ozkan, F. Summers, N. Surmeli (2006). A comparative study of the thermal performance of building materials. Proc. PLEA 2006 Conference. Vol I pp959-964 Yannas, S. (2006) Sustainable Design in Architecture: the environment as form generator-not a waste

bin. Revista Pós no. 19, pp10-24, FAU, University of Sao Paulo. Yannas, S. (2006). Learning Environment. Proc. PLEA 2006 Conference. Vol I pp25-29. Yannas, S. (2005) Education for Sustainable Architecture. Proc. PLEA 2005 Conference, vol.2, pp859-

862. Yannas, S. (2005, in Portuguese) Para uma arquitectura sustentάvel. Arquitectura e Vida, no.61, pp34-

41, Lisbon. Yannas, S. (2004). Adaptive Skins & Microclimates. In Proc. PLEA 2004 Conference, Eindhoven. Yannas, S. (2004) Environmental Architecture:key issues & recent projects. World Architecture No.150,

pp40-49 & 94-95, Beijing Zouzoulas, T. (2000). Lightweight Buildings in hot-and dry climates: potential of lightweight structures in

Greece and the optimum amount of thermal mass in a demountable building. Proc. PLEA 2000, pp71-76.


APPENDIX 3 SOFTWARE This is a list of specialist environmental analysis software used on projects and dissertations for the MSc and MArch in Sustainable Environmental Design. The software is listed below under the different tasks of environmental design research to which it might be applied. Software that may be used on several tasks appears more than once on the list. Software required to be used on this year’s projects will be distributed to project teams and its use will be introduced in advance in the Environmental Analysis Tools course and Workshop sessions. Multipurpose Multimedia

IDEA (v1.4 2007) Universities of Geneva, Siegen, Louvain-la-Neuve and AA E+E. Building case studies, dictionary of key concepts and units, simple computational tools for thermal comfort, shading and daylighting, and energy predictions for space heating and cooling.

ECOTECT (v5.6 2008) Square One/ Autodesk. 3-D modelling, shadow and sun penetration visualisation, shading and daylighting simulation; also produces sunpath diagrams, overlays sunpath on perspectives, can optimise shading devices and calculate solar radiation on shaded and unshaded surfaces; simplified hourly thermal simulation and space heating and cooling calculations.

Weather Data, Climate and Microclimate Analysis

METEONORM (v4 2005 & v6.1 2008). Meteotest. Global Meteorological Database for Solar Energy and Applied Climatology that can generate monthly and hourly weather data for any location.

WEATHER TOOL (2006). Square One. Useful graphical representations of hourly weather data imported from Meteonorm. Creates weather files for Ecotect.

Clim Pro (v1 2001). D. Robinson, EPFL. Climate data processing tool under Excel. ENVI-met (v4.0 2009). Michael Bruse, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany.

Microclimatic simulation of urban environments. Prediction of air and surface temperatures, airflow and incident solar radiation taking account of existing buildings, surface finishes, water bodies and vegetation.

Thermal Analysis and Energy Predictions ECOTECT (v. 5.6 2008) Square One / Autodesk. Monthly and hourly thermal calculations based on

the Admittance procedure. ENERGY INDEX (2000). S. Yannas, Environment & Energy Studies Programme, AA Graduate

School. Annual space heating requirements for residential and educational buildings. IDEA (V1.4 2007) CasaNova. University of Siegen. Space heating and cooling Load calculations. LT EUROPE (2002). University of Cambridge. Annual space heating, cooling and lighting energy

requirements for different building types in European climate zones. TAS (v9.1.4 2010). Environmental Design Solutions Limited. Multizone dynamic building thermal

analysis program. RSPT (2004). AICIA, Univ. of Seville. Design of roof cooling systems.

Daylight and Artificial Lighting

DAYSIM (1997-2010) Christoph Reinhart et al, Fraunhofer Institute & Harvard University. ECOTECT (v. 5.6 2008) Square One / Autodesk. Daylight factors and illuminance predictions in and

around building models for overcast skies based on 3-D models input by user; interface with RADIANCE (Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory).

RADIANCE (2000). Environmental Energy Technologies Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Detailed daylighting analysis for different types of sky conditions.

Solar Geometry and Shadow Simulation

ECOTECT (v. 5.6 2008) Square One/ Autodesk. Good 3-D shadow and sun penetration visualisation capabilities; also produces sunpath diagrams, overlays sunpath on perspectives, can optimise shading devices and calculate solar radiation on shaded and unshaded surfaces.

IDEA (V1.4 2007) Universities of Geneva, Siegen, Louvain-la-Neuve and AA EE. Sunpath diagrams, shading design.

SOLAR TOOL (v2.20 2008). Autodesk. Visualisation of shading effect of overhangs.


Solar-Optical and Thermal Properties of Materials

ECOTECT (v. 5.6 2008) Square One. U-value and admittance calculations for multilayered elements.

IDEA (V1.4 2007) Universities of Geneva, Siegen, Louvain-la-Neuve and AA EE. U-value and condensation risk prediction; materials database.

THERM 6.0 (2006). Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory. Finite Element Simulator. Study of thermal bridges, calculation of U-values at junctions of materials.

WINDOW (v6 2006). Windows & Daylighting Group, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California. Thermal properties of windows (glazing and frames).

WUFI (v4.0 2005) Fraunhofer Institut Bauphysik. Calculation of coupled heat and moisture transfer through building elements.

Natural Ventilation & Airflow Simulation

AMBIENS (2010). Environmental Design Solutions Limited. Two-dimensional computational fluid dynamics modeller calculates air flow, space temperatures and thermal comfort indeces.

TAS (v9.1.4 2010). Environmental Design Solutions Limited. Multizone dynamic building thermal analysis program.

Thermal Comfort Assessment

AMBIENS (2010). Environmental Design Solutions Limited. Two-dimensional computational fluid dynamics modeller calculates air flow, space temperatures and thermal comfort indeces.

COMFORT (Environmental Analytics, Univ, Berkeley 2000). PMV, PPD, ASHRAE 55-92 and ISO 7730 criteria; also adaptive comfort and neutral temperatures based on Humphreys and Auliciems.

COMFORT (V2.1, 1995). Politecnico di Milano. Calculates PMV and PPD values and incorporates multimedia material on thermal comfort.

PSYCHROMETRIC CHART & THERMAL COMFORT ZONE (A. Marsh, Square One). Plots a variable comfort zone as a function of user-defined values of subjective and environmental parameters. Useful learning tool.

Environmental Impact Assessment & Whole Life Cost

ENVEST 2 (2004). Building Research Establishment. IDEA (V1.4 2007) Universities of Geneva, Siegen, Louvain-la-Neuve and AA EE. Payback period

calculation and ecological impact. Data Processing from Measurements

Tinytag Explorer. Gemini Dataloggers. Sets operation of Tinytag dataloggers and downloads recorded data for processing in Excel.

Other Useful Software

Conversion Tool (A. Marsh, Square One). Provides conversion between SI, Metric and Imperial units for all common measurement categories.

Reflectance and Absorptance Calculator (Square One). Calculates values of solar reflectance and absorptance for any surface colour.

RETScreen International (2010). Ministry of Natural Resources, Canada. See Photovoltaics software and Active Solar heating modules.