MEBS6020 Sustainable Building Design

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Sustainable Masterplanning (I)

1. Masterplanning

2. Sustainable communities

3. Land use and density

4. Massing and microclimate

5. Social sustainability

6. Economic sustainability

(Powerpoint file in PDF format)

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Video Presentation:

• Masterplanning animation (4:00) http://vimeo.com/11104400
• Designing sustainable cities, three aspects - three plans. An animation short by rods & cones film, depicting planning strategies in recent masterplans by vandkunsten in collaboration with hausenberg (from Denmark)
  
• West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD) conceptual plan options unveiled (20.8.2010) (2:10) http://youtu.be/Hn5aIOy98o8
• OMA's plan for Hong Kong West Kowloon Cultural District (Director's Cut) (3:13) http://youtu.be/4IEET0Dm4ms
  
• Rocco's masterplan for West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD) animation (1:27) http://youtu.be/i7_Ho0MTK6U
• West Kowloon Cultural District's Conceptual Plan Option by Foster+Partners (3:05) http://youtu.be/XjFyM5y6JOc
• Bjarke Ingels: Hedonistic sustainability (22:25) (享樂主義的可持續性) http://www.ted.com/talks/bjarke_ingels_hedonistic_sustainability.html

Further Reading:

• Creating successful masterplans: A guide for clients [Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment, CABE] http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110118095356/http://www.cabe.org.uk/masterplans
  
• Sustainable places [CABE] http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110118095356/http://www.cabe.org.uk/sustainable-places
  
• What is a Sustainable Community? https://sustain.org/about/what-is-a-sustainable-community/
• Social sustainability -- Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_sustainability

References:

• Farr D., 2008. Sustainable Urbanism: Urban Design with Nature, Wiley, Hoboken, N.J. [307.76 F23]
  
• Ritchie A. & Thomas R. (eds.), 2009. Sustainable Urban Design: An Environmental Approach, 2nd ed., Taylor & Francis, London and New York. [LB 307.76 S96 T46]

Web Links:

• Achieving Sustainable Masterplans: BREEAM Communities https://www.breeam.com/discover/technical-standards/communities/
  
• Sheffield city centre masterplan https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/citycentreplan
  
• Hong Kong International Airport Master Plan 2030 http://vps.hongkongairport.com/mp2030/mp2030_full_en.pdf
  
• HKU centennial campus masterplan http://www.hku.hk/cecampus/
• Centennial Campus Master Plan https://www.estates.hku.hk/campus-planning/centennial-campus-masterplan
• CUHK campus master plan http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/cmp/
• 香港中文大學 校園發展計劃初步規劃及設計概念 The Chinese University of Hong Kong | Campus Master Plan | Initial Planning and Design Concepts http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/cmp/en/pdf/pamphlet.pdf
• HKBU campus master plan https://eo.hkbu.edu.hk/our_service/cdpm/?uid=rvf9FKDFHzY
  
• Sustainable Community http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_community
  
• BREEAM Communities http://www.breeam.org/communities
  
• LEED for Neighborhood Development http://www.usgbc.org/leed/nd/
  
• Land Utilization in Hong Kong 2018 https://www.pland.gov.hk/pland_en/info_serv/statistic/landu.html
  
• Town Planning Board http://www.info.gov.hk/tpb/
  
• Planning Department http://www.pland.gov.hk
  
• Lands Department http://www.landsd.gov.hk
  
• Hong Kong 2030+ https://www.hk2030plus.hk/
  
• Air ventilation assessment (AVA) http://www.pland.gov.hk/pland_en/p_study/comp_s/avas/avas_eng.html
  
• Social Life http://www.social-life.co/
  
• Hong Kong Planning Standards & Guidelines http://www.pland.gov.hk/pland_en/tech_doc/hkpsg/

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| Created: Jan 2012 | Update: 6 Jul 2020 |