VITRUVIO- International Journal of Architectural Technology and Sustainability
Call for Papers Vol. 9 iss. 1 (2024)
Topic: New architecture for cultural sites
The call focuses on places of culture, i.e. places built to boost new ideas, nurture doubts, dreams, and today’s utopias that will be tomorrow’s reality and strengthen the sense of belonging to a community.
Topics
- Design solutions for the reduction of waste and the consumption of raw materials and energy in all phases (from production to recycle and reuse, avoiding disposal) and for the fight against climate change with the neutrality of carbon dioxide emissions.
- Experimentation with modular architectures and exhibition installations able to be replaced or regenerated on site giving rise to other interventions for different ideas, forms and contents.
- Development of green materials, obtained preferentially by scraps or waste, that must be recyclable, lightweight, free of toxic substances, easy to transport and assemble and disassemble.
- Design solutions compatible with the original intended use such as to enhance the history of the place while generating new cultural stimuli and approaches.
Deadline for submission of papers: April 08, 2024
Publication date: June 2024