Ecological architecture 2011 : international conference proceedings, 13 October, 2011, Kaunas, Lithuania

Abstract

The aim of the conference Ecological Architecture 2011 is to discuss the application of ecological ideas and principles of sustainability to the fields of architectural design and planning, to share the Lithuanian experience in this field with foreign colleagues, to identify the aesthetic and technological peculiarities of ecological or sustainable architecture considering climatic conditions, sociocultural peculiarities and other features of the region. The main topics of the conference: application of the principles of sustainability and ecological design to architecture, planning, and construction, critical approach to principles of sustainability and ideas of ecological design, concepts and models of sustainable, ecological, and organic urban development, influence of sustainable and ecological design on expression and development of contemporary architecture, aesthetic and psychological aspects of ecological architectural design and planning, links between the ecological architectural design and planning and local identities, technological aspects of ecological architectural design and planning, digital design for sustainability, ecology and sustainability in landscape architecture, heritage preservation dimension in ecological architectural design and planning, challenges of preservation of cultural landscapes and ecological sustainability.