Copenhagen Declaration. 7 DECEMBER 2009. INTERNATIONAL UNION OF ARCHITECTSmore

As an official observer at the United Nations’ Climate Change Conference, COP 15, the UIA will affirm its commitment to reduce the negative impact of the built environment on the global climate.

During COP15 the UIA is organizing an Open Forum by the title ‘Sustainable by Design’. The Open Forum will have various films, lectures, exhibitions, workshops and awards at the Copenhagen School of Architecture. All architects, architecture students and interested people in general are welcome. The UIA ‘Sustainable by Design’ Declaration will also be announced during the Open Forum events.

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UIA OPEN FORUM
SUSTAINABLE BY DESIGN
FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE COPENHAGEN, 6TH TO 12TH OF DECEMBER 2009

SUSTAINABLE BY DESIGN

Architecture must utilise holistic, integrative methods from the smallest scale up through

that of city and regional planning, never forgetting that buildings, landscapes, the natural

environment and infrastructures are all essential elements in the continuous creation of a

sustainable future. A careful and considerate design of forms, geometry and spatial

strategies, married with the appropriate materials, equipment and functional distribution

can reduce the use of resources, greenhouse gas emissions and overall environmental

impact by 50% to 80%.

Sustainable by Design: Strategy

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commitments between all the stakeholders: clients, designers, engineers, authorities,

contractors, owners, users and the community.

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based on full Life Cycle Analysis and Management.

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high performance and environmentally benign technologies are integrated to the greatest

practical extent in the project conception.

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part of a complex interactive system, linked to their wider natural surroundings, and reflect

the heritage, culture, and social values of the daily life of the community.

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and socially respectful land-use, and an aesthetic sensitivity that inspires, affirms and

ennobles.

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materials and technologies and all other adverse human effects of the built environment on

the natural environment.

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both locally and globally, advance economic well-being and provide opportunities for

community engagement and empowerment.

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people. It acknowledges that urban populations depend on an integrated, interdependent,

and sustainable rural-urban system for their life support systems (clean water and air, food,

shelter, work, education, health, cultural opportunity, and the like).

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source of exchange, innovation and creativity, is as necessary for humankind as

biodiversity is for nature.
Sustainable by Design begins with the earliest stages of a project and requiresSustainable by Design incorporates all aspects of construction AND future useSustainable by Design optimises efficiency through design. Renewable energies,Sustainable by Design recognises that all architecture and planning projects areSustainable by Design seeks healthy materials for healthy buildings, ecologicallySustainable by Design aims to significantly reduce carbon imprints, hazardousSustainable by Design endeavours to improve the quality of life, promote equitySustainable by Design recognises the local and planetary interdependence of allSustainable by Design endorses UNESCO’s statement that cultural diversity, as a
Sustainable by Design: Implementation

The UIA Council has extended the Architecture for a Sustainable Future Work

Programme’s terms of reference, by establishing an international project team to develop

practical methods for implementing the

working directly with all of its 124 member countries to develop specific, national plans for

implementing the
Sustainable by Design Strategy. The UIA isSustainable by Design Strategy. The Sustainable by Design Mission
will then be launched at the UIA World Congress in Tokyo in 2011, and submitted for

formal adoption at the 2011 UIA General Assembly.

Louise Cox AM, UIA President

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