1、3200 英文单词 ， 19500 英文字符 ，中文 5700 字 文献出处： Ilesanmi A O, Egbe M. Sustainable Innovations in Building Design: The Courtyard and Veranda Concepts in NigeriaC/ Architectural Engineering Conference. 2013:594-603. SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONS IN BUILDING DESIGN: THE COURTYARD AND VERANDA CONCEPTS IN NIGERIA Adet
2、okunbo O. Ilesanmi & Misan Egbe Abstract Sustainable Architecture relates to the creation and utilization of healthy, responsive environments based on resource-efficient design principles and practices. This study examined the adaptation of the courtyard and veranda concepts in selected buildings in
3、 South-western Nigeria, in which the authors were involved as Architects at the levels of design, construction, maintenance and management. Using a case-study research approach, the paper examined elements of space efficiency and the building envelope within urban tropical environments. The selected
4、 buildings span a range of design typologies: administrative, educational, health, institutional, and multi-use facilities. They also represent projects at different stages of the design-construction- occupancy continuum. Based on the analysis of the case studies, the paper highlights problems that
5、may inhibit design and construction innovations in a developing country like Nigeria, while suggesting recommendations that may enhance these. It therefore contributes to the theme of Sustainable Innovations in Building Design within tropical environments. The paper concludes that: confronted with t
6、he challenges of post- colonialism and globalization, built environment professionals in Nigeria require a radical re-thinking of strategies, to embrace along with climatic considerations, broader contextual issues of culture, community, economy, emergent technologies, and sustainability. In addition, approaches to the built environment and architectural engineering education should address the unique needs of the particular society they are a part of, if they are to be relevant in envisioni
