ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN PLANNING SEMINAR 2: LITERATURE

REVIEW

BY: MADUBUKO MUNACHIMSO DANIELLA

SUPERVISED BY: DR CHRIS

INTRODUCTION

Urban planning is the process that seeks to control development of cities through
local regulations and direct interventions, to fulfill a number of objectives. (Susan
S Fainstein, n.d.)

While architecture is the design of the total built of environment from the macro
level of town planning, urban planning to the micro level of the construction
details and furniture. (medium, 2018).

MAJOR WORKS OF ARCHITECTS AND URBAN PLANNERS

1. INFECTIOUS DISEASE MITIGATION: FACILITIES DESIGNED

BY MASS:

Addressing contextual severe healthcare problems, like the outbreak of infectious

diseases or maternal mortality, MASS has helped in setting design strategies to
mitigate and reduce critical medical concerns. With some projects operational, and
others in the pipeline, the facilities imagined, tackle a wide range of complications.

In Haiti, MASS created the GHESKIO Cholera Treatment Center, a 100-patient

treatment centre that provides dignified care and on-site wastewater management;
as well as the GHESKIO Tuberculosis Hospital, a facility that assures long term
care for patients with tuberculosis. On the African continent, the studio’s
interventions generated the Butaro District Hospital in Rwanda, helping in
reducing the transmission of airborne diseases; and the Maternity Waiting Village
in Malawi, completed in 2015, a prototype structure where expectant mothers can
stay and receive proper care until their delivery.(Christele Harrouk, 2020)
 2. ACEGID - African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious
Diseases

The African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID),

a first of its kind on the African continent, is a center that aims to stop epidemics as
quickly and effectively as possible. The new genomics laboratory in Ede, Nigeria,
outfitted with cutting-edge technology, supports the surveillance, control, and
elimination of highly infectious diseases. Estimated to be ready by the spring of
2020, the center, designed to increase collaboration, includes an integrated layout
of labs, shared space, offices, and classrooms. Moreover, the building will also
showcase the high-tech potential of locally available materials such as stabilized
rammed earth walls.(Christele Harrouk, 2020)

3. Integrated Photovoltaic Railing - BIPV Railing | Mitrex

BIPV railing from Mitrex features an integrated solar thin-film technology. They

are manufactured in a customized manufacturing facility that rapidly creates high-
quality high-tech solar integrated products.

It is a versatile system and can be used in new developments or to upgrade existing

buildings. Retrofitting BIPV railing to existing buildings has the advantage of
maintaining safety standards while revitalizing the look-and-feel of a precinct. The
company provides full installation services including pairing the base, installing
the railing, and electrical connections.

Mitrex's Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) glass railing product, BIPV

railing, is also fully customizable. Both the glass color and transparency level are
decided by the designer. Mitrex offers several options available for the color and
style of the metal frame.

Some benefits include

1. Safe & durable

2. Clean energy production

 3. Free maintenance

4. Reliable warranty

5. Bird friendly

6. Cost competition.

MY SUGGESTIONS AND CONTRIBUTIONS

In recent months, we have arrived at a new juncture of disease, urbanisation and

architecture, where fear of contamination again controls what kind of space we
want to be in. As tuberculosis shaped modernism, so is COVID-19 and our
collective experience of staying inside for months on end will influence
architectures near future. The space needed to quarantine is primarily defensive,
segmenting the outside world into zones of socially distanced safety, so wide-open
spaces should be avoided.

My contribution is that Architects and urban planners should plan and design for a
large number of small scale public spaces within walking distances rather than
having huge and crowded spaces such as big squares and huge malls. Like
providing more streets, walkways and open gardens.

REFERENCES:

1. Christele Harrouk. (2020). Infectious Disease Mitigation: 9 Healthcare

Facilities Designed by MASS. Retrieved April 15th , 2021, from Infectious
Disease Mitigation: 9 Healthcare Facilities Designed by MASS | ArchDaily

2. Susan S Fainstein. (n.d.). Urban Planning. Retrieved April 15th, 2021, from
urban planning | Definition, History, Examples, Importance, & Facts |
Britannica

3. Medium. (2018). Retrieved April 15th, 2021, from WHAT IS

ARCHITECTURE?. The question “what is architecture?” is… | by All
About Architecture | Medium