Sustainable? Part 5: SustainabilityThe Shangri-La of Modern Architecture?, by Volker M. Welter

Published: June 17, 2007, 4 p.m.

b'\\u201cSustainable?,\\u201d an international colloquium and roundtable, historically situates architectural engagement with sustainability, and constructs a program for future engagement based in collaborations and conversations between architects, engineers, and scholars from various disciplines. It was intiated by architect and scholar I\\xf1aki \\xc0balos. \\xab Sustainable? \\xbb, un colloque international et une table ronde, situe historiquement l\\u2019engagement de l\\u2019architecture envers le d\\xe9veloppement durable, et met en place un programme pour l\\u2019avenir sur la base de collaborations et de conversations entre architectes, ing\\xe9nieurs et chercheurs. Organis\\xe9 par l\\u2019architecte et chercheur I\\xf1aki \\xc0balos. En anglais. \\xc1balos & Herreros, architectural firm. Sample of motif of vegetation for the decorative windows, Plaza y torre Woermann, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, between 2001 and 2005. \\xc1balos & Herreros fonds, CCA. ARCH272011 \\xa9 I\\xf1aki \\xc1balos and Juan Herreros \\xc1balos & Herreros, bureau d\\u2019architectes.\\xc9chantillon de motif v\\xe9g\\xe9tal pour les fen\\xeatres d\\xe9coratives, Plaza y torre Woermann, Las Palmas, \\xceles Canaries, entre 2001 and 2005. Fonds \\xc1balos & Herreros, CCA. ARCH272011'