Aesthetic Dimension of Sustainability in Contemporary Architecture

Abstract

This paperk aims to identify the repercussions on the aesthetic dimension of architectural solution strategies that aim to achieve more sustainability in buildings. The methodological course included a bibliographic investigation based on a qualitative approach with a bibliographic and iconographic survey. The qualitative approach applied the inductive method from the observation and analysis of specific themes to arrive at a comprehensive analytical framework. The article deals with how sustainable projects can generate changes in the emotional impact of buildings on people, speculating on the relationship between an aesthetic of sustainability with issues of social responsibility and the contemporary way of life, influenced by the challenges of preserving the planet. It deals with an issue already raised by some authors that the search for a timely characterization of sustainable architecture can exert a seductive power, stimulating its greater acceptance by professionals and society. The references and disclosures of sustainable architecture were extracted from specialized media publications to, based on their images, identify possible aesthetic distinctions in relation to conventional architecture, that is, without concerns with sustainability. In the end, it is conjectured about the convenience of aesthetic disclosures from the point of view of so-called sustainable architecture due to its educational character, collaborating in the dissemination of concepts and knowledge related to it.