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“With the rise in the number of airborne diseases, pandemics and pollution, architecture plays a significant role as a determinant of public health. The WHO Healthy City strategy places focus on the role the built environment plays as a determinant of health. Spatial planning systems refer to the methods and approaches used by the public and private sector to influence the distribution of people and activities in spaces of various scales. Urban space planning includes land use, urban, regional, transport and environmental planning.”
What is a Healthy City?
Healthy cities are result of Healthy Urban planning. Healthy urban planning is about planning for people. Principles adopted for healthy cities are as below:
“Sustainability: Making cities sustainable means creating career and business opportunities, safe and affordable housing, and building resilient societies and economies. It involves investment in public transport, creating green public spaces, and improving urban planning and management in participatory and inclusive ways.”
“Yes, if all architecture is sterile, then what makes it healthy?”
What if we adopt all the principles of healthy cities and then can we say architecture is sterile? Considering the global scenario here’s what we as individuals can contribute towards the city:
Role of Materials in Sterile Architecture:
Role of Landscape towards Healthy architecture:
Upgrading the existing architecture for healthy living:
“Good ventilation and air quality, a comfortable temperature, low noise levels, and natural light are all components of a “healthy” building, according to experts at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. In Public spaces, in Buildings where we stay or work, at home we can adopt some of the basic activities like keeping surroundings clean, maintaining plantation within your vicinity, following local guidelines of commute and living.”
“There are several international and governmental standards, guidelines, and building rating systems that incorporate health and well-being concepts.”
“Fitwel
WELL Building Standard
Green Building Initiative (GBI) Green Globes
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Standard 189.1-2014, Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings
United States Department of Defence Unified Facilities Criteria Program
General Services Administration Facilities Standards for the Public Buildings Service (P-100) etc.”
