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USctrumble@u.arizona.edu  \n(Received 19/12/2013;accepted for publication10/3/2014.)  \nAbstract.This article presents an initiative to examine bus shelter design in a decentralized urban environmentlocated in the Sonoran Desert in the American Southwest.The region is subject to seasonally high temperaturesand intense sunlight;extreme environmental conditions that inhibit broad utilization of the pre-existing bus shelternetwork by the markedly transit dependent ridership.The project was delivered by a team of students,faculty andstaff in the School of Architecture at the University of Arizona.The project addresses sustainability in two realms:sustainable pedagogies and sustainable design.The university team began the project with an in-depth analysis ofthe existing bus system.Research methods included first person experience and interviewing and surveying of busriders.The team also performed a quantitative and qualitative architectural analysis of common local bus sheltertypes,assessing:accessibility and circulation,dimension and occupancy,solar performance,water management,materials and methods of fabrication,rider-driver visibility,and accessories.A performance-based program wasdeveloped,utilizing passive solar strategies to minimize critical solar exposure to the occupants while maximizingrider-driver visibility.The project resulted in the construction of four bus shelter prototypes based upon a modularsystem design adapted to each of the four cardinal orientations.  \nKeywords:Sustainability,Pedagogy,Sustainable design,Design research,Design build,Public transportation,Transit infrastructure,Bus shelter,Sonoran Desert  \nbuilt environment,while minimizing or eliminatingnegative impact to the natural environment.”(McLennan,2004,p.4)As a philosophy,sustainable design is an ethical position and thestudy of knowledge,defying an absolute and finiteform but instead emphasizing principles andprocesses.In an abstract sense,sustainable designmeans doing what architects have always done butdoing it better by being more responsible andeffective in terms of qualitative and quantitativeperformance;with an emphasis on minimizing oreliminating negative impact to the natural world.Inorder to maximize the quality of the builtenvironment,sustainable design must optimize alldimensions of design including the social,cultural,economic and environmental.  \n## Introduction\n\nVitruvius states that architecture must exhibit thevirtues of firmitas,utilitas and venustas in DeArchitecturaLibriDecem,circa 15 BC.Firmitas andutilitas correspond to the functional realms ofarchitecture,those governing the performance ofmatter and use;venustas corresponds to beauty.These are the timeless dimensions of architecture.When mutualistic and inseparable these virtuesconstitute architecture.   When consideredautonomously they are inefficient,ineffective andresult in mere buildings.Throughout time thesedimensions remain as categorical constants butadapt and evolve in response to the knowledge andconditions that emerge and define each era.Thediscipline of architecture is now charged withrecalibration and reinvention in response tosustainability.\"Sustainable Design is a designphilosophy that seeks to maximize the quality of the  \nThis paper presents an initiative to examine busshelter design in the Tucson,Arizona metropolitanarea,a decentralized urban environment located in  \nthe Sonoran Desert in the American Southwest.Students,faculty and staff in the School ofArchitecture at the University of Arizona deliveredthe project.The project addresses sustainability intwo realms:sustainable pedagogies and sustainabledesign.  \nToward a Sustainable Pedagogy  \nBuilding Community:A New Future forArchitecture Education and Practice,commonlyknown as The Boyer Report,was published in 1996.It was the product of a thirt","cbCaiopTZDi7SUQa","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiopTZDi7SUQa","pdf",6721151,14,"English","# Introduction\n## Toward a Sustainable Pedagogy\n## Building Community: Boyer Report Context","[{\"question\":\"What problem does the initiative target in the Sonoran Desert transit environment?\",\"answer\":\"It addresses how extreme temperatures and intense sunlight inhibit broad use of the existing bus shelter network by transit-dependent riders.\"},{\"question\":\"How did the team study existing bus shelters and riders’ needs?\",\"answer\":\"Research used first-person experience plus interviews and surveys of bus riders, along with quantitative and qualitative architectural analysis of local shelter types.\"},{\"question\":\"What design approach guided the four bus shelter prototypes?\",\"answer\":\"A performance-based program applied passive solar strategies to minimize critical solar exposure for occupants while maximizing rider-driver visibility, using a modular system adapted to four cardinal orientations.\"}]","Bus Shelter Prototypes in the Sonoran Desert | PDF",1792872235,35]