TIME TO REIMAGINE ARCHITECTURE FOR OUR
OVERHEATED CITIES
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20 世纪 60 年代，我在德里长大，记得夏天是我们期盼的季节。中午放学骑车回家，骑进一个院子，里面有一栋低矮的长方形厚墙平房，深深的阳台被爬山虎遮挡着。室内飘着库斯（Khus）香味的空气让人感到凉爽，芦苇秆遮住了刺眼的阳光。晚上，在床铺排成一排并用蚊帐围起来之前，先在屋顶上喷水。While growing up in Delhi in the 1960s, I remember summer was a season we looked forward to. Cycling home from school at mid-day, you rode into a compound with a low rectangular thick-walled bungalow, its deep verandah shaded by a jaffrey of creepers. The interior was cooled by puffs of khus scented air and darkened by reed-chicks drawn against the harsh sunlight. At night the roof was sprayed with water before the beds were laid out in a line and enclosed in mosquito nets.
THE MOST SUSTAINABLE BUILDING IS THE ONE
THAT IS ALREADY BUILT: MULTI-PURPOSE AND HEALTHY SPACES
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查尔斯-达尔文的自然选择理论试图解释地球上物种的起源和生存。简而言之，该理论指出，适者生存，并能自我繁殖，在特定的地方为每个物种延续有用的变异。因此，适应是一种有利于个体在特定环境中生存的特性。在建筑领域，我们可以找到一些相似之处。考虑到社会的变化和需求，以及技术和生活方式的变化，随着时间的推移，适应能否成为提高建筑物使用寿命和效率的重要品质？
Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection sought to explain the origin and survival of species on the planet. In short, it points out that the fittest organism survives and can reproduce itself, perpetuating useful variations for each species in a given place. Adaptation is, therefore, a characteristic that favors the survival of individuals in a context. In the construction world, we could draw some parallels. Could adaptation be an important quality to increase the useful life and efficiency of a building over time, considering the changes and demands of society, as well as technologies and lifestyles?WHAT IS THE OUTLOOK FOR URBAN MOBILITY?
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与交通生态系统的其他部分一样，COVID-19 对城市交通部门起到了催化剂的作用。那些显而易见且必将成为现实的技术趋势在几年前就已加速，并正在重塑整个行业。
As with other parts of the transportation ecosystem, COVID-19 has acted as a catalyst for the urban transportation sector. Technological trends that were visible and sure to become reality have been accelerated by several years and are reshaping the industry.
