Ecological design ideas of large-scale public buildings: review of Russian Botanical Garden greenhouses ecological design

Abstract

With the rapid development of cities around the world, the concept of ecological design of large-scale public buildings has gradually come to the attention of the public. One of the main problems is the possibility of maintaining a balance between urban development, nature and man, which creates conditions for improving the environment and improving the quality of life of the population. An ecologically comfortable environment is considered today as one of the main prerequisites for the development of a particular territory. This article first gives a brief overview of scientific sources on the design of public buildings in botanical gardens, then discusses the principles of environmental design of large-scale public buildings and, finally, review the ideas of environmental design of greenhouse buildings in Russian botanical gardens from two aspects of form and content. The relevance of the work is ensured by the fact that botanical gardens occupy an important place in any city and it is necessary to understand how to update the garden space, how to respond to the new requirements of society and by what means to attract more visitors. Based on the analysis of various examples, the author notes the existing problems of construction of large-scale public buildings of eco-friendly design in Russian botanical gardens, and also comes to the conclusion that the landscape architecture of Western Europe and the experience of Western engineers in eco-friendly construction has a great influence on the image of modern Russian botanical gardens.