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Title Designers, visionaries and other stories : a collection of sustainable design essays / edited by Jonathan Chapman and Nick Gant
Published London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2007

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 154 pages) : illustrations
Contents Re-defining the purpose of (sustainable) design : enter the design enablers, catalysts in co-design / Alastair Fuad-Luke -- Design redux / Stuart Walker -- The scenario of a multi-local society : creative communities, active networks and enabling solutions / Ezio Manzini -- Relative abundance : Fuller's discovery that the glass is always half full / John Wood -- Clothes that connect / Kate Fletcher
Summary "Designers, Visionaries and Other Stories unpacks the complex and crucial debates surrounding sustainable design to deliver a compelling manifesto for change, at a time of looming ecological crisis, mounting environmental legislation and limited progress. This is a book about sustainable design, by the leading sustainable design thinkers, for creative practitioners, professionals, students and academics. This challenging work provides the reader with a rich resource of future visions, critical propositions, creative ideas and design strategies for working towards a sustainable tomorrow, today."--Jacket
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Sustainable design.
sustainable architecture.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Industrial Design -- General.
DESIGN -- Industrial.
Création artistique.
Conception de produits.
Conception technique.
Conception de bâtiments.
Développement durable.
Sustainable design
Industriedesign
Nachhaltigkeit
Form Electronic book
Author Chapman, Jonathan, 1974-
Gant, Nick.
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