| Description |
112 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cm |
| Series |
Architectural Design ; v. 71, no. 4 |
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Profile ; no. 152 |
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Architectural design (London, England : 1971) ; v. 71, no. 4
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Architectural design profile ; 152
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| Contents |
Snakes in Utopia: a brief history of sustainability / Brian Edwards with Chrisna du Plessis -- Design challenge of sustainability / Brian Edwards -- Lord Foster of Thames Bank / Green Questionnaire -- Jan Kaplicky of Future Systems / Green Questionnaire -- Lord Rogers of Riverside / Green Questionnaire -- Global perspectives: learning from the other side / Chrisna du Plessis -- Bringing together head, heart and soul: sustainable architecture in South Africa / Chrisna du Plessis -- The view from Australia: Green limits in a land of plenty / Lindsay Johnston -- Ken Yeang / Green Questionnaire -- Sustaining interactions between the natural and built environment in Singapore / Clive Briffet -- Green architecture in Hong Kong, the densest city in the world / Edward Ng -- Thomas Herzog of Herzog and Partner / Green Questionnaire -- Sustainable design in the Netherlands / Ellen van Bueren and Chiel Boonstra -- Green architecture in North America / Brian Carter -- In the realm of senses / Thomas Deckker -- Building profile : The Eden project / Jeremy Melvin -- Practice profile : Zombory-Maldovan Moore / Helen Castle -- Site lines / Edwin Heathcote |
| Summary |
Green is the major architectural movement of our time. Throughout the world architects are producing sustainable buildings, united solely by their desire to preserve the environment and precious natural resources. Rather than a universal style, conforming to a common language, green architecture is open to local and individual interpretation. Moulded by a whole range of forces - climatic, cultural, professional and social, it is ultimately an architecture of great richness and complexity This important title of Architectural Design cuts across cultures and building typologies, and includes architecture from diverse geographical regions. There are special features on South Africa, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, The Netherlands and North America, as well as essential introductory essays. Work is brought together from disparate parts of the workld, with little-known buildings being published alongside those of world-famous architects. The volume is interspersed by 'Green Questionnaires', which, offer a unique insight into the view of premier international architects on this subject |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| In |
unas Architectural design (London, England : 1971) Architectural design. Vol. 71, no. 4 (July 2001) |
| Subject |
Sustainable architecture.
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Architecture -- Environmental aspects.
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Architecture, Modern -- 20th century.
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| Author |
Edwards, Brian, 1944-
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| LC no. |
00002294 |
| ISBN |
0471491934 |
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9780471491934 |
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