| Description |
187 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans (some color) ; 30 cm |
| Contents |
The evolution of and current trends in apartment-building design -- Net-zero buildings -- Mixed-use buildings -- Innovative outdoor areas and meeting spaces -- Converting old structures to contemporary residential use -- Unique building methods and materials -- Apartments for seniors and multigenerational arrangements -- Buildings with sustainable technologies -- Designing for live-work arrangements -- Flexible interiors and micro units -- Readings for the chapterśђة introductions -- Photo credits |
| Summary |
Current design of apartment buildings is facing challenges of philosophy and form. Past approaches no longer sustain new demands and require innovative thinking. The need for a new outlook is propelled by fundamental changes that touch upon environmental, economic, cultural and social aspects that led to the writing of this book. The depletion of non-renewable natural resources and climate change are a few of the environmental challenges that prompted designers to reconsider conceptual approaches in favour of ones that promote a better suitability between buildings and their environments |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Apartment houses -- Designs and plans.
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Apartment houses -- Environmental engineering.
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Sustainable buildings -- Design and construction.
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| Genre/Form |
Architectural drawings.
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Architectural drawings.
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| LC no. |
2017376207 |
| ISBN |
9783869050096 (hd. bd.) |
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3869050098 (hd. bd.) |
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