Main entry:

Friedman, Avi, 1952-

Title & Author:

Innovative apartment buildings : new directions in sustainable design / Avi Friedman.

Publication:

Stuttgart : Edition Axel Menges, [2017]
©2017

Description:

187 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans (some color) ; 30 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
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 chapters’ 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.

ISBN:

9783869050096 (hd. bd.)
3869050098 (hd. bd.)

Subject:

Apartment houses Designs and plans.
Apartment houses Environmental engineering.
Sustainable buildings Design and construction.
Apartment houses.
Apartmenthaus
Nachhaltigkeit
Architektur

Form/genre:

architectural drawings (visual works)
Architectural drawings.
Dessins d'architecture.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 299805
Call No.: BIB 245968
Status: Available