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Energy Efficient Architecture uses the latest built examples and technological advances to systematically explain the design and construction of sustainable architecture. Extensive plans and technical information illustrate the energy profile of each completed project. The book also demonstrates the enormous cost-cutting potential of modernizing energy systems in older(...)
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December 2005, Basel
Energy-efficient architecture : basics for planning and construction
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Energy Efficient Architecture uses the latest built examples and technological advances to systematically explain the design and construction of sustainable architecture. Extensive plans and technical information illustrate the energy profile of each completed project. The book also demonstrates the enormous cost-cutting potential of modernizing energy systems in older buildings. Examples and methods explored include the German-Austrian passive house, the Swiss Energy standard, and the Spanish Arquitectura Bioclimática.
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Spirit & place
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Built environment surrounds us for 90% of our lives but only now are we realising its influence on the environment, our health, and how we think, feel and behave both individually and socially. "Spirit & place" shows how to work towards a sustainable environment through socially inclusive processes of placemaking, and how to create places that are nourishing(...)
Spirit & place
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Built environment surrounds us for 90% of our lives but only now are we realising its influence on the environment, our health, and how we think, feel and behave both individually and socially. "Spirit & place" shows how to work towards a sustainable environment through socially inclusive processes of placemaking, and how to create places that are nourishing psychologically and physically, to soul and spirit as well as body. This book's arguments identify important, but often unrecognised, principles and illustrate their applicability in a wide range of situations, price-ranges and climates. It shows how to reconcile the apparently incompatible demands of environmental, economic and social sustainability; how to moderate climate to make places of delight, and realign social pressures so places both support society and maximise economic viability. Thought provoking and easy to understand, Christopher Day uses everyday examples to relate his theories to practice and our experience.
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Habiter la menace
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À l'aube du XXIe siècle, il est communément admis que la nature, au même titre que le construit, est un artefact, une élaboration humaine. C'est clair, c'est l'héritage du XXe siècle. Ce qui est nouveau, toutefois, c'est que notre environnement, naturel et construit, soit désormais perçu, tant au plan symbolique que littéral, comme source de danger. La nature, la montagne(...)
Habiter la menace
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À l'aube du XXIe siècle, il est communément admis que la nature, au même titre que le construit, est un artefact, une élaboration humaine. C'est clair, c'est l'héritage du XXe siècle. Ce qui est nouveau, toutefois, c'est que notre environnement, naturel et construit, soit désormais perçu, tant au plan symbolique que littéral, comme source de danger. La nature, la montagne et l'air notamment, tout comme la ville en termes génériques, menacent l'être humain. Lothar, les avalanches de février 1999, les éboulements, sans parler des champs électromagnétiques et des gaz azotés, ont envahi les médias ; leurs images côtoient désormais celles, un peu fanées, des océans lointains aux eaux transparentes. En même temps, ce monde, où chacun prend les risques individuels les plus fous (base jumping, ski extrême...), n'accepte plus le risque collectif. Les ouvrages de protection se multiplient (digues, murs, etc.) et envahissent le paysage, sans discernement, avec la vigueur et la bonne conscience de l'investissement " utile " parce que nécessaire. Dans ce contexte, une réflexion architecturale doit s'engager. L'ouvrage de protection ne pourrait-il pas accueillir d'autres programmes ? La digue ne pourrait-elle pas être à la fois paravalanche et hôtel ? La chemise de protection d'un gros transformateur en milieu urbain ne pourrait-elle pas être tout ensemble mur et habitation ? Ce qui est hostile peut-il être hospitalier ? Ne pourrait-on pas habiter la menace ? Dans cet ouvrage, subtilement illustré, les textes d'un philosophe et d'une géographe côtoient ceux de quatre architectes dont les projets expriment le plaisir de renouveler une pensée architecturale qui apprivoiserait la menace, de repenser une pratique où faire, ce serait faire d'une pierre deux coups...
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A visually dynamic, front-end resource tool that allows architects, builders and owners to explore and envision opportunities to use tree-free, recycled and certified wood materials and systems before projects begin. “Building with Vision” offers concise overviews, at-a-glance advantages and challenges, original photographs, resources for further research, dozens of case(...)
Building with vision : optimizing and finding alternatives to wood
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A visually dynamic, front-end resource tool that allows architects, builders and owners to explore and envision opportunities to use tree-free, recycled and certified wood materials and systems before projects begin. “Building with Vision” offers concise overviews, at-a-glance advantages and challenges, original photographs, resources for further research, dozens of case studies and sidebars that encourage healthy construction by minimizing forest destruction. It is a must-have resource for architecture studios, contractors, homeowners, and others concerned about the ecological impacts of building projects. Topics Included: Construction Without Destruction (Randy Hayes); Building as the Forest Mattered (Sim Van der Ryn); The Case for Local Solutions; FSC-Certified, Recycled and Salvaged Wood; Framing Siding and Sheathing Options; Insulated Structural Systems; Natural Building Methods; Recycled Materials and Resource Recovery; Surface and Finish Materials; extensive resource directories. This is Volume Two of the Wood Reduction Trilogy.
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February 2005, Healdsburg, California
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Cabanes perchées
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Passés maîtres dans l'art de la construction arboricole, Peter et Judy Nelson ont déniché d'étonnantes cabanes haut perchées, et nous invitent dans cet univers insolite. Simple abri de planches et de branchages ouvert aux quatre vents, improbable ermitage suspendu entre ciel et terre, cocon douillet blotti dans la ramure ou fol étagement de pièces, balcons et passerelles(...)
Cabanes perchées
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Passés maîtres dans l'art de la construction arboricole, Peter et Judy Nelson ont déniché d'étonnantes cabanes haut perchées, et nous invitent dans cet univers insolite. Simple abri de planches et de branchages ouvert aux quatre vents, improbable ermitage suspendu entre ciel et terre, cocon douillet blotti dans la ramure ou fol étagement de pièces, balcons et passerelles courant le long des branches, chaque cabane est une oeuvre unique, née de l'audace et de l'imagination de son créateur.
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June 2002, Paris
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A collection of vibrant and diverse readings, "Sustainable architecture white papers" explores the critical link between built and natural environments. Cutting-edge architecture, design, planning, public works, and education leaders illustrate the value of a new architectural strategy. "Sustainable architecture" teaches us that when creative processes are used in(...)
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February 2001, New York
Sustainable architecture white papers
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A collection of vibrant and diverse readings, "Sustainable architecture white papers" explores the critical link between built and natural environments. Cutting-edge architecture, design, planning, public works, and education leaders illustrate the value of a new architectural strategy. "Sustainable architecture" teaches us that when creative processes are used in conjunction with social, cultural, and environmental systems, architecture can meet the aesthetic and practical requirements of today without compromising the needs of future generations.
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February 2001, New York
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Green architecture
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This volume 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 world, with little-known buildings being(...)
Green architecture
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This volume 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 world, with little-known buildings being published alongside those of world-famous architects. The book is interspersed with "Green Questionnaires" which offer a unique insight into the views of premier international acrhitects on this subject.
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August 2001, London
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Wood is one of the most popular and desirable building materials on the contemporary scene, its special qualities serving as a reminder of our connection to the physical world in an era where virtual reality has crept into almost every facet of day-to-day life. Featured here are over thirty examples of the most expressive and inventive uses of wood in design and(...)
Wood : new directions in design and architecture
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Wood is one of the most popular and desirable building materials on the contemporary scene, its special qualities serving as a reminder of our connection to the physical world in an era where virtual reality has crept into almost every facet of day-to-day life. Featured here are over thirty examples of the most expressive and inventive uses of wood in design and architecture from all over the world. An inviting fireplace perch set beneath shelves of natural maple that stretch to the ceiling; a striking geometric studio sits nestled, half-hidden amidst the swampy creeks and overgrown scrub oaks that grow along Florida's eastern seaboard. In over 360 spectacular photos, from Tadao Ando's Museum of Wood to Edward Cullinan's Westminster Lodge, each building is remarkably fresh and distinctly original. Wood serves not only as a document of present ingenuity in the craft, but as a signpost pointing toward an entirely new direction in architecture.
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January 2002, San Francisco
Green Architecture
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À quoi faut-il veiller lorsque l’on décide de faire construire ? Quels pièges éviter ? Comment planifier avec efficacité son temps et gérer son investissement ? Quels organismes contacter ? Faut-il prendre un maître d’œuvre, un architecte ? Quels détails techniques ne pas oublier ? Le cadre de la construction d’une maison individuelle est si vaste et tant de questions se(...)
Faire construire sa maison de a à z
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À quoi faut-il veiller lorsque l’on décide de faire construire ? Quels pièges éviter ? Comment planifier avec efficacité son temps et gérer son investissement ? Quels organismes contacter ? Faut-il prendre un maître d’œuvre, un architecte ? Quels détails techniques ne pas oublier ? Le cadre de la construction d’une maison individuelle est si vaste et tant de questions se posent qu’il s’avère nécessaire, pour le futur propriétaire non professionnel, de bien connaître les étapes à suivre afin d’accéder à son rêve avec confiance et efficacité. Finances, architecture, technique, matériaux, organisation, lois et règlements, etc., aucun de ces éléments ne doit être négligé pour maximiser son investissement personnel et financier.
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The other architects
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This book shows how animal structures present an amazing variety of materials, construction techniques, skills, and resultant designs. they may serve a great many purposes depending not only on the needs and characteristics of each species but also on what is available in their environment. These structures can provide instructive examples for humans.
The other architects
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This book shows how animal structures present an amazing variety of materials, construction techniques, skills, and resultant designs. they may serve a great many purposes depending not only on the needs and characteristics of each species but also on what is available in their environment. These structures can provide instructive examples for humans.
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