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Debrisphere is a yet-unnamed stratum of Earth's crust, a supra-stratum of the Lithosphere. It contains the worldwide man-made landscapes: the artificial mountains of Germany, the “blooming deserts” of Israel, the military coral reefs of China and the United States, and other similar constructions around the world resulted from, or still serving, conflict and war. The(...)
Debrisphere: Landscape as an extension of the military imagination
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Debrisphere is a yet-unnamed stratum of Earth's crust, a supra-stratum of the Lithosphere. It contains the worldwide man-made landscapes: the artificial mountains of Germany, the “blooming deserts” of Israel, the military coral reefs of China and the United States, and other similar constructions around the world resulted from, or still serving, conflict and war. The artist's book by Anca Benera and Arnold Estefan is published as an extension to their eponymous installation, presented for the first time in the frame of “Natural Histories. Traces of the Political” exhibition at MUMOK Vienna in 2017. Alongside the artists' case studies, which include Ariel Sharon Park, Teuflesberg, Diego Garcia, Johnston Atoll and the Spartly Islands, the publication includes four republished texts by Andrew Chubb, Hito Steyerl and Eyal Weizman, and newly commissioned texts by Noit Banai, Maja & Reuben Fowkes and Raluca Voinea.
Architecture ecologies
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"Recycled theory" is a multidisciplinary dictionary made of entries in form of texts, drawings and quotes, which explore the concept of “recycling” in design cultures and in the theories that nurture them. Usually we recycle things, objects, spaces but more often we return on principles and approaches to rearrange them, put them back into circulation, and override them.(...)
Recycled theory: illustrated dictionary
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"Recycled theory" is a multidisciplinary dictionary made of entries in form of texts, drawings and quotes, which explore the concept of “recycling” in design cultures and in the theories that nurture them. Usually we recycle things, objects, spaces but more often we return on principles and approaches to rearrange them, put them back into circulation, and override them. The practice of recycling is therefore placed in an area of negotiation between memory and amnesia, it brings out the unexpected self-regeneration potential of what exists, our ability to preserve and reinvent it, even through its partial breakdown. The words here collected (from “amnesia” to “zone”) identify materials, procedures, ambiguities, deviations, and potential nexus of recycling, recording terms that tell the different processes of production and sense of city and landscape after recent socio-economic upheavals and the widening of preservation as the prevalent scenario for the project. Recycled Theory comes out of the collaboration of eleven Italian universities engaged in the research “Re-cycle Italy: New Life Cycles for Architecture and Infrastructure of City and Landscape.”
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L'empreinte énergétique des bâtiments conventionnels pèse lourdement sur l'avenir de la planète, il est temps pour notre société d'engager les évolutions réellement nécessaires afin de mieux la préserver, tout en prenant davantage en considération le bien-être de l'habitant. Les auteurs de cet ouvrage s'attachent à démontrer l'intérêt de la construction passive : grâce à(...)
Habitat durable : l'évidence de la construction passive
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L'empreinte énergétique des bâtiments conventionnels pèse lourdement sur l'avenir de la planète, il est temps pour notre société d'engager les évolutions réellement nécessaires afin de mieux la préserver, tout en prenant davantage en considération le bien-être de l'habitant. Les auteurs de cet ouvrage s'attachent à démontrer l'intérêt de la construction passive : grâce à elle, économiser l'énergie et respecter le climat cessent d'être une injonction pour devenir un confort.
Green Architecture
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This book includes twenty-five projects contemporary architecture projects which pay attention to the relationship architecture and the environment, considering not only the health of our planet but also the social and economic impact of architecture. It includes projects from around the world?private, corporate, and public?described in detail, with photographs, drawings,(...)
Sustainable architecture: contemporary architecture in detail
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This book includes twenty-five projects contemporary architecture projects which pay attention to the relationship architecture and the environment, considering not only the health of our planet but also the social and economic impact of architecture. It includes projects from around the world?private, corporate, and public?described in detail, with photographs, drawings, plans and elevations.
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Landscape architecture and environmental sustainability: creating positive change through design
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Landscape architecture has a pivotal role in ensuring environmental sustainability through design interventions. This book takes a broad look at strategies and completed projects to provide the reader with a strong understanding of the sustainability challenges being faced by designers today, and potential routes to addressing them. The book covers essential concepts of(...)
Landscape architecture and environmental sustainability: creating positive change through design
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Landscape architecture has a pivotal role in ensuring environmental sustainability through design interventions. This book takes a broad look at strategies and completed projects to provide the reader with a strong understanding of the sustainability challenges being faced by designers today, and potential routes to addressing them. The book covers essential concepts of landscape architecture and environmental sustainability, including: - Ecology, multifunctional landscapes and sensitive intervention - Remediation, cleansing and environmental infrastructure - Social sustainability, design activism and healthy landscapes - Food systems, productive landscapes and transportation - Performance ratings, materials and life cycles Through case studies from around the world and interviews with leading landscape architects and practitioners, this book invites discussion about possible future scenarios, relevant theories and project responses in landscape environmental design. With hundreds of color images throughout the book, and additional study material in the companion website, Joshua Zeunert provides an overview of the multidimensional qualities of landscape sustainability.
Green Architecture
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“Green buildings” that slash energy use and carbon emissions are all the rage, but they aren’t enough. The hidden culprit is embodied carbon?the carbon emitted when materials are mined, manufactured, and transported?comprising some ten percent of global emissions. With the built environment doubling by 2030, buildings are a carbon juggernaut threatening to overwhelm the(...)
New carbon architecture: building to cool the climate
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“Green buildings” that slash energy use and carbon emissions are all the rage, but they aren’t enough. The hidden culprit is embodied carbon?the carbon emitted when materials are mined, manufactured, and transported?comprising some ten percent of global emissions. With the built environment doubling by 2030, buildings are a carbon juggernaut threatening to overwhelm the climate. Like never before in history, buildings can become part of the climate solution. With biomimicry and innovation, we can pull huge amounts of carbon out of the atmosphere and lock it up as walls, roofs, foundations, and insulation. We can literally make buildings out of the sky with a massive positive impact.
Green Architecture
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Un ouvrage à voix multiples pour réinventer nos récits collectifs et construire un « monde d'après » sous le signe du progrès social et du développement durable, coordonné par le laboratoire d'innovation ACIDD'Lab. 86 % des Français estiment qu'ils vont devoir changer leurs comportements du fait de la situation environnementale (étude IFOP/Solutions COP21, octobre 2015).(...)
Nouveaux mythes, nouveaux imaginaires pour un monde durable
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Un ouvrage à voix multiples pour réinventer nos récits collectifs et construire un « monde d'après » sous le signe du progrès social et du développement durable, coordonné par le laboratoire d'innovation ACIDD'Lab. 86 % des Français estiment qu'ils vont devoir changer leurs comportements du fait de la situation environnementale (étude IFOP/Solutions COP21, octobre 2015). La prise de conscience est donc bien là. Alors, pourquoi ne passons-nous pas à l'acte? Bien sûr, c'est une question d'argent ; bien sûr, il ne sera pas facile de remettre en cause nos modes de production et de consommation. Mais l'urgence est réelle : il en va de l'héritage que nous laisserons aux générations futures, de la façon dont elles pourront s'adapter et, à court terme, de notre qualité de vie et même très directement de notre santé.Comment transformer cette conscience en actions ? Ni la culpabilisation ni la recherche de boucs émissaires ne sont efficaces. Au contraire, selon les auteurs, seule l'invention d'un nouvel imaginaire positif et partagé, seule une vision créative et collective de l'avenir déclencheront les actions nécessaires pour le réaliser. C'est pourquoi de nombreuses personnalités se sont réunies ici pour participer à la construction des mythes et des imaginaires de demain.
Green Architecture
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Sustainable architecture is one of the most popular trends today. With dense urban living and less green space available, green walls and roofs are helping to fill that gap. These living structures can be created with vegetation, which helps to absorb rainwater, provide insulation, and lower temperatures while creating a habitat for natural flora and fauna. Green Walls(...)
Green walls, green roofs: designing sustainable architecture
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Sustainable architecture is one of the most popular trends today. With dense urban living and less green space available, green walls and roofs are helping to fill that gap. These living structures can be created with vegetation, which helps to absorb rainwater, provide insulation, and lower temperatures while creating a habitat for natural flora and fauna. Green Walls Green Roofs features projects from all over the world, showing how these elements work in various climates. Ranging from the tropical houses in Singapore to inner-city buildings in North America, this richly illustrated book will show you how living architecture can enrich our world.
Green Architecture
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For over 25 years, Martin Rauch has been at the forefront of research and development in all aspects of rammed earthed construction. As proper design with earth can only come from truly understanding the material, he would now like to share his experience and knowledge of this construction material in a design manual. The publication goes beyond projects to focus on(...)
Martin Rauch: refined earth. Construction and design of rammed earth
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For over 25 years, Martin Rauch has been at the forefront of research and development in all aspects of rammed earthed construction. As proper design with earth can only come from truly understanding the material, he would now like to share his experience and knowledge of this construction material in a design manual. The publication goes beyond projects to focus on structural elements, such as the design and layout of floors, walls, ceilings and openings, which are clearly explained with detailed project information from structures previously realised by Martin Rauch. Various examples help to illustrate how to overcome structural engineering difficulties in earth construction and the design possibilities that result from these solutions.
Green Architecture
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The publication presents a comprehensive and modern use of the old" building material earth, and contains many practical tips about simplifying designs as well as using prefabricated clay materials in the contemporary construction process. The selected project examples show the diversity of this building material, and the self-build projects demonstrate the beauty of(...)
Light earth building: a handbook for building with wood and earth
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The publication presents a comprehensive and modern use of the old" building material earth, and contains many practical tips about simplifying designs as well as using prefabricated clay materials in the contemporary construction process. The selected project examples show the diversity of this building material, and the self-build projects demonstrate the beauty of working with lightweight earth using your own hands.
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