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This publication is a guide to designing sustainable healthcare facilities. Building on the authors combined knowledge and experience, this book includes case studies of more than 50 of the best contemporary sustainable healthcare projects. The book also contains numerous essays contributed by other leaders in sustainable design and healthcare.
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November 2007
Sustainable healthcare architecture
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This publication is a guide to designing sustainable healthcare facilities. Building on the authors combined knowledge and experience, this book includes case studies of more than 50 of the best contemporary sustainable healthcare projects. The book also contains numerous essays contributed by other leaders in sustainable design and healthcare.
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November 2007
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Climate and architecture
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Provides a critical overview of the main climate influences which shape the design of buildings. Written by experts in their field, the book contains the latest research into climatic design supported by case studies and examples drawn from both historic and modernist practice from Europe and around the world.
Climate and architecture
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Provides a critical overview of the main climate influences which shape the design of buildings. Written by experts in their field, the book contains the latest research into climatic design supported by case studies and examples drawn from both historic and modernist practice from Europe and around the world.
Green Architecture
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These are a few of the many reasons why green roofs are sprouting in cities around the world. This publication examines the possibilities for city-wide green roof development through 335 color photographs, 40 case studies of exemplary green roof building projects, and 7 municipal case studies describing green roofs in Berlin, Tokyo, London, Portland, Chicago, Toronto, and(...)
Green Architecture
January 1900, Atglen
Green roofs : ecological design and construction
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These are a few of the many reasons why green roofs are sprouting in cities around the world. This publication examines the possibilities for city-wide green roof development through 335 color photographs, 40 case studies of exemplary green roof building projects, and 7 municipal case studies describing green roofs in Berlin, Tokyo, London, Portland, Chicago, Toronto, and New York. This book details the ecological benefits, technical requirements, architectural history, and design possibilities of vegetated rooftops. "Green roofs: ecological design and construction" will inform communities, designers, building owners, and local leaders by showcasing the environmental and aesthetic potential of green roofs around the world. William McDonough, an architect and leader of the sustainable development movement, provides an opening essay that considers green roofs as part of a larger project to harmonize the natural and built environments.
Green Architecture
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The landscape architecture conference Mesh, brought together a host of participants, including speakers Edward Bru, Walter Hood, Roel van Gerwen and Kathy Poole who participated under the theme of ‘infrastructure as landscape'. This volume presents a mix of talks, essays, case studies and practitioner's portfolios examining future directions for this discipline.
Landscape Theory
October 2004, Melbourne
The mesh book : landscape/infrastructure
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The landscape architecture conference Mesh, brought together a host of participants, including speakers Edward Bru, Walter Hood, Roel van Gerwen and Kathy Poole who participated under the theme of ‘infrastructure as landscape'. This volume presents a mix of talks, essays, case studies and practitioner's portfolios examining future directions for this discipline.
Landscape Theory
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"Retail desire" is a detailed look at what goes in to making the retail environment from space planning and interior design, right through to visual merchandising. Along the way it looks at everything from materials and lighting to retail brand stratification on the high street, via myriad international case studies.
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June 2003, Mies/Hove
Retail desire : design, display and visual merchandising
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"Retail desire" is a detailed look at what goes in to making the retail environment from space planning and interior design, right through to visual merchandising. Along the way it looks at everything from materials and lighting to retail brand stratification on the high street, via myriad international case studies.
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Scholars, cultural theorists and urban designers reflect on the transformation of seven post-socialist cities. Reflecting on the 'urban commons' concept currently in vogue in architectural discourse, this volume collects research, data and photographs for seven case studies—post-socialist cities in Central Europe—emphasizing the collective action of remaking cities.
Shared cities atlas: post-socialist cities and active citizenship in Central Europe
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Scholars, cultural theorists and urban designers reflect on the transformation of seven post-socialist cities. Reflecting on the 'urban commons' concept currently in vogue in architectural discourse, this volume collects research, data and photographs for seven case studies—post-socialist cities in Central Europe—emphasizing the collective action of remaking cities.
Urban Theory
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The first volume in a forthcoming series developed in conjunction with the Urban Mutations on the Edge seminar at the ETH, Zurich. The collection of essays presents a cross-section of urban informality by drawing from specific case studies in Serbia, Morocco, and India as well as broader theoretical frameworks.
Informalize! Essays on the political economy of urban form, vol.1
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The first volume in a forthcoming series developed in conjunction with the Urban Mutations on the Edge seminar at the ETH, Zurich. The collection of essays presents a cross-section of urban informality by drawing from specific case studies in Serbia, Morocco, and India as well as broader theoretical frameworks.
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viii, 378 p. ; 22 cm.
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The Roman drawings of Charles Percier / Blair Hixson Davis.
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Streets & patterns
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This book sets out a series of concepts of street structure and offers a framework for design of street networks. It addresses issues of sustainable transport and urbanism whilst introducing new methods assisting analysis and design. International streetgrid case studies are analysed and preferred types of street, network and hierarchy are suggested.
Streets & patterns
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This book sets out a series of concepts of street structure and offers a framework for design of street networks. It addresses issues of sustainable transport and urbanism whilst introducing new methods assisting analysis and design. International streetgrid case studies are analysed and preferred types of street, network and hierarchy are suggested.
Urban Theory
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Passive House is now recognised as the best method to create comfortable, healthy, low energy buildings and it is a key component of the 21st century's green economic revolution. This book contains essays that reveal the technical and creative secrets of this design, as well as containing case studies of international projects.
Building for the future: an introduction to passive house
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Passive House is now recognised as the best method to create comfortable, healthy, low energy buildings and it is a key component of the 21st century's green economic revolution. This book contains essays that reveal the technical and creative secrets of this design, as well as containing case studies of international projects.
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