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xvii, 176 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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xvii, 176 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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- Upper class Dwellings Italy.,
- Architecture and state Italy.,
- Architecture, Domestic Political aspects Italy.,
- Architecture Politique gouvernementale Italie.,
- Architecture and state.,
- Architecture, Domestic Political aspects.,
- Upper class Dwellings.,
- Italy.,
- Country houses Architecture History
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Atlantic Highlands, N.J. : Humanities Press, 1992.
Atlantic Highlands, N.J. : Humanities Press, 1992.
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The villa as hegemonic architecture / Reinhard Bentmann and Michael Müller ; foreword by Otto Karl Werckmeister ; translated by Tim Spence and David Craven.
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xvii, 176 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
The villa as hegemonic architecture / Reinhard Bentmann and Michael Müller ; foreword by Otto Karl Werckmeister ; translated by Tim Spence and David Craven.
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xvii, 176 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Atlantic Highlands, N.J. : Humanities Press, 1992.
Atlantic Highlands, N.J. : Humanities Press, 1992.
Subject:
- Upper class Dwellings Italy.,
- Architecture and state Italy.,
- Architecture, Domestic Political aspects Italy.,
- Architecture Politique gouvernementale Italie.,
- Architecture and state.,
- Architecture, Domestic Political aspects.,
- Upper class Dwellings.,
- Italy.,
- Country houses Architecture History
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1 atlas (303 pages) : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm
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1 atlas (303 pages) : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm
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- Slums Maps.,
- Slums Aerial photographs.,
- Urban poor Housing Maps.,
- Urban poor Housing Aerial photographs.,
- Urban poor Social conditions Maps.,
- Urban poor Social conditions Aerial photographs.,
- City planning Maps.,
- City planning Aerial photographs.,
- City planning,
- Slums,
- Urban poor Housing,
- Urban poor Social conditions,
- atlases.,
- Atlases,
- Maps,
- Aerial photographs.,
- Atlas.
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London : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2023., ©2023
London : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2023., ©2023
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Atlas of informal settlement : understanding self-organized urban design / Kim Dovey, Matthijs van Oostrum, Tanzil Shafique, Ishita Chatterjee, Elek Pafka.
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1 atlas (303 pages) : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm
Atlas of informal settlement : understanding self-organized urban design / Kim Dovey, Matthijs van Oostrum, Tanzil Shafique, Ishita Chatterjee, Elek Pafka.
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1 atlas (303 pages) : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm
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maps
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London : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2023., ©2023
London : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2023., ©2023
Subject:
- Slums Maps.,
- Slums Aerial photographs.,
- Urban poor Housing Maps.,
- Urban poor Housing Aerial photographs.,
- Urban poor Social conditions Maps.,
- Urban poor Social conditions Aerial photographs.,
- City planning Maps.,
- City planning Aerial photographs.,
- City planning,
- Slums,
- Urban poor Housing,
- Urban poor Social conditions,
- atlases.,
- Atlases,
- Maps,
- Aerial photographs.,
- Atlas.
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xv, 252 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
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xv, 252 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
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- Urban ecology (Sociology),
- Wilderness areas.,
- Vacant lands.,
- Abandoned buildings.,
- Urban ecology (Biology),
- Écologie urbaine.,
- Réserves de la vie sauvage.,
- Terrains vacants.,
- Constructions abandonnées.,
- urban environments.,
- wilderness areas.,
- vacant lots.,
- abandoned buildings.,
- Landscapes.
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London ; New York : Routledge, 2012.
London ; New York : Routledge, 2012.
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Urban wildscapes / edited by Anna Jorgensen and Richard Keenan.
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xv, 252 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Urban wildscapes / edited by Anna Jorgensen and Richard Keenan.
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xv, 252 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
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London ; New York : Routledge, 2012.
London ; New York : Routledge, 2012.
Subject:
- Urban ecology (Sociology),
- Wilderness areas.,
- Vacant lands.,
- Abandoned buildings.,
- Urban ecology (Biology),
- Écologie urbaine.,
- Réserves de la vie sauvage.,
- Terrains vacants.,
- Constructions abandonnées.,
- urban environments.,
- wilderness areas.,
- vacant lots.,
- abandoned buildings.,
- Landscapes.
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36 items ; 97 cm. or smaller.
- Library cage cca productions 303200 | 2007-6 | postcard; image "Baer House, Corrales, New Mexico" | Available
- Library cage cca productions 303179 | 2007-6 | English press release (exhibition) | Available
- Library cage cca productions 303192 | 2007-6 | French card (nomination 2008 Webby Awards); image "Installation view of 1973: Sorry, Out of Gas" | Available
- Library cage cca productions 303189 | 2007-6 | English press release (continuation of the film series Running on empty) | Available
- Library cage cca productions 303197 | 2007-6 | postcard; image "Installation view of 1973: Sorry, Out of Gas" | Available
- Library cage cca productions 303194 | 2007-6 | card (colloquium 1973: Now What?) | Available
- Library cage cca productions 303190 | 2007-6 | French press release (2008 Nuit blanche) | Available
- Library cage cca productions 303196 | 2007-6 | postcard; image "Installation view of 1973: Sorry, Out of Gas" | Available
- Library cage cca productions 303198 | 2007-6 | postcard; image "The roof at 519 East 11th Street, New York" | Available
- Library cage cca productions 303186 | 2007-6 | card (Nov. 6, 2007 post-vernissage) | Available
- Library cage cca productions 303203 | 2007-6 | postcard; image "Ecol House, Montréal, Québec" | Available
- Library cage cca productions 303182 | 2007-6 | English press release (film series Running on empty) | Available
- Library cage cca productions 303184 | 2007-6 | English press release (website) | English press release (website) | Available
- Library cage cca productions 303195 | 2007-6 | postcard; image "Installation view of 1973: Sorry, Out of Gas" | Available
- Library cage cca productions 303199 | 2007-6 | postcard; image "Line-up at an American gas station in anticipation of rationing" | Available
- Library cage cca productions 303201 | 2007-6 | postcard; image "Sticks and Stones House, Minneapolis, Minnesota" | Available
- Library cage cca productions 303183 | 2007-6 | French press release (website) | Available
- Library cage cca productions 303181 | 2007-6 | French press release (film series Courir à sa perte) | Available
- Library cage cca productions 253203 | 2007-6 | French press release (exhibition) | Available
- Library cage cca productions 305150 | 2007-6 | French clipping "Courir à sa perte" | Available
- Library cage cca productions 304181 | 2007-6 | exhibition announcement card | Available
- Library cage cca productions 305151 | 2007-6 | English clipping "Running on empty" | Available
- Library cage cca productions 303202 | 2007-6 | postcard; image "Oil power" | Available
- Library cage cca productions 303191 | 2007-6 | English press release (2008 Nuit blanche) | Available
- Library cage cca productions 303188 | 2007-6 | French press release (continuation of the film series Courir à sa perte) | Available
- Library cage cca productions 303180 | 2007-6 | invitation to the opening | Available
- Library cage cca productions 303193 | 2007-6 | English card (nomination 2008 Webby Awards); image "Installation view of 1973: Sorry, Out of Gas" | Available
- Library cage affiches cca 305154 | 2007-6 | c. 1 | English broadside (Gilles Saucier) | Available
- Library cage affiches cca 304701 | 2007-6 | c. 1 | French broadside (series of documentary films) | Available
- Library cage affiches cca 304699 | 2007-6 | c. 1 | English broadside (series of documentary films) | Available
- Library cage affiches cca 278748 | 2007-6 | c. 1 | poster (56 x 44 cm) (green-lime frame) | Available
- Library cage affiches cca 262883 | 2007-6 | c. 1 | French poster (blue frame) | Available
- Library cage affiches cca 262878 | 2007-6 | c. 1 | bilingual poster | Available
- Library cage affiches cca 305152 | 2007-6 | c. 1 | French broadside (Gilles Saucier) | Available
- Library cage affiches cca 315209 | 2007-6 | c. 1 | English poster (blue frame) | Available
- Library cage affiches cca 262884 | 2007-6 | c. 2 | French poster (blue frame) | Available
- Library cage affiches cca 305155 | 2007-6 | c. 2 | English broadside (Gilles Saucier) | Available
- Library cage affiches cca 304183 | 2007-6 | c. 2 | poster (56 x 44 cm) (green-lime frame) | Available
- Library cage affiches cca 304702 | 2007-6 | c. 2 | French broadside (series of documentary films) | Available
- Library cage affiches cca 262880 | 2007-6 | c. 2 | bilingual poster | Available
- Library cage affiches cca 305153 | 2007-6 | c. 2 | French broadside (Gilles Saucier) | Available
- Library cage affiches cca 304700 | 2007-6 | c. 2 | English broadside (series of documentary films) | Available
- Library cage affiches cca 315211 | 2007-6 | c. 2 | English poster (blue frame) | Available
- Library cage affiches cca 294873 | 2007-6 | broadside (Nov. 6, 2007 post-vernissage) | Available
- Library cage affiches cca 294872 | 2007-6 | broadside (Sept. 28 2007 post-vernissage) | Available
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36 items ; 97 cm. or smaller.
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- Architecture and energy conservation History 20th century.,
- Architecture and energy conservation North America History 20th century.,
- Architecture and energy conservation United States History 20th century.,
- Architecture Technological innovations History 20th century.,
- Architecture Technological innovations North America History 20th century.,
- Architecture Technological innovations United States History 20th century.,
- Energy conservation History 20th century.,
- Energy conservation North America History 20th century.,
- Energy conservation United States History 20th century.,
- Architecture et économies d'énergie Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Architecture et économies d'énergie États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Architecture Innovations Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Économies d'énergie Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Économies d'énergie Amérique du Nord Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Architecture et économies d'énergie Amérique du Nord Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Architecture Innovations Amérique du Nord Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Architecture Innovations États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Architecture and energy conservation,
- Architecture Technological innovations,
- Energy conservation,
- North America,
- United States,
- Architectural exhibitions Canada Québec (Province) Montréal 2000-2010.,
- Architecture (discipline) 1970-1980.,
- Experimental buildings.,
- Solar buildings.,
- Earth sheltered buildings.,
- Wind power.,
- Sustainable architecture.,
- Exhibition press releases.,
- Exhibition invitations.,
- Exhibition posters.,
- Opening (event) publications.,
- Postcards.,
- History
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1973 : désolé, plus d'essence = 1973 : sorry, out of gas : exhibition products, 2007-2008.
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36 items ; 97 cm. or smaller.
1973 : désolé, plus d'essence = 1973 : sorry, out of gas : exhibition products, 2007-2008.
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- Library cage cca productions 303200 | 2007-6 | postcard; image "Baer House, Corrales, New Mexico" | Available
- Library cage cca productions 303179 | 2007-6 | English press release (exhibition) | Available
- Library cage cca productions 303192 | 2007-6 | French card (nomination 2008 Webby Awards); image "Installation view of 1973: Sorry, Out of Gas" | Available
- Library cage cca productions 303189 | 2007-6 | English press release (continuation of the film series Running on empty) | Available
- Library cage cca productions 303197 | 2007-6 | postcard; image "Installation view of 1973: Sorry, Out of Gas" | Available
- Library cage cca productions 303194 | 2007-6 | card (colloquium 1973: Now What?) | Available
- Library cage cca productions 303190 | 2007-6 | French press release (2008 Nuit blanche) | Available
- Library cage cca productions 303196 | 2007-6 | postcard; image "Installation view of 1973: Sorry, Out of Gas" | Available
- Library cage cca productions 303198 | 2007-6 | postcard; image "The roof at 519 East 11th Street, New York" | Available
- Library cage cca productions 303186 | 2007-6 | card (Nov. 6, 2007 post-vernissage) | Available
- Library cage cca productions 303203 | 2007-6 | postcard; image "Ecol House, Montréal, Québec" | Available
- Library cage cca productions 303182 | 2007-6 | English press release (film series Running on empty) | Available
- Library cage cca productions 303184 | 2007-6 | English press release (website) | English press release (website) | Available
- Library cage cca productions 303195 | 2007-6 | postcard; image "Installation view of 1973: Sorry, Out of Gas" | Available
- Library cage cca productions 303199 | 2007-6 | postcard; image "Line-up at an American gas station in anticipation of rationing" | Available
- Library cage cca productions 303201 | 2007-6 | postcard; image "Sticks and Stones House, Minneapolis, Minnesota" | Available
- Library cage cca productions 303183 | 2007-6 | French press release (website) | Available
- Library cage cca productions 303181 | 2007-6 | French press release (film series Courir à sa perte) | Available
- Library cage cca productions 253203 | 2007-6 | French press release (exhibition) | Available
- Library cage cca productions 305150 | 2007-6 | French clipping "Courir à sa perte" | Available
- Library cage cca productions 304181 | 2007-6 | exhibition announcement card | Available
- Library cage cca productions 305151 | 2007-6 | English clipping "Running on empty" | Available
- Library cage cca productions 303202 | 2007-6 | postcard; image "Oil power" | Available
- Library cage cca productions 303191 | 2007-6 | English press release (2008 Nuit blanche) | Available
- Library cage cca productions 303188 | 2007-6 | French press release (continuation of the film series Courir à sa perte) | Available
- Library cage cca productions 303180 | 2007-6 | invitation to the opening | Available
- Library cage cca productions 303193 | 2007-6 | English card (nomination 2008 Webby Awards); image "Installation view of 1973: Sorry, Out of Gas" | Available
- Library cage affiches cca 305154 | 2007-6 | c. 1 | English broadside (Gilles Saucier) | Available
- Library cage affiches cca 304701 | 2007-6 | c. 1 | French broadside (series of documentary films) | Available
- Library cage affiches cca 304699 | 2007-6 | c. 1 | English broadside (series of documentary films) | Available
- Library cage affiches cca 278748 | 2007-6 | c. 1 | poster (56 x 44 cm) (green-lime frame) | Available
- Library cage affiches cca 262883 | 2007-6 | c. 1 | French poster (blue frame) | Available
- Library cage affiches cca 262878 | 2007-6 | c. 1 | bilingual poster | Available
- Library cage affiches cca 305152 | 2007-6 | c. 1 | French broadside (Gilles Saucier) | Available
- Library cage affiches cca 315209 | 2007-6 | c. 1 | English poster (blue frame) | Available
- Library cage affiches cca 262884 | 2007-6 | c. 2 | French poster (blue frame) | Available
- Library cage affiches cca 305155 | 2007-6 | c. 2 | English broadside (Gilles Saucier) | Available
- Library cage affiches cca 304183 | 2007-6 | c. 2 | poster (56 x 44 cm) (green-lime frame) | Available
- Library cage affiches cca 304702 | 2007-6 | c. 2 | French broadside (series of documentary films) | Available
- Library cage affiches cca 262880 | 2007-6 | c. 2 | bilingual poster | Available
- Library cage affiches cca 305153 | 2007-6 | c. 2 | French broadside (Gilles Saucier) | Available
- Library cage affiches cca 304700 | 2007-6 | c. 2 | English broadside (series of documentary films) | Available
- Library cage affiches cca 315211 | 2007-6 | c. 2 | English poster (blue frame) | Available
- Library cage affiches cca 294873 | 2007-6 | broadside (Nov. 6, 2007 post-vernissage) | Available
- Library cage affiches cca 294872 | 2007-6 | broadside (Sept. 28 2007 post-vernissage) | Available
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36 items ; 97 cm. or smaller.
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- Architecture and energy conservation History 20th century.,
- Architecture and energy conservation North America History 20th century.,
- Architecture and energy conservation United States History 20th century.,
- Architecture Technological innovations History 20th century.,
- Architecture Technological innovations North America History 20th century.,
- Architecture Technological innovations United States History 20th century.,
- Energy conservation History 20th century.,
- Energy conservation North America History 20th century.,
- Energy conservation United States History 20th century.,
- Architecture et économies d'énergie Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Architecture et économies d'énergie États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Architecture Innovations Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Économies d'énergie Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Économies d'énergie Amérique du Nord Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Architecture et économies d'énergie Amérique du Nord Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Architecture Innovations Amérique du Nord Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Architecture Innovations États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Architecture and energy conservation,
- Architecture Technological innovations,
- Energy conservation,
- North America,
- United States,
- Architectural exhibitions Canada Québec (Province) Montréal 2000-2010.,
- Architecture (discipline) 1970-1980.,
- Experimental buildings.,
- Solar buildings.,
- Earth sheltered buildings.,
- Wind power.,
- Sustainable architecture.,
- Exhibition press releases.,
- Exhibition invitations.,
- Exhibition posters.,
- Opening (event) publications.,
- Postcards.,
- History
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How human behavior brought our world to the brink, and how human behavior can save us. The world is a mess. Our dire predicament, from collapsing social structures to the climate crisis, has been millennia in the making and can be traced back to the erroneous belief that the earth's resources are infinite. The key to change, says Don Norman, is human behavior, covered(...)
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How human behavior brought our world to the brink, and how human behavior can save us. The world is a mess. Our dire predicament, from collapsing social structures to the climate crisis, has been millennia in the making and can be traced back to the erroneous belief that the earth's resources are infinite. The key to change, says Don Norman, is human behavior, covered(...)
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Design for a better world: meaningful, sustainable, humanity centered
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How human behavior brought our world to the brink, and how human behavior can save us. The world is a mess. Our dire predicament, from collapsing social structures to the climate crisis, has been millennia in the making and can be traced back to the erroneous belief that the earth's resources are infinite. The key to change, says Don Norman, is human behavior, covered in the book's three major themes: meaning, sustainability, and humanity-centeredness. Emphasize quality of life, not monetary rewards; restructure how we live to better protect the environment; and focus on all of humanity. ''Design for a better world'' presents an eye-opening diagnosis of where we've gone wrong and a clear prescription for making things better. Norman proposes a new way of thinking, one that recognizes our place in a complex global system where even simple behaviors affect the entire world. He identifies the economic metrics that contribute to the harmful effects of commerce and manufacturing and proposes a recalibration of what we consider important in life. His experience as both a scientist and business executive gives him the perspective to show how to make these changes while maintaining a thriving economy. Let the change begin with this book before it's too late.
Design for a better world: meaningful, sustainable, humanity centered
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How human behavior brought our world to the brink, and how human behavior can save us. The world is a mess. Our dire predicament, from collapsing social structures to the climate crisis, has been millennia in the making and can be traced back to the erroneous belief that the earth's resources are infinite. The key to change, says Don Norman, is human behavior, covered in the book's three major themes: meaning, sustainability, and humanity-centeredness. Emphasize quality of life, not monetary rewards; restructure how we live to better protect the environment; and focus on all of humanity. ''Design for a better world'' presents an eye-opening diagnosis of where we've gone wrong and a clear prescription for making things better. Norman proposes a new way of thinking, one that recognizes our place in a complex global system where even simple behaviors affect the entire world. He identifies the economic metrics that contribute to the harmful effects of commerce and manufacturing and proposes a recalibration of what we consider important in life. His experience as both a scientist and business executive gives him the perspective to show how to make these changes while maintaining a thriving economy. Let the change begin with this book before it's too late.
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March 2023
March 2023
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Design Theory
Design Theory
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The ecological approach to building is the great untold story in the architectural history of the past century. This book is essential reading for architects and students. As an urgent wake-up call on the state of our built environment, it will be of interest to everyone who cares about the future of our planet. In the past, many of the key tenets of the ecological(...)
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The ecological approach to building is the great untold story in the architectural history of the past century. This book is essential reading for architects and students. As an urgent wake-up call on the state of our built environment, it will be of interest to everyone who cares about the future of our planet. In the past, many of the key tenets of the ecological(...)
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Ecological architecture : a critical history
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The ecological approach to building is the great untold story in the architectural history of the past century. This book is essential reading for architects and students. As an urgent wake-up call on the state of our built environment, it will be of interest to everyone who cares about the future of our planet. In the past, many of the key tenets of the ecological philosophy - sustainability, energy efficiency, harmonious relationship with the environment - appeared to stand contrast to the sweep of science-led ‘progress’ that characterized the modern movement. Today, however, past visionaries are vindicated and yesterday’s eccentricities are today’s legal requirements: every architect has an obligation to the environment as well as to his or her client. After an introduction to the terminology of ecological architecture - including terms such as ‘green’ and ‘sustainable’, ’Part one’ identifies recurring themes in ecological architecture. ‘Part two’ features twenty-five case studies each focusing on a specific architect, movement or topic. Some of the names are familiar in this context - Rasem Badran, Hassan Fathy - but there are also plenty of surprises - Le Corbusier, Buckminster Fuller, Rudolf Schindler. ‘Part three’ looks to the future as ecological architecture struggles to deal with global urbanization.
Ecological architecture : a critical history
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The ecological approach to building is the great untold story in the architectural history of the past century. This book is essential reading for architects and students. As an urgent wake-up call on the state of our built environment, it will be of interest to everyone who cares about the future of our planet. In the past, many of the key tenets of the ecological philosophy - sustainability, energy efficiency, harmonious relationship with the environment - appeared to stand contrast to the sweep of science-led ‘progress’ that characterized the modern movement. Today, however, past visionaries are vindicated and yesterday’s eccentricities are today’s legal requirements: every architect has an obligation to the environment as well as to his or her client. After an introduction to the terminology of ecological architecture - including terms such as ‘green’ and ‘sustainable’, ’Part one’ identifies recurring themes in ecological architecture. ‘Part two’ features twenty-five case studies each focusing on a specific architect, movement or topic. Some of the names are familiar in this context - Rasem Badran, Hassan Fathy - but there are also plenty of surprises - Le Corbusier, Buckminster Fuller, Rudolf Schindler. ‘Part three’ looks to the future as ecological architecture struggles to deal with global urbanization.
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books
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October 2005, London
October 2005, London
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Green Architecture
Green Architecture
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Imagine affordable homes that are both well-designed and environmentally friendly, better for the families who live in them and for the planet. The HOME House Project brings such imagining closer to reality. This book chronicles a multi-year national design initiative aimed at addressing issues of design, affordability, and sustainability in housing. Launched by the(...)
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Imagine affordable homes that are both well-designed and environmentally friendly, better for the families who live in them and for the planet. The HOME House Project brings such imagining closer to reality. This book chronicles a multi-year national design initiative aimed at addressing issues of design, affordability, and sustainability in housing. Launched by the(...)
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The HOME House Project : the future of affordable housing
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Imagine affordable homes that are both well-designed and environmentally friendly, better for the families who live in them and for the planet. The HOME House Project brings such imagining closer to reality. This book chronicles a multi-year national design initiative aimed at addressing issues of design, affordability, and sustainability in housing. Launched by the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA) in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, this project challenged designers and architects to imagine a world in which sustainable and environmentally friendly materials, technologies, and techniques were considered important elements of housing for low- and moderate-income families. A SECCA-sponsored open competition in 2003 drew 440 entries from the United States and six other countries, all using Habitat for Humanity's three- and four-bedroom house plans as a point of departure for the design of affordable and environmentally friendly housing. This book, published in conjunction with a traveling exhibition, documents the 25 prize-winning designs as well as fifty other selected submissions with 396 colour illustrations. The accompanying text includes Michael Sorkin's essay connecting democratic values to quality of housing, Ben Nicholson's satiric critique of American excess, Steve Badanes's insights on the social responsibilities of architects, and HOME House Project Director David Brown's overview of the project and its continuing evolution.
The HOME House Project : the future of affordable housing
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Imagine affordable homes that are both well-designed and environmentally friendly, better for the families who live in them and for the planet. The HOME House Project brings such imagining closer to reality. This book chronicles a multi-year national design initiative aimed at addressing issues of design, affordability, and sustainability in housing. Launched by the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA) in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, this project challenged designers and architects to imagine a world in which sustainable and environmentally friendly materials, technologies, and techniques were considered important elements of housing for low- and moderate-income families. A SECCA-sponsored open competition in 2003 drew 440 entries from the United States and six other countries, all using Habitat for Humanity's three- and four-bedroom house plans as a point of departure for the design of affordable and environmentally friendly housing. This book, published in conjunction with a traveling exhibition, documents the 25 prize-winning designs as well as fifty other selected submissions with 396 colour illustrations. The accompanying text includes Michael Sorkin's essay connecting democratic values to quality of housing, Ben Nicholson's satiric critique of American excess, Steve Badanes's insights on the social responsibilities of architects, and HOME House Project Director David Brown's overview of the project and its continuing evolution.
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books
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January 1900, Cambridge, Mass.
January 1900, Cambridge, Mass.
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Collective Housing
Collective Housing
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Welcome to Blubberland--a world of quadruple-garaged mansions, vast malls, gated communities, stretch limos, and posh resorts. Blubberland is a place, but it is also a state of mind: we expect to be happy (trophy house, SUV in the driveway, home entertainment system, pension fund, cosmetic surgery), but in fact we've grown increasingly bloated, bored, and miserable. In(...)
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Welcome to Blubberland--a world of quadruple-garaged mansions, vast malls, gated communities, stretch limos, and posh resorts. Blubberland is a place, but it is also a state of mind: we expect to be happy (trophy house, SUV in the driveway, home entertainment system, pension fund, cosmetic surgery), but in fact we've grown increasingly bloated, bored, and miserable. In(...)
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Blubberland: the dangers of happiness
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Welcome to Blubberland--a world of quadruple-garaged mansions, vast malls, gated communities, stretch limos, and posh resorts. Blubberland is a place, but it is also a state of mind: we expect to be happy (trophy house, SUV in the driveway, home entertainment system, pension fund, cosmetic surgery), but in fact we've grown increasingly bloated, bored, and miserable. In Blubberland, award-winning critic Elizabeth Farrelly looks at our "superfluous superfluity," our huge eco-footprint, and asks why we find it so hard to abandon habits we know to be destructive. Why can't we build human-scale cities, design meaningful public spaces, eat reasonable meals, and stop assaulting nature? Farrelly, trained as an architect, begins this story with architecture, urban sprawl, and housing, but she does not end there. She also looks at "affluenza," childhood asthma, diabetes, addiction, beauty, ugliness, narcissism, climate change, mega-churches, big box retailers, sustainability, depression, anorexia, and the links that collect all of these issues under the same roof--the roof, as it were, of the McMansion. As "big" becomes more and more pervasive, and success is seen in increasingly measurable and material terms, the goal of happiness jeopardizes our survival. Blubberland is a smart, thoughtful, and stylish argument for turning things around.
Blubberland: the dangers of happiness
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Welcome to Blubberland--a world of quadruple-garaged mansions, vast malls, gated communities, stretch limos, and posh resorts. Blubberland is a place, but it is also a state of mind: we expect to be happy (trophy house, SUV in the driveway, home entertainment system, pension fund, cosmetic surgery), but in fact we've grown increasingly bloated, bored, and miserable. In Blubberland, award-winning critic Elizabeth Farrelly looks at our "superfluous superfluity," our huge eco-footprint, and asks why we find it so hard to abandon habits we know to be destructive. Why can't we build human-scale cities, design meaningful public spaces, eat reasonable meals, and stop assaulting nature? Farrelly, trained as an architect, begins this story with architecture, urban sprawl, and housing, but she does not end there. She also looks at "affluenza," childhood asthma, diabetes, addiction, beauty, ugliness, narcissism, climate change, mega-churches, big box retailers, sustainability, depression, anorexia, and the links that collect all of these issues under the same roof--the roof, as it were, of the McMansion. As "big" becomes more and more pervasive, and success is seen in increasingly measurable and material terms, the goal of happiness jeopardizes our survival. Blubberland is a smart, thoughtful, and stylish argument for turning things around.
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March 2008, Cambridge, London
March 2008, Cambridge, London
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Urban Theory
Urban Theory
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Sustainable design has made great strides in recent years; unfortunately, it still falls short of fully integrating nature into our built environment. Through a groundbreaking new paradigm of "restorative environmental design," Stephen R. Kellert proposes a new architectural model of sustainability. In "Building for life", Kellert examines the fundamental(...)
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Sustainable design has made great strides in recent years; unfortunately, it still falls short of fully integrating nature into our built environment. Through a groundbreaking new paradigm of "restorative environmental design," Stephen R. Kellert proposes a new architectural model of sustainability. In "Building for life", Kellert examines the fundamental(...)
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Building for life : designing and understanding the human-nature connection
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Sustainable design has made great strides in recent years; unfortunately, it still falls short of fully integrating nature into our built environment. Through a groundbreaking new paradigm of "restorative environmental design," Stephen R. Kellert proposes a new architectural model of sustainability. In "Building for life", Kellert examines the fundamental interconnectedness of people and nature, and how the loss of this connection results in a diminished quality of life. This work illustrates how architects and designers can use simple methods to address our innate needs for contact with nature. Through the use of natural lighting, ventilation, and materials, as well as more unexpected methodologies-the use of metaphor, perspective, enticement, and symbol-architects can greatly enhance our daily lives. These design techniques foster intellectual development, relaxation, and physical and emotional well-being. In the works of architects like Frank Lloyd Wright, Eero Saarinen, Cesar Pelli, Norman Foster, and Michael Hopkins, Kellert sees the success of these strategies and presents models for moving forward. Ultimately, Kellert views our fractured relationship with nature as a design problem rather than an unavoidable aspect of modern life, and he proposes many practical and creative solutions for cultivating a more rewarding experience of nature in our built environment.
Building for life : designing and understanding the human-nature connection
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Sustainable design has made great strides in recent years; unfortunately, it still falls short of fully integrating nature into our built environment. Through a groundbreaking new paradigm of "restorative environmental design," Stephen R. Kellert proposes a new architectural model of sustainability. In "Building for life", Kellert examines the fundamental interconnectedness of people and nature, and how the loss of this connection results in a diminished quality of life. This work illustrates how architects and designers can use simple methods to address our innate needs for contact with nature. Through the use of natural lighting, ventilation, and materials, as well as more unexpected methodologies-the use of metaphor, perspective, enticement, and symbol-architects can greatly enhance our daily lives. These design techniques foster intellectual development, relaxation, and physical and emotional well-being. In the works of architects like Frank Lloyd Wright, Eero Saarinen, Cesar Pelli, Norman Foster, and Michael Hopkins, Kellert sees the success of these strategies and presents models for moving forward. Ultimately, Kellert views our fractured relationship with nature as a design problem rather than an unavoidable aspect of modern life, and he proposes many practical and creative solutions for cultivating a more rewarding experience of nature in our built environment.
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September 2005, Washington
September 2005, Washington
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Green Architecture
Green Architecture
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If you were asked to close your eyes and envision where you are happiest, would you picture somewhere inside a building? North Americans are inside buildings for more than 90% of the day. Meanwhile, the indoors are stifling us, sometimes even killing us. Buildings, and the materials that make them up, expose us to materials linked to negative health impacts. The(...)
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If you were asked to close your eyes and envision where you are happiest, would you picture somewhere inside a building? North Americans are inside buildings for more than 90% of the day. Meanwhile, the indoors are stifling us, sometimes even killing us. Buildings, and the materials that make them up, expose us to materials linked to negative health impacts. The(...)
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People, planet, design: A practical guide to realizing architecture's potential
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If you were asked to close your eyes and envision where you are happiest, would you picture somewhere inside a building? North Americans are inside buildings for more than 90% of the day. Meanwhile, the indoors are stifling us, sometimes even killing us. Buildings, and the materials that make them up, expose us to materials linked to negative health impacts. The construction and operation of buildings is responsible for 40% of climate-changing carbon emissions. In the US, the design choices made by the typical architecture firm employee each year can reduce emissions by about 300 times that of an average American. But the promise of sustainable architecture will not be realized if sustainability remains a secondary consideration for architects. What if great design were defined by its ability to cool the planet, heal communities, enhance ecological functioning, and advance justice? In "People, planet, design," architect Corey Squire builds the case, provides the data, and lays out the practical tools for a transformative human-centered architecture. This approach integrates beauty and delight with an awareness of how every design choice impacts the community, the planet, and the people who will use the building. Outcome-focused with a deep dive into practical design strategies, the book showcases ten building systems that embody design excellence.
People, planet, design: A practical guide to realizing architecture's potential
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If you were asked to close your eyes and envision where you are happiest, would you picture somewhere inside a building? North Americans are inside buildings for more than 90% of the day. Meanwhile, the indoors are stifling us, sometimes even killing us. Buildings, and the materials that make them up, expose us to materials linked to negative health impacts. The construction and operation of buildings is responsible for 40% of climate-changing carbon emissions. In the US, the design choices made by the typical architecture firm employee each year can reduce emissions by about 300 times that of an average American. But the promise of sustainable architecture will not be realized if sustainability remains a secondary consideration for architects. What if great design were defined by its ability to cool the planet, heal communities, enhance ecological functioning, and advance justice? In "People, planet, design," architect Corey Squire builds the case, provides the data, and lays out the practical tools for a transformative human-centered architecture. This approach integrates beauty and delight with an awareness of how every design choice impacts the community, the planet, and the people who will use the building. Outcome-focused with a deep dive into practical design strategies, the book showcases ten building systems that embody design excellence.
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November 2023
November 2023
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Green Architecture
Green Architecture
