Sustainable architecture and design Books

Book SynopsisThis book brings together some of the finest academics in the field to address important questions around the way in which people experience their physical environments, including temperature, light, air-quality, acoustics and so forth. It is of importance not only to the comfort people feel indoors, but also the success of any building as an environment for its stated purpose. The way in which comfort is produced and perceived has a profound effect on the energy use of a building and its resilience to the increasing dangers posed by extreme weather events, and power outages caused by climate change. Research on thermal comfort is particularly important not only for the health and well-being of occupants but because energy used for temperature control is responsible for a large part of the total energy budget of the built environment. In recent years there has been an increasing focus on the vulnerabilities of the thermal comfort system; how and why are buildings failing to p

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Whether you are new to sustainability as a counterpart to historic preservation or a seasoned professional who knows LEED backward and forward, there is much inspiration to be found in Building Reuse." * Washington Trust for Historic Preservation *

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Book SynopsisAs a cultivated form of invention, product design is a deeply human phenomenon that enables us to shape, modify and alter the world around us for better or worse. The recent emergence of the sustainability imperative in product design compels us to recalibrate the parameters of good design in an unsustainable age. Written by designers, for designers, the Routledge Handbook of Sustainable Product Design presents the first systematic overview of the burgeoning field of sustainable product design. Brimming with intelligent viewpoints, critical propositions, practical examples and rich theoretical analyses, this book provides an essential point of reference for scholars and practitioners at the intersection of product design and sustainability. The book takes readers to the depth of our engagements with the designed world to advance the social and ecological purpose of product design as a critical twenty-first-century practice. Comprising 35 chapters across 6 thematic parTrade Review‘Brimming with intelligent viewpoints, critical propositions, practical examples and rich theoretical analyses, this book provides an essential point of reference for scholars and practitioners at the intersection of product design and sustainability.’ - John Thackara, founder, Doors of Perception'To profoundly understand something, you need to study it from all possible angles. This impressive volume does exactly this. With contributions by leading scholars from a diverse range of backgrounds, it brings us the multidisciplinary perspective on sustainable product design that designers, academics, and – ultimately – the world so desperately need.' - Paul Hekkert, Professor, Department of Industrial Design, Delft University of Technology'The case against mindless design has never been made more effectively. Chapman brings together an amazing assembly of contemporary design researchers to discuss one of our greatest challenges: making the world safe for future inhabitants. Whatever you are designing, you may want to keep this book close to remind you of all the exciting new possibilities for sustainable design.' - Dr. Conny Bakker, Associate Professor, Design for Sustainability / Circular Product Design, TU Delft‘Product design is at a crossroads with product designers now a fractured constituency. The difference can be viewed in three ways: retaining the historically established focus on the object, be it so often bonded to the unsustainable; redeeming the object by attempting to make it ‘sustainable’; or lastly, abandoning, eliminating or dematerialising it. This collection of essays gives the discerning reader the opportunity to make an informed decision on the most appropriate path design and designing should take.’ - Professor Tony Fry, Director, Studio at the Edge of the World‘An utmost intriguing and extensive multi-angled journey through the constructed world we live in. Design lies at the core of the errors in our system and can only be solved by rethinking it all from the start. This handbook makes clear how we can realise this necessary transformation towards intelligent products with healthy upcyclable materials. When we understand where we come from and are aware of the beneficial alternatives for today’s tomorrow, we can define our future positively.’ - Michael Braungart, CEO EPEA Internationale Umweltforschung, Co-founder Cradle to Cradle'Chapman offers an authoritative view on sustainable product design through the collective understanding of key protagonists in the field. Sometimes they agree, sometimes they don’t, but the breadth of writing and analysis of key concerns frames the social and ecological agency of design and its role in our material future. It will become essential reading for anyone working in product design and its associated practices.' - Dr Matt Malpass, University of the Arts London: Central Saint Martins'Drawing from his experience exploring our emotional relationship with objects, Jonathan Chapman gathers and frames a vital and plural collection of texts on sustainability from the key thinkers in the field. Chapman and his co-authors ably illustrate that the problem is a political one, confounded by our conflicting notions of progress, and reliant upon the psychological frailties of consumer behavior and the appetite for organizational change.' - Tim Parsons, Chair of Designed Objects Programs, The School of the Art Institute of ChicagoTable of ContentsIntroduction Part 1: The Made World 1. A Brief History of (Un)sustainable DesignDamon Taylor 2. The Half-Life of a Sustainable Emotion: Searching for meaning in product usage Gerald Cupchik 3. A Renaissance of Animism: A meditation on the relationship between things and their makers Michael Leube 4. The Object of Nightingales: Design values for a meaningful material culture Stuart Walker 5. Challenges of the Cultural Differentiation of Technology Petran Kockelkoren 6. Sustainable Product Design: An Oxymoron? Clive Dilnot Part 2: Agents of Change 7. Sustainable Thinking Aaris Sherin 8. Engaging Designers in Sustainability Vicky Lofthouse 9. Design for Sustainable Behaviour Debra Lilley & Garrath Wilson 10. Mending Broken Promises in Sustainable Design Alex Lobos 11. Sharing, Materialism and Design for Sustainability Russell Belk 12. A Journey of Two Designers Yorick Benjamin Part 3: Materials and Processes 13. Conflict Minerals and the Politics of Stuff Colin Fitzpatrick 14. Materially Yours Elvin Karana, Elisa Giaccardi & Valentina Rognoli 15. Mediating Matters Nick Gant 16. Print to Repair: 3D printing and product repair Miles Park 17. Unmaking Waste Robert Crocker Part 4: User Experience 18. Emotional Sustainability Deana McDonagh 19. Pleasant Experiences and Sustainable Design Juan Carlos Ortiz Nicolás 20. Surprising Longevity Silvia Grimaldi 21. Design for Sustainable Use using Principles of Behaviour Change Casper Boks & Johannes Zachrisson Daae 22. Hacking the Probehead: Manipulations for social sustainability Otto von Busch 23. Transitions in Sociotechnical Conditions that afford Usership: Sustainable Who? Cameron Tonkinwise Part 5: Systems and Services 24. Product Service Systems and the Future of Design Tracy Bhamra & Ricardo Hernandez 25. A Consumer’s Perspective on the Circular Economy Ruth Mugge 26. Designing Circular Possessions Weston Baxter & Peter Childs 27. Longer-Lasting Products and Services Tim Cooper 28. How about Dinner? Concepts and methods in designing for sustainable lifestyles Annelise de Jong & Ramia Maze 29. The Sustainable Energy for All Design Scenario Carlo Vezzoli and Elisa Bacchetti Part 6: Design Futures 30. From Good to the Greater Good Anna Pohlmeyer & Pieter Desmet 31. Plans and Speculated Actions: Design, behaviour and complexity in sustainable futures Dan Lockton & Veronica Ranner 32. From Products to Relations: Adding ‘jeong’ to the metadesigner’s vocabulary John Wood 33. Products Of the Open Design Context Paul Micklethwaite 34. Promoting Sustainability through Mindful Design Kristina Niedderer 35. Design for Social Innovation and new Product Contexts Nicola Morelli Index

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Book SynopsisDesign and the Built Environment of the Arctic is a concise introductory guide to the design and planning of the built environments in the Arctic region.As the global forces of change are becoming more pronounced in the Arctic, the future trajectories for living environments, city-making processes, and their adaptive capacities need to be addressed directly. This book presents 11 new and original contributions from both leading and emerging scholars and practitioners, positioning the Arctic as a dynamic, diverse, and lived place at the nexus of unprecedented socioenvironmental transformations. The volume offers key concepts for understanding and spatializing Arctic cities and landscapes; similarities and differences in the development of design and planning approaches responsive to specific climatic and cultural conditions; and historical and geographic case studies that provide unique perspectives for the management of the built environment, from the scales of a buildTrade Review'A well-grounded compendium on the Arctic Region, Mathew Jull’s and Leena Cho’s handbook does much to render this relatively unknown part of our world whole with regard to constructed and future habitable environments. Drawing on scholarship from different parts of the world, a portrait emerges of a place being shaped under unique multi-cultural, socio-political and environmental conditions. A must-read volume for those interested in contemporary urbanism.' - Peter G. Rowe, Raymond Garbe Professor of Architecture and Urban Design, Harvard Distinguished Service Professor, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, USA'The Arctic’s extreme climate, remoteness, and mixture of Indigenous and settler cultures present extraordinary design challenges to urban architects, planners, and managers. Often the built environment in the far north resembles southern models that are only poorly adapted. In contrast, the chapters in this book bring together a multidisciplinary team to further design thinking that will truly serve the interests of northern communities. The ideas assembled here help fulfill collective Arctic aspirations.' - Robert W. Orttung, Research Professor of International Affairs, George Washington University, USA'Aptly described as “a region of spectacular negotiation between the natural and the built worlds,” Cho and Jull have assembled a multidisciplinary and multiscalar reading of the inherent complexities and contradictions of architecture, landscape and urbanism in the Arctic. The ten chapters dismantle common assumptions about the singularity of the Arctic and immerse the reader in the land and ice to bear witness to “the physical, material and living environments of the Arctic.” This comprehensive and global collection provides an urgent guide to contemporary design and planning scholarship in Arctic studies and will provide an essential resource to scholars and practitioners for years to come.' - Lola Sheppard, Professor, University of Waterloo, Canada, and Mason White, Professor, University of Toronto, Canada; Partners, Lateral Office'A well-grounded compendium on the Arctic Region, Mathew Jull’s and Leena Cho’s handbook does much to render this relatively unknown part of our world whole with regard to constructed and future habitable environments. Drawing on scholarship from different parts of the world, a portrait emerges of a place being shaped under unique multi-cultural, socio-political and environmental conditions. A must-read volume for those interested in contemporary urbanism.' - Peter G. Rowe, Raymond Garbe Professor of Architecture and Urban Design, Harvard Distinguished Service Professor, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, USA'The Arctic’s extreme climate, remoteness, and mixture of Indigenous and settler cultures present extraordinary design challenges to urban architects, planners, and managers. Often the built environment in the far north resembles southern models that are only poorly adapted. In contrast, the chapters in this book bring together a multidisciplinary team to further design thinking that will truly serve the interests of northern communities. The ideas assembled here help fulfill collective Arctic aspirations.' - Robert W. Orttung, Research Professor of International Affairs, George Washington University, USA'Aptly described as “a region of spectacular negotiation between the natural and the built worlds,” Cho and Jull have assembled a multidisciplinary and multiscalar reading of the inherent complexities and contradictions of architecture, landscape and urbanism in the Arctic. The ten chapters dismantle common assumptions about the singularity of the Arctic and immerse the reader in the land and ice to bear witness to “the physical, material and living environments of the Arctic.” This comprehensive and global collection provides an urgent guide to contemporary design and planning scholarship in Arctic studies and will provide an essential resource to scholars and practitioners for years to come.' - Lola Sheppard, Professor, University of Waterloo, Canada, and Mason White, Professor, University of Toronto, Canada; Partners, Lateral OfficeTable of ContentsIntroduction: Grounding Design in the Arctic 1. The Heterogeneity of Arctic Cities 2. Infrastructural Urbanization of the Arctic 3. Comfort and Discomfort: Conflicting Concerns in Arctic Urban Planning and Design 4. Reframing Urban Relocation in Kiruna, Sweden: An Integrative Ownership Model for Resident-Led Transformations 5. Airport Landscapes: The Case of Qaqortoq Airport, South Greenland 6. Green Spaces in the Context of Changing Human-Environment Relations in Siberian Cities 7. Principles of Northern Housing Design with Examples from Alaska 8. Doing Things Differently: Design Research in Partnership with Innu and Inuit Communities in Northern Québec, Canada 9. Love and Care for Place in an Arctic Community: Place Development in Vardø, Norway 10. Land Inside

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Book SynopsisReintroducing Materials for Sustainable Design provides instrumental theory and practical guidance to bring materials back into a central role in the design process and education.To create designs that are sustainable and respond to current environmental, economic and cultural concerns, practitioners and educators require a clear framework for materials use in design and product manufacturing. While much has been written about sustainable design over the last two decades, outlining systems of sustainability and product criteria, to design for material circularity requires a detailed understanding of the physical matter that constitutes products. Designers must not just know of materials but know how to manipulate them and work with them creatively. This book responds to the gap by offering a way to acquire the material knowledge necessary to design physical objects for sustainability. It reinforces the key role and responsibility of designers and encourages deTrade Review"Mette's book unveils the systemic challenges of the world of design, a discipline directly entangled with the current ecologic crisis and social disenfranchisement. Our current material ecology puts is threatening ecology that makes life possible on this planet, and the deep reflection from a designer like Mette gives hope to the discipline and the practice. The call for a deep revision of design education is an imperative, a needed update for the introduction of sustainable values, as well as new digital tools for design to achieve the purpose to nurture all life on this planet, not only human, and that means changing the material ecology." – Tomas Diez Ladera, Director of Fab Lab Barcelona, and the Master in Design for Emergent Futures at IAAC"Design movements evolve over time. The last 150 years have seen the Arts and Crafts movement, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Bauhaus, Pop, Modernism, Postmodernism and more. Each has influenced product design and architecture. And each has had it chosen set of materials – woods, leathers, metals, ceramic, glass, concrete, plastics – that have shaped the sense and feel of the object created with them.The digital age has provided unprecedented access to information and to modelling tools. Much engineering and design teaching now centres around them. This greatly-widened horizon stimulates innovation, but its sheer scale has tended to cloud the close relationship that designers, in the past, had with their materials, replacing intimacy with a few by a passing acquaintance with many. This book is a wake-up call, an appeal to educators to bring closeness to materials back into a central role in the design process and education. It is timely: the current concern for the well-being of present and future generations requires that materials be chosen in ways that are better informed about the environmental consequences of their use than at present. And at a human level, the materials of the products that surround us, if well chosen, bring an aesthetic satisfaction that is life-enhancing." – Mike Ashby, Emeritus Professor of Materials, University of Cambridge, UK"This book is a must-read for anyone interested in how materiality can be brought back into the center of design education" - Mark Miodownik, Director of Institute of Making, University College London, UKThis book unveils the systemic challenges in the world of design, a discipline directly entangled with the current ecological crisis and social disenfranchisement. Our current material ecology is threatening the equilibrium that makes life possible on this planet, and the deep reflection in this book gives hope to the discipline and the practice. Design education requires a much-needed update on sustainable values, in addition to new digital tools for design, to achieve the purpose to nurture all life on this planet, not only human, and this means changing our material ecology." – Tomas Diez Ladera, Director of Fab Lab Barcelona, and the Master in Design for Emergent Futures at IAAC"Design movements evolve over time. The last 150 years have seen the Arts and Crafts movement, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Bauhaus, Pop, Modernism, Postmodernism and more. Each has influenced product design and architecture. And each has had it chosen set of materials – woods, leathers, metals, ceramic, glass, concrete, plastics – that have shaped the sense and feel of the object created with them.The digital age has provided unprecedented access to information and to modelling tools. Much engineering and design teaching now centres around them. This greatly-widened horizon stimulates innovation, but its sheer scale has tended to cloud the close relationship that designers, in the past, had with their materials, replacing intimacy with a few by a passing acquaintance with many. This book is a wake-up call, an appeal to educators to bring closeness to materials back into a central role in the design process and education. It is timely: the current concern for the well-being of present and future generations requires that materials be chosen in ways that are better informed about the environmental consequences of their use than at present. And at a human level, the materials of the products that surround us, if well chosen, bring an aesthetic satisfaction that is life-enhancing." – Mike Ashby, Emeritus Professor of Materials, University of Cambridge, UK"This book is a must-read for anyone interested in how materiality can be brought back into the center of design education" - Mark Miodownik, Director of Institute of Making, University College London, UKTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Sustainability and making 2. Materials in design education 3. The material dialogue in craft 4. Reintroducing materials into a contemporary design process 5. Implications for design education 6. Sustainable design: knowing how Index

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Book SynopsisFABRIC[ated] examines fabric as a catalyst for innovation, reflection, change and transformation in architecture.This book explores the ways in which research and development of fabric can, and historically has, influenced and revolutionized architecture, teaching and design. Responsive, flexible, impermanent, fluid and adaptivefabric interacts with, and influences architecture, offering innovative solutions and increased material responsibility. Foundation and theory chapters establish clear precedent and futures for fabric's position in architectural discourse. The case study section examines 14 international projects through three different threads: Veiling, Compression and Tension. Case studies include a diverse range of projects from the HiLo unit at Nest and CAST's fabric formed concrete projects to a discussion of the impact of fabric on SO-IL and Kennedy Violich Architect's professional work, demonstrating new and fresh methods for addressing sustainability aTrade Review'FABRIC[ated] situates the historical, theoretical, and etymological roots of textiles in contemporary architectural research, practice, and discourse to substantiate the important role that fabric has as an active and pliable interface for transformation, resiliency, and change in architecture. Moving fluidly between research and practice, the book surveys academic experiments in studio pedagogy to 1:1 full-scale built projects. Through critical essays and case study projects that span gender and expression to minimizing waste through fabric formwork and digital fabrication, FABRIC[ated] positions textiles as a timely and innovative contributor to sustainable, responsive, and socially driven architecture at a time of ecological and sociopolitical crisis. FABRIC[ated] provides a fresh look at the historically intertwined relationships between textiles and architecture to open new design and fabrication strategies, digital methods, material efficiencies, and collaborative models to address pressing issues in our built and natural environments.' - Jenny E. Sabin, Arthur L. and Isabel B. Wiesenberger Professor in Architecture and Associate Dean for Design; Director, Sabin Lab; Department of Architecture / AAP, Cornell University; Principal, Jenny Sabin Studio; President, ACADIA'FABRIC[ated] is a surprising and stimulating compilation of thoughts and experiences that vindicate the transcendence and possibilities of fabric and membranes in the future of architecture and society. A first part develops the theoretical framework underlying the academic and professional experiences that are presented in the second part, so that the case studies do not appear as a miscellany of remarkable curiosities, but rather as contributions to interdisciplinary, sustainable and digitalized innovations engaged with people to contribute to a positive society.' - Josep I. de Llorens Duran, Senior Professor, School of Architecture, Barcelona, Author: Fabric Structures in Architecture'If architecture is to be understood as a third skin, as has been described, then a closer relationship between building and clothing—the so-called second skin—is in order. In Fabric[ated], Tolya Stonorov assesses the expansive capacities of textiles in architecture. Through invited essays, case studies, interviews, and documented experiments, she constructs a broad and compelling depiction of fabric innovation in the designed environment. As we scrutinize many aspects of construction and resource use today, FABRIC[ated] reveals how buildings can be more flexible, interactive, and imaginative—and embody a smaller footprint.' - Blaine Brownell, FAIA LEED AP, Professor and Director, Ravin School of Architecture, University of North Carolina at Charlotte'There is a revolution happening in architectural materials. Not many years ago, there were five groups that covered the field: metal, wood, masonry, concrete and glass. Now new options such as printed ceramics and engineered wood have been increasing the opportunities of built solutions. Tolya Stonorov’s new publication, FABRIC[ated], thoroughly introduces and explores the history and exciting possibilities of fabric, a material that offers a wide range of spatial solutions. Importantly these go beyond form-making to consider potential positive impacts of social justice and sustainability at a time when these are greatly needed.' - Bryan Bell, Executive Director, Design Corps, Professor, NC State University, Co-Founder, SEED Network'FABRIC[ated] situates the historical, theoretical, and etymological roots of textiles in contemporary architectural research, practice, and discourse to substantiate the important role that fabric has as an active and pliable interface for transformation, resiliency, and change in architecture. Moving fluidly between research and practice, the book surveys academic experiments in studio pedagogy to 1:1 full-scale built projects. Through critical essays and case study projects that span gender and expression to minimizing waste through fabric formwork and digital fabrication, FABRIC[ated] positions textiles as a timely and innovative contributor to sustainable, responsive, and socially driven architecture at a time of ecological and sociopolitical crisis. FABRIC[ated] provides a fresh look at the historically intertwined relationships between textiles and architecture to open new design and fabrication strategies, digital methods, material efficiencies, and collaborative models to address pressing issues in our built and natural environments.' - Jenny E. Sabin, Arthur L. and Isabel B. Wiesenberger Professor in Architecture and Associate Dean for Design; Director, Sabin Lab; Department of Architecture / AAP, Cornell University; Principal, Jenny Sabin Studio; President, ACADIA'FABRIC[ated] is a surprising and stimulating compilation of thoughts and experiences that vindicate the transcendence and possibilities of fabric and membranes in the future of architecture and society. A first part develops the theoretical framework underlying the academic and professional experiences that are presented in the second part, so that the case studies do not appear as a miscellany of remarkable curiosities, but rather as contributions to interdisciplinary, sustainable and digitalized innovations engaged with people to contribute to a positive society.' - Josep I. de Llorens Duran, Senior Professor, School of Architecture, Barcelona, Author: Fabric Structures in Architecture'If architecture is to be understood as a third skin, as has been described, then a closer relationship between building and clothing—the so-called second skin—is in order. In Fabric[ated], Tolya Stonorov assesses the expansive capacities of textiles in architecture. Through invited essays, case studies, interviews, and documented experiments, she constructs a broad and compelling depiction of fabric innovation in the designed environment. As we scrutinize many aspects of construction and resource use today, FABRIC[ated] reveals how buildings can be more flexible, interactive, and imaginative—and embody a smaller footprint.' - Blaine Brownell, FAIA LEED AP, Professor and Director, Ravin School of Architecture, University of North Carolina at Charlotte'There is a revolution happening in architectural materials. Not many years ago, there were five groups that covered the field: metal, wood, masonry, concrete and glass. Now new options such as printed ceramics and engineered wood have been increasing the opportunities of built solutions. Tolya Stonorov’s new publication, FABRIC[ated], thoroughly introduces and explores the history and exciting possibilities of fabric, a material that offers a wide range of spatial solutions. Importantly these go beyond form-making to consider potential positive impacts of social justice and sustainability at a time when these are greatly needed.' - Bryan Bell, Executive Director, Design Corps, Professor, NC State University, Co-Founder, SEED NetworkTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. The Philosophy of Fabric Innovation in Architecture 3. Digital Fabrication and Fabric Innovation 4. The Sustainability of Tensile Structures 5. The Art and Science of Fabric Forming; 6 Case Studies: VEILING: Gender, Fabric and Woven Structures A. Seaming: The Fabrication of Keswa, B. Translation: Female Garment to Architecture Studio C. Pipeline Resistance and Feminist Spatial Practice D. GEO|TEXTILES: Weaving Restoration Ecology and Cultural Narratives E. Weaving a Home F. Communal Architecture: A More Finely Calibrated Set of Relationships 7. Case Studies: COMPRESSION: Fabric Formed Concrete and Dense Applications A. Spacer Fabric Pavilion - Advanced 3D Textile Applications in Architecture B. Lightweight cable-net and fabric formwork system for the HiLo unit at NEST C. The Flexible Way D. Joseph Sarafian and Ron Culver, Form-Finding the MARS Pavilion, USA 8. Case Studies: TENSION: Tensile Structures and Inflatables A. Fabric[ating] Act[ivat]ion B. Hollygrove Shade-Water Pavilion C. AirDraft D. PATCHWORKS: A Report from Three Fabricated Futures 9. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThis book traces the evolving relationship between the architecture and climate of Britain from the late sixteenth to the twentieth century. Through detailed studies of buildings by major architects it explores how the unique character of the climate of the British Isles has had a fundamental influence on the nature of buildings of all kinds and periods, in both country and city. Based on extensive documentary research and on first-hand analyses of significant buildings, this book combines architectural history with the parallel fields of climate history and the representation of environment in literature and the fine arts. It spans the period in British architectural history from the late sixteenth century to the twentieth century â from the buildings of the greatest architect of the Elizabethan age, Robert Smythson, to the twentieth century work of Alison and Peter Smithson.Copiously illustrated with drawings and photographs, including a colour plate section, this book brings a historical dimension to the appreciation of the environment in architecture and, equally, introduces an environmental dimension to the study of the history of architecture. Trade Review"...impeccably well researched with extensive references...this book should be on the shelves of many practising and student architects, not just those preoccupied with issues of climate (change)" – RIBA Journal"The book will certainly appeal to those practitioners and academics who find the use of labels such as ‘green’ or ‘climate responsive’ architecture deeply problematic and even a deterrant to the timely integration of environmental performance requirements into mainstream practice. It should also be a necessary read for those who do not have such reservations and give primacy to the climatic and technical determinismof building form." - Raymond J. Cole, Building Research & Information, August 2012"Architecture and Climate breaks new ground by presenting an historical overview of these issues over the past 400 years." - The Journal of the Institute of Historic Building ConservationTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Climate Described 2. Robert Smythson and the Environment of the Elizabethan Country House 3. Christopher Wren and the Origins of Building Science 4. Palladianism and the Climate of England 5. Building in the Climate of the Nineteenth Century City 6. The Arts and Crafts House Climatically Considered 7. The Modern Movement House in the British Climate 8. The Environmental Architecture of Alison and Peter Smithson

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Book SynopsisA presentation of contemporary houses that demonstrates how domesticity can be beautiful and still help the planet. Have we passed a tipping point beyond which we can no longer reverse a course of action that was charted several decades ago Sustainable: Houses with Small Footprints argues that we can indeed detach our dwellings from a dependence on many external systems and resources and adopt other building practices. What is known as living off the grid is possible, and Sustainable presents forty-five houses that demonstrate how architects have implemented sustainable design concepts around the world. These projects show us what time-tested vernacular design principles—including local materials, natural ventilation strategies, and earth shelter construction—can teach us, as well as how the latest cutting-edge technologies—such as indoor farming and living walls made of plant material—can make truly sustainable design possible. The variety and ingenuity of the

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Book SynopsisThis book provides invaluable guidance to all those with an interest in placemaking and the built environment, from those with no experience to those who have worked for many years in industry, illustrating key principles that will secure higher quality, more sustainable design in accessible, jargon-free language. The author explains the design process in a straightforward way, exploring the different roles and highlighting the opportunities and limitations different agencies have to influence design over the various stages of the process. Examples from the UK and worldwide look at how the system operates and how best practice can make a real difference on the ground. Case studies examine situations where quality or sustainability fell short â and how this could have been avoided. This book also showcases a variety of evaluation tools, explaining how they operate, and giving guidance on how to create project-specific tools to drive schemes forward. With community empowerment Trade Review"Laura Alvarez brings her great experience and wisdom to bear in this very personal exploration of how to build high quality, sustainable places. A fascinating and very engaging read for students and practitioners alike." Prof Matthew Carmona, The Bartlett School of Planning, UCL, UK"As a non-planning person with community level involvement in the built environment and a personal interest in sustainable development, the content of The ABC of quality, sustainable design will be invaluable to me. It has vastly increased my understanding of the development process and the need for cross-sector collaboration and multi-disciplinary teams. This book provides me with tools that I can apply in a very practical way, giving me a greater sense of confidence to challenge poor decisions and practice by developers, architects, planners and local authorities. Each chapter deals with a specific topic that is expanded through debate and case studies with the final chapter drawing up conclusions set out in a comprehensive framework that sets out the ethos for good practice.I believe this book should be on reading lists for students and professionals in urban practice, planning, construction and architecture because it sets out the case for accountability across sustainability, economy and society. Bad development, whether in terms of poor design or poor environmental performance has long term, irreversible consequences. Dr Alvarez manages to bring together complex questions critical to the future of urban design, a clearly set out pathway forward and to use language that is accessible and enjoyable. The voice and the experience of the author is present, which gives an insight into the decades of thinking that has gone into this book - making it more personally accessible to the reader. A very educational, enjoyable and rewarding read."Penney Poyzer, Chair Nottingham Good Food Partnership, UKTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Understanding Good, Sustainable Design; 2. The Design Process; 3. Design Agents; 4. Influencing Design; 5. Design Form; 6. Evaluating Design; Conclusions: The ABC of Quality, Sustainable Design

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Book SynopsisThe 13th edition of Chudley and Greeno's Building Construction Handbook remains THE authoritative reference for all construction students and professionals. The principles and processes of construction are explained with the concepts of design included where appropriate. Extensive coverage of building construction practice, techniques and regulations representing both traditional procedures and modern developments are included to provide the most comprehensive and easy-to-understand guide to building construction.This new edition has been updated to reflect recent changes to the Building Regulations, as well as including new material on modern methods of construction, greater emphasis on sustainability, health and safety, and coverage of heat pumps, photovoltaics, underfloor heating and rainwater harvesting.Chudley and Greeno's Building Construction Handbook is the essential, easy-to-use resource for undergraduate and vocational students on a wide ran

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Book SynopsisThis richly illustrated book examines the full potential of Digital Twins (DTs) as a means of creating more sustainable urban habitats. It reveals how, in this digitally-enabled age, DTs are increasingly being adopted by cities as a tool for urban governance, with the hope of increasing operational efficiencies and enhancing citizens' lives.While the study and implementation of DTs has been critically explored as virtual, dynamic 3D replicas of physical entities across different disciplines and industries, this book establishes a strategy that recognises the need for the software' behind virtual DT platforms to not only represent the hardware' of our physical cities but also to reflect the heartware' of socio-economic and cultural practices. Knowledge gaps and challenges in existing DTs are identified and insights into rethinking their purpose are provided to propose a new DT paradigm model for city-wide application. With multiple case studies illustrating the different conceTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Context 2. Case Studies 3. Digital Transformation 4. Enabling the Digital Twin 5. A National Paradigm Shift 6. Implementing the Digital Twin Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThis book provides an overview of the circular economy in the built environment, presenting a fusion of insights from esteemed researchers and seasoned practitioners. The chapters cover pivotal themes, including the transformative concept of buildings as material banks, innovative design approaches, and the potential of digitalization for a circular built environment. Beyond these foundational themes, the book critically addresses the integration of low-tech solutions and some principles of sobriety in the built environment. It also takes an informed look at the role of standardization, providing nuanced insights into its driving influence on circular practices and the associated challenges and opportunities.The book adopts a trans-scalar perspective by traversing the entire spectrum of building phases from initial programming to the recovery phase, as well as from the scale of materials to the scale of buildings, offering a profound examination of the intricate dynamics invo

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Book SynopsisDesign and the Built Environment of the Arctic is a concise introductory guide to the design and planning of the built environments in the Arctic region.As the global forces of change are becoming more pronounced in the Arctic, the future trajectories for living environments, city-making processes, and their adaptive capacities need to be addressed directly. This book presents 11 new and original contributions from both leading and emerging scholars and practitioners, positioning the Arctic as a dynamic, diverse, and lived place at the nexus of unprecedented socioenvironmental transformations. The volume offers key concepts for understanding and spatializing Arctic cities and landscapes; similarities and differences in the development of design and planning approaches responsive to specific climatic and cultural conditions; and historical and geographic case studies that provide unique perspectives for the management of the built environment, from the scales of a Trade Review'A well-grounded compendium on the Arctic Region, Mathew Jull’s and Leena Cho’s handbook does much to render this relatively unknown part of our world whole with regard to constructed and future habitable environments. Drawing on scholarship from different parts of the world, a portrait emerges of a place being shaped under unique multi-cultural, socio-political and environmental conditions. A must-read volume for those interested in contemporary urbanism.' - Peter G. Rowe, Raymond Garbe Professor of Architecture and Urban Design, Harvard Distinguished Service Professor, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, USA'The Arctic’s extreme climate, remoteness, and mixture of Indigenous and settler cultures present extraordinary design challenges to urban architects, planners, and managers. Often the built environment in the far north resembles southern models that are only poorly adapted. In contrast, the chapters in this book bring together a multidisciplinary team to further design thinking that will truly serve the interests of northern communities. The ideas assembled here help fulfill collective Arctic aspirations.' - Robert W. Orttung, Research Professor of International Affairs, George Washington University, USA'Aptly described as “a region of spectacular negotiation between the natural and the built worlds,” Cho and Jull have assembled a multidisciplinary and multiscalar reading of the inherent complexities and contradictions of architecture, landscape and urbanism in the Arctic. The ten chapters dismantle common assumptions about the singularity of the Arctic and immerse the reader in the land and ice to bear witness to “the physical, material and living environments of the Arctic.” This comprehensive and global collection provides an urgent guide to contemporary design and planning scholarship in Arctic studies and will provide an essential resource to scholars and practitioners for years to come.' - Lola Sheppard, Professor, University of Waterloo, Canada, and Mason White, Professor, University of Toronto, Canada; Partners, Lateral Office'A well-grounded compendium on the Arctic Region, Mathew Jull’s and Leena Cho’s handbook does much to render this relatively unknown part of our world whole with regard to constructed and future habitable environments. Drawing on scholarship from different parts of the world, a portrait emerges of a place being shaped under unique multi-cultural, socio-political and environmental conditions. A must-read volume for those interested in contemporary urbanism.' - Peter G. Rowe, Raymond Garbe Professor of Architecture and Urban Design, Harvard Distinguished Service Professor, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, USA'The Arctic’s extreme climate, remoteness, and mixture of Indigenous and settler cultures present extraordinary design challenges to urban architects, planners, and managers. Often the built environment in the far north resembles southern models that are only poorly adapted. In contrast, the chapters in this book bring together a multidisciplinary team to further design thinking that will truly serve the interests of northern communities. The ideas assembled here help fulfill collective Arctic aspirations.' - Robert W. Orttung, Research Professor of International Affairs, George Washington University, USA'Aptly described as “a region of spectacular negotiation between the natural and the built worlds,” Cho and Jull have assembled a multidisciplinary and multiscalar reading of the inherent complexities and contradictions of architecture, landscape and urbanism in the Arctic. The ten chapters dismantle common assumptions about the singularity of the Arctic and immerse the reader in the land and ice to bear witness to “the physical, material and living environments of the Arctic.” This comprehensive and global collection provides an urgent guide to contemporary design and planning scholarship in Arctic studies and will provide an essential resource to scholars and practitioners for years to come.' - Lola Sheppard, Professor, University of Waterloo, Canada, and Mason White, Professor, University of Toronto, Canada; Partners, Lateral OfficeTable of ContentsIntroduction: Grounding Design in the Arctic 1. The Heterogeneity of Arctic Cities 2. Infrastructural Urbanization of the Arctic 3. Comfort and Discomfort: Conflicting Concerns in Arctic Urban Planning and Design 4. Reframing Urban Relocation in Kiruna, Sweden: An Integrative Ownership Model for Resident-Led Transformations 5. Airport Landscapes: The Case of Qaqortoq Airport, South Greenland 6. Green Spaces in the Context of Changing Human-Environment Relations in Siberian Cities 7. Principles of Northern Housing Design with Examples from Alaska 8. Doing Things Differently: Design Research in Partnership with Innu and Inuit Communities in Northern Québec, Canada 9. Love and Care for Place in an Arctic Community: Place Development in Vardø, Norway 10. Land Inside

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Book SynopsisThe use of green engineering materials represents a promising approach in sustainable development. This book explores various renewable materials and their properties, applications, and technological advancements driving their use in modern engineering and construction.This guide highlights the significance of green engineering materials in sustainable development and explains their effective use in engineering and construction. It covers bamboo as a rapidly renewable material with significant engineering potential, detailing its unique characteristics, preservation methods, and uses in construction. The book also investigates sustainable plant-based composites, focusing on biopolymer and biomass matrices, cellulose-based materials, lignin, polylactic acid, and natural rubber. It highlights the benefits of plant fibers like rice husk ash and jute while addressing the challenges in adopting these composites in engineering. Green concrete technologies like hybrid geopolymers an

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Book Synopsis"With this book, Robin Guenther and Gail Vittori show us how critical our green building mission is to the future of human health and secures a lasting legacy that will continue to challenge and focus the green building movement, the healthcare industry, and the world for years to come.Table of ContentsForeword xiii Acknowledgments xv Key Sustainability Indicators and Infographic xvii PART 1 CONTEXT 1 CHAPTER 1 DESIGN AND STEWARDSHIP 3 INTRODUCTION 3 THE CASE FOR STEWARDSHIP 4 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 7 THE PROFESSION OF ARCHITECTURE 7 THE ETHICAL CHALLENGE FOR DESIGNERS 10 ECOLOGICAL DESIGN 10 CLEANER PRODUCTION 11 THE PATRICK H. DOLLARD DISCOVERY HEALTH CENTER 12 LIFE CYCLE THINKING 14 CRADLE-TO-CRADLE DESIGN 16 LIVING BUILDINGS 17 ESSAY LIVING BUILDINGS AND A RESTORATIVE FUTURE by Jason F. McLennan 18 CONCLUSION—THE NEXT GENERATION 21 CHAPTER 2 THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN HEALTH 23 INTRODUCTION 23 THE GLOBAL IMPACTS OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT 24 CLIMATE CHANGE AND PUBLIC HEALTH 25 ESSAY WHERE WE HEAL: THE IMPORTANCE OF HEALTHCARE BUILDINGS TO OUR HEALTH AND THE PLANET’S by Aaron Bernstein, MD 27 URBAN PLANNING AND PUBLIC HEALTH 28 SPRAWL AND AIR QUALITY 31 SMART GROWTH AND HEALTHY CITIES 32 ACTIVE DESIGN 33 ESSAY ACTIVE DESIGN: CONVERGING DESIGN EFFORTS TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND ADDRESS TODAY’S LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH by Karen K. Lee, MD and Joyce S. Lee 34 AIR POLLUTION 36 WATER POLLUTION AND SCARCITY 38 GAVIOTAS HOSPITAL 40 INDOOR AIR QUALITY 41 CONCLUSION—THE FUTURE 41 CHAPTER 3 ENVIRONMENT AND MEDICINE 45 INTRODUCTION 45 THE STATE OF HEALTH IN THE WORLD 46 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 47 ECOLOGICAL MEDICINE 49 PROTEA HEALTH 52 HEALTHCARE AND THE ENVIRONMENT 54 ESSAY TRANSFORMING HEALTHCARE by Gary Cohen 55 THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE 59 MEDICINE’S ROLE IN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT 59 CONCLUSION 60 CHAPTER 4 NATURE AND HEALING 65 INTRODUCTION 65 THE TRADITION OF NATURE AND HEALING 66 THE THERAPEUTIC SPA MOVEMENT 66 NATURE RECONSIDERED 67 BIOPHILIA 68 BIOPHILIC DESIGN PRINCIPLES 69 URBANIZATION AND NATURE 70 LANDSCAPE PERCEPTION 70 HEALING LANDSCAPE 70 SIDNEY AND LOIS ESKENAZI HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CAMPUS 72 SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPE 78 CONCLUSION 79 PART 2 ACTUALIZING THE VISION 81 CHAPTER 5 IMPROVING PERFORMANCE 83 INTRODUCTION 83 TOOLS AND METRICS 84 LESSONS LEARNED FROM PIONEERS 95 POST OCCUPANCY EVALUATION—PROVIDENCE NEWBERG MEDICAL CENTER 96 POST OCCUPANCY EVALUATION—DELL CHILDREN’S MEDICAL CENTER OF CENTRAL TEXAS 97 RESOURCE EFFICIENCY 98 ESSAY ENERGY STAR®: IT’S NOT JUST A SCORE; IT’S A GOAL AND A STRATEGY by Clark Reed 101 LEGACY SALMON CREEK 104 ENERGY END USE MONITORING 105 ESSAY TARGETING 100! by Heather Burpee and Joel Loveland 105 THE TOXIC-FREE HOSPITAL 119 ESSAY THE PBT-FREE CHALLENGE by Tom Lent 121 TOOLS FOR DESIGNERS AND SPECIFIERS TO DE-SELECT TOXICANTS 124 VISUALIZING THE PATH AHEAD 125 CONCLUSION 126 CASE STUDIES 01 Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas, Austin, TX 127 02 OHSU Center for Health and Healing, Portland, OR 131 03 Peace Island Medical Center, Friday Harbor, San Juan Island, WA 134 04 Sherman Hospital, Elgin, IL 137 05 Kiowa County Memorial Hospital, Greensburg, KS 139 06 Kohinoor Hospital, Mumbai, India 141 07 The Dyson Centre for Neonatal Care, Royal United Hospital, Bath, England 144 08 St. Mary’s Hospital Sechelt Addition, Sechelt, BC, Canada 146 09 New Karolinska Solna University Hospital, Stockholm County, Sweden 148 10 UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay, San Francisco, CA 151 11 Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto, CA 154 CHAPTER 6 MEASURING VALUE 161 INTRODUCTION 161 HEALTHCARE AND THE TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE 162 THE ECONOMICS OF SUSTAINABLE HEALTHCARE 163 ESSAY LEED CERTIFIED HOSPITALS: PERSPECTIVES ON CAPITAL COST PREMIUMS AND OPERATIONAL BENEFITS by Breeze Glazer, Robin Guenther, and Gail Vittori 166 TRADING CAPITAL COST FOR OPERATIONAL SAVINGS 174 CROSSING THE CAPITAL-OPERATIONS CHASM: PROVIDENCE HEALTH & SERVICES 175 CAN SUSTAINABLE HOSPITALS BEND THE HEALTH CARE COST CURVE? 176 THE SOCIAL VALUE OF SUSTAINABLE HEALTHCARE 177 DELL CHILDREN’S MEDICAL CENTER OF CENTRAL TEXAS POST-OCCUPANCY EVALUATION 178 THE LIVING BUILDING FINANCIAL STUDY 180 CONCLUSION 183 CHAPTER 7 LESSONS FROM HEALTH SYSTEMS 185 UNITED KINGDOM’S NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE 185 GUY’S HOSPITAL TOWER, LONDON 191 CASE STUDIES 12 Mittal Children’s Medical Centre, London, United Kingdom 193 13 The Bluestone Unit, Craigavon Area Hospital, Craigavon, Northern Ireland 196 14 New South West Acute Hospital, Enniskillen, Northern Ireland 199 SYSTEM PROFILE: Partners Healthcare 202 15 The Lunder Building, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 209 16 Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, MA 212 SYSTEM PROFILE: Providence Health & Services 215 PROVIDENCE NEWBERG: Five Lessons Learned 217 17 Providence Newberg Medical Center, Newberg, OR 219 18 Providence St. Peter Hospital, Olympia, WA 221 SYSTEM PROFILE: Gundersen Health System 224 19 Gundersen LaCrosse Hospital Addition 228 SYSTEM PROFILE: Kaiser Permanente 231 KAISER PERMANENTE’S JOURNEY TO SUSTAINABILITY 234 20 Small Hospital, Big Idea Competition 236 PART 3 SUSTAINABLE HEALTHCARE TODAY 243 CHAPTER 8 GLOBAL SURVEY 245 CASE STUDIES 21 Akershus University Hospital, Loreskøg, Norway 245 22 Butaro Hospital, Burera District, Rwanda 252 23 Deventer Ziekenhuis, Deventer, The Netherlands 257 Trias Energetica 260 24 First People’s Hospital, Shunde District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China 263 25 Hospital Universitario San Vincente de Paul, Rionegro, Colombia 268 26 Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, The Republic of Singapore 272 27 Portadown Health and Care Centre, Portadown, Northern Ireland 278 28 REHAB Centre for Spinal Cord and Brain Injuries, Basel, Switzerland 284 29 Reina Sofi a Foundation Alzheimer Centre, Ensanche de Vallecas, Madrid, Spain 291 30 The New Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 297 31 Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 304 32 Salam Centre for Cardiac Surgery, Soba (Khartoum), Sudan 314 33 Santa Lucia University General Hospital, Cartagena, Spain 315 34 St. Bartholomew’s and The Royal London Hospitals, London, England 322 35 Swedish Medical Center, Issaquah, WA 329 Ten Lessons Learned 333 36 Ysbyty Aneurin Bevan (Aneurin Bevan Hospital), Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, Wales 335 PART 4 VISIONING THE FUTURE 341 CHAPTER 9 TOWARD A NEW LANGUAGE OF FORM 343 INTRODUCTION 343 THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MODERN HOSPITAL 344 RIKSHOSPITALET-RADIUMHOSPITALET MEDICAL CENTRE 348 DOUBLING DAYLIGHT 351 CASE STUDIES 37 Martini Hospital, Groningen, The Netherland 361 38 Arras Hospital Centre, Arras, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France 365 39 Pediatric and Cardiac Center of the Innsbruck University Clinic, Innsbruck, Austria 368 40 Helsingør Psychiatric Clinic, Helsingør (Elsinore), Denmark 371 41 Rhine Ordinance Barracks Medical Center Replacement, Kaiserslautern, Germany 375 42 Ng Teng Fong General Hospital and Jurong Community Hospital, The Republic of Singapore 378 43 Nanaimo Regional General Hospital Emergency Department Addition, Nanaimo, BC, Canada 381 44 Seattle Children’s Bellevue Clinic, Bellevue, WA 384 45 Pictou Landing Mi’Kmaq Community Health Centre, Trenton, Nova Scotia, Canada 386 46 Kenya Women’s and Children’s Wellness Centre, Nairobi, Kenya 390 47 Tata Medical Centre Cancer Hospital, Kolkata, India 392 48 CBF [Centre pour le Bien-être des Femmes] Women’s Health Centre, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 395 CHAPTER 10 CREATING THE TWENTY-FIRST-CENTURY HOSPITAL 399 INTRODUCTION 399 TWENTY-FIRST-CENTURY HEALTHCARE 401 CONCLUSION 412 CASE STUDIES 49 The Ubuntu Centre, Zwide Township, Port Elizabeth, South Africa 414 50 Jubilee Gardens Health Centre and Library, London, England 417 51 Old Town Recovery Center, Portland, OR 419 52 Waldron Health Centre, Lewisham, South London, England 422 53 Mirebalais National Teaching Hospital, Mirebalais, Haiti 426 54 Embassy Medical Center, Colombo, Sri Lanka 429 55 All Ukrainian Health Protection Centre for Mothers and Children, Kiev, Ukraine 432 INDEX 435

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Book Synopsisurality Re-imagined is divided into four loosely-themed sections: Villagers, Farmers, Wanderers, and Wild Things. Each comprises five or six diverse chapters of varied length. In the Villagers section rural communities are considered as assemblages and spaces of vernacularity, as dark settings for TV dramas, new wave photography, and as sites for community arts projects. The Farmers section critically re-invigorates the historical fascination with peasantry and farming in the arts, through essays, painting, and photography that collectively place the agency of the artist under as much scrutiny as images of agricultural space and people. Stereotypically, the word 'Wanderers' conjures images of gypsy caravans, or country ramblers, but in this section the term is stretched to include not only the traditional migrations of reindeer herds, but also that of the motorway driver, and migrations of cultural forms too, such as that of hip-hop from the clubs of New York to the fields of rural Devon. In the essays and images in the Wild Things section the wilderness emerges as a highly contested cultural terrain, far from any state of purity, as it manifests itself in the behaviours of people, flora, and fauna in cultivated and uncultivated landscapes and parks.Trade Review"This sparkling collection of essays, photographs, artwork, creative writing and meditations represents a sustained exploration of and contribution to cultures of the countryside and the liminal spaces of the non-urban. Through it we see the contemporary rural in cultural glimpses and social practices, as we seek to make sense of our desire to escape to or from its diminishing scope. It will be of fascination to today's pastoralists and re-wilders, but it should absolutely be read too by cool artists of the city, urban designers and policy-makers alike, indeed by anyone curious about life and culture in 21st-century landscapes."--George McKay "The writers, designers and artists assembled in Rurality Re-imagined ask us to take seriously the neglected countryside, but not to simply assume that neglect and re-present familiar ideas and ideals of the rural as local in opposition to the urban as global. Through collectively reflecting on their own imaginings, experiences and thinking about rurality, and with a suitably diverse set of case studies, the contributors truly open up rural space for readers. The book's four-fold structure takes us from rural communities and farming practices to rural mobilities and the contested 'wildness' of the countryside. Individual chapters read TV drama, rural tradition, haystacks, hip hop, Leylandii and cruising - and much more besides. Rurality Re-imagined challenges all of us in the 'space design disciplines' (and those beyond, too) to look anew at the rural as a spatial and cultural category, as a representational repertoire, and as lived experience. It is a landmark publication in an emerging 'new rural studies' no longer either romanticized as idyll or written off as backwater, the rural here truly is reimagined in the age of the global village."--David Bell

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Book SynopsisEcological and livable cities need an objective method to be examined. This book is in search of a method to determine the level of livability, ecology and energy efficiency. Ecological and sustainable cities need to properly make up for the existent weakness of the city's construction under fine ecological environment. The intention of this comparative study is an attempt to improve life quality in Tirana, Albania. It gives examples of successful strategies, e.g. bioclimatic solution through passive solar systems and the use of underground tunnels. This book is aimed at researches, professionals, architects and city planners.Table of ContentsAn approach from ecovillages and ecocities to Tirana, Albania.- Tirana the capital of Albania. A brief history of regulatory plans, anti-bombing hideouts and its climate conditions.- Leed and Breeam building standards and Albanian law related to building thermal performance.- Social impact in a specific neighborhood in Tirana, Albania.- In the traces of bioclimatic architecture.- Existing site conditions. Building thermography and U-Value measurements. Case study Tirana, Albania.- Bioclimatic eco-renovation concept design and strategies. The use of different materials.- Bioclimatic eco-renovation. Case study Tirana, Albania.

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Book SynopsisUseful and inspiring cases illustrate participatory placemaking practices and strategies. How Spaces Become Places tells stories of place makers who respond to daunting challenges of affordable housing, racial violence, and immigration, as well as community building, arts development, safe streets, and coalition-building. The book's thirteen contributors share their personal experiences tackling complex and contentious situations in cities ranging from Brooklyn to Los Angeles and from Paris to Detroit. These activists and architects, artists and planners, mediators and gardeners transform ordinary spaces into extraordinary places. These place makers recount working alongside initially suspicious residents to reclaim and enrich the communities in which they live. Readers will learn how place makers listen and learn, diagnose local problems, convene stakeholders, build trust, and invent solutions together. They will find instructive examples of work they can do within their own communities. In the aftermath of the pandemic and the murder of George Floyd, the editor argues, these accessible practice stories are more important than ever.Trade ReviewFor planners and urban designers, residents, and community organizers, this is simply the best text available for understanding how to create more just, beautiful, convivial, and safe places. And Forester’s eloquent afterword on the relevance of these stories in the time of pandemic and white supremacy is essential reading. This book is a gift of hope and possibility, revealing how the participatory art and craft of placemaking can be a small laboratory for democracy. -- Leonie Sandercock, Professor in Community Planning, School of Community & Regional Planning, University of British ColumbiaJohn Forester’s new book is a riveting account of the art of place-making. Awesome teaching material, offering deep insights to students, scholars, and practitioners in the field of urban planning. -- Benjamin Davy, former President of the Association of European Schools of PlanningThe best of John Forester’s outstanding body of work. The stories are honest expressions of how expert knowledge and local knowledge commingle, mutually reinforce, and interrogate meanings and the physical world. Each accounting demonstrates how placemaking practices create meaningful relationships between and among people in places they have come to love. -- Lynda H. Schneekloth and Robert Shibley, University at Buffalo, co-authors of Placemaking: The Art and Practice of Building CommunitiesThis well-compiled volume reflects the enormous challenges that planners, seeking to be place makers, have to face and address in times of globalization, digitalization, climate change, and populism. -- Klaus R. Kunzmann, Professor Emeritus, TU Dortmund, Germany, and founding president of the Association of European Schools of PlanningHow Spaces Become Places captures the extraordinary power of seemingly ordinary actions through which artists, designers, planners, and community organizers overcome challenges, uncover possibilities, and in the process transform places and politics. John Forester has demonstrated once again the importance of doing, listening, and storytelling. -- Jeffrey Hou, Professor of Landscape Architecture, University of Washington, and editor of Insurgent Public Space and Transcultural CitiesA wealth of inspiring experience from practitioners of participatory democracy. Bright lights in a dark time, these stories illuminate paths to creating places that are memorable, beloved, and just. -- Anne Whiston Spirn, author of The Granite Garden and The Language of Landscape

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Book SynopsisRecognising that buildings are a major contributor to global warming and the critical role of embodied versus operational carbon, the book focuses on houses built from materials that either sequester carbon (plants), use materials with very low embodied carbon (earth and stone) or reuse substantial amounts of existing materials. Organised by those materials (wood, bamboo, straw, hemp, cork, earth, brick, stone and re-use), and incorporating life cycle diagrams demonstrating how the raw material is processed into building components, the book shows how the unique properties of each material can transform the ways architects conceive the sections of houses. The house was selected as the vehicle for these investigations due to its scale, its role as a site of architectural experimentation, and its ubiquity. Building on the techniques of the Manual of Section, the book is comprised of newly generated cross-sectional drawings of 55 recent, modestly sized houses from around the world, making legible the tectonics and materials used in their construction. Each house is also shown through exploded axonometric, construction photographs and colour photographs of the exterior and interior. Introductory essays set up the importance of embodied carbon, the role of vernacular plant-based construction and the problems of contemporary house construction. Drawing connections between the architecture of the house, environmental systems and material economies, the book seeks to change how we build now and for the future.Trade Review"Published by ORO Editions, the book allows architects to rethink architectural cross-sections while using the raw materials of cross-sections that represent the lifeblood of buildings in their design." - World Architecture Community

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Book Synopsis The English 5th Edition of the Handbook Systematically structured and didactically prepared, the book conveys in one volume the necessary basic technical and constructive building knowledge to enable readers to implement a wide range of designs. or this reason, over the last 18 years, it has developed into an indispensable information and reference handbook, not only for students and teachers, but also for architects. The English 5th edition of this standard work for building design has also been further revised in terms of content and expanded by 16 pages on sustainable building. The worldwide recognized construction handbook for architects Systematically structured and prepared with the student in mind, with an overview poster as navigation aid in world format Additional 16 pages "Basics of sustainable construction" Also available as hardcover and in German (978-3-0356-2663-6) and French (978-3-0356-2667-4) La 4ème édition française du Manuel Nouvelle édition, enrichie du chapitre « Considérations autour du climat » consacré aux principes de base de la construction adaptée au climat. De quel savoir technique et constructif a-t-on besoin pour réaliser des projets architecturaux variés ? Construire l’architecture propose dans cette quatrième édition française une vue d’ensemble des principes fondamentaux de la conception architecturale. Couronné par plusieurs prix internationaux et traduit en sept langues, cet ouvrage s’est imposé comme manuel de cours dans de nombreuses grandes écoles depuis sa parution en 2005. Il constitue par ailleurs un instrument de référence indispensable pour tous les architectes qui conçoivent le processus de construction comme un rapport dialectique complexe entre conception et mise en œuvre des matériaux. Optant pour une approche globale de la construction, cet ouvrage combine connaissances techniques et questions esthétiques et les envisage conjointement dans la perspective de l’histoire des civilisations. La construction n’y est pas conçue comme une simple question de technique ou de technologie, mais aussi comme le résultat d’une intention artistique qui se concrétisera avec d’autant plus de cohérence et de force que l’architecte maîtrisera les principes techniques et constructifs de base. Le livre se subdivise en quatre chapitres – Matériaux – Modules, Éléments, Structures, Édifices – et contient en annexe un catalogue présentant les éléments de construction. Tous les immeubles cités satisfont à de hautes exigences esthétiques ou jouent un rôle de premier plan dans l’histoire de l’architecture. D’une grande richesse iconographique, cet ouvrage contient plus de 1500 illustrations, plans et dessins de détails légendés. Le catalogue permet de comparer les détails de construction à l’échelle 1:20. Un index détaillé et des titres courants à toutes les pages facilitent l’orientation et la recherche ciblée d’informations.

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Book SynopsisWhen searching for genuinely sustainable building design and technology - designs that go beyond conventional sustainability to be truly restorative - we often find that nature got there first. Over 3.5 billion years of natural history have evolved innumerable examples of forms, systems, and processes that can be applied to modern green design.Aimed at architects, urban designers and product designers, this new edition of Biomimicry in Architecture looks to the natural world to achieve radical increases in resource efficiency. Packed with case studies predicting future trends, this edition also contains updated and expanded chapters on structures, materials, waste, water, thermal control and energy, as well as an all-new chapter on light. An amazing sourcebook of extraordinary design solutions, Biomimicry in Architecture is a must-read for anyone preparing for the challenges of building a sustainable and restorative future.Table of ContentsIntroductionChapter 1: How could we build more efficient structures?Chapter 2: How will we manufacture materials?Chapter 3: How will we produce our energy?Chapter 4: How will we get fresh water?Chapter 5: How will we create zero-waste systems?Chapter 6: How will we control our thermal environment?Chapter 7: How will we gather and distribute light? Synthesis

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Book Synopsis‘There may be no single climate solution that has a greater breadth of benefits than mini-forests…[and] can be done by everyone everywhere.’ Paul Hawken, from the foreword Are you ready to join the movement to restore biodiversity in our cities and towns by transforming degraded and underused urban land into forests that can help heal the planet? In Mini-Forest Revolution, Hannah Lewis presents the Miyawaki Method, a unique approach to reforestation devised by Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki. Lewis explains how tiny forests, as small as six parking spaces, can grow quickly and offer rich biodiversity and environmental benefits – much more so than forests planted by conventional methods. Today, the Miyawaki Method is witnessing a worldwide surge in popularity. Lewis shares stories of mini-forests that have sprung up across the globe and the people who are planting them – from a ‘Forest of Thanks’ in East London, to a mini-forest along the concrete alley of the Beirut River in Lebanon, to a backyard project planted by tiny-forest champion Shubhendu Sharma in India. Mini-Forest Revolution offers a revolutionary approach to planting trees and a truly accessible solution to the climate crisis that can be implemented by communities, classrooms, cities, companies, clubs, and families everywhere.Trade Review"My late friend and colleague, Professor Akira Miyawaki, wanted nothing more than to repair the forests of the world. He wanted trees in the ground, as do I. This book would make him happy."—Diana Beresford-Kroeger, author of To Speak for the Trees"We cannot solve problems by succumbing to fear and anger, and yet so much of the climate conversation is powered by the fearful narrative of a dying planet. In Mini-Forest Revolution, Hannah Lewis offers a different story—one that is authentic, honest, and powered by love. Her writing provides the inspiration, motivation, and recipe for working with nature rather than against it; for gathering our courage and creating the world we imagine."—Shubhendu Sharma, founder and director of Afforestt"Imagine a world where every modest scrap of worn-out dirt or asphalt—think tennis-court-size—can become a cooling, moisture-circulating, air-cleansing, wildlife-nurturing forest within a few years. Mini-Forest Revolution shows how ordinary citizens can embrace this trowel-ready solution, and are doing so even under the harshest, sun-bleached conditions."—Judith D. Schwartz, author of The Reindeer Chronicles

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Book SynopsisNew York City is filled to the brim with beautiful, unique green spaces-if you know where to look. From the Church of St. Luke in the Fields in the West Village to the Brooklyn Grange rooftop farm in the Navy Yard, the Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum in Queens to New York's Chinese Scholar's Garden in Staten Island, celebrated photographer Ngoc Minh Ngo takes readers on a tour of the most exceptional gardens and parks across the five boroughs in this lushly illustrated guidebook. Through Ngoc's beautifully photographed and well-researched profiles, readers will not only discover parks and gardens they never knew existed, but they will also learn the fascinating history of green spaces in New York and about the innovative new projects being undertaken to ensure we all can enjoy them for years to come. Head up to the nearly century-old Met Cloisters to discover a garden filled with plants depicted in the museum's medieval art collection, and an herb garden planted exclusively with species known in the Middle Ages. Then travel to Brooklyn to visit the Gil Hodges Community Garden, a tiny oasis along the Gowanus Canal and a critical piece of the city's green infrastructure: storm water is absorbed, filtered, and diverted to the garden, relieving pressure on the sewer system and thereby protecting the local waterways from contamination. The book features wildlife preserves and community vegetable patches, sprawling old-growth forests and vest-pocket parks of less than five thousand square feet. Each one tells a story, and offers a wonderful refuge from the hustle and bustle of the concrete jungle.Trade Review“A true homage to New York, and an invitation to form an intimate relationship with its parks, brilliantly captured here from the Breugelesque winter scene in Prospect Park, to the jewel-like planting in the gardens of the Cloisters. There were so many places I didn’t know about, and cannot wait to explore.” —Miranda Brooks, landscape architect and contributing editor at Vogue“A true homage to New York, and an invitation to form an intimate relationship with its parks, which are brilliantly captured here, from the Breugelesque winter scene in Prospect Park to the jewel-like plantings in the gardens of the Cloisters. There were so many places I didn’t know about and cannot wait to explore.”—Miranda Brooks, landscape architect and contributing editor at Vogue“Visitors to New York City might see mainly concrete, glass, and asphalt, but ask any longtime resident and they’ll enthusiastically share their favorite (and absolutely necessary) green escapes, from pocket parks tucked between pencil towers to outlying spaces that verge on the nearly wild. Ngoc brings a New Yorker’s insider knowledge and an artist’s eye to the many slices of nature this great city has to offer.”—Stephen Orr, editor in chief, Better Homes Gardens“Visitors to New York City might see mainly concrete, glass, and asphalt, but ask any longtime resident and they’ll enthusiastically share their favorite (and absolutely necessary) green escapes, from pocket parks tucked between pencil towers to outlying spaces that verge on the nearly wild. Ngoc brings a New Yorker’s insider knowledge and an artist’s eye to reveal the many slices of nature this great city has to offer.”—Stephen Orr, editor in chief, Better Homes Gardens“In this gorgeous book, Ngoc Minh Ngo celebrates public gardens in New York City, in all five boroughs and all four seasons. Poring over the photographs and reading the history of each garden, I wanted to drop everything and race to see them up close—the familiar spaces I’ve loved for decades and especially the hidden gems. This is an essential guide for lifelong New Yorkers and visitors alike.” —Frances Palmer, potter, gardener, and author of Life in the Studio“In this gorgeous book, Ngoc Minh Ngo celebrates public gardens in New York City, in all five boroughs and all four seasons. Poring over the photographs and reading the history of each garden, I wanted to drop everything and race to see them up close—the familiar spaces I’ve loved for decades and especially the hidden gems. This is an essential guide for lifelong New Yorkers and visitors alike.”—Frances Palmer, potter, gardener, and author of Life in the Studio“For almost four centuries, the once vast unspoiled natural paradise of New York City was subjected to the uprooting and paving over of forests, meadows, and shorelines. The last four decades, however, provided an antidote, with ruined parks restored and thousands of acres of new parks created. New York Green documents in glorious, vivid images the near-miraculous transformation of NYC back to a city of startling natural beauty, from tiny churchyards to vast natural areas and glorious parks built atop post-industrial ruins.”—Adrian Benepe, president of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and former New York City parks commissioner“Once a vast, unspoiled natural paradise, New York City’s last four centuries were marked by uprooting and paving over of forests, meadows, and shorelines. The last four decades, however, provided an antidote, with ruined parks restored and thousands of acres of new parks created. New York Green documents in glorious, vivid images the near-miraculous transformation of NYC back to a city of startling natural beauty, from tiny churchyards to vast natural areas and glorious parks built atop post-industrial ruins.” —Adrian Benepe, president of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and former NYC Parks Commissioner

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Book SynopsisCities are under increased pressure to be resilient and resistant to the effects of climate change and rapid urbanisation. However, this idea has still not been fully integrated in to practice. This book presents a practical approach to masterplanning the city and its areas (existing and new) as urban environments for the 21st century, addressing the design of cities as complex adaptive systems.Table of ContentsPart I: Towards an Ecology of Urban Form 1. Design and Change: Reconciling the Paradox 2. From System Ecology to Urban Morphology Part II: Masterplanning for Change: The Design Approach 3. Towards a Design Agenda 4. The Design Approach 5. Towards the Resilient City

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Book SynopsisExpanding Architecture presents a new generation of creative design carried out in the service of the greater public and the greater good. Questioning how design can improve daily lives, editors Bryan Bell and Katie Wakeford map an emerging geography of architectural activism – or ‘public-interest architecture’ – that might function akin to public interest law or medicine by expanding architecture’s all-too-often elite client base. With 30 essays by practising architects and designers, urban and community planners, historians, landscape architects, environmental designers and members of other fields, this volume is full of work from around the world that illustrates the ways in which design can address issues of social justice, allow individuals and communities to plan and improve their own lives and serve a much larger percentage of the population than it has in the past. This new inclusionary practice must define new services and new processes, and these are illuminated in the generously illustrated texts as well. Examining evolving notions of socially conscious practice, this book serves as an essential guide for designers who are willing to take on the social, economic and environmental challenges we face today.

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Book SynopsisA bold and unprecedented look at a cutting-edge movement in architectureToward a Living Architecture? is the first book-length critique of the emerging field of generative architecture and its nexus with computation, biology, and complexity. Starting from the assertion that we should take generative architects’ rhetoric of biology and sustainability seriously, Christina Cogdell examines their claims from the standpoints of the sciences they draw on—complex systems theory, evolutionary theory, genetics and epigenetics, and synthetic biology. She reveals significant disconnects while also pointing to approaches and projects with significant potential for further development. Arguing that architectural design today often only masquerades as sustainable, Cogdell demonstrates how the language of some cutting-edge practitioners and educators can mislead students and clients into thinking they are getting something biological when they are not. In a narrative that moves from the computational toward the biological and from current practice to visionary futures, Cogdell uses life-cycle analysis as a baseline for parsing the material, energetic, and pollution differences between different digital and biological design and construction approaches. Contrary to green-tech sustainability advocates, she questions whether quartzite-based silicon technologies and their reliance on rare earth metals as currently designed are sustainable for much longer, challenging common projections of a computationally designed and manufactured future. Moreover, in critiquing contemporary architecture and science from a historical vantage point, she reveals the similarities between eugenic design of the 1930s and the aims of some generative architects and engineering synthetic biologists today. Each chapter addresses a current architectural school or program while also exploring a distinct aspect of the corresponding scientific language, theory, or practice.No other book critiques generative architecture by evaluating its scientific rhetoric and disjunction from actual scientific theory and practice. Based on the author’s years of field research in architecture studios and biological labs, this rare, field-building book does no less than definitively, unsparingly explain the role of the natural sciences within contemporary architecture.Trade Review"Christina Cogdell's soberly scholarly book shows that high-tech evolutionary or generative design is environmentally unsustainable, and that many (fortunately, not all) of today's computational bio-designers are selling, or buying, fake science. Who is to blame for this colossal, and possibly ominous, waste of intelligence and resources? Cogdell has one prime culprit in mind."—Mario Carpo, University College London"Toward a Living Architecture? is a timely meditation into the hype and hope of the fantasy of generative architecture—a field in which biological metaphors are taken literally and the complexities of living systems are brushed away in favor of simplistic illusions of control. Christina Cogdell is a phenomenal researcher who does not shy away from engaging in deep and experiential investigative field work in diverse settings; delving into scientific labs, studios, and knowledge systems, she presents a clear and reasoned argument for the need for a more nuanced and rigorous integration of the life science and architecture than the model currently presented by generative architecture discourse."—Oron Catts, University of Western AustraliaTable of ContentsIntroduction1. Self-Organizing and Emergent Architecture2. Material Computation3. Morphogenesis and Evolutionary Computation4. Context Matters: LabStudio and Biosynthesis5. Growing Living Buildings: Tissue and Genetic Engineering in Architecture and Design6. “Protocell” Architecture and SynBioDesignAcknowledgmentsAppendix: Brief History of Complexity’s Intersections with Generative ArchitectureNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisJoanna Boehnert is Research Fellow at the Centre for the Evaluation of Complexity Across the Nexus (CECAN) at the University of Surrey, UK.Trade ReviewJoanna Boehnert's book shows in a masterful manner that there are no technological, ideological or other easy fixes to the contradiction between capitalism and nature. She powerfully makes the point that we need political design in order to create a better world. A must-read for everyone interested in design, ecology, communication and politics. * Christian Fuchs, Professor of Social Media at the University of Westminster, UK *Dr Boehnert envisions a possible, eco-ethical praxis sufficient to the urgency of the Ecocene era. With inspirational tempo, she sweeps across and connects the significant ideas that advance design eco-literacy, decolonizing and replacing outmoded discourses with powerful fresh starts. * Peter Jones, Co-founder of the Systemic Design Research Network at OCAD University, Canada *Design, Ecology, Politics is a powerful contribution. It is a thoroughly innovative, provocative and confrontational approach to pressing twenty-first century challenges at the human-environment interface. Joanna Boehnert has produced a compelling book which expands our considerations of design and ecological literacy in the complex socio-economic systems where we find 'home'. I enthusiastically recommend this work to those interested in charting productive and sustainable pathways through today's ecological, social and cultural challenges. * Maxwell Boykoff, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies at the University of Colorado-Boulder, USA *Design, Ecology, Politics commands design educators to ground their practice in critically engaged ecological literacy. Boehnert’s deeply textured and carefully crafted clarion call should be read by all who design on our earth. And it is a must for current and future planners. * Christopher Silver, Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Florida, USA *In this work, Dr Joanna Boehnert examines foundational elements of human perception and design, beautifully integrating situated knowledge into the complex systems in which it exists, offering insights both relevant and practicable. * Mara Averick, Research Analyst at the Economic Development Assistance Consortium, USA *At last, a book that clearly locates design for sustainability within a sophisticated account of contemporary political economy. To affect the transition toward more sustainable futures, we urgently need the lucid negotiation of social complexity that this book provides. * Cameron Tonkinwise, Director of Design Studies at Carnegie Mellon University, USA *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Within and Beyond Error Part One – Design 1. Design Theory 101 2. Design as Symbolic Violence 3. Design vs. The Design Industry Part Two – Ecology 4. Ecological Theory 101 5. Epistemological Error 6. Ecological Literacy 7. Ecoliterate Design 8. Ecological Movements 9. Ecological Perception 1: Theory 10. Ecological Perception 2: Practice 11. Ecological Identity Part Three – Politics 12. Social Marketing 13. The Green Economy 14. The TechnoFix 15. Data Visualisation Conclusion: Towards the Ecocene

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Book SynopsisThis book explains this new direction in architecture, so that in a few decades what may now seem extraordinary will be commonplace. It is a method to build or renovate close to what may eventually be known as bioconstruction - a building system with recycled or recyclable, low-environmental impact materials, or materials that can be extracted by simple processes at a low cost. This book takes a room-by-room look at the house, from the living room to the bathroom and the garden, all trying to preserve materials so that they have a longer life. We give priority to environmental and technological measures in the design phase of a home that save water and energy.

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Book SynopsisA cutting-edge, solutions-oriented analysis of how we can reimagine cities around the world to build sustainable futures. What would it take to make urban places greener, more affordable, more equitable, and healthier for everyone? In recent years, cities have stepped up efforts to address climate and sustainability crises. But progress has not been fast enough or gone deep enough. If communities are to thrive in the future, we need to quickly imagine and implement an entirely new approach to urban development: one that is centered on equity and rethinks social, political, and economic systems as well as urban designs. With attention to this need for structural change, Reimagining Sustainable Cities advocates for a community-informed model of racially, economically, and socially just cities and regions. The book aims to rethink urban sustainability for a new era. In Reimagining Sustainable Cities, Stephen M. Wheeler and Christina D. Rosan ask big-picture questions of interest to readers worldwide: How do we get to carbon neutrality? How do we adapt to a climate-changed world? How can we create affordable, inclusive, and equitable cities? While many books dwell on the analysis of problems, Reimagining Sustainable Cities prioritizes solutions-oriented thinkingsurveying historical trends, providing examples of constructive action worldwide, and outlining alternative problem-solving strategies. Wheeler and Rosan use a social ecology lens and draw perspectives from multiple disciplines. Positive, readable, and constructive in tone, Reimagining Sustainable Cities identifies actions ranging from urban design to institutional restructuring that can bring about fundamental change and prepare us for the challenges ahead. Trade Review"Half a century on, drastic change is still needed, warn urban ecologists Stephen Wheeler and Christina Rosen in their enlightening survey of today’s cities." * Nature *"This book is an ideal companion to a wide range of readers wishing to think again about sustainable cities and stimulate change across urban areas. The narrative of positivity and optimism laid out in the context of achieving sustainability makes this book a refreshing and welcome addition to a mounting body of literature dedicated to sustainable urban action." * Buildings & Cities *"This book is a compendium of the many changes that will be necessary to make a sustainable and equitable future possible." * Journal of Urban Affairs *"A much needed, holistically integrative, overview of sustainability strategies for designing greener, more just, resilient, adaptable and climate friendly communities." * Urban Studies Online *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Introduction 1. How Do We Get to Climate Neutrality? 2. How Do We Adapt to the Climate Crisis? 3. How Might We Create More Sustainable Economies? 4. How Can We Make Affordable, Inclusive, and Equitable Cities? 5. How Can We Reduce Spatial Inequality? 6. How Can We Get Where We Need to Go More Sustainably? 7. How Do We Manage Land More Sustainably? 8. How Do We Design Greener Cities? 9. How Do We Reduce Our Ecological Footprints? 10. How Can Cities Better Support Human Development? 11. How Might We Have More Functional Democracy? 12. How Can Each of Us Help Lead the Move toward Sustainable Communities? Conclusion Acknowledgments Notes Index

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Book SynopsisIn the middle of the electromagnetic spectrum between the binary extremes of black and white it’s not gray, as you might expect, but green. And within green’s bandwidth there are more tonal variations than any other colour can make. Maybe this is why - envy, naivete, and money aside - green is generally synonymous with good. Green is paradise for Islam, luck for the Irish, and a healthy planet for environmentalists. Whereas the industrial past was grey, the future is green. LA+ Green explores the green spectrum from plants to politics and from art to science, with contributions from: Noam Chomsky; Robert D. Bullard; Kassia St. Clair; Neil M. Maher; Rob Levinthal; Sonja Dümpelmann; Peder Anker; Robert Mcdonald; Parker Sutton; Tamara Toles O’Laughlin; Nicholas Pevzner; Michael Marder; Shannon Mattern; Michael Geffel; Brian Osborn; Julian Bolleter; Cristina Ramalho; Robert Freestone; Richard Weller; Michael Geffel; Brian Osborn; Julian Raxworthy.

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Book Synopsis2023 Finalist, PROSE Award in Architecture and Urban PlanningA guide to water-focused and climate-resilient architectural and urban design. Le Corbusier famously said, A house is a machine for living in. We now confront the litany of environmental challenges associated with the legacy of the architectural machine: a changing climate, massive species die-off, diminished air and water quality, and resource scarcities. Brook Muller offers an alternative: water-centric urban design that fosters sustainability, equity, and architectural creativity. Inspired by the vernacular, such as the levadas of Madeira Island and both the arid and drenched places of the American West, Muller articulates a hydro-logical philosophy in which architects and planners begin by conceptualizing interactions between existing waterways and the spaces they intend to develop. From these interactionsand the new technologies and approaches enabling themaesthetic, spatial, and experiential opportunities follow. NoTrade ReviewThis decentralized account of architectural design reconceives the ways in which urban spaces are inhabited and the habituations of those living within such environs. Muller’s analysis carefully and critically meanders throughout different climates and cities, demonstrating the particular and non-universalizable agency of water...Written in an approachable manner for any student of the environment, architecture, art, or philosophy, Muller demonstrates an expertise and familiarity with the terrain of contemporary urban problems and their historical development...Arguing for an understanding of water as agential rather than material obstacle, Muller reconceives not only the task of urban architecture but sustainable development as a whole. * Environmental Philosophy *With every crippling drought and devastating flood, it becomes clearer that climate change requires both new technics and new politics of urban water . . . it is architects and other professionals engaged primarily at the scale of sites and buildings who will find [Blue Architecture] most useful. * Journal of the American Planning Association *Muller’s model pulls planners, designers, and scholars into a growing conversation that calls on water first to guide future populations away from isolated resource extraction, industrial conveyance, and erasure schemes whose ethics and economies are becoming outmoded, and toward our era’s urgency for more inclusive human-nature approaches. Brook Muller’s Blue Architecture rightly looks to water and watersheds as integrative designer-builders in 'the hydrological city'. * H-Net Reviews *Table of Contents Preface Introduction 1. Hydraulic or Hydrologic? 2. Aqueous Mediums, Urban Architectures, Anadromous Beings 3. Liquid-Shaped Space 4. In Concentrate 5. Reconstituting Architectural Horizons 6. Redrawing Waters Epilogue: Reflections in Depths Glossary of Terms for the Water-Conscious Designer Notes References Permissions Index

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Book SynopsisEnvironmentally-friendly architecture has come on leaps and bounds in the last two decades - a combination of new materials, new construction techniques, and architects willing to take on the challenge, has seen stunning eco-projects come to life around the world. This superbly illustrated volume brings together a collection of environmentally-friendly projects from around the world, all of which have one thing in common - their innovative and exciting use of green space. Whether a vertical garden, an interior green space, or a garden roof, these stunning projects showcase the future of environmentally-friendly housing.

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Book Synopsis'Counterintuitive, funny and provocative . Along the way, he reveals the deep-lying and often controversial roots of today's green city movement, and offers an argument for celebrating our cities as they are - in all their raucous, constructed and artificial glory.

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Book Synopsis Versatile wooden windows In her book, the trained carpenter and architect Judith Resch looks at what scope still exists in modern window design and construction. The process of simplification is more difficult to achieve for windows than for most building components, since windows, due to their function, must meet high technical specifications. She presents a variety of window design projects that have one thing in common: they pursue a singular design concept using the simplest possible means. All projects are presented in detail with technical drawings and photographs. 10 simple wooden window designs From retrofitting historical windows to the possibilities of DIY design Precisely designed, handcrafted, highly repairable windows

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Book SynopsisHenry Dicks explores the philosophical significance of biomimicry, the application and adaptation of strategies found in nature to the development of artificial products and systems. He argues that biomimicry can serve as the basis for a new environmental philosophy that radically alters how we understand and relate to the natural world.Trade Review[The Biomimicry Revolution] provides not only an understanding of the theory and practice of biomimicry, but also a detailed and in-depth analysis of philosophy, classification, and problematization. These features enable the reader to understand that biomimicry is a coherent new entity and philosophy. This book can be used as a quality addition to the literature on a comprehensive philosophical analysis of biomimicry. * Regional Science Policy & Practice *This is an exciting and intellectually invigorating study into the underlying philosophy of biomimicry. Building upon the three principles central to biomimicry—nature as model, nature as measure, nature as mentor—Dicks creates a new philosophical framework structured by technics, ethics, and epistemology. What follows is a lively and groundbreaking ontological inquiry into ‘the nature of nature’ and what we can learn from nature about sustainably inhabiting the earth. -- Adrian Parr, author of Earthlings: Imaginative Encounters with the Natural WorldThe book, rooted in the continental tradition of philosophy, takes a fairly liberal approach to semantics and association, but is written in a very clear manner, and is well structured and relatively easy to follow. * Quarterly Review of Biology *In many instances, Dicks demonstrates a remarkable ability to navigate unexplored conceptual terrains, which have not been thoroughly examined, guided primarily by his biomimetic principles. * Journal of Ecohumanism *Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction: Biomimicry as a New Philosophy1. Nature as Physis: An Ontology for Biomimicry2. Nature as Model: Biomimetic Technics3. Nature as Measure: Biomimetic Ethics4. Nature as Mentor: Biomimetic EpistemologyConclusion: Toward a New EnlightenmentNotesBibliographyIndex

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