Sustainable architecture and design Books
Taylor & Francis Ltd Cognitive Architecture
Book SynopsisIn this expanded second edition of Cognitive Architecture, the authors review new findings in psychology and neuroscience to help architects and planners better understand their clients as the sophisticated mammals they are, arriving in the world with built-in responses to the environment. Discussing key biometric tools to help designers see' subliminal human behaviors and suggesting new ways to analyze designs before they are built, this new edition brings readers up-to-date on scientific tools relevant for assessing architecture and the human experience of the built environment. The new edition includes: Over 100 full color photographs and drawings to illustrate key concepts. A new chapter on using biometrics to understand the human experience of place. A conclusion describing how the book's propositions reframe the history of modern architecture. A compelling read for students, professionals, Trade Review"At a time where architecture is all about spectacle and "wow effects", [the authors] remind us in Cognitive Architecture that buildings and cities profoundly affect our lives. Design impacts our senses, our psyche and our disposition, drawing on our history, our evolution as a species. The book brings us back to fundamentals, insisting that architectural design must consider and respond to our basic sensibilities, and as such can be either very positive or detrimental to our well-being. It returns architectural discourse to a place where the public at large can partake in the assessment of the built environment." - Moshe Safdie CC FAIA FRAIC OAA, world-renowned architect, urban planner, educator, theorist, and author."Cognitive Architecture is an important and insightful book that significantly links our responses to seemingly lifeless buildings to the very foundations of our inborn affinity for life. It takes our ancient intuitions about bringing buildings to life into the modern realm of rapidly unfolding discoveries in evolutionary biology and neuroscience. It critically goes beyond theory and science to the application of this knowledge to a better and more beneficial architecture and urban design." - Stephen R. Kellert, Professor Emeritus and Senior Research Scholar, Yale University, and author of "Birthright: People and Nature in the Modern World." 'Cognitive Architecture is an inspiring book which introduces the reader to our sense of aesthetics that is at the core of human cognition in which we shape our built environment. This book will be of great value to architects, environmentalists, designers, geographers and planners, as well as students of those fields.'- Andreas Luescher, Swiss architect and Professor of Architecture and Environmental Design, Bowling Green State University, Ohio."Buildings are intended to be viewed, traversed, and lived in by people, but theoreticians and practitioners of architecture have rarely thought deeply about human nature and why and how it needs to be taken seriously when designing buildings and urban areas. In this short book, one of a small but growing number of contributions that are rectifying this deficiency, Sussman and Hollander clearly describe why our attraction to edges, faces, symmetry, curves, and stories, all of which have deep evolutionary roots, should influence architecture and urban design. Every person who wishes to design buildings should read and internalize the message of this book before putting pen to paper." - Gordon H.Orians, Professor Emeritus of Biology, University of Washington (Author of "Snakes, Sunrises, and Shakespeare. How Evolution Shapes Our Loves and Fears")."Sussman and Hollander have delivered a major advance in the creative union of human biology and architecture in the service of happiness." - Edward O. Wilson, University Professor Emeritus, Harvard University."The authors' intent to 'encourage many more creative approaches to the [design] task, and not proscribe one specific architectural or planning style' has been achieved, and within an admirably compact compass.' - Harold Henderson, Planning Magazine, Feb 2016"...a book that has an angle that is fresh and a philosophical thrust that surely is sound—arguing for 'an inside-out approach to . . . solving the riddle of how to best design for humanity' and for an effort to puzzle out the preferences inside our heads before we set out to design the buildings to surround them." - Anthony Paletta, Urban Land Magazine, March 2016.Table of Contents1. A New Foundation: Darwin, Biology, and Cognitive Science; 2. Edges Matter: Thigmotaxis (the ‘Wall-hugging’ Trait); 3. Patterns Matter: Faces and Spaces; 4. Shapes Carry Weight: Bilateral Symmetry, (Hierarchy), Curves, and Complexity; 5. Storytelling Is Key: We’re Wired for Narrative; 6. Nature Is Our Context: Biophilia and Biophilic Design; 7. Buildings, Biology + Biometrics: Collecting Empirical Data for Evidence-Based Design; 8. The Twenty-First-Century Paradigm Shift in Biology and Psychology Reframes Architecture + Its History
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Modern Apartment Design
Book SynopsisModern Apartment Design provides guidelines to the design of modern apartment buildings as well as a summation of current cutting-edge practice in engineered timber construction.The book covers a brief history of apartment buildings around the world, with a broad outline of different types of apartment blocks. It has a strong focus on the design and actual construction of apartment buildings, especially those utilising mass timber, such as cross-laminated timber and laminated veneer lumber. It also features six Case Study chapters from industry-leading practitioners in the area, enabling best practice in architecture and engineering of these new apartment building types to be more widely understood and propagated worldwide.The fully illustrated, full-colour case studies span the globe and include: Clearwater Quay in Christchurch, New Zealand (Pacific Environments NZ); Wynyard Central East 2 in Auckland, New Zealand (Architectus); Dalton Works in London, UK (WaTable of Contents1. Introduction Guy Marriage 2. Street life Sara Shabahang and Guy Marriage 3. Looking back Emina Kristina Petrovic and Guy Marriage 4. Apartment block typologies Guy Marriage 5. Sunshine, daylight, healthy living and sustainability Guy Marriage 6. Structure and materialityNabil Jose Allaf 7. Sustainable timber future Guy Marriage 8. Embodied carbon Emily Newmarch 9. Prefabrication Pamela Bell 10. Residential Core design Guy Marriage 11. Apartment planning Guy Marriage 12. Fire, acoustics and Services Guy Marriage 13. Facades and cladding Guy Marriage and Nabil Jose Allaf 14. Balcony – the garden in the sky Guy Marriage 15. Exporting apartments – lessons in prefab from the North Joseph Sturm 16. Case Study 1 – Clearwater Quays Pacific Environments NZ: Roger French and Enovate: Michael Newcombe 17. Case Study 2 – Wynyard Central East 2 Architectus: Patrick Clifford 18. Case Study 3 – Dalston Works Waugh Thistleton Architects: Kieran Walker and Guy Marriage 19. Case Study 4 – Mjøstårnet Voll Arkitekter: Øystein Elgsaas 20. Case Study 5 – Brock Commons: Tallwood House Acton Ostry Architects: Russell Acton and Guy Marriage 21. Case Study 6 – Regensbergstrasse Dreicon: Joe Kaps and Guy Marriage List of Figures List of Tables Bibliography Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd FABRICated
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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Taylor & Francis Ltd Programming for Health and Wellbeing in
Book SynopsisProgramming for Health and Wellbeing in Architecture presents a new approach to architectural programming that includes sustainability, neuroscience and human factors. This volume of contributions from noted architects and academics makes the case for rethinking the practices of programming and planning to incorporate evidence-based design, systems thinking and a deeper understanding of our evolutionary nature.These 18 original essays highlight how human and environmental health are closely related and should be incorporated as mutually reinforcing goals in every design project. Together, these chapters describe the framework for a new paradigm of building performance and design of the human experience.Programmingthe stage at which research is conducted and goals establishedprovides an opportunity to examine potential impacts and to craft strategies for wellbeing in new buildings and renovations using the latest scientific methods. This book expands the scope Table of ContentsHuman Factors. 1. Programming Interior Environments: Human Experience, Health and Wellbeing 2. Biophilia & Human Health 3. Beauty is… 4. Stress Buildings. 5. Programming for People 6. Empathetic Programming to Foster Inclusion 7. Programming for Effective Learning 8. Programming for WELL Certification on a University Campus Streetscapes. 9. Placemaking: Programming Urbanism for Human Engagement 10. Programming for the Subliminal Brain: Biometric Tools Reveal Architecture’s Biological Impact 11. The Future of Codes and the Architecture Profession Region. 12. Programming in the Bioregion 13. Regenerative Development and Design: Nature and Healing 14. Programming for Human Health in a Challenged Climate 15. The Post-Pandemic City Commissioning. 16. Programming and Commissioning: A Bookend Approach to Evidence-based Design 17. Life Enhancing Habitats: Biophilia, Patterns and Wholeness 18. Evaluating the Success of Architectural Design
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Designing To Avoid Disaster
Book SynopsisRecent catastrophic events, such as the I-35W bridge collapse, New Orleans flooding, the BP oil spill, Port au Prince''s destruction by earthquake, Fukushima nuclear plant''s devastation by tsunami, the Wall Street investment bank failures, and the housing foreclosure epidemic and the collapse of housing prices, all stem from what author Thomas Fisher calls fracture-critical design. This is design in which structures and systems have so little redundancy and so much interconnectedness and misguided efficiency that they fail completely if any one part does not perform as intended. If we, as architects, planners, engineers, and citizens are to predict and prepare for the next disaster, we need to recognize this error in our thinking and to understand how design thinking provides us with a way to anticipate unintended failures and increase the resiliency of the world in which we live. In Designing to Avoid Disaster, the author discusses the context and culturalTrade Review"In this essential book Fisher takes us through ‘fracture-critical’ design failures and provides solutions by articulating how ‘resilient design’ is the key to our longevity as a species. The research behind this theory spans many disciplines though the writing is accessible to all. This is required reading for designers, planners, politicians and citizens."Michael Zaretsky, architect and associate professor, University of Cincinnati, Ohio"Tom Fisher challenges us to think about disasters in a new way: not as the inevitable result of nature, but rather, problems that we can design our way out of. We, and the environments we create, are not the victims of circumstance. We can save ourselves through informed design and make a new world that rewards intelligence and foresight. In this book, Fisher throws us a life preserver of design. "Michael J. Crosbie, architecture critic and associate dean, University of Hartford, Connecticut Table of ContentsIntroduction: Designed Catastrophes 1.The Increasing Incidence of Disasters 2. Our Planetary Ponzi Scheme 3. Fracture-Critical Design 4. Disasters on Demand 5. The Anti-Shock Doctrine 6. Redefining Success 7. Fracture-Critical Species 8. Re-sizing the Human Footprint 9. Fracture-Critical Population 10. Protective Design 11. Fracture-Critical Economy 12. Rethinking Work 13. Fracture-Critical Politics 14. Reimagining Government 15. Fracture-Critical Higher Education 16. Redesigning the University 17. Fracture-Critical Infrastructure 18. Going Dutch 19. Fracture-Critical Developments 20. A Better Way to Dwell 21. Fracture-Critical Buildings 22. Designing for Durability 23. Fracture-Critical Consumption 24. Creative Citizen Consumption 25. Why We Have So Much Bad Design 26. The Design Mind 27. The Process of Design 28. The Logic of Design 29. The Pragmatics of Design 30. The Holon of Design 31. Designing our Future 32. What We Can Live Without 33. The Adulthood of the Species 34. Media, Metaphor, and Meaning 35. The Nature of Things to Come 36. Hell or Paradise?
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Taylor & Francis Spatial Agency Other Ways of Doing Architecture
Book SynopsisThis book offers the first comprehensive overview of alternative approaches to architectural practice. At a time when many commentators are noting that alternative and richer approaches to architectural practice are required if the profession is to flourish, this book provides multiple examples from across the globe of how this has been achieved and how it might be achieved in the future. Particularly pertinent in the current economic climate, this book offers the reader new approaches to architectural practice in a changing world. It makes essential reading for any architect, aspiring or practicing. Trade Review"Spatial Agency is a timely and uplifting treatise on the successful ways that architects have addressed some of society’s most vexing global problems. With compelling analysis, richly illustrated by inspiring examples of transformative spatial solutions, the authors argue persuasively that the consequences of architecture are as important as the objects of architecture. This accessibly written book is a must read for anyone seeking an ethical understanding of the role of spatial production in the human struggle to create a democratic and sustainable existence." – Leslie Kanes Weisman, Emerita Professor of Architecture, New Jersey Institute of Technology, and author of Discrimination by Design: A Feminist Critique of the Man-Made Environment (University of Illinois Press)"Spatial Agency’s lively entry into the discourse around spatial practice, subjectivity and alterity, inspired by the introduction of Henri Lefebvre and feminist theory into architecture in the mid 1990s, asserts the importance of the concept of agency for understanding architecture’s counter-culture over the past 30 years. This succinct and stylish handbook provides the reader with an essential resource for grasping the extraordinarily diverse range of ethical architectural practice. Here is a truly global map of inspiring ‘spatial agents’ who collectively define architecture – against the grain." – Jane Rendell, Vice Dean of Research at the Bartlett, UCL, and author of Art and Architecture (2006), Site-Writing (2010) and co-editor of Critical Architecture (2007)"Ultimately this is a valuable book for those interested in pursuing alternatives to traditional architecture, those searching for ideas about how to make positive change when other means are not available, and for those gauging the state of architecture today." – Archidose“The book presents, from an easy and open approach, different ways of understanding the new ways of doing architecture. In all cases it is evident that the spatial production does not imply exclusively to architects and development possibilities are endless. An optimistic crisis for architecture.” – Arquilecturas"‘A timely study that raises vital issues for the future’. Such were the words recently used by the Royal Institute of British Architects in announcing its decision to award the 2011 RIBA President’s Award for Outstanding University-located Research to Spatial Agency: Other Ways of Doing Architecture, the book edited by Nishat Awan and Tatjana Schneider of the University of Sheffield, and Jeremy Till of the University of Westminster... Amid the rhetoric that often surrounds these events, the succinct description does indeed do justice to the work compiled by the three academics and the intellectual platform supporting it. A reflective analysis of the various ways of contributing to change in the built environment outside the canonical plots of professional practice, Spatial Agency tackles some of the central tenets of architecture as a discipline, asking whether these in fact maintain currency for both the profession and the built environment." - Paolo Tombesi, Construction Management and Economics, September 2012Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. The Motivations of Spatial Agency 3. The Sites of Spatial Agency 4. The Operations of Spatial Agency 5. Other Ways of Doing Architecture
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Landscape Planning
Book SynopsisWith its wide variety of topics and up-to-date coverage, the fifth edition is an excellent resource for landscape planners and designers, scientists, and environmentalists. It focuses on environmental problems associated with land planning, landscape design, and land use.Trade Review"Marsh (U. of British Columbia and emeritus U. of Michigan) presents the 25th anniversary edition of his textbook and guide explaining how to deal reasonably with the land in the face of expanding land use and changing technology. Most readers will be in the early stages of their career, he suggests, and he hopes to establish some basic principles they can adapt and apply for a long time." (Book News Inc, November 2010)Table of Contents0. An Introduction to the Book, the Field, and some Perspectives. 1. Landscape Planning: Roots, Problems, and Content. 2. The Physiographic Framework of the United States and Canada. 3. Landscape Form and Function in Planning and Design. 4. Topography, Slopes, and Land Use Planning. 5. Assessing Soil for Land Use Planning and Waste Disposal. 6. Site, Soils, and Wastewater Disposal Systems. 7. Groundwater Systems, Land Use Planning, and Aquifer Protection. 8. Runoff and Stormwater Management in a Changing Landscape. 9. Watersheds, Drainage Nets, and Land Use Planning. 10. Streamflow, Floodplains, Flood Hazard, and Land Use Planning. 11. Water Quality and Runoff Considerations in Landscape Management. 12. Soil Erosion, Stream Sedimentation, and Landscape Management. 13. Best Management Practices, Local Watersheds, and Development Sites. 14. The Riparian Landscape: Streams, Channel Forms, and Valley Floors. 15. The Coastal Landscape: Shoreline Systems, Landforms, and Management Considerations. 16. Solar Climate near the Ground: Landscape and the Environment. 17. Microclimate, Climate Change, and the Urban Landscape. 18. Ground Frost, Permafrost, Land Use, and Environment. 19. Vegetation, Land Use, and Environmental Assessment. 20. Landscape Ecology, Land Use, and Habitat Conservation Planning. 21. Wetlands, Habitat, and Land Use Planning. 22. Framing the Land Use Plan: a Systems Approach.
£168.10
Princeton University Press Design with Climate
Book SynopsisArchitects today incorporate principles of sustainable design as a matter of necessity. But the challenge of unifying climate control and building functionality, of securing a managed environment within a natural setting--and combating the harsh forces of wind, water, and sun--presented a new set of obstacles to architects and engineers in the mid-Trade Review"Design with Climate has had an extremely important impact on the practice of sustainable design, and is perhaps even more relevant today than when it was when originally published in 1963. In many ways the book was ahead of its time."—Peter Anderson, author of Prefab Prototypes: Site-specific Design for Offsite Construction"Design with Climate is a seminal work of continued relevance, and is especially needed as architects relearn the basics of climatic design in order to right the causes and effects of global warming."—Bruce Haglund, University of IdahoTable of ContentsPART 1. CLIMATIC APPROACH I. GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1 The Earth and Life - Animal Life and Shelter - Human Life and Shelter - Adaptation of Shelter to Climate - Similarities Around the World - Community Layouts and Climate - Regional Character - Climate Balance - To Find a Method - Summary II. THE BIOCLIMATIC APPROACH 14 The Effects of Climate on Man - Shelter and Environment - The Comfort Zone - Relation of Climatic Elements to Comfort - The Bioclimatic Chart III. REGIONAL EVALUATION 24 Climatic Evaluation by Region - Bioclimatic Needs by Region IV. CLIMATIC ELEMENTS 32 Factors in Weather - Radiant Heat Transfer PART 2. INTERPRETATION IN ARCHITECTURAL PRINCIPLES V. SITE SELECTION 44 Microclimatic Effects - Effect of Topography - Natural and Built-Up Surroundings - Criteria for Site Selection VI. SOL-AIR ORIENTATION 53 Bound to the Sun - Recent Theories - Sol-Air Approach - Regional Adaptation - Regional Application VII. SOLAR CONTROL 63 The Structure - Transmission of Radiation and Heat - Economy of Shading Devices - Design of Shading Devices - Shading Effects of Trees and Vegetation - Obstruction of Surroundings - Summary of Method VII. ENVIRONMENT AND BUILDING FORMS 84 Morphology in Nature - Impact of External Forces on Buildings - Criterion of Optimum Shape - Conclusions for Basic Forms of Houses - Regional Effects on Large Building Shapes - Morphology of Town Structures IX. WIND EFFECTS AND AIR FLOW PATTERNS 94 Wind and Architecture - Wind Analysis - Local Factors in Wind Orientation - Windbreaks - Flow Patterns Inside Buildings - Summary of Procedures in Wind Control X. THERMAL EFFECTS OF MATERIALS 113 Opaque Materials and Indoor Temperature Balance - Heat Entry on the Surface - Moisture Effects - Deterioration of Materials - Heat Transmission of Materials - Resistance Insulation, or Heat Capacity Effects - Time Lag and Calculation Methods - Balanced Insulation - Summary PART 3. APPLICATION XI. HELIOTHERMIC PLANNING 126 Comfort Criteria - Calculating Thermal Behavior of Structures - Method of Approach for Heliothermic Planning - Thermal Behaviors - Heat Analysis of Structures in Temperate Zone, Cool Area, Hot-Arid Area, Hot-Humd Area - Summation of Regional Conclusions XII. EXAMPLES IN FOUR REGIONS 153 Architectural Application to Community Layouts APPENDIX A. Technical Notes 178 APPENDIX B. The Thermoheliodon 180 BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCES 186 INDEX 189
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Rizzoli International Publications Small Eco Houses
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Pointed Leaf Press Beyond Bold Inspiration Collaboration Evolution
Book SynopsisBeyond Bold: Inspiration, Collaboration, Evolution follows the “Next Generation”of leadership at Oehme van Sweden, a landscape architecture firm that’s been creating extraordinary outdoor spaces for nearly 50 years. With 320 pages of vibrant photographs, detailed project plans, and first-hand commentary from principals Sheila Brady, Lisa Delplace, and Eric Groft, the book is a one-of-a-kind record of OvS’ history and evolution. Building upon OvS’ reputation for sustainable, client-tailored residential design, the current leaders have developed an ouvre that’s as legacy-driven as it is exploratory. From private gardens and pools to the expansive Tippet Rise Art Center in rural Montana to urban oases like the Chicago and New York Botanical Gardens, the projects featured in this book are masterpeices of both horticulture and hardscape. Arranged into thematic chapters - “The House and its Garden,” “Gathering Places,” “At the Water’s Edge,” “Urban Retreats” and “Farms and Fields - Beyond Bold: Inspiration, Collaboration, Evolution is an image-rich study of some of the most geographically and stylistically diverse landscape projects by the top players in the industry.
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Taylor & Francis Public Interest Design in South Africa
Book SynopsisThis book presents salient examples of architectural projects and practices in South Africa since 1994 that collectively subscribe to the paradigm shift towards Public Interest Design. Despite radical political transformation in the country, the people of South Africa remain adversely affected by the socio-spatial legacies of a segregated urban landscape. The contributions by architects to address these challenges go largely unnoticed and remain a marginalised practice, even within the mainstream profession.Kimâs (2018) Conceptual Taxonomy, along with relevant themes of Spatial Agency (Awan et al 2011) are unpacked in terms of the South African context, learning from a selection of local architectural examples. Projects include the Warwick Markets in eThekwini, the Violence Prevention through Urban Upgrade programme in Cape Town, projects undertaken by Carin Smuts of CS Studios, as well as a collection of smaller but impactful interventions across the country. The selection illustrates the deliberate and necessary shift from a culture of segregation, fortification and private interest, to one of intense collaboration, democratic engagement and responsive design thinking.Serving as a microcosm of the challenges to integration and democracy faced by society globally, this book will be of great interest not only to scholars and students of architecture, urban planning, and development studies in South Africa, but also internationally.
£145.00
Taylor & Francis Ltd The Organizers Guide to Architecture Education
Book SynopsisThe Organizer's Guide to Architecture Education serves as a timely call-to-action for transforming architecture education to meet the monumental environmental and social challenges of our time.Written by a collective of eight educators, practitioners, and organizers and structured in three parts, the book considers organizing across four scales of architecture education and reorients architecture toward stewarding the planetary commons. It speaks to students, faculty, and administrators in architecture schools, as well as professional architects and built environment practitioners, who recognize the need to expand and decenter the discipline. Readers will gain critical understandings and skills for reimagining architectural pedagogy, practice, and relations to power structures. Empowered by this knowledge, readers will be motivated to contribute actively to and drive systemic change within the field.Illuminated with how-to methodsfrom power mapping to conversa
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Hardware Software Heartware
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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Taylor & Francis Ltd Circular Economy for the Built Environment
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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Taylor & Francis Ltd Design and the Built Environment of the Arctic
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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CRC Press Managing Mass Timber
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Taylor & Francis Rural Design for the Future
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Taylor & Francis Constructing Arizona
Book SynopsisConstructing Arizona is the first book to comprehensively present the architecture of the Sonoran Desert region of Arizona, balancing a breadth of projects with a depth of analysis.Building on over fifty interviews with noted members of the architecture community in Arizona and the critical first-hand analysis of their built work, this book reveals the inherent principles, vocabulary, and influences of the regional architecture while also tying its contemporary makeup to a lineage of constructing in the Sonoran Desert. Schwartz argues that the best work of this region is not united by a stylistic or intellectual construct, but, instead, through the architectsâ development of a variety of relationships between architecture and place. As such, the analysis provided is organized into thematic chapters, each focused on understanding these relationships to the primary characteristics of place: light, heat, air, water, ground, flora and fauna, tradition, materiality, and making. The lessons provided, however, extend well past this unique region of the globe as the framework provided can be applied in any context, allowing Constructing Arizona to serve as a valuable reference guide for thinking about the crafting of an architecture of place, especially those places in the world with rapidly expanding urban conditions in arid environments.Given the current state of our planet, these lessons will be of critical importance to communities across the globe that soon may have to adapt to living in similar conditions.
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CRC Press Smart Construction and Industry 5.0
Book SynopsisThis book addresses the profound changes facing the construction sector to provide a comprehensive and forward-looking exploration of how renewable energy systems and intelligent technologies are reshaping the construction industry toward a more sustainable, resilient, and cost-efficient future.The authors begin by examining the global development of solar, wind, and hydropower systems, emphasizing their potential to decarbonize the built environment when effectively integrated into building and infrastructure design. The discussion extends to the role of construction practices in advancing sustainability, showcasing real-world projects such as net-zero and energy-positive buildings that exemplify the application of renewable technologies in modern construction. The book explores the impact of Industry 4.0 and Construction 5.0, presenting how digital tools such as artificial intelligence, IoT, robotics, blockchain, and big data are transforming design processes, site operations, energy management, and performance monitoring. It also addresses how automation and humanârobot collaboration are redefining productivity, safety, and workforce dynamics in construction. Central to the book is the integration of Building Information Modelling as a collaborative platform for planning, simulating, and managing renewable energy facilities. It further introduces life cycle cost analysis as a critical decision-making framework, linking economic viability with environmental performance across a project's lifespan. The research-informed analysis and practical case examples provided throughout allow readers to implement intelligent and low-carbon solutions in the built environment.As this book provides valuable insights on technical, financial and energy resource issues, it is an invaluable resource for researchers and anyone in the construction industry who is seeking to improve sustainability, productivity, and efficiency in their projects. It is especially beneficial for architects and designers, engineers, project managers, construction managers, contractors, and so on.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Sustainable Healthcare Architecture Second
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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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Environmental Science in Building
Book SynopsisThe author is known for his extremely clear, finely crafted text, and the book offers a wealth of excellent worked examples.This text is designed to be useful, at all levels, to students and practitioners of architecture, construction studies, building services, surveying, and environmental science.Table of ContentsPART I: CORE TOPICS The Environment Energy Use in Buildings Thermal Effects in Buildings Air Control in Buildings Principles of Lighting Artificial Lighting Natural Lighting Aspects of Sound Noise and Sound Insulation Room Acoustics Electricity Supplies Water Supplies Waste Water Green Buildings PART II: RESOURCES SECTION Resource 1: Science Information Resource 2: Principles of Heat Resource 3: Principles of Light and Sound Resource 4: Principles of Electricity Resource 5: Principles of Water Technology Resource 6: References.
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Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Design with Nature Now
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Museum of Modern Art Emerging Ecologies: Architecture and the Rise of
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Monthly Review Press The Labor of Architecture
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Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd The Wooden Architecture of Northern Europe: From
Book SynopsisThis book explores the wealth of wooden architecture that is to be found in Northern Europe, in particular, the Fennoscandian Peninsula. This distinct region, which includes Norway, Sweden, Finland and the Russian Republic of Karelia, was dominated by coniferous forest and remained until well into the 20th century a largely rural society. Wood was seen as a living material - one that was permeated with myth and folklore - while the forest itself formed the background to everyday life. Indeed, no single source of material wealth has contributed more to the economy, art and culture of Fennoscandia than the forests. Nowhere is this contribution clearer than in the region's historic buildings, the vast majority of which were constructed in wood up until the late 19th century. This is the first book to examine and record the distinctive wooden architecture of this region from the early medieval period to the early 20th century. Structured according to different wood types, it concentrates on domestic and religious buildings, as these formed the great bulk of historic architecture in the peninsula over many centuries. It begins by setting out the geographical, social and historic background, before discussing the way in which two different timber-building traditions emerged in the region. It then provides a detailed examination of different types of dwellings (rural and urban) and storage lofts, followed by a section on Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox churches, along with their free-standing bell-towers. The book concludes with a chapter outlining the development of wooden domestic and religious buildings during the closing decades of the 19th century and the early years of the 20th century.Table of Contents1. A Timber Tradition; 2. Land and People; 3. Post and Log; 4. Post-built Dwellings; 5 and 6. Nordic Log-wall Dwellings; 7. Karelian Log-wall Dwellings; 8. Sami Dwellings of Lapland; 9. Lofts; 10. Urban Dwellings; 11. Stave Churches of Norway and Sweden; 12. Nordic Log-wall Churches; 13. Orthodox Log-wall Churches; 14. Freestanding Bell-towers; 15. Late 19th Century and Early 20th Century.
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Oro Editions Rurality Re-imagined: Villagers, Farmers,
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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Springer International Publishing AG Ecovillages and Ecocities: Bioclimatic Applications from Tirana, Albania
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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Springer Nature Switzerland AG DataDriven Sustainability Harnessing Technology for A Greener Future and Environmental Resilience
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Birkhauser Bioprotopia: Designing the Built Environment with
Book SynopsisDesigning with living materials: thoughts on the paradigm shift and an overview of the state of research What is “Bioprotopia”? It is a vision of a world with buildings that grow, self-heal and create virtuous cycles where waste from one process feeds another. A vision where the spaces that we inhabit are attuned to both the human occupants and non-human microbial ecologies. This is the first book to ground the concept of biotechnology in the built environment in tangible, large-scale prototypes. With rich visuals, it presents materials and processes that bring to life the many possibilities of shaping the built environment with micro-organisms. In addition to considering scientific and technical challenges, the book also discusses the need for a shift in thinking and culture to realise this vision. First comprehensive publication on the state of research Demonstrates the use of renewable materials in design Illustrative, scientific documentation for design professions and researchers
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Birkhauser 30 Trees: And Why Landscape Architects Love Them
Book Synopsis30 Trees presents the favorite trees of 30 internationally renowned landscape architects. In each case, the designers describe the characteristics that represent the essence of the selected tree, the designed landscapes they associate with it, and how it was used in completed projects. These personal insights are complemented by five scholarly essays on criteria such as typology, ecology, maintenance, and seasons that are critical in matching trees to landscapes. Additionally, the book includes a botanical description of each species mentioned. The result is a compendium of insights into tree species and the use of trees in landscape architecture. This book will be of interest to professionals and amateurs alike. Compendium of the most popular trees used in landscape architecture Over 30 projects from around the world Selected by 30 international landscape architects Ron Henderson is Professor of Landscape Architecture + Urbanism at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) in Chicago, Illinois, USA, and founding principal of LIRIO Landscape Architecture
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Lars Muller Publishers Alejandro Aravena: Elemental
Book SynopsisThe ELEMENTAL studio, headed by artistic director Alejandro Aravena and based in the capital of Chile, Santiago, is untraditionally composed of people with a variety of skills and abilities. Their analytical approach to architecture and urban planning has led them towards original solutions to social challenges, such as the housing shortage in Santiago’s economically disadvantaged neigh- bourhoods. Instead of designing cheap housing, ELEMENTAL builds “half houses” at the same cost and enables buyers to build the other halves themselves. The combination of good design and the engagement of the buyers creates more sustainable housing areas. In the series The Architect’s Studio the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art presents an exhibition on the ELEMENTAL studio, curated by Mette Marie Kallehauge and Kjeld Kjeldsen. The richly illustrated publication will portray ELEMENTAL’s working methods and work philosophy, as well as showing examples of their most important projects.
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Springer International Publishing AG Building-Integrated Photovoltaic Systems (BIPVS): Performance and Modeling Under Outdoor Conditions
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De Gruyter Green Facades
Book SynopsisClimate change, extreme weather conditions, the degradation of biodiversity, CO2 and fine-dust pollution in cities demand action. How can architecture make a contribution to achieving a paradigm shift? Can architecture not only be designed to be removable and recyclable, but to be additionally green as well? Can architecture also be an ecological system? What is blue-green architecture? Architects face the demand to fully exploit unused potential and find ways to use plants as tools for design. This is both the case in the development of spaces as well as urban environments, but particularly on buildings themselves. “Green Facades” provides architects with the necessary specialist knowledge to competently deal with the living architecture on the building envelope.
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Columbia University Press The Biomimicry Revolution
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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Columbia University Press The Biomimicry Revolution
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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Taylor & Francis Dreams Disillusions
Book SynopsisDreams + Disillusions explores the plethora of ideas and ideologies that have shaped and reshaped cities in profound ways. However, unlike a conventional title on the history of urbanism and architecture, its research fluctuates between the world of concrete reality and the multiple universes that exist in lucid prose, poetic visions, and the outrageous imaginations of historyâs greatest and most (in)famous minds. In their thoughts are the foundations for political trends and new civilisations, alternative mappings and unlikely phenomena. The six chapters reveal dreams that were fundamental to the origin of great cities, underpinning the stories of the many lives within; and how, through circumstance or manipulation, fortunate coincidence or planned perfection, desires are sometimes left defeated and disillusioned.Myth and belief. Tradition and logic. Revolution and marginalisation. Ignorance and hubris. Sins and excess. Seasons and climate. Continuously interacting, shifting to enlighten and to enrage, these themes combine critical thinking with deep-rooted influences and new agencies that are a true sign of the times. The 18 illustrated speculations provide an abundance of curious imaginings, diverse provocations and satirical criticism. While there are distinctions between dreams and disillusions, could virtues be made of sins, or sensitivity be borne from hubris? Could progress advocate tradition, or should we re-attempt revolutions formerly experienced as disillusionments? Whether by bold gestures or by subtle attrition, cities are continually re-written crucibles for the human condition. In this book, we develop a better understanding of the discourse of cities tailored to the determining factors of climate, resources, and humanityâs idiosyncrasies to address a world in crisis.
£32.99
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Sustainable Building Design
Book SynopsisAn inside view of how one of the world''s leading architecture and engineering practice does business Sustainable Built Environments: Principles and Practice offers detailed, environmentally sound design solutions to a wide range of building engineering challenges. The text uses case examples and project data provided by engineers and designers at Arup Associates. It covers a broad range of relevant issues, with focused commentaries and explanations presented in an accessible format for use by students, busy practitioners and informed clients. Whilst this book stresses the importance of a unified approach to design, the text is divided into six principal chapters, each addressing an important aspect of sustainable architecture and engineering. These chapters (Master Planning, Transport, Energy, The Building Envelope, Environmental Services, and Materials) may be read on their own or in sequence as part of a narrative. Throughout the book, photographs, arcTable of ContentsList of Contributors ix Foreword by Dave King: Architect and Founder of Shed-KM xi Acknowledgements xiii 1 Introduction 1Miles Keeping, David Shiers, Ann-Marie Aguilar and Michael Beavan Environmental Assessment 2 EPCs and DECs 5 Materials and Components 6 Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) 7 Environmental Legislation 7 Corporate Social Responsibility – CSR/ESG 9 ‘Green Value’ 10 The Design Process 12 Bibliography 22 2 Master Planning 23Miles Keeping, David Shiers and Malcolm Smith Regeneration – Master Planning in the Existing City 25 Urban Renewal in History 27 A ‘New Urbanism’ 31 New Settlements and Large-Scale Urban Growth 34 Bicester Eco-town 39 Preston Beach, Western Australia 40 The Business Park 45 Bibliography 46 3 Transport 47Tim Chatterton, Mark Fisher, Miles Keeping and David Shiers Alternative Fuelled Vehicles 50 Alternative Fuels 51 Ebbsfleet International 56 Stratford International 56 Bibliography 65 4 Energy 69Hugo Hodgson, Miles Keeping, Katharine Marsden, David Pearce and David Shiers Renewable Energy Options 70 Photovoltaic Panels 70 Combined Heat and Power (CHP) 73 Ground Source 75 Biomass Boilers 75 Wind Turbines 77 Wave and Hydropower 77 Anaerobic Digestion 78 Conclusion 78 Bibliography 78 5 The Building Envelope 83Michael Beaven, Mick Brundle, Paul Dickenson, Miles Keeping, Robert Pugh and David Shiers Pitched Roofs 85 Flat Roofs 85 Ground Floor Construction 86 Framed Construction 87 Ground Floor and Upper Level Plans 98 Structural Design Strategy 102 Enabling Works 108 Substructure Design 109 Stability Core Design 110 Steel Superstructure Design 111 The Façade Design 113 Projecting Windows 114 Spandrel Panels 117 Product Design: The Wave-Form Ceiling at Ropemaker 121 Completion 124 Bibliography 124 6 Environmental Services 125Michael Beaven, Miles Keeping, David Pearce and David Shiers Sustainable Drainage Systems (SUDS) 130 Environmental Services Case Examples 130 Chiller Units 140 Equipment Room ‘Free Cooling’ 141 ‘No Gas’ Supply 141 Mixed Mode Ventilation 141 Bibliography 143 7 Materials 145Jane Anderson, Michael Beavan, Francesca Galeazzi, Miles Keeping, David Shiers and Kristian Steele Hazardous and Deleterious Materials 149 Bibliography 157 Conclusions 158 Appendix A The Arup Story 159 Appendix B Arup Guidance Note on GLA Requirements for Renewables 169 Appendix C Arup Team Members 175 Index 177
£59.80
Phaidon Press Ltd Vitamin Green
Book SynopsisAn up-to-the-minute survey of the best sustainable design and architecture.Trade Review"Proving that green design doesn't have to mean grey thinking... Vitamin Green [...] shows how buildings that are good for us are also among the most cutting edge."—Metro "Each project was handpicked, and the book curated, by a handful of design critics and influential thinkers, resulting in an in-depth survey of the most innovative interventions in design today."—stylesight.com "This book offers a definitive survey of sustainable design and architecture from around the world."—Building Design "Vitamin Green is Phaidon’s definitive and up to the minute guide to the world’s most innovative projects in green design."—Life and Times "Green design has never been more in vogue."—Art Info "A massive, comprehensive snapshot of the design world's response to urban agriculture, ecological sustainability and energy efficiency... Staggeringly ambitious."—Cool Hunting "The ultimate guide to sustainable design... Worthy of the best spot on your coffee table or nightstand."—Refinery29.com
£38.25
Rizzoli International Publications Coming Home
Book SynopsisA celebration of the innovative, artisanal, and sustainable living exemplified by contemporary Dutch interiors.With a carefully curated collection of interiors, including historic canal houses, restored farms, and green homes, belonging to interior designers, product designers, architects, and artists, this book showcases creative and resourceful living. These properties have been created or renovated and brought into the twenty-first century with typical Dutch style and sensibility—environmentally friendly, imaginative uses of space filled with color and charm and never to be taken too seriously. Each home in the book reflects the personality and spirit of the people who inhabit it. From furniture designer Valentin Loellman’s handcrafted interiors in a traditional worker’s cottage on the Maas river to fiber artist Claudy Jongstra’s farmhouse in Friesland where indigo dye plants grow in the biodynamic garden, Coming Home illustTrade Review“Barbara de Vries’s Coming Home is a visual feast of wildly beautiful interiors crafted with originality and ingenuity. Each and every one has a fascinating narrative that enriches the wonderful photography, bringing you that much deeper into private worlds, which I find completely inspiring. This is a book of interiors that couldn’t be more in sync with our times.”—Wendy Goodman, Design Editor of New York Magazine “It’s all too rare, and such a treat, to have a window into a culture from an insider with the perspective of an outsider. Barbara has had the distance to identify what is truly unique to the Dutch, and the lifelong connections to find this lovely mix of creatives with inspiring, thoughtful, and hopeful stories. Coming Home is a great playbook as we’re all looking for ways to reinvent our spaces—and just as hygge suddenly became a part of our vocabulary years ago, I think this book will do that for gezellig.”—Yolanda Edwards, Founder and Creative Director of Yolo Journal “In Coming Home, Barbara de Vries offers a joyful picture of contemporary Dutch domestic life. In these homes—many of which are agricultural or industrial buildings that were repurposed by their creative owners, among them architects, designers, and artists—a sense of exuberance characterizes the interiors. Some are elegantly spare, while others are filled with art, furniture, and objects, but unlike so many interiors today, there is nothing studied or precious about these spaces. They are full of meaning and heart, and speak volumes about their owners’ personalities and passions.”—Pilar Viladas, Design Writer and Editor"Think warm colours, flattering lighting, lots of books, plants, knick-knacks — Scandi minimalism this is not.” —THE SUNDAY TIMES"The large, open space that defines Petra Janssen and Edwin Vollebergh's home is divided by a recycled glass wall designed by Piet Hein Eek.” —W MAGAZINE"Be it a charming canal house, a hyper-contemporary residence, or a humble houseboat, the Dutch have always had a special relationship with their homes and a nonchalant ease when it comes to decorating them. This book invites you inside some of the Netherlands’ most inspiring.” —ELLE DECOR“We love how diverse the types of dwellings are…barns, train stations, windmills, an old garage…” —HOW TO DECORATE"I was entranced with the images, the beautiful photography and then the text, which is a delicate treatise on how to live. With warmth and personality, it celebrates comfort and joy.” - Cathleen McGuigan, Architectural Record"This photographic portfolio and accompanying texts detail how the creative Dutch community has invented a truly unique lifestyle and ways for building and decorating." —WORLD HOPE FORUM
£33.26
Taylor & Francis DoubleDesign for Durable Architecture
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Research Companion on Circularity Deconstruction and Adaptability in Green Buildings
£265.00
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Sustainable Building Adaptatio
Book SynopsisHow to adapt existing building stock is a problem being addressed by local and state governments worldwide. In most developed countries we now spend more on building adaptation than on new construction and there is an urgent need for greater knowledge and awareness of what happens to commercial buildings over time. Sustainable Building Adaptation: innovations in decision-making is a significant contribution to understanding best practice in sustainable adaptations to existing commercial buildings by offering new knowledge-based theoretical and practical insights. Models used are grounded in results of case studies conducted within three collaborative construction project team settings in Australia and the Netherlands, and exemplars are drawn from the Americas, Asia, Japan, Korea and Europe to demonstrate the application of the knowledge more broadly. Results clearly demonstrate that the new models can assist with informed decision-making in adaptation that challTable of ContentsAbout the Authors xi Preface xiii Part I Building Adaptation 1Sara J. Wilkinson Chapter 1 Defining Adaptation 3 1.1 Introduction 3 1.2 Terminology 4 1.3 The Significance of Building Adaptation 4 1.4 Decision-Making Issues in Building Adaptation 10 1.5 Decision Options and Levels of Adaptation 11 1.6 Adaptation and Different Land Uses 13 1.7 Conclusion 14 References 15 Chapter 2 Drivers and Barriers for Adaptation 18 2.1 Introduction 18 2.2 Building Life Cycle Theory 18 2.3 Building Performance Theory 20 2.4 Building Adaptation Theory and Sustainability 21 2.4.1 Social Factors 22 2.4.2 Environmental Factors 27 2.4.3 Cost and Economic Factors 30 2.5 Other Attributes Associated with Adaptation 34 2.5.1 Physical Attributes 34 2.5.2 Locational and Land Use Attributes 36 2.5.3 Legal Attributes 37 2.6 Conclusion 38 References 39 Chapter 3 Assessing Adaptation Using PAAM 42 3.1 Introduction 42 3.2 Preliminary Assessment 42 3.3 Principal Component Analysis 47 3.4 Preliminary Adaptation Assessment Model 49 3.5 Illustrative Case Study 54 3.5.1 Building Description 54 3.5.2 Assessing a Building for ‘Alterations’ Adaptation 54 3.6 Conclusion 56 References 58 Chapter 4 Sustainable Adaptation: A Case Study of the Melbourne CBD 59 4.1 Introduction 59 4.2 The Context for Adaptation 59 4.3 Typical Sustainability Measures Used in Commercial Building Adaptation 60 4.4 Sustainable Adaptation Case Studies 62 4.4.1 131 Queen Street 62 4.4.2 Alto Hotel (636 Bourke Street) 64 4.4.3 247 Flinders Lane (Ross House) 66 4.4.4 490 Spencer Street 68 4.4.5 500 Collins Street 70 4.4.6 406 Collins Street 73 4.4.7 182 Capel Street 75 4.4.8 115 Batman Street 77 4.4.9 385 Bourke Street 79 4.4.10 530 Collins Street 81 4.5 Comparative Analysis of Sustainable Adaptation Measures 82 4.5.1 Owners 83 4.5.2 Age 83 4.5.3 Location 84 4.5.4 Aesthetics 85 4.5.5 Location of Vertical Services 85 4.5.6 Existing Land Use 85 4.5.7 Floor Area 86 4.5.8 Street Frontage 86 4.5.9 Historic Listing 86 4.5.10 Number of Storeys 87 4.5.11 PCA Grade 87 4.5.12 Attachment to Other Buildings 88 4.5.13 Site Access 88 4.6 Conclusion 89 References 90 Part II Adaptive Reuse 93Hilde Remøy Chapter 5 Building Obsolescence and Reuse 95 5.1 Introduction 95 5.2 Conversion Research Worldwide 97 5.3 Building Lifespan and Obsolescence 100 5.3.1 Technical Lifespan 100 5.3.2 Functional Lifespan 101 5.3.3 Economic Lifespan 101 5.4 Obsolescence and Vacancy 102 5.5 Quality and Obsolescence: User-Based Property Assessment 104 5.6 The Physical Characteristics of Structurally Vacant Office Buildings 106 5.6.1 Structure and Floors 107 5.6.2 Floor Layout, Building Length and Depth 107 5.6.3 Façade 108 5.6.4 Stairs and Elevators 108 5.6.5 Location Characteristics 108 5.7 Selected Adaptive Reuse Projects 109 5.8 Conclusion 117 References 118 Chapter 6 Reuse versus Demolition 121 6.1 Introduction 121 6.2 Decision-Making Criteria 122 6.3 Tools, Scans and Instruments 123 6.3.1 The Transformation Meter 124 6.3.2 Programmatic Quick Scan 127 6.3.3 Architectural Value 127 6.3.4 The Architects’ Method 128 6.3.5 The ABT Method: An Instrument Developed in Practice 128 6.4 Decisions-Based on Financial Arguments 129 6.5 Durability and Sustainability 131 6.6 Conclusion 132 References 133 Chapter 7 Examples of Successful Adaptive Reuse 135 7.1 Introduction 135 7.2 Dutch Conversion Projects (Office to Residential) 136 7.2.1 ‘Stadhouder’ in Alphen aan den Rijn 137 7.2.2 ‘Lodewijk Staete’ in Appingedam 137 7.2.3 ‘Enka’ in Arnhem 138 7.2.4 ‘Schuttersveld’ in Delft 139 7.2.5 ‘Westplantsoen’ in Delft 139 7.2.6 ‘Wilhelminastaete’ in Diemen 140 7.2.7 ‘Granida’ in Eindhoven 141 7.2.8 ‘Residentie de Deel’ in Emmeloord 141 7.2.9 ‘Twentec’ in Enschede 142 7.2.10 ‘Eendrachtskade’ in Groningen 143 7.2.11 ‘Billiton’ in Den Haag 143 7.2.12 ‘Hof ter Hage’ in Den Haag 144 7.2.13 ‘Churchill Towers’ in Rijswijk 145 7.2.14 ‘Puntegale’ in Rotterdam 145 7.2.15 Westerlaan Tower in Rotterdam 146 7.3 Discussion 147 7.3.1 Data Analysis 147 7.3.2 Conversion Risks 147 7.3.3 Conversion Opportunities 150 7.3.4 Typology 152 7.3.5 Structure and Floors 152 7.3.6 Floor Layout, Building Length and Depth 153 7.3.7 Façade 153 7.3.8 Stairs and Elevators 154 7.3.9 Location 154 7.3.10 Building 155 7.4 Conclusion 157 References 158 Chapter 8 Preserving Cultural and Heritage Value 159 8.1 Introduction 159 8.2 Historic Heritage 159 8.3 The Value of Heritage 160 8.3.1 The Value of Place 160 8.3.2 Cultural Capital 161 8.3.3 Benefits of Heritage Conservation 162 8.4 Assessing Economic Value of Heritage 163 8.4.1 The Market Value of Heritage 163 8.4.2 Direct Market Value 164 8.4.3 Indirect Value 164 8.4.4 Indirect Value of Heritage Tourism 165 8.4.5 Heritage as a Source of Skills and Competencies 165 8.4.6 Private/Public Value 166 8.5 Heritage Value and Adaptation 166 8.6 Architectonic and Aesthetic Value 167 8.7 Experience Value 170 8.7.1 Familiar Ugliness 170 8.7.2 Cultural–Historical Value 170 8.7.3 Symbolic Value 171 8.7.4 Traumatic Experience Value 173 8.7.5 Value in Use 174 8.7.6 Intrinsic Value (Highest and Best Use) 174 8.7.7 Heritage as a Source of Social Value 176 8.8 Conclusion 180 References 181 Part III Adaptation Decision-Making and Optimisation 183Craig Langston Chapter 9 Identifying Adaptive Reuse Potential 187 9.1 Introduction 187 9.2 ARP Model 188 9.3 Obsolescence Rates 191 9.3.1 Physical Obsolescence 191 9.3.2 Economic Obsolescence 192 9.3.3 Functional Obsolescence 193 9.3.4 Technological Obsolescence 194 9.3.5 Social Obsolescence 194 9.3.6 Legal Obsolescence 195 9.3.7 Political Obsolescence 196 9.4 Case Study: GPO Building, Melbourne 197 9.5 Discussion 201 9.6 Conclusion 205 Note 206 References 206 Chapter 10 MCDA and Assessing Sustainability 208 10.1 Introduction 208 10.2 Background 209 10.3 A New Approach 211 10.3.1 Conceptual Framework 211 10.3.2 Value for Money 213 10.3.3 Quality of Life 214 10.3.4 Sustainability Risk 215 10.4 Life-Cost Planning 215 10.5 Case Study: Bond University Mirvac School of Sustainable Development (MSSD) Building, Gold Coast 217 10.5.1 Method 217 10.5.2 Return on Investment 218 10.5.3 Energy Usage 220 10.5.4 Functional Performance 220 10.5.5 Loss of Habitat 221 10.5.6 Sustainability Index 221 10.6 Discussion 223 10.7 Conclusion 227 Notes 227 References 228 Chapter 11 Modelling Building Performance Using iconCUR 230 11.1 Introduction 230 11.2 Visual MCDA 231 11.3 iconCUR Model 232 11.4 Case Study: 88 George Street, Sydney 235 11.4.1 Overview 235 11.4.2 Before Intervention 237 11.4.3 After Intervention 239 11.5 Discussion 241 11.6 Conclusion 247 Notes 247 References 248 Chapter 12 Designing for Future Adaptive Reuse 250 12.1 Introduction 250 12.2 Rationale 251 12.3 AdaptSTAR Framework 254 12.4 International Case Studies 259 12.4.1 1881 Heritage, Hong Kong SAR (PRC) 261 12.4.2 Peranakan Museum, City Hall (Singapore) 261 12.4.3 Corso Karlín, Prague (Czech Republic) 262 12.4.4 Arsenal de Metz, Metz (France) 262 12.4.5 The Candy Factory Lofts, Toronto (Canada) 263 12.4.6 Punta Della Dogana Contemporary Art Centre, Venice (Italy) 263 12.4.7 Andel’s Hotel, Lódz (Poland) 264 12.4.8 Sugar Warehouse Loft, Amsterdam (The Netherlands) 264 12.4.9 The Powerhouse, Long Island City (USA) 265 12.4.10 John Knox Church, Melbourne (Australia) 265 12.5 Discussion 266 12.6 Conclusion 268 References 268 Index 273
£82.76
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Low Impact Building
Book SynopsisThis guide to the designs, technologies and materials that really make green buildings work will help architects, specifiers and clients make informed choices, based on reliable technical information. Low Impact Building: Housing using Renewable Materials is about changing the way we build houses to reduce their carbon' footprint and to minimise environmental damage. One of the ways this can be done is by reducing the energy and environmental impact of the materials and resources used to construct buildings by choosing alternative products and systems. In particular, we need to recognise the potential for using natural and renewable construction materials as a way to reduce both carbon emissions but also build in a more benign and healthy way. This book is an account of some attempts to introduce this into mainstream house construction and the problems and obstacles that need to be overcome to gain wider acceptance of genuinely environmental construction methods. <Trade Review“I would recommend it to both experienced practitioners and those new to the subject. It provides enough detail to allow one to source products, ask the right questions, challenge the answers, and hopefully promote the use of natural materials.” (The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, 1 October 2013)Table of ContentsAcknowledgements x Figure credits xi Introduction xii The Renewable House Programme xiv The expansion of natural building xiv The wider environmental agenda xv Chapter overview xvii References xviii 1 Renewable and non-renewable materials 1 Synthetic, manmade materials 2 Limitations of synthetic materials 3 Questioning claims about recycling 4 Resource consumption problem with synthetic materials 7 Renewable materials – insulation 9 Carbon sequestration and embodied energy 10 Performance and Durability of natural materials 11 Natural renewable materials commercially available 11 Low impact materials 22 References 23 2 Case Studies: twelve projects in the Renewable House Programme 26 Abertridwr Y Llaethdy South Wales 29 Drumalla House, Carnlough, County Antrim 35 Blackditch, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire 40 Callowlands, Watford 44 Domary Court, York 49 Inverness 55 Long Meadow, Denmark Lane, Diss 59 LILAC, Leeds 64 Tomorrow’s Garden City, Letchworth 68 Reed Street, South Shields 76 The Triangle, Swindon 80 Pittenweem 88 References 92 3 The Renewable House Programme: a strange procurement! 94 Monitoring and evaluation 103 References 106 4 Analysis of issues arising from the case studies 107 Success in using natural renewable materials 107 Adapting conventional timber frame construction for using natural materials 109 The importance of getting details right and using details appropriate for eco materials 110 Problems with designs and the need to get warranty approvals for changes of details 111 Weather issues and hempcrete 112 Decision of Lime Technology to go for prefabrication in future and whether this is the best option 114 Using wood fibre products and issues related to construction and components 115 References 116 5 Attitudes to renewable materials, energy issues and the policy context 118 Why attitudes and policies affect the use of renewable materials 118 Climate change and energy efficiency targets 118 What is carbon? 119 Sustainable construction and energy policies 120 UK Code for Sustainable Homes 121 New planning policy framework 123 The zero carbon myth 123 The carbon spike concept 125 Energy in use or ‘operational energy’ is all that matters to many 126 How embodied energy was discounted 128 Carbon footprinting 132 Passive design approaches 133 Do natural and renewable materials have lower embodied energy? 133 Carbon sequestration in timber 136 Wood transport issues 137 Carbon sequestration in hemp and hempcrete 138 The Green Deal 139 Official promotion of synthetic insulations 140 Other attitudes hostile to natural materials – the food crops argument 142 Transport and localism 143 Cost 144 References 145 6 Building physics, natural materials and policy issues 148 Holistic design 149 European standards, trade and professional organisations 151 Building physics – lack of good research and education 154 Lack of data and good research on sustainable buildings 155 Energy simulation and calculation tools 157 Assessment of material’s environmental impact and performance 160 Moisture and breathability and thermal mass 164 Breathability 168 Thermal mass and energy performance in buildings 170 Building physics research into hempcrete 174 Indoor air quality 178 References 183 7 Other solutions for low energy housing 187 Hemp lime houses 187 Hemp houses in Ireland 189 Local sheep’s wool in Scotland 192 Strawbale houses in West Grove, Martin, North Kesteven, Lincolnshire 192 Timber experiments 194 Scottish Housing Expo 197 Using local materials? 197 Greenwash projects? 199 So-called ‘carbon neutral’ developments 202 Earth sheltered building 203 BRE Innovation Park 204 Masonry construction for low energy houses 205 Blaming the occupants 209 Back to the 60s and 70s – déjà vu 210 References 211 8 A future for renewable materials? 214 Middlemen 216 Postscript 217 References 219 Glossary/Abbreviations 220 Index 227
£65.66
Duke University Press Spaceship in the Desert
Book SynopsisIn 2006 Abu Dhabi launched an ambitious project to construct the world’s first zero-carbon city: Masdar City. In Spaceship in the Desert Gökçe Günel examines the development and construction of Masdar City''s renewable energy and clean technology infrastructures, providing an illuminating portrait of an international group of engineers, designers, and students who attempted to build a post-oil future in Abu Dhabi. While many of Masdar''s initiatives—such as developing a new energy currency and a driverless rapid transit network—have stalled or not met expectations, Günel analyzes how these initiatives contributed to rendering the future a thinly disguised version of the fossil-fueled present. Spaceship in the Desert tells the story of Masdar, at once a “utopia” sponsored by the Emirati government, and a well-resourced company involving different actors who participated in the project, each with their own agendas andTrade Review"Spaceship in the Desert is the fascinating story of a 'zero-carbon eco-city' that demonstrates the stark difference between vision and reality. . . . Günel’s first-hand reportage is insightful and objective." -- Barry Silverstein * Foreword Reviews *"The book is not only a rich ethnographic description of Masdar in all of its intricacies, but also a larger reflection on how global risks are framed according to the beliefs and situated actions of various interest groups." -- Gerardo del Cerro Santamaría * International Journal of Urban and Regional Research *"The global climate crisis is serious, but Günel shows that our attempts to tackle it are less so. . . . Our contemporary moral mess, from the GCC to Massachusetts, can be seen all too clearly through the pages of Günel’s account." -- Deen Sharp * Public Books *"Günel’s deft ethnographic sensibilities and creatively designed fieldwork further distinguish her contributions to anthropological studies of climate change, governance, knowledge production, infrastructure, materialism, and futurity more broadly. . . . Through fascinating and critical ethnographic descriptions, Günel offers a piercing glimpse into the front-lines of global climate change action." -- Gebhard Keny * Ethnos *"Spaceship in the Desert is a timely contribution to a growing field of anthropological scholarship on energy. . . . This book has the potential to attract readers from across the social sciences, not just within anthropology. The richness of ethnographic detail drawn in connection with the work of key thinkers may satisfy some readers." -- Idalina Baptista * Anthropological Quarterly *"Compelling and thought-provoking. . . . Günel encourages us as academics and as persons to rethink, renegotiate, and recreate our imaginations of the future through climate change technologies that do not preserve the status quo, but rather, alter it in the present." -- Hai Ri (Sophia) Jeon * Anthropology Book Forum *“[Günel’s] brilliant ethnography of Masdar reminds us of the limits of the third pilot of Spaceship Earth—the market.... Günel’s study also shows how the scope of climate change demands administrative bodies beyond corporations and states.” -- Troy Vettese * Viewpoint Magazine *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Introduction. The Soul of Carbon Dioxide 1 Part I. Knowledge 1. Inhabiting the Spaceship 37 2. Beautiful Buildings and Research Contracts 65 Part II. Technology 3. Ergos: A New Energy Currency 101 4. An Expensive Toy 127 Part III. Governance 5. Subsurface Workings 157 Epilogue. The Potential Futures of Abu Dhabi's Masdar 183 Notes 199 References 237 Index 249
£72.25
Duke University Press Spaceship in the Desert
Book SynopsisIn 2006 Abu Dhabi launched an ambitious project to construct the world’s first zero-carbon city: Masdar City. In Spaceship in the Desert Gökçe Günel examines the development and construction of Masdar City''s renewable energy and clean technology infrastructures, providing an illuminating portrait of an international group of engineers, designers, and students who attempted to build a post-oil future in Abu Dhabi. While many of Masdar''s initiatives—such as developing a new energy currency and a driverless rapid transit network—have stalled or not met expectations, Günel analyzes how these initiatives contributed to rendering the future a thinly disguised version of the fossil-fueled present. Spaceship in the Desert tells the story of Masdar, at once a “utopia” sponsored by the Emirati government, and a well-resourced company involving different actors who participated in the project, each with their own agendas andTrade Review"Spaceship in the Desert is the fascinating story of a 'zero-carbon eco-city' that demonstrates the stark difference between vision and reality. . . . Günel’s first-hand reportage is insightful and objective." -- Barry Silverstein * Foreword Reviews *"The book is not only a rich ethnographic description of Masdar in all of its intricacies, but also a larger reflection on how global risks are framed according to the beliefs and situated actions of various interest groups." -- Gerardo del Cerro Santamaría * International Journal of Urban and Regional Research *"The global climate crisis is serious, but Günel shows that our attempts to tackle it are less so. . . . Our contemporary moral mess, from the GCC to Massachusetts, can be seen all too clearly through the pages of Günel’s account." -- Deen Sharp * Public Books *"Günel’s deft ethnographic sensibilities and creatively designed fieldwork further distinguish her contributions to anthropological studies of climate change, governance, knowledge production, infrastructure, materialism, and futurity more broadly. . . . Through fascinating and critical ethnographic descriptions, Günel offers a piercing glimpse into the front-lines of global climate change action." -- Gebhard Keny * Ethnos *"Spaceship in the Desert is a timely contribution to a growing field of anthropological scholarship on energy. . . . This book has the potential to attract readers from across the social sciences, not just within anthropology. The richness of ethnographic detail drawn in connection with the work of key thinkers may satisfy some readers." -- Idalina Baptista * Anthropological Quarterly *"Compelling and thought-provoking. . . . Günel encourages us as academics and as persons to rethink, renegotiate, and recreate our imaginations of the future through climate change technologies that do not preserve the status quo, but rather, alter it in the present." -- Hai Ri (Sophia) Jeon * Anthropology Book Forum *“[Günel’s] brilliant ethnography of Masdar reminds us of the limits of the third pilot of Spaceship Earth—the market.... Günel’s study also shows how the scope of climate change demands administrative bodies beyond corporations and states.” -- Troy Vettese * Viewpoint Magazine *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Introduction. The Soul of Carbon Dioxide 1 Part I. Knowledge 1. Inhabiting the Spaceship 37 2. Beautiful Buildings and Research Contracts 65 Part II. Technology 3. Ergos: A New Energy Currency 101 4. An Expensive Toy 127 Part III. Governance 5. Subsurface Workings 157 Epilogue. The Potential Futures of Abu Dhabi's Masdar 183 Notes 199 References 237 Index 249
£19.79
Rock Point Barkitecture
Book Synopsis
£11.04
Island Press Five Rules for Tomorrow's Cities: Design in an
Book SynopsisHow we design our cities over the next four decades will be critical for our planet. If we continue to spill excessive greenhouse gas into the atmosphere, we will run out of time to keep our global temperature from increasing. Since approximately 80% of greenhouse gases come from cities, it follows that in the design of cities lies the fate of the world. As urban designers respond to the critical issue of climate change, they must also address three cresting cultural waves: the worldwide rural-to-urban migration; the collapse of global fertility rates; and the disappearance of the middle class. In Five Rules for Tomorrow's Cities, planning and design expert Patrick Condon explains how urban designers can assimilate these interconnected changes into their work. Condon shows how the very things that constrain cities, climate change, migration, financial stress, population change, could actually enable the emergence of a more equitable and resource-efficient city. He provides five rules for urban designers: (1) See the City as a System; (2) Recognise Patterns in the Urban Environment; (3) Apply Lighter, Greener, Smarter Infrastructure; (4) Strengthen Social and Economic Urban Resilience; and (5) Adapt to Shifts in Jobs, Retail, and Wages. In Five Rules for Tomorrow's Cities, Condon provides grounded and financially feasible design examples for tomorrow's sustainable cities, and the design tools needed to achieve them.
£27.90
Island Press People, Planet, Design: A Practical Guide to
Book SynopsisIf you were asked to close your eyes and envision where you are happiest, would you picture somewhere inside a building? North Americans are inside buildings for more than 90% of the day. Meanwhile, the indoors are stifling us, sometimes even killing us. Buildings, and the materials that make them up, expose us to materials linked to negative health impacts. The construction and operation of buildings is responsible for 40% of climate-changing carbon emissions. In the US, the design choices made by the typical architecture firm employee each year can reduce emissions by about 300 times that of an average American. But the promise of sustainable architecture will not be realised if sustainability remains a secondary consideration for architects. What if great design were defined by its ability to cool the planet, heal communities, enhance ecological functioning, and advance justice? In People, Planet, Design, architect Corey Squire builds the case, provides the data, and lays out the practical tools for a transformative human-centred architecture. This approach integrates beauty and delight with an awareness of how every design choice impacts the community, the planet, and the people who will use the building. Outcome-focused with a deep dive into practical design strategies, the book showcases ten building systems that embody design excellence. Squire centres the idea that by focusing on the desired outcomes—that buildings shelter us from the elements without disconnecting us from the world, that buildings provide the quality of air, light, and views we now know to be essential to health, productivity, and joy—we can move beyond the checklist mentality that has captured much of the design community. Essential reading for architects who want to transform what the profession means, People, Planet, Design pioneers a new vision and sets readers up with clear guidance on implementing it. Only when design prioritises people, as it should, can architecture realise its full potential.
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