{"product_id":"eco-living-japan-9780804850391","title":"Eco Living Japan","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEco Living Japan presents the contemporary Japanese homes which best exemplify the recent trends in sustainable design and green architecture in Japan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book is one more step forward towards a holistic understanding of Sustainable Design.  Not as a simple matter of technology, but as a broad civic responsibility: for ecological and economic improvement, for social integration and cultural adequacy.\" --\u003cb\u003eJana Revedin, professor of Architecture and Design and Founding President of the LOCUS Foundation for Sustainable Urban Development\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"…the work visits 19 homes to demonstrate how different architectural elements can be blended successfully to create sustainable dwellings that exemplify the Japanese concept of \u003ci\u003emottainai\u003c\/i\u003e, loosely translated as 'waste not, want not.'\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eArchitectural Digest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Features include an interesting use of light, different types of wood, asymmetrical designs and balance, and a harmonious mixture of the old and new. This is much more than solar panels on roofs and recycled materials!\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHaikuGirl's Japan\u003c\/i\u003e blog\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Tuttle Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49527725195607,"sku":"9780804850391","price":16.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780804850391.jpg?v=1731868996","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/eco-living-japan-9780804850391","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}