{"product_id":"the-green-imperative-9780500296196","title":"The Green Imperative","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Green ImperativeFirst published at the end of the twentieth century, this book offered a plethora of honest advice, clear examples, and withering critiques, laying out the flaws of and opportunities for the design world at that time. A quarter of a century on, Papanek?s lucid prose has lost none of its verve, and the problems he highlights have only become more urgent, giving today?s reader both a fascinating historical perspective on the issues at hand and a blueprint for how they might be solved.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Important and timely … a valuable resource for those trying to steer an ethically and ecologically informed path through the world of contemporary professional design practice' - Neil Maycroft, Associate Professor at the Lincoln School of Design\u003cbr\u003e'The lessons sustainable design pioneer Papanek imparts are as relevant in 2021 as they ever have been' - Design Week\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: The Power of Design \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  1. HERE TODAY, GONE TOMORROW?\u003cbr\u003e Our damaged planet • The historical view • The acceleration of disaster • Healing on a human scale • Is time on our side?\u003cbr\u003e 2. DESIGNING FOR A SAFER FUTURE\u003cbr\u003e Production and pollution • Product assessment • Packaging and shrouding • The problem with plastics • Millions of tyres • Green Design • Profit and politics • Design in the 21st century\u003cbr\u003e 3. TOWARD THE SPIRITUAL IN DESIGN\u003cbr\u003e The function of beauty • The designer’s intent • Design for Disassembly • Exploiting every scrap • People participation • Designer as entrepreneur • Evaluating new technologies • Design ethics • Transforming the assignment\u003cbr\u003e 4. SENSING A DWELLING\u003cbr\u003e Mood and environment • The dimension of light • Footfalls • Feeling the fabric • The sense of smell • Responses to space • Sounds and rhythms • Organic geometry • The collective unconscious • Benign architecture\u003cbr\u003e 5. THE BIOTECHNOLOGY OF COMMUNITIES\u003cbr\u003e Finding the centre once more • People not traffic • The aesthetics of site • The sense of location • Nature’s magic numbers • Ideal community size\u003cbr\u003e 6. THE LESSONS OF VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE\u003cbr\u003e Too humble for history • Six fallacies about vernacular architecture • Process not Product • Six explanations • The dynamic web\u003cbr\u003e 7. FORM FOLLOWS FUN\u003cbr\u003e Designing for the moment • The fun object • Fashions in form • ‘Anti-design’ • Toy or tool • The meaning of objects\u003cbr\u003e 8. IS CONVENIENCE THE ENEMY?\u003cbr\u003e Longing and dissatisfaction • Ten ‘convenience’ traps • Design as signifier • Chair as design gesture • Fashion and cuteness\u003cbr\u003e 9. SHARING NOT BUYING\u003cbr\u003e The consumer triangle • The quality of life • Ten questions before buying • Three further questions • Possible answers\u003cbr\u003e 10. GENERATIONS TO COME\u003cbr\u003e Drawing from different disciplines • The search for good form • Design education for all • World information network • The quality of learning • Creative problem-solving\u003cbr\u003e 11. THE BEST DESIGNERS IN THE WORLD?\u003cbr\u003e The edge of survival • Inuit design skills • Space concepts • Thinking in three dimensions • Art is life • Learning from the Inuit\u003cbr\u003e 12. THE NEW AESTHETIC: MAKING THE FUTURE WORK","brand":"Thames \u0026 Hudson Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864791134551,"sku":"9780500296196","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780500296196.jpg?v=1722273156","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-green-imperative-9780500296196","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}