Green architecture /
Series: Architecture & design seriesPublication details: Köln ; New York : Taschen, ©2000.Description: 240 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:- 3822863033
- 9783822863039
- NA682.O73 .W56 2000
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Book | Whitecliffe Library General Shelves | General | NA 2542 WIN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0001658 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-240).
Nature's revenge: a brief survey of 20th century green history -- Eco-philosophy an early green history -- Environmental architecture today -- Integration of architecture and landscape -- "Borrowed from nature": organic forms and cosmic symbolism -- Architecture in its cultural context -- Translating technology into art -- Green design research and technological innovations -- Building a bridge to the common client -- The sociological aspects of green architecture: urbanism -- Prophetic visions for the future -- Conclusion: turning over a new leaf.
James Wines explores human habitats that function in harmony with the environment. The author reviews 20th-century green architecture, presents a history of shelter from Neolithic times to the present & identifies new architectural directions.