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By: Contributor(s): Series: Architecture & design seriesPublication details: Köln ; New York : Taschen, ©2000.Description: 240 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 3822863033
  • 9783822863039
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • NA682.O73 .W56 2000
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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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.

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