Cradle to cradle : Remarking the way we make things
By: Braungart, Michael
.
Contributor(s): McDonough, William.
Publisher: London Vintage Books 2008Description: 169p. | Binding - Paperback | 17.6*13 cm.ISBN: 9781784873653.Subject(s): ARCHITECTURE GENERAL (AR-GEN)DDC classification: 745.2 Summary: This book proposes a new vision for modern industry. Instead of our current wasteful and polluting methods of manufacturing, we could be taking nature as a model for making things. With the right redesign, objects that have come to the end of their useful lives should provide the basis for something new. In designing and producing products we need to stop worrying about being ‘less bad’ and start finding ways of actually being good.
| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Text Books
|
School of Architecture General Stacks | Circulation | 745.2 BRA (Browse shelf) | Available | A2639 |
Total holds: 0
This book proposes a new vision for modern industry. Instead of our current wasteful and polluting methods of manufacturing, we could be taking nature as a model for making things. With the right redesign, objects that have come to the end of their useful lives should provide the basis for something new. In designing and producing products we need to stop worrying about being ‘less bad’ and start finding ways of actually being good.
There are no comments for this item.