Return of nature: sustaining architecture in the face of sustainability
By: Cohen, Preston Scott
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Contributor(s): Naginski, Erika.
Publisher: New York Routledge 2014Edition: 1st Ed.Description: xvi, 231 Pages | Binding - Paperback |.ISBN: 978-0-415-89789-1.Subject(s): ORGANICCONCEITS; THESUBLIMEPAST; SUSTAININGNATURE | ARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENT (AR-ENV)DDC classification: 720.47 Summary: The Return of Nature asks you to critique your conception of nature and your approach to architectural sustainability and green design. What do the terms mean? Are they de facto design requirements? Or are they unintended design replacements? The book is divided into five parts giving you multiple viewpoints on the role of the relations between architecture, nature, technology, and culture. A detailed case study of a built project concludes each part to help you translate theory into practice. This holistic approach will allow you to formulate your own theory and to adjust your practice based on your findings. Will you provoke change, design architecture that responds to change, or both?
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The Return of Nature asks you to critique your conception of nature and your approach to architectural sustainability and green design. What do the terms mean? Are they de facto design requirements? Or are they unintended design replacements? The book is divided into five parts giving you multiple viewpoints on the role of the relations between architecture, nature, technology, and culture. A detailed case study of a built project concludes each part to help you translate theory into practice. This holistic approach will allow you to formulate your own theory and to adjust your practice based on your findings. Will you provoke change, design architecture that responds to change, or both?
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