Libros de ARQUITECTURA SOSTENIBLE

In doing so, it aims to describe how humans and nature interact with the thin crust of the planet through architecture. In particular, the immense material, energy and labor involved ...

'Japan: Nation Building Nature' is the first book to map out the views of nature that have shaped the widely acclaimed but often misunderstood modern architecture of Japan. By connecting ...

In this book, the author tests a regenerative-adaptive pattern language theory towards investigating the possibilities of a holistic, integrated design and planning method for sustainable development that incorporates the principles ...

Habitat: Expanding Architecture highlights an important moment in the history of architecture and urban planning: the tenth CIAM Congress, held in Dubrovnik in 1956. The central theme of the congress ...

Modern Architecture and Climate explores how leading architects of the twentieth century incorporated climate-mediating strategies into their designs, and shows how regional approaches to climate adaptability were essential to the ...

In view of the fact that, by 2050, 70% of the worlds population will live in cities, the sub-ject of 'sustainable urban design' is an im-portant issue for UNESCOs Cities ...

This book is a treatise on how to reconnect people with nature through contemporary architecture and design. Solace in Nature is about finding solace within the landscape in the bluffs, ...

studio bau:ton, the practice founded by Swiss architect Peter Grüneisen, designs buildings rooted in the sphere of imagination and cre-ativity. The practice's main clients are in the music and film ...

This is a practical guide to delivering green infrastructure from the ground up and bringing nature in to the built environment. Exploring the process of delivery through an array of ...

Hay varios factores que intervienen en la planificación y construcción de una casa orgánica: en primer lugar, un propietario visionario que desee crear un lugar especial para vivir para él ...

The making of architectural projects made partly or totally from recycled freight containers is getting more and more common, and added to this, the need for a more sustainable construction ...

Soft Living Architecture explores the invention of new architectures based on living processes. It crafts a unique intersection between two fast-developing disciplines: biomimicry and biodesign in architecture, and bioinformatics and ...

This book is an appeal to start designing minimum weight applications to seriously save energy. It also offers practical advice for doing so. 'Designing Lightness' entertains the reader with its ...

What is 'good' architecture? This seemingly simple question is connected to a wide range of criteria ' just like the radical quest for 'good' food, which has produced a wealth ...

Peter Walker is one of the most seminal and prolific figures in contemporary landscape design worldwide ? both as a teacher and as practitioner. Among his best-known works are Nasher ...

Los proyectos presentados en este libro, procedentes de diecinueve países de cuatro continentes, ilustran las múltiples aproximaciones posibles que alrededor del mundo utiliza la arquitectura en búsqueda de estrategias sostenibles ...

Observation and representation is a foundational subject in Landscape Architecture. Landscape design is a process shaped by the connections and interactions among designers, users, and the real world. This issue ...

Visually enriched with over 250 photographs and drawings, Bioclimatic Double-Skin Façades is an essential reference guide for understanding the types and functions of double-skin façades. Author Mary Ben Bonham examines ...