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Green architecture / James Wines ; edited by Philip Jodidio.
Publication details: Köln ; New York : Taschen, ©2000.Description: 240 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 3822863033
- 9783822863039
- 1900 - 1999
- Organic architecture
- Architecture -- Environmental aspects
- Architecture and energy conservation
- Architecture, Modern -- 20th century
- Architecture organique
- Architecture -- Aspect de l'environnement
- Architecture et économies d'énergie
- Architecture -- 20e siècle
- Architecture and energy conservation
- Architecture -- Environmental aspects
- Architecture, Modern
- Organic architecture
- Landschapsarchitectuur
- Bouwkunst
- Ecologie
- NA 682.O73 .W56 2000
Contents:
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.
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.
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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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