Green Architecture The Art of Architecture in the Age of Ecology

Name: Green Architecture The Art of Architecture in the Age of Ecology
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ISBN: 9783822863039

ISBN-10: 3822863033

ISBN-13: 9783822863039

Edition: 2000

Authors: James Wines, Philip Jodidio

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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.

Book details

List price: $19.99
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: TASCHEN
Publication date: 5/1/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 7.75" wide x 9.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.892
Language: English



Preface


Foreword


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


Bibliography


Index


Credits and Acknowledgements