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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
KieranTimberlake, an architectural firm based in Philadelphia, is a recognized leader of the "green" architecture movement in the U.S. As this film illustrates, its founders Stephen Kieran and James Timberlake have been developing innovative means to combine sustainable design principles with off-site construction for the mass customization of houses. The firm's Loblolly House, built in the Chesapeake Bay area of Maryland in 2007, and the Cellophane...
Author
Publisher
Cherry Lake Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Green architecture includes structures that use sustainable materials and energy sources. This book showcases fascinating green buildings-from houses and arenas to offices and museums-and the architects who built them! A table of contents, glossary, index, author biography, design activity, and sidebars are included in this title"--
Series
PM video volume 16
Publisher
PM Press
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Explores earthen buildings; how they could re-shape our world, homes and lives to be healthier. In the age of massive economic collapse and emergencies, maybe what we need is to get back to the earth.
Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
How far can we expand the concept of 'urban nature'? How would it make us feel? And how is it going to transform our cities - and, eventually, ourselves? 'Garden City' captures the growing global movement among contemporary architects for biodesigning buildings less as skin and bodies - structure and facade - and more as living entities, capable of being ecologically autonomous, horticulturally productive and ultimately pleasing to our day-to-day...
Series
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Sustainability is taking root at the forefront of architects' design philosophies. 1. The currents, a ten-storey residential tower and new home to the Great Canadian Theatre Company, is a green development from the partnership of Peter Busby and windmill developments in Ottawa. 2. Engineer Andre Dupras built his house in the Laurentians to accommodate a gymnasium for his wife, a former performer with the Cirque de Soleil. The home features many sustainable...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The Pritzker-prize winning architect Thom Mayne has been identified with muscular, bold, steel-and-glass design since the founding of his firm, Morphosis, in 1971. With the Federal Office Building in San Francisco, Mayne proves that innovative and sustainable architecture can be introduced successfully into a building type typically considered predictable and boring. In this tour of the dramatic high-rise building, Mayne takes us through its many...
Author
Publisher
Twenty-First Century Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Urban planners, architects, and scientists are developing high-rise forests that seek to balance human activity and natural regeneration. Discover how green infrastructure will transform the urban landscape and how we think about our future"--
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Biophilia is the theory that people possess an inherent affinity for nature, which developed during the long course of human evolution. In recent years, studies have revealed that this inclination continues to be a vital component to human health and well-being. Given the pace and scale of construction today and the adversarial, dominative relationship with nature expressed by much building development, the integration of nature with our built environments...
Author
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
In Building Reuse: Sustainability, Preservation, and the Value of Design, Kathryn Rogers Merlino makes an impassioned case that truly sustainable design requires reusing and reimagining existing buildings. The construction and operation of buildings is responsible for 41 percent of all primary energy use and 48 percent of all carbon emissions. The impact of the demolition and removal of an older building can greatly diminish the advantages of adding...
Publisher
Metropolis Books
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
" Edited by architecture for Humanity, a volunteer-based organization that provides architectural solutions to humanitarian crises, Design Like You Give a Damm brings the best of humanitarian design to the printed page. Proceeds from the sale of this book will support the work of Architecture for Humanity." From the bookjacket.
Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Featuring nineteen home-building and design strategies that are direct, original and often surprisingly simple, this inspirational sourcebook presents a mix of new technology and time-tested vernacular methods that will change the way we think about 'home'. With strategies and houses that span the globe, including developing regions in Asia, Africa and South America, the book shines a spotlight on everything from wholly new techniques to creative...
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