Climate and Architecture

Richard Neutra Born and raised in Vienna, Richard Neutra (1872-1970) came to America early in his career, settling in California. His influence on ...

Global Climate Governance Beyond 2012: Architecture, Agency and Adaptation - Frank Biermann, Philipp Pattberg, Fariborz Zelli

Reducere. "Green buildings" that slash energy use and carbon emissions are all the rage, but they aren't enough. The hidden culprit is embodied carbon--the c...

DescriptionToday, weather extremes brought about by anthropogenic climate change pose relentless cognitive and imaginative challenges. Beyond news ...

In the wake of an escalating global crisis with water, Water Index is the first critical inventory and analysis of innovative architecture, landsca...

Understanding the relationship between design and technology is critical to the understanding of architecture. This book clearly explains the core ...

Japan's postwar urban imagination through the Metabolism architecture movement and visionary science fiction authors The devastation of the Second ...

Reducere. Architecture on the water has changed from a fringe niche market into an increasingly popular sector. Catalyst is the risk of rising water levels a...

DescriptionThe Architecture of Ruins: Designs on the Past, Present and Future identifies an alternative and significant history of architecture fro...

From Hobart's convict legacy, its spectacular natural setting, heritage architecture and climate, to crime rates, economic hardship and new develop...

Sri Lanka is a place of geographic and cultural contrasts, and its best architecture is structurally versatile, using features such as overhanging ...

Reducere. Architecture in the Anthropocene: Encounters Among Design, Deep Time, Science and Philosophy, edited by Etienne Turpin, brings together a provocati...

Reducere. DescriptionPublisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access t...

IndieFab awardsAn unsung prophet of today's green movement in architecture, Frank Lloyd Wright was an innovator of eco-sensitive design generations...

Reducere. The shipwreck narrative is used to explore globalization, colonization and climate change in the masterful works of contemporary American painter A...

"I think bamboo is the right material for creating a new architectural language unique to Vietnam." Vo Trong Nghia. With the climate crisis raging ...

Reducere. This volume examines the applicability of nature-based solutions in ecological restoration practice and in contemporary landscape architecture by b...

Economic theory and government actions have not adequately anticipated statistically unpredictable events such as disasters and pandemics. These ev...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. Hacking the Earthship: In Search of an Earth-Shelter that Works for EveryBody is a collection of academic and in-the-field research on Earthships c...

Warm, inviting, embracing the indoor-outdoor lifestyle with a touch of the exotic, tropical modern homes are a dream of paradise realized. Contempo...

DescriptionLeonardo da Vinci was the epitome of the Renaissance humanist ideal, a logical polymath of epic proportions who excelled and had interes...

Come with us for a moment out onto the porch. Just like that, we've entered another world without leaving home. In this liminal space, an endless a...

Too often a design or architecture degree is seen as a means to an end (a job in an established practice). But imagine for one moment that there ar...

Eco House Plans contains more than 300 floor and elevations plans, as well as constructive details of 36 ecological architecture projects. The spec...

Publisher: University of Minnesota PressIllustration(s): 9 b&w illustrationsNumber of pages: 248Collection: e-flux ArchitecturePublication date: 20...

Publisher: MIT Press LtdAuthor(s): Kian GohIllustration(s): 55 black and white illustrationsNumber of pages: 288Collection: Urban and Industrial En...

Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co IncNumber of pages: 348Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 151 x 227 x 31Cover type: Paperback / softbackEd...

Reducere. The time of rebirth between the 14th century and the 17th century in Europe is known as the Renaissance period. We can still see many of the influe...

Reducere. The need for shelter is one of mankind's most basic, and mankind has been inventive in creating homes to fill this need. This book looks at the pri...

Reducere. DescriptionFun-to-color pictures make this introduction to weather ideal for school-age youngsters curious about tornadoes, hurricanes, fog, blizza...

Reducere. AN ELEGANT FRAMEWORK FOR MORE EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP Bolman and Deal's four-frame model has been transforming business leadership for over 40 years. ...

Reducere. DescriptionThe images in this book document the intertwining of country and city in the character of Woodland, California, since the town's birth i...

From the ski slopes of Utah to the frigid tundra of northwestern Russia, Snowbound celebrates contemporary design in cold climates with a focus on ...

Agriculture plays a vital role supporting human life on Earth but faces significant challenges because of population growth, plant pathogens, and c...

Passive House Details introduces the concepts, principles, and design processes of building ultralow-energy buildings. The objective of this book i...

Reducere. Founded in 1639, the city of Newport offered a temperate climate and a wealth of natural resources to early settlers seeking religious freedom. In ...

Reducere. The desire for beautiful gardens is as strong as ever. An own garden as a private oasis of well-being, but also as a place of prestige can be much ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: John DavidsonEditor: Mendon Cottage BooksTABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION TO SHIPPING CONTAINER HOMES: ADVANTAGES...

DescriptionAlmost all the systems in our world--including technical, social, economic, and environmental systems--are becoming interconnected and i...

DescriptionThe drama of history and the confluence of geography and climate have made Egypt one of the most sought-after travel destinations in the...

This book offers the first in-depth examination of scenario planning. This urban and regional planning approach enables communities to create and a...

DescriptionThe Environmental Design Pocketbook 2nd ed places the information you need for sustainable, low energy building design at your fingertip...

Part of the hugely popular Without the Hot Air series, this book is accessibly written from an engineering perspective on a wide range of materials...

Its unique personality finds expression in everything from the fairytale architecture of modernisme patriarch Antoni Gaudto the neighbourhoodwide s...

DescriptionIn America between 1946 and 1953, the German-Jewish architect Eric Mendelsohn planned seven synagogues, of which four were built, all in...

Contributor(s): Editor: Daniel LerchContribution by: Sarah ByrnesContribution by: Chuck CollinsThe sustainability challenges of yesterday have beco...

DescriptionInfrastructure, Environment, and Life in the Anthropocene explores life in the age of climate change through a series of infrastructural...

DescriptionThough reaching ever further toward the skies, today's cities are overshadowed by multiple threats: climate change, overpopulation, soci...

Reducere. DescriptionThe area now known as Georgetown was once a central meeting place for nearly 40 Native American tribes situated between the Atlantic Oce...

Named a best book of 2019 by the American Society of Landscape Architect's The Dirt, Design with Nature Now celebrates the 50th anniversary of Ian ...

No city in the United States is a synonymous with unbridled growth and land speculation as the sprawling Texas city of Houston. The book offers a v...

Contributor(s): Author: Jan GehlAuthor: Birgitte SvarreHow do we accommodate a growing urban population in a way that is sustainable, equitable, an...

The world has changed. How will society emerge post-pandemic? Will we take the opportunity to reset the status quo? And, if so, what possibilities ...

Reducere. Birte Ford began experimenting with nettles in the 1990s when she moved to Scotland. In her quest to find the simplest way to get spinnable fibres ...

Reducere. This history of Carthage takes us through the earliest legends, to the peak of the civilization, and finally to the wars with the ascendant Roman R...

Reducere. DescriptionA compelling survey of Texas houses that draw both on the heritage of pioneer ranches and on the twentieth-century design principles of ...

DescriptionThis is the road from climate change to primate change. IF YOU THINK YOU ARE YOU, THINK AGAIN.PRIMATE CHANGE is a wide-ranging, polemica...