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Blue architecture : water, design, and environmental futures / Brook Muller

By: Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: Roger Fullington series in architecturePublisher: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2022Copyright date: ©2022Edition: First editionDescription: 1 Online-Ressource (XIII, 167 Seiten)ISBN:
  • 9781477325117
  • 9781477325124
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: 9781477325100. | Erscheint auch als: Blue architecture. Druck-Ausgabe First edition. Austin : University of Texas Press, 2022. xiii, 167 SeitenDDC classification:
  • 720/.47
LOC classification:
  • NA2542.8
  • NA2542
DOI: DOI: 10.7560/325100Online resources: Summary: Le Corbusier famously said, “A house is a machine for living in.” We now confront the litany of environmental challenges associated with the legacy of the architectural machine: a changing climate, massive species die-off, diminished air and water quality, and resource scarcities. Brook Muller offers an alternative: water-centric urban design that fosters sustainability, equity, and architectural creativity. Inspired by the vernacular, such as the levadas of Madeira Island and both the arid and drenched places of the American West, Muller articulates a “hydro-logical” philosophy in which architects and planners begin by conceptualizing interactions between existing waterways and the spaces they intend to develop. From these interactions—and the new technologies and approaches enabling them—aesthetic, spatial, and experiential opportunities follow. Not content merely to work around sensitive ecology, Muller argues for genuinely climate-adapted urban landscapes in which buildings act as ecological infrastructure that actually improve watersheds while delivering functionality and beauty for diverse communities. Rich in images and practical examples, Blue Architecture will change the way we think about our designed world.PPN: PPN: 1806822881Package identifier: Produktsigel: EBA-CL-AD | EBA-EBKALL | EBA-ECL-AD | EBA-EEBKALL | EBA-ESSHALL | EBA-ESTMALL | EBA-PPALL | EBA-SSHALL | EBA-STMALL | GBV-deGruyter-alles | ZDB-23-DAD | ZDB-23-DGG | EBA-EMB | EBA-BACKALL | EBA-EBACKALL
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