Miljøvenlig arkitektur og design

In Portland's Good Life, R. Bruce Stephenson discusses how Portland's investment in sustainability helped stave off climate change and COVID-19. Stephenson tells the timeless story of the city's private citizens who, devoted to the public good and grounded in the good life, built a city that honors their humanity.

- Closely follows the social theme of sustainable development, environmental protection, and low-carbon architecture- Features the innovative application of wood in modern architecture- Full of high-definition pictures with comprehensive technical drawings and in-depth analysis of global casesBorn out of traditional, rustic constructions, wood has judiciously made the transition to being among the top in the list of high-tech building materials. Adding to wood's well-known ecological and building biology aspects, innovative timber construction technology now extends a great deal of design freedom as well, being extremely precise. Wood's ability to enrich even the most futuristic, contemporary architecture, to impart warmth and tasteful classicism is not unknown. Using wood in combination with, or in contrast to, other materials such as metal, glass, bricks, or exposed concrete is fast becoming a design option that architects and designers are increasingly choosing for their designs. Their willingness to experiment and be bold with design is evident in the material selection, interior appointments, and aesthetic finishes of their architectural creations. Wood in Contemporary Architecture offers a unique overview of wood as a construction material for residential buildings worldwide, and also introduces architects, interior designers, and builders to the diverse characteristics of contemporary timber architecture.

Aim of this book is, after the definition of the field of investigation concerning sustainable regeneration trough topics such as resilience, adaptation, health and mixed connections, to illustrate the present-day approaches to the analysis and design of healthy places, and in particular the original Healthy Pl@ce Design method.

2006 gründete Laurent de Wurstemberger mit zwei Partnern das Atelier ar-ter in Carouge sowie 2011 zusammen mit dem Materialwissenschaftler Rodrigo Fernandez die Firma Terrabloc, die Aushubmaterial von Baustellen zu verdichteten Lehmblocksteinen verarbeitet. 2018 eröffnete er sein Architekturbüro in Genf und realisiert seitdem eine Reihe kleinerer, raffinierter Projekte, unter anderem die Sanierung eines Bauernhofes in Choully.En 2006, Laurent de Wurstemberger a co-fondé avec deux associés l'atelier ar-ter à Carouge et en 2011, avec l'ingénieur en matériaux Rodrigo Fernandez, l'entreprise Terrabloc, qui fabrique des blocs de terre compressée à partir de déblais d'excavation de chantier. En 2018, il crée son atelier d'architecture à Genève et réalise depuis toute une série de petits projets précieux, notamment la réhabilitation d'un domaine agricole à Choully.

"No Trust, No City!" was the longtime credo on their website; "Some Ideas for Better Cities" was their first joint lecture series; and Acting in Public was their first book. For over twenty years, the architecture collective raumlaborberlin has been searching for new spaces of encounter and for ways of achieving cooperative urban development. Together with experts from various disciplines, they experiment with new forms of urban practice, participation, and the joint production of space. Polylemma explores the work of the collective from diverse perspectives. Its nine members visit the sites of their work, come together with long-standing colleagues and critics, dissect the mechanisms behind their actions, and reflect on the tools and methods of their research-based practice. Examining numerous projects, they discuss strategies for learning together, experimental building, radical recycling, and cooperative urban development. The book is a call to action: space becomes an actor that fundamentally questions design itself and the role of architects. It offers an extensive collection of photos and drawings, analyses and ideas, tutorials and building instructions, that continually test and explore the parameters for action in urban space. Polylemma asks: How do we want to live together in the future? It is a request to think space openly; a plea for the city as a sphere of action.

Paper and cardboard as sustainable building materials are currently the subject of research and testing. They can be produced inexpensively, are made from renewable raw materials and are completely recyclable. The focus of their application is on temporary uses, such as for transitional schools, emergency shelters or "microhomes". Properly protected from moisture and fire, the material proves to be durable. Design and aesthetic qualities are by no means neglected, as case studies by Pritzker Prize winner Shigeru Ban demonstrate: the Chengdu Elementary School, the Paper Concert Hall in Aquila or the Cardboard Cathedral in Christchurch all provided a sign of hope after devastating earthquakes. This introduction explains the technology of building with cardboard and paper and shows a wide range of examples.

"Project sponsors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Art, Science & Technology, [and] University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning"--Colophon

This research and reference text covers the most recent advancements in the implementation of sustainability principles to built environments. It engages the perspectives of a wide range of professionals, including architects, engineers, geographers, and more. Interdisciplinary in nature, it is ideal for a wide range of researchers and industry professionals working on sustainability problems.

The book features current sustainability and material research and design for innovative strategies centered around ecology, sustainability, and the rise of future tourism models on the resort island of Gili Meno, Indonesia. It focuses on sustainability of materials, climate issues, and development in fragile island areas where exploitation of resources are being monitored for future development. It is said that our actions impact the environment seven generations into the future. In fact the growing concern about the global impact of tourism and the associated waste produced by leisure industries is outdated. This Yale graduate advanced architecture studio analyzed the current ecological conditions, indigenous architecture styles, and resort culture of Gili Meno, a tiny remote island off the coast of Lombok, Indonesia, to generate next-generation models of tourism. "We've also seen a huge rise in awareness of sustainability in terms of holidaying patterns and resort developments. I wouldn't say that 30 years ago people were blind to these issues, but there's certainly much more education and consciousness now about global warming and other issues. So whether a developer sincerely believes it needs to incorporate sustainability or sees a commercial advantage in being sustainable, there's no discrepancy. A commercial advantage validates the need to be sustainable because there's nothing less sustainable than a failed resort." --John Spence

"In light of the current political crisis around climate change, what can architecture possibly contribute towards a new planetary imaginary of our contemporary environment, beyond environmentalism and technological determinism? Architecture as measure is an elaboration on the disciplinary and cultural potentials of such a provocation. It positions climate change as a cultural and political idea that requires a renewed architectural environmental imagination"--Back cover

This compendium assembles 4 volumes that explore city commons through the works presented at the Seoul Biennale 2017. The first book shows an exploration not of distant utopias, but of the very near future, because the emerging commons is changing the way we connect, make, move, recycle, sense, and share, and the way we manage air, water, energy and the earth. The second book presents contemporary urbanism thoughts on nine imminent commons, which engage collective ecological and technological resources relevant to all cities and even extra-urban territories. The third book sets up a dialogue on the current state and near future of cities of the world through the lens of public initiatives, projects, and urban narratives. The fourth book highlights Seoul's complex urban fabric as a theatre on which the Seoul Biennale was played out. 4 books for the price of 3:Imminent Commons: The Expanded CityImminent Commons: Urban Questions for the Near FutureImminent Commons: Commoning CitiesImminent Commons: Live from Seoul

The author's firm is responsible for one of Mexico City's tallest skyscrapers, the Reforma Tower (2016), built on the corner of Paseo de la Reforma and R'o Elba. At 57 stories and 807 feet high, the tower's delicate silhouette made a striking addition to the city's skyline. This book explores the process involved in designing and building the tower.tower.

Hack the Grid documents a series of large-scale light installations produced in Pittsburgh by New Mexico-based environmental artist Andrea Polli (born 1968), using the city's long history of energy and industry to interrogate issues from particulate pollution to wind power.