Buildings Culture And Environment
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Buildings Culture And Environment
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Author : Richard Lorch
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2008-04-15
Buildings Culture And Environment written by Richard Lorch and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-04-15 with Technology & Engineering categories.
With accelerating change towards globalisation, the efficacy of design solutions not embedded within regional culture has been prone to failure - technically, socially and economically. Environmental problems and questions surrounding how to achieve a sustainable built environment are now posing urgent challenges to built environment practitioners and researcher. However, international cooperation in setting targets and standards as well as an increasing exchange of environmental information and practices present designers, clients and occupants with new problems that comprise local needs and the built environment. This book addresses the role regional culture play in the successful (or otherwise) process of exchanging and adapting environmental practices and standards in the built environment. Using the specific case of the design of environmentally sound buildings, the book identifies a number of issues from different perspectives: The conflict between regionally appropriate environmental building practices within a global technical and economic context. How human, social and cultural expectations limit technological advances and performance improvements. To what extent information on environmentally progressive buildings can be transferred across cultures without compromising regional and local practices. Which ideas travel successfully between regions – generic principles, specific ideas or specific solutions? How the idea of regional identity is being redefined as the process of globalisation both widens and accelerates.
Building For A Changing Culture And Climate
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Author : Ulrich Pfammatter
language : en
Publisher: Dom Pub
Release Date : 2014
Building For A Changing Culture And Climate written by Ulrich Pfammatter and has been published by Dom Pub this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Architecture categories.
The author of this book aims to encourage an awareness of sustainability as it is implemented across all areas of planning and design, and the ability to think and act on this knowledge. This book will explore in genuine depth the sustainable strategies that could be applied, along with the practical work of key figures in the built environment, setting these against historical experiences and traditional cultures. It also aimes to revive the discourse around these subjects. Achieving this will require the involvement of architects and structural, energy and environmental engineers, construction businesses and specialists, research institutes and universities. The five chapters and 333 show-cased projects reflect important stages in the architectural and engineering-based design process, stages which need to be addressed when dealing with sustainable strategies in the built environment.
Construction And Culture
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Author : Donald E. Mulligan
language : en
Publisher: Stipes Publishing Company
Release Date : 2004-08-31
Construction And Culture written by Donald E. Mulligan and has been published by Stipes Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-08-31 with History categories.
Sustainable Architectures
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Author : Simon Guy
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2005
Sustainable Architectures written by Simon Guy and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Architecture categories.
As buildings are responsible for fifty per cent of CO2 emissions, their design has become the focus of intense technical scrutiny. Knowing how to build more technically efficient, or ecologically responsible, buildings, and being able to assemble the social resources to do so, requires different forms of knowledge and practice. There is wide contestation over the optimal pathways to greener buildings design and great diversity in practices of sustainable architecture. This volume brings together leading researchers from across the European Union and North America both to illustrate the diversity of practice and to provide a critical commentary on this key debate. The reader is provided with an introduction to competing perspectives on the sustainable architecture debate, international exemplars of differing practice and an overview of new theoretical and methodological resources for understanding and meeting the conceptual, social and technical challenges of sustainable architecture.
Buildings And Society
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Author : Anthony D. King
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2003-10-04
Buildings And Society written by Anthony D. King and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-10-04 with Science categories.
First Published in 1984. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Culture Architecture And Nature
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Author : Sim Van der Ryn
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-10-30
Culture Architecture And Nature written by Sim Van der Ryn and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-30 with Architecture categories.
Gathering his most compelling essays and addresses from the last fifty years in one accessible volume, this book looks at the pioneering ideas that underpin Sim Van der Ryn’s ecological design philosophy. It offers a unique decade-by-decade retrospective of the key issues in environmental design, beginning with the most recent years and looking back to the 1960s. With an introductory chapter and further recommended reading for each decade, this book is key reading for any architect or designer practising today, and students will find a wealth of knowledge with which to support their studies. The author’s beautiful illustrations, painted in a corresponding timescale to the chapters, offer further insight into the way he understands the challenges of humanity’s stewardship of our planet.
The Meaning Of The Built Environment
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Author : Amos Rapoport
language : en
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Release Date : 1990
The Meaning Of The Built Environment written by Amos Rapoport and has been published by University of Arizona Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Psychology categories.
The Meaning of the Built Environment is a lively illustrated study of the meanings of everyday buildings for their users. Professor Rapoport uses examples and vignettes, drawn from many cultures and historical eras as well as contemporary America, to explicate a new framework for understanding how the built environment comes to have meaning, both for individual people and whole societies.
Reusable And Sustainable Building Materials In Modern Architecture
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Author : Koç, Gül?ah
language : en
Publisher: IGI Global
Release Date : 2018-11-02
Reusable And Sustainable Building Materials In Modern Architecture written by Koç, Gül?ah and has been published by IGI Global this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-02 with Architecture categories.
Designing buildings and physical environments depends on social structure, social needs, economic data, environment, and technological development. Planning these environments is heavily influenced by cultural and regional need, the existing environment, and the materials available. Reusable and Sustainable Building Materials in Modern Architecture is an essential reference source that discusses the shaping of building design through culture and materials as well as the influence of environment on building design. Featuring research on topics such as passive design, ecological design, and urban design, this book is ideal for academicians, specialists, and researchers seeking coverage on culture, environment, and building design.
The Culture Of Building
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Author : Howard Davis
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2006-06-08
The Culture Of Building written by Howard Davis and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-06-08 with Architecture categories.
"In this book of thirteen chapters, Howard Davis uses historical, contemporary, and cross-cultural examples to describe the nature and influence of these cultures. He shows how building cultures reflect the general cultures in which they exist, how they have changed over history, how they affect the form of buildings and cities, and how present building cultures, which are responsible for the contemporary everyday environments, may be improved."--Jacket.
The Phenomenon Of Architecture In Cultures In Change
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Author : David Oakley
language : en
Publisher: Elsevier
Release Date : 2014-05-09
The Phenomenon Of Architecture In Cultures In Change written by David Oakley and has been published by Elsevier this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-09 with Architecture categories.
The Phenomenon of Architecture in Cultures in Change focuses on the study of architectural design and its impact in the developing world. The book first elaborates on architectural function and problems and building problems. Discussions focus on a unified form of classification to characterize building context, architecture and society, development process and the building process, understanding of architectural form, and exploring architecture. The text then ponders on economy, intentions, ideas, and method in design. Topics include method in design work, formal articulation and architectural expression, synthesis of critical approaches, architectural ideas, search for system in design work, and economy and the design process. The manuscript examines education and architecture and community, as well as urbanizing rural region, residential urban renewal, and town design service. The book is a dependable source of data for architects and researchers interested in the phenomenon of architecture.