The new eco-architecture : alternatives from the modern movement / Colin Porteous.

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Porteous, Colin.

Title & Author:

The new eco-architecture : alternatives from the modern movement / Colin Porteous.

Publication:

Description:

xii, 212 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. The multi-layer phenomenon. 1. 1927 -- a chronological milestone. 2. Protagonists -- aesthetic and tectonic attitude. 3. Condensation factor. 4. 1960s threshold -- pt. 2. The glass is greener. 5. What is green? 6. Liberating transparency. 7. Eco-footprint -- pt. 3. Adventitious propagation? 8. Green trail to now -- ecology vs economy. 9. Fuller life -- hippies, junk and self-build. 10. Oil and water. 11. Spirit of the age.

Summary:

The New Eco-Architecture builds a historical bridge between architectural science and design. It seeks to address neglected aspects of the Modern Movement as a prelude to supporting a diversity of architectural insight and experimentation aimed at twenty-first century environmental needs and priorities. The attitudes and influences of renowned figures are re-examined in relation to current issues of architectural sustainability. By setting today's green architectural quest within a twentieth century context, and evaluating the main protagonists with regard to a modern eco-sensitive lineage, the book will be of primary interest to architectural students, academics and practitioners. However, it should also intrigue historians, theoreticians and critics, who tend to gloss over such issues, as well as other disciplines engaged with the built environment. -- Back cover.

ISBN:

0415256240
9780415256247
0415256259 (pbk.)
9780415256254 (pbk.)

Subject:

Architecture, Modern Environmental aspects.
Modern movement (Architecture)
Architecture 20e siècle Aspect de l'environnement.
Mouvement moderne (Architecture)
Architektur
Architekturtheorie
Umwelt
Wohnungsbau
Ökologie
Architecture Environmental aspects.
Architecture (object genre) 1990-2010.
Modern Movement.
Green design 1990-2010.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 221086
Call No.: NA2542.35 .P6 2002
Status: Available

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