Architecture and the urban environment : a vision for the new age / Derek Thomas.

Main entry:

Thomas, Derek, 1940- author.

Title & Author:

Architecture and the urban environment : a vision for the new age / Derek Thomas.

Publication:

Oxford ; Boston : Architectural Press, 2002.

Description:

224 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-222) and index.
The urban habitat -- Directions in architecture -- Cultural rhythms -- Urban design in response -- Sensory attributes -- Architecture in response -- On environmental economics -- The timeless way.

Summary:

"Architecture and the Urban Environment forms a critical appraisal of the place and direction of architecture and urban design in a new world order at the start of the 21st century. This practical guide highlights current social and natural resource issues and helps architects to formulate an approach to future design."
"Drawing on successful precedents in architecture and the design of urban social space, and comparing these to the less responsive products of consumer architecture today, Derek Thomas builds a narrative of architectural evolution in the post-modern period. Architectural and environmental goals for the future are defined, through analysis of international case studies from Europe, North America, the developing world, South America and Central Asia. To help architects deal with prospective changes in design context, a responsive value system is outlined, including end-user involvement in the design process and the use of environmental economics.
The author argues that this new and sustainable approach should be recognised as that of a New Age in mainstream architectural history."--Jacket.

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Table of contents

ISBN:

0750654627 (paperback)
9780750654623 (paperback)

Subject:

Sustainable architecture.
City planning.
Architecture durable.
Stadtgestaltung
Stadtbild
Stadtökologie
Bouwkunst.
Stedelijke omgeving.
Architecture écologique.
Planification urbaine.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 227758
Call No.: NA2542.36 .T48 2002
Status: Available

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