The return of nature : sustaining architecture in the face of sustainability / edited by Preston Scott Cohen and Erika Naginski.

Other author Cohen, Preston Scott, editor.
Other author Naginski, Erika editor.
Format Book
PublicationNew York : Routledge, 2014.
Descriptionxvi, 231 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm
Subjects

Contents Design's new catechism / Robert Levit -- Faculty of omnipotence / Catherine Ingraham -- The raw and the cooked / Sylvia Lavin -- Case study I: MOS Architects, afterparty, P.S. 1 YAP Pavilion (2009) -- The nature parallel / Barry Bergdoll -- Next to nothing / K. Michael Hays -- Nature after Mies / Diane Lewis -- Case study II: Michael Bell Architecture, Gefter-Press House, Hudson Valley, NY (2007) -- On limits / Andrew Payne -- Eco-pop / Mark Jarzombek -- Nature, model of complexity / Jean-François Chevrier -- Case study III: Steven Holl Architects, Sliced Porosity Block, Chengdu, China (2007-2012) -- Agri-tecture / Elizabeth Diller -- Nature, infrastructure and cities / Antoine Picon -- Case study IV: George L. Legendre, Henderson Waves, Singapore (2004-2008) -- Block that metaphor / Jorge Silvetti -- Case study V: Prescott Scott Cohen, Inc., Fahmy House, Los Gatos CA (2007-2014).
Summary Detailed case studies and essays by practitioners, historians, and theorists present multiple viewpoints on the relations between architecture, nature, green design, sustainability, technology, and culture.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2013038677
ISBN9780415897884 (alk. paper)
ISBN0415897882 (alk. paper)
ISBN9780415897891 (alk. paper)
ISBN0415897890 (alk. paper)
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Joyner General Stacks NK1520 .R534 2014 ✔ Available Place Hold