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Title: Green Architecture |
| Author: James Wines, Philip Jodidio (Ed) |
Description: Subtitle: The Art of Architecture in the Age of Ecology
What makes a green house? Are ecological materials and solar panels on roof tops the only signs of an environmental architecture? Or were the designs of Antoni Gaudi and Frank Lloyd Wright even greener than the buildings of most contemporary architects, whose energy-efficient house do not differ visibly from traditional modernist architecture?
In his book, James Wines discusses the various - and often irreconcilable - concepts of ecological architecture, and pleads for a design that not only calls for technological solutions but also longs to reconcile man and nature by aesthetic means.
The contemporary buildings featured cover the wide range of environmental architecture: organically and technologically orientated buildings as well as integrative buildings that are rooted in landscapes or urban contexts, designed by 38 prominent architects including Emilio Ambasz, Nigel Coates, Charles Jencks, Jean Nouvel, Renzo Piano and Antoine Predock.
About the Author
James Wines (born 1932) is Founder, Creative Director and President of SITE Environmental Design, an architecture and environmental arts organisation established in 1970 in New York City. His work is internationally known for its commitment to an integration of the arts and the fusion of buildings, landscapes and public spaces with their surrounding contexts. Since the mid 1970s, James Wines has developed and taught environmental design programs at colleges and universities in the USA, Europe and Asia. In recent years, he has taken an increasingly active role in the international green movement through projects, lectures, conferences and writings, including Architecture as Art (1980) and De-Architecture (1987). In 1999, he was elected Dean of Architecture and the University of Pennsylvania.
About The Editor
Philip Jodidio (born 1954) studied art history and economics at Harvard University, and has been editor-in-chief of the French journal Connaissance des Arts since 1980. He has published numerous articles and books on contemporary architecture, including Building a New Millennium (1999) with TASCHEN, and is internationally renowned as one of the most versatile writers on the subject.
240pp Hbk 198x251
Subtopic: General Interest |
| Year: 2000 |
| Code: 5364 |
| Price: €13.70 |
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