
Reinterpreting Sustainable Architecture
Theories, Discourses, Practices
Routledge (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 8. January 2050
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-0-415-30683-6 (ISBN)
Description
Sustainability is now one of the key debates shaping cities. It has been suggested that 'sustainable architecture isn't a prescription. It's an approach, an attitude. It shouldn't really even have a label. It should just be architecture!' But what does it mean to describe a building as 'green'? How can we make sense of the bewildering array of contrasting styles of sustainable architecture?
Based on original research by a sociologist and architect, the book draws upon a range of perspectives and theories that illuminate both the contested nature of green design and the socially constructive nature of sustainable architectural practice. Written in a straightforward style and illustrated throughout with well-known international examples of green building, this book will appeal to students, practitioners and academics alike.
Based on original research by a sociologist and architect, the book draws upon a range of perspectives and theories that illuminate both the contested nature of green design and the socially constructive nature of sustainable architectural practice. Written in a straightforward style and illustrated throughout with well-known international examples of green building, this book will appeal to students, practitioners and academics alike.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
5 s/w Tabellen
5 Tables, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 174 mm
Weight
498 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-30683-6 (9780415306836)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
University of Manchester, UK
University of Nottingham
University of Nottingham
Content
1. Introduction: Exploring Sustainable Architecture 2. Sustaining Design: Theories of Sustainable Architecture 3. Constructing Consensus: Universalism and Standardization 4. Re-Interpreting Sustainable Architecture: Competing Discourses 5. Domesticating Environments: Places and Pluralism 6. Sustainable Developments: Property, Process and Power 7. Geographies of Sustainability: Development and Diversity 8. Conclusions: Reconstructing Sustainable Architecture