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Dense + Green: Innovative Building Types for Sustainable Urban Architecture
Thomas Schropfer
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Description for Dense + Green: Innovative Building Types for Sustainable Urban Architecture
Hardback. BIC Classification: AM. .
The integration of nature in architecture is a key concern of sustainability. However, all too often sustainable design is reduced to improving the energetic performance of buildings and the ornamental application of natural green. Dense + Green explores new architectural typologies that emerge from the integration of green components such as sky terraces, vertical parks and green facades, in high-density buildings. The book describes green strategies in a comparison across different design tasks and climate conditions. In-depth case studies on the most relevant building types, consistently presented with analytical drawings made exclusively for this book, are complemented by ... Read more
The integration of nature in architecture is a key concern of sustainability. However, all too often sustainable design is reduced to improving the energetic performance of buildings and the ornamental application of natural green. Dense + Green explores new architectural typologies that emerge from the integration of green components such as sky terraces, vertical parks and green facades, in high-density buildings. The book describes green strategies in a comparison across different design tasks and climate conditions. In-depth case studies on the most relevant building types, consistently presented with analytical drawings made exclusively for this book, are complemented by ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Birkhauser
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Basel, Switzerland
ISBN
9783038215790
SKU
V9783038215790
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About Thomas Schropfer
Prof. Dr. Thomas Schroepfer, Assoc. Head of Pillar of Architecture and Sustainable Design atSUTD, founded in collaboration with MIT
Reviews for Dense + Green: Innovative Building Types for Sustainable Urban Architecture
Dense + Green is a carefully argued book that brings the reader up to date on the thinking, practices and concerns around ecology and architecture. In: http: //www.buildingcentre.co.uk/news/monument-to-ecology