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Material Revolution: Sustainable and Multi-Purpose Materials for Design and Architecture
Sascha Peters
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Description for Material Revolution: Sustainable and Multi-Purpose Materials for Design and Architecture
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Since it is now clear that in the future many raw materials will only be available to us in limited quantities, scientists have for some time been conducting intensive research into possible alternatives. Sustainability is the order of the day and the magic word for a better future in politics and industry. Moreover, environmental consciousness and a penchant for thinking in terms of material cycles have caught on with consumers: the use of environmentally compatible materials and production methods is desired, even taken for granted by the client. Designers and architects thus have a special role and responsibility. For ... Read more
Since it is now clear that in the future many raw materials will only be available to us in limited quantities, scientists have for some time been conducting intensive research into possible alternatives. Sustainability is the order of the day and the magic word for a better future in politics and industry. Moreover, environmental consciousness and a penchant for thinking in terms of material cycles have caught on with consumers: the use of environmentally compatible materials and production methods is desired, even taken for granted by the client. Designers and architects thus have a special role and responsibility. For ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Birkhauser Switzerland
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
, Switzerland
ISBN
9783034606639
SKU
V9783034606639
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Ref
99-1
About Sascha Peters
Dr. Sascha Peters is a qualified engineer and designer; he works as a materials consultant and is chief executive officer of the firm haute production. He is the author of the Handbuch für technisches Produktdesign and also writes the materials column for the design journal form.
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