Eco-Architecture
Harmonisation between Architecture and Nature
Edited By: G. BROADBENT, University of Portsmouth, UK and C.A. Brebbia, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK
Price
$372.00 (free shipping)
ISBN
978-1-84564-171-9
eISBN
978-1-84564-237-2
Pages
432
Book Series
86
Transaction Series
WIT Transactions on The Built Environment
Transaction Volume
86
Published
2006
Format
Hardback
Unlike the mechanistic buildings it replaces, Eco-Architecture is in harmony with nature, including its immediate environs. Decisions have to be taken on ecological grounds concerning locations, siting and orientation, as well as the well-informed choice of materials.
Eco-Architecture is by definition inter-disciplinary; it requires the collaboration of engineers, planners, physicists, sociologists, economists, and other specialists, in addition to architects. The papers contained in this book were written by different specialists and attempt to focus on the interdisciplinary character of eco-architecture.
Featuring papers from the First International Conference on Harmonisation between Architecture and Nature , Featured topics include: Ecological & cultural sensitivity; Historical & philosophical aspects; Design with nature; Assessment & selection of materials; Natural technologies; Design by passive systems; Building operation & maintenance; Water conservation.