Libros de ARQUITECTURA SOSTENIBLE

This volume explores the interconnected social, sustainable and spatial principles that underpin the design of more environmentally conscientious buildings and places, illustrated through models, drawings and images of selected key ...

Since its establishment in 2003, the architectural practice SUEP. has been engaged in design activities based on the theme of 'symbiosis with nature'. Led by Hirokazu Suemitsu and Yoko Suemitsu, ...

Featuring nineteen home-building and design strategies that are direct, original and often surprisingly simple, this inspirational sourcebook presents a mix of new technology and time-tested vernacular methods that will change ...

WOHA is at the vanguard of urban and ecological revitalization in Singapore and a pioneer of Southeast Asias green-building revolution. Founded by Wong Mun Summ and Richard Hassell in 1994, ...

Climax Change! represents the much-needed overview of how climate change and the current environmental emergency will affect the practice of architecture, both in terms of its design philosophy and rising ...

Buildings cause around a third of carbon emissions in Switzerland, while internationally the amount can be even more. 'Building Climate shows how to plan and build in a climate-friendly way, ...

Our buildings are making us sick. Our homes, offices, factories, and dormitories are, in some sense, a fresh parasite on the sacred Earth, Nahasdzáán. In search of a better way, ...

The book presents the methods that Monsoon Assemblages has evolved for engaging the monsoon, a globally connected weather system, as a co-producer of urban life and space in South and ...

The first part of this publication is to present a collection of exemplary five houses that evinced explicit relationships with preexisting trees. The five twentieth century projects are: La Casa ...

Hybrid construction of reinforced concrete and wood combine the advantages of solid construction with those of wood construction and thus represent an optimal construction option. Wood is eco-efficient and high ...

InnovatiON-Architecture compiles ON-A work philosophy: a constant search for innovative ad hoc solutions for each project, using the most updated technologies and design research at the service of ideas, with ...

Building with Nature: Architecture China Award, is a catalogue of the award, one of the most prestigious architectural awards in China. Organised by Architecture China, it embraces the concept of ...

The book follows a discursive thread, alternating dialogues and scientific essays by some of the main protagonists who have contributed to widening the perspective on this subject, helping to raise ...

Dutch hofjes have been capturing the imagination for six centuries; their special architecture makes these small, hidden urban oases unabatedly topical. In every period architects have innovated the 14th-century archetype ...

Wood is an ideal building material for sustainable architecture. It grows back and absorbs large quantities of CO2. But where does it actually come from in each case, and how ...

In architecture, a facade is the skin of a building. Eco-friendly Building Facade demonstartes just how important this 'skin' is by illustrating its impact on energy efficiency. Sunlight, ventilation, low ...

In October, leading design publisher Rizzoli is publishing a new monograph on Lake Flato's residential work. Titled 'Lake Flato Houses: Respecting the Land' the architecture book will feature a wealth ...

RESILIENT CITY LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE

The Green Energy Laboratory (GEL) is a research centre for low environmental impact building technologies on the the Minhang Campus of Jiao Tong University in Shanghai. Created in collaboration between ...