"This is a masterpiece of urban thought, offering both an informed analysis of the challenges facing cities and a set of admirably clear and practical proposals for overcoming them. Patrick Condon has drawn on decades of hands-on urban experience to create a handbook that should…
"This is a masterpiece of urban thought, offering both an informed analysis of the challenges facing cities and a set of admirably clear and practical proposals for overcoming them. Patrick Condon has drawn on decades of hands-on urban experience to create a handbook that should…
"This is a masterpiece of urban thought, offering both an informed analysis of the challenges facing cities and a set of admirably clear and practical proposals for overcoming them. Patrick Condon has drawn on decades of hands-on urban experience to create a handbook that should…
"The energy used to operate buildings is one of the most significant sources of greenhouse gas emissions. While it is possible to reduce emissions through climate-responsive design, many architects are not trained to do this. Filling an urgent need for a design reference in this…
People across the world are becoming more aware of the need for the buildings and cities they live and work in to be sustainable, but the issue of how to be sustainable can seem a confusing and complex one. These rules of thumb provide universal guidelines for the sustainable de…
People across the world are becoming more aware of the need for the buildings and cities they live and work in to be sustainable, but the issue of how to be sustainable can seem a confusing and complex one. These rules of thumb provide universal guidelines for the sustainable de…
This book offers a comprehensive overview of the use of bamboo in the building industry. It systematically demonstrates bamboos utility in terms of its properties, describing the material properties of typical industrial bamboo products, and discussing their performance evaluati…
This book offers a comprehensive overview of the use of bamboo in the building industry. It systematically demonstrates bamboos utility in terms of its properties, describing the material properties of typical industrial bamboo products, and discussing their performance evaluati…
Le Corbusier famously said, "A house is a machine for living in." We now confront the litany of environmental challenges associated with the legacy of the architectural machine: a changing climate, massive species die-off, diminished air and water quality, and resource scarcitie…
"Architect and scholar Brook Muller writes that when it comes to water, the architectural design community is working at a level of sophistication and innovation that is about a generation behind where they are with energy. Muller's new book seeks to address that lag through a c…
"Architect and scholar Brook Muller writes that when it comes to water, the architectural design community is working at a level of sophistication and innovation that is about a generation behind where they are with energy. Muller's new book seeks to address that lag through a c…
The publication rethinks climate control a key concern of the discipline of architecture through the lens of city climate phenomena over the course of the 20th century. Based on a history of climate control on urban scales, it promotes the integration of indoors and outdoors in …
