Garden city : supergreen buildings, urban skyscapes and the new planted space
Yudina, Anna2017
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How far can we expand the concept of 'urban nature'? How would it make us feel? And how is it going to transform our cities - and, eventually, ourselves? 'Garden City' captures the growing global movement among contemporary architects for biodesigning buildings less as skin and bodies - structure and facade - and more as living entities, capable of being ecologically autonomous, horticulturally productive and ultimately pleasing to our day-to-day lifestyles. It presents more than 100 (mostly completed) projects, a life-affirming range of buildings and design ideas that can be applied to new buildings and those needing rehabilitation.
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Author:
Yudina, Anna, author
Imprint:
London : Thames & Hudson, 2017.
Collation:
255 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 31 cm
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780500343265 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
720.47
Language:
English
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BRN:
1284185
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