Architecture Sustainability & Green Design
Innovative Houses
Concepts for Sustainable Living
- Publisher
- Laurence King
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2013
- Category
- Sustainability & Green Design
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781780672939
- Publish Date
- Oct 2013
- List Price
- $34.95
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Description
Housing is rapidly having to adapt to the global changes of the twenty first century. These include the transformation of the family and the rise of the nontraditional household, increases in construction costs, and concerns over climate change and the depletion of natural resources. Designing residential environments that address these issues is an urgent priority.This book examines the latest residential design trends that have arisen in response to these challenges. Divided into four broad areas, tightly focused thematic chapters look at twenty discrete topics, such as live/work; adaptable housing; prefabrication; water efficiency; green roofs; innovative landscaping. Each chapter includes an essay that lays out principles, methods, and practices.Using text, drawings, and photos from a variety of contemporary international practices, the book demonstrates how these ideas can be applied by architects. It offers a comprehensive collection of strategies and examples that will inspire a much needed housing revolution.
About the author
Avi Friedman teaches architecture at McGill University and is a practicing architect. He is the recipient of several research and design awards including the World Habitat Award and the 2014 Sustainable Buildings Lifetime Achievement Award. He is the author of eighteen books, including Innovative Houses: Concepts for Sustainable Living, A View from the Porch: Rethinking Home and Community Design (Véhicule), and A Place in Mind: Designing Cities for the 21st Century (Véhicule). He lives in Montreal, Quebec.
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A Place in Mind
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A View from the Porch
Rethinking Home and Community Design
Place in Mind, A
The Search for Authenticity
Planning the New Suburbia
Flexibility by Design
Room for Thought
Rethinking Home and Community Design
Peeking through the Keyhole
The Evolution of North American Homes
Grow Home
