Architecture and the Urban Environment.pdf

Title from e-book title screen (viewed December 16, 2007). Includes bibliographical references and index. Cover -- Architecture and the urban Environment -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The Urban Habitat -- A Canvas for architecture -- Chapter 3. Directions in Architecture -- Charactrisation -- Chapter 4. Cultural Rhythms -- Respones to lifestyle -- Chapter 5. Urban Design in Response -- The potential catalyst -- Urban spatical systems -- Urban design guidelines -- Sense of place and space -- Optimum user levels -- Urban imprints of natural regimes -- Chapter 6. Sensory Attributes -- Propotion and scale -- Colour and texture -- Chapter 7. Architecture in Response -- The contextual edge -- Sustainable design -- Sustainable construction -- Landscaping the environment -- Protect the natural environment -- Holism in architectural design -- Organic design in architecture -- Chapter 8. On Environmental Economics -- Profit through conservation -- Application in economic priniciple -- Alternative technologies -- Chapter 9. The Timeless Way -- Appendices -- Appendix I. Alternative Technologies Nuts and Bolts -- Appendix II. What is ISO 14001?: Environmental Specifications -- Bibliography and Photographic Sources -- Index -- Last Page. Electronic reproduction.UK :MyiLibrary,2007Available via World Wide Web.Access may be limited to MIL affiliated libraries.

Book Details
Language: eng
Physical Description: 224 p. : col. ill.
Subjects
Sustainable architecture
City planning
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