Ebook: Design for a Vulnerable Planet
Author: Steiner Frederick R
- Tags: ARCHITECTURE--Adaptive Reuse & Renovation, ARCHITECTURE--Buildings--Landmarks & Monuments, ARCHITECTURE--Professional Practice, ARCHITECTURE--Reference, Architecture--Environmental aspects, Government publication, Architecture -- Environmental aspects, ARCHITECTURE -- Adaptive Reuse & Renovation, ARCHITECTURE -- Buildings -- Landmarks & Monuments, ARCHITECTURE -- Professional Practice, ARCHITECTURE -- Reference
- Series: Roger Fullington series in architecture
- Year: 2011
- Publisher: University of Texas Press
- City: Austin Tex
- Edition: 1st ed
- Language: English
- epub
Introduction : Interdisciplinary design and the fate of our planet -- I. Living urban environments : Architecture and the wealth of regions -- Sustaining design: the solar decathlon competitions ; Twenty-first-century architecture -- Architecture has left the building -- Making territory: the potential of landscape urbanism -- II. Lessons from Paul Cret, Ian McHarg, and George Mitchell : City limits: pioneer plans in Austin -- The woodlands: the ecological design of a new city -- III. Emerging urbanism in Texas : The Trinity River Corridor: another emerald necklace or an emerald choker? -- Making Limoncello from lemons: The Blanton Museum of Art Plaza design -- True urbanism: the design of Performance Park in the Dallas Arts District -- Legacies -- IV. New regionalism in Texas and beyond : The green heart of Texas -- Envision Central Texas -- The Texas Triangle megaregion -- New regionalism -- V. Learning from abroad : Environmental readings: the Italian design tradition -- Autumn moon: design and planning in China -- VI. Learning from disaster : In search of a fitting tribute: the Flight 93 National Memorial -- Resilient foundations: planning for the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina -- VII. Conclusion : The sedimentation of our minds: prospects for new design thinking.
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