Dense + Green : Innovative Building Types for Sustainable Urban Architecture

Schropfer, Thomas; Christiaanse, Kees (CON); Dreiseitl, Herbert (CON); Chee, Chan Heng (FRW)

ISBN 10: 3038215791 / ISBN 13: 9783038215790

Published by Birkhäuser, 2015

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dense + Green : Innovative Building Types for Sustainable Urban Architecture
• Publisher: Birkhäuser
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3038215791
• ISBN 13: 9783038215790
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Dense + Green: Innovative Building Types for Sustainable Urban Architecture explores innovations in architectural typologies that emerge from the integration of green components, such as sky terraces, green facades, and vertical parks, in high-density buildings. In-depth case studies of various building types are presented with analytical drawings prepared exclusively for this book. International experts provide information on the technical and ecological aspects as well as the landscape and urban design implications of the dense and green paradigm.

About the Author

Thomas Schröpfer is Professor and Associate Head of Pillar of Architecture and Sustainable Design at Singapore University of Technology and Design, established in collaboration with MIT. His book publications have been translated into several languages and include Dense + Green: Innovative Building Types for Sustainable Urban Architecture (2016), Ecological Urban Architecture: Qualitative Approaches to Sustainability (2012) and Material Design: Informing Architecture by Materiality (2011). In 2011, he was named Author of New and Notable Books on Architecture, Culture and Design by Metropolis Magazine.