Designing with Nature: the Ecological Basis for Architectural Design

Yeang, Ken

ISBN 10: 0070723176 / ISBN 13: 9780070723177

Published by McGraw Hill, 1995

About this Item

This work considers how to make architecture compatible with the environment. It presents a framework in which the architect, building contractor and owner can understand how building construction affects the natural site and its resources. It also explains the real, pragmatic steps that can be taken to mitigate the all-too-common damage that man-made structures inflict on the natural environment, including low-energy design, bioclimatic design, recycling and disposal of building materials and waste and ecological landuse planning. The text contains case studies of "low-environmental impact" building designs from around the world and demonstrates the new emphasis on using building materials with long life-span and low maintenance costs.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Designing with Nature: the Ecological Basis for Architectural Design
• Publisher: McGraw Hill
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0070723176
• ISBN 13: 9780070723177
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Condition: Like New
• Dust Jacket Condition: Like New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Environmental
  • Architecture
  • Ecology

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Synopsis

There's a great demand these days for architects who know how to design buildings that work with - not against - the natural environment. Now you can learn how to meet this important challenge with the help of this timely and incisive book. Written by an internationally known architect and authority on environmental design, Designing With Nature offers the first truly holistic approach to making architecture compatible with a broad range of vital ecological concerns. In presenting its compelling case for ecological design and its various strategies for achieving it, the book provides a full understanding of the impact that different kinds of built works have on the natural environment, explores what can be done to mitigate damage to a building site and its natural resources, and features examples of ecologically sound building design.
Unlike other books that offer a piece-meal approach to ecological design, Designing With Nature provides you with a comprehensive framework for planning and executing projects that bring environmental awareness and sensitivity to every facet of your work. Get state-of-the-art information on such innovative methods as low-energy and bioclimatic design, recycling and disposal of materials, ecological land-use planning, natural resource management, selecting building materials with a long life span and low maintenance costs, designing "low-environmental-impact" buildings and more!

About the Author

Ken Yeang is principal and partner of the architectural firm of T. R. Hamzah & Yeang Sendirian Berhad.