Design For Life: The Architecture of Sim Van der Ryn

Van Der Ryn, Sim

ISBN 10: 1586855301 / ISBN 13: 9781586855307

Published by Gibbs Smith, 2005

About this Item

First edition stated, first printing with full number line. A fine copy in a fine DJ, now protected in removable archival mylar. See my photos of the book you will receive, not stock photos. All books are wrapped in bubble wrap and shipped in a cardboard box. USPS tracking provided. #12.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Design For Life: The Architecture of Sim Van der Ryn
• Publisher: Gibbs Smith
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1586855301
• ISBN 13: 9781586855307
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

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Synopsis

Design for Life: The Architecture of Sim Van der Ryn surveys the work and principles of Sim Van der Ryn, a world leader in the field of sustainable architecture. Sharing his years of experience as a teacher and using his building designs as examples, the author shows us that buildings are not objects but organisms, and cities are not machines but complex ecosystems.< BR>

About the Author

Sim Van der Ryn is the president of Van der Ryn Architects, a northern California firm known worldwide for its work in sustainable architecture. He taught architecture and design at the University of California, Berkeley for more than thirty years, inspiring a new generation to create buildings and communities that are sensitive to place, climate, and the flow of human interactions. He is the author of six groundbreaking books about planning and design, including Sustainable Communities and Ecological Design. He lives and works in the San Francisco Bay area.