New Books - February 2008
Sustainable Urbanism: Urban Design with Nature
By: Douglas Farr
From the publisher: Written by the chair of the LEED-Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) initiative, Sustainable Urbanism: Urban Design with Nature is both an urgent call to action and a comprehensive introduction to "sustainable urbanism" —the emerging and growing design reform movement that combines the creation and enhancement of walkable and diverse places with the need to build high-performance infrastructure and buildings.
HT241 .F37 2008
Architecture of the Absurd: How "Genius" Disfigured a Practical Art
By: John Silber
From the publisher: In Architecture of the Absurd, John Silber dares to peek behind the curtain of "genius" architects and expose their willful disdain for their clients, their budgets, and the people who live or work inside their creations.
NA2542.4 .S53 2007
Atmosphere: The Shape of Things to Come: Architecture, Interior Design, Design and Art
Compiled by: Hanneke Kamphuis and Hedwig Van Onna.
From the publisher: Not just another book on architecture and design: Atmosphere invites, encourages and motivates. It goes beyond the basic components of form, colour and material to identify and explore seven atmospheric layers that not only exist simultaneously but owing to their fleeting nature can easily merge to form new combinations, over and over again: Almost Alive, Fields of Colour, Drawing the Line, In the Mix, Form Follows Fold, Handicraft 2.0, Down to Earth.
NK1397 .A86 2007 (Oversize)
Corrugated Iron: Building on the Frontier
By: Adam Mornement & Simon Holloway
From the publisher: Corrugated iron is a durable, biodegradable, and environmentally sound cladding system, sufficiently versatile to create one-off works of architectural sculpture and to house thousands in disaster zones. It answers the needs of both high-tech aesthetics and low-tech aspirations for affordability and ease of construction, as shown here in a wide range of residential, corporate, and industrial applications. 200 color and black-and-white photographs and drawings.
NA4135 .M67 2007 (Oversize)
Home: New Directions in World Architecture and Design
From the publisher: From inner-city living and outer-city sprawl to spectacular country retreats and glimpses to the future, the architectural solutions used by today's architects can be found in Home. The book offers an insider&s perspective, drawing on examples from history through to current trends.
NA7110 .H66 2006 (Oversize)
International Practice for Architects
By: Bradford Perkins
From the publisher: This is the primary reference for U.S. architects seeking to establish or expand their services in other countries. The book provides country-specific information on targeting foreign client groups and U.S. clients groups with projects abroad; contacting local professional organizations; deciphering foreign practice and licensing requirements; foreign building code and regulatory issues; customary contractual and fee arrangements; and establishing or enhancing relationships with local practitioners.
NA1996 .P35 2008
Materials for Interior Environments
By: Corky Binggeli
From the publisher: There are thousands of products available for use in interior environments, every one with its assets and disadvantages. The process of selecting the right interior materials for the job can be bewildering. This book is a guide to knowing, evaluating, and selecting materials that will look good, work well, and respect human and environmental needs.
TA403.4 .B56 2008
The Option of Urbanism: Investing in a New American Dream
By: Christopher B. Lainberger
From the publisher: Americans are voting with their feet to abandon strip malls and suburban sprawl, embracing instead a new type of community where they can live, work, shop, and play within easy walking distance. In The Option of Urbanism visionary developer and strategist Christopher B. Leinberger explains why government policies have tilted the playing field toward one form of development over the last sixty years: the drivable suburb. Highlighting both the challenges and the opportunities for this type of development, The Option of Urbanism shows how the American Dream is shifting to include cities as well as suburbs and how the financial and real estate communities need to respond to build communities that are more environmentally, socially, and financially sustainable.
HT384 .U5 L45 2008
Sustainable Healthcare Architecture
By: Christopher B. Leinberger
From the publisher: Written by leading national experts on the subject — one of whom was recognized by Time magazine as a green innovator -- Sustainable Healthcare Architecture is the key guide to designing sustainable healthcare facilities. Building on the authors combined knowledge and experience, this book includes case studies of more than 50 of the best contemporary sustainable healthcare projects. The book also contains numerous essays contributed by other leaders in sustainable design and healthcare. Additionally, the authors provide background information on LEED for Healthcare, as well as on the Green Guide for Health Care, which they were instrumental in developing.
RA967 .G827 2008
Syria: Medieval Citadels between East and West
Edited by: Stefano A. Bianca
From the publisher: Syria has always been a bridge between East and West, between Europe and the Islamic world. "A cradle of civilisations from time immemorial", in the words of editor Stefano Bianca, Syria "is a nodal point where various threads of Islamic history come together". The citadels in this book are testimony to the harsh political conflicts but rich cultural exchanges that occurred in the Middle Ages between Europe and the Islamic world, then at its cultural height.
NA1489.6 .S97 2007
The East: Buddhists, Hindus and the Sons of Heaven
By: Christopher Tadgell
From the publisher: Continuing the Architecture in Context series, this second volume narrates the development of architecture across a huge swathe of the world, from the Indian subcontinent to the Japanese archipelago, over a period extending from prehistory to the arrival of Islam and its distinct traditions from the eleventh century onwards.
NA1460 .T33 2008
The Green Building Revolution
By: Jerry Yudelson
From the publisher: The "green building revolution" is happening right now. This book is its chronicle and its manifesto. Written by industry insider Jerry Yudelson, The Green Building Revolution introduces readers to the basics of green building and to the projects and people that are advancing this movement. With interviews and case studies, it does more than simply report on the revolution; it shows readers why and how to start thinking about designing, building, and operating high performance, environmentally aware (LEED-certified) buildings on conventional budgets.
TH880 .Y634 2008
Designing the Sustainable School
By: Alan Ford
From the publisher: This book presents a survey of K-12 schools from around the world that combine the best in aesthetics, sustainability, and high-performance design. K-12 school construction currently represents one of the largest sectors of new construction of any building type. Considering rising energy costs and concerns for the environment, there has never been more attention focussed on the need to design schools responsibly. It highlights the work that the best architects are doing to respond to those needs while still creating beautiful schools for enhanced learning.
LB3241 .F67 2007
The Urban World
By: J. John Palen
From the publisher: As the leading text in urban sociology, The Urban World has maintained a complete, balanced, up-to-date, cross-cultural look at cities and suburbs around the world. It offers a twenty-first century look at the changing urban scene, covering evolving urban patterns and the changing nature of urban life, and combining current scholarship by one of America's leading urban sociologists with a readable style that students appreciate.
HT151 .P283 2008
