Environmental Design of Urban Buildings: An Integrated Approach

Mat Santamouris, "Environmental Design of Urban Buildings: An Integrated Approach"
Earthscan Publications Ltd | 2006 | ISBN: 1902916425 | 352 pages | PDF | 37,8 MB

* International experts in the field explore the relationship of building design to the urban setting
* Enables building professionals to adopt environmental design strategies in their daily work
* Designed as an academic module that can satisfy postgraduate certificate requirements and is suitable for distance learning
* Includes a free CD-ROM

The importance of an integrated approach in urban design is becoming increasingly apparent. This book explains how to overcome related challenges in environmental design of urban buildings and offers guidance on the use of new materials and techniques and the integration of new philosophies.
Supported by the European Commission’s SAVE 13 programme, the book includes contributions from experts at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece, the Hellenic Open University, Greece, Cambridge Architectural Research and REHVA/University of Ljubljana.

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Urban Planning Today: A Harvard Design Magazine Reader

Urban Planning Today: A Harvard Design Magazine Reader
Publisher: Univ Of Minnesota Press | ISBN: 0816647569 | edition 2006 | PDF | 160 pages | 11 mb
American cities' penchants for single-use zoning and free-market development in pursuit of economic growth have produced problems that have long been recognized: grueling commutes and dependency on automobiles, social isolation, expensive public infrastructure, needless destruction of countryside. Eminent domain disputes rage on, despite recent Supreme Court decisions. Outdated public housing and failed single-function projects litter the landscape. Addressing these urgent problems and debating the public's role in urban planning, the contributors to Urban Planning Today report on real projects in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, New York, Omaha, Portland, and Vancouver. They bring varying, and sometimes divergent, perspectives from backgrounds in urban design and development, city and regional planning, criticism, and law to bear on the mixed bag of results observed in these cities.

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