Unified design  [Book] / 
Arup Associates ; editor, Paul Brislin ; contributors, Gary Lawrence ... [et al.]. 
 - Chichester, Eng. :  John Wiley & Sons,  c2008. 
 - 207 p. :  ill. (chiefly col.) ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/> "Is the present obsession with the icon and the promotion of image over substance symptomatic of a general trend in contemporary architecture? Arup Associates provides the alternative: unified design, a radical pan-disciplinary approach that focuses on people from the outset, through the united vision of architects, engineers, artists and social scientists. Arup Associates rejects the imposition of an external image: there can be no standard solutions and no predefined styles. Instead, design must evolve from fundamental research and experiential goals, to form a holistic architecture entirely driven by a "whole life" sustainability that maintains human culture--tradition, religion, the intangible components of humanity--in the face of modernity"--Back cover. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780470723319 (cloth) 0470723319 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Architecture--Human factors.<br/>Architecture and society.<br/>Architectural design.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>720.47