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008 120423s2012 nyu 001 0 eng
020 _a9780415506199 (pb)
020 _a9780415506182 (hardback)
040 _aDLC
_beng
_cDLC
_erda
042 _apcc
082 0 0 _a720 .47
_223
084 _a720.47
_bARC
245 0 0 _aArchitectural theories of the environment
_h[Book] :
_bposthuman territory /
_c[edited by] Ariane Lourie Harrison.
260 _aNew York :
_bRoutledge,
_c2012.
300 _apages cm.
500 _aIncludes index.
520 _a"Humans are the largest environmental force on the planet, making this a new geologic era: The Anthropocene. As architects and designers, we struggle to reconcile the ever increasing environmental, humanitarian, and technological demands placed on our projects. Here, for the first time, editor Ariane Lourie Harrison collects the essays of architects, theorists, and sustainable designers that together provide a framework to help you develop your own guidelines to approaching your work. Each introduction defines a key term, such as biopolitics, animalization, and sociotechnical model, to increase your design vocabulary and highlight themes from the readings. Nine case studies from five countries demonstrate these concepts, so that you can see theory made concrete"--
_cProvided by publisher.
521 _aAll.
650 0 _aArchitecture
_xEnvironmental aspects.
650 7 _aARCHITECTURE / General.
_2bisacsh.
650 7 _aARCHITECTURE / Criticism.
_2bisacsh.
650 7 _aARCHITECTURE / Sustainability & Green Design.
_2bisacsh.
700 1 _aHarrison, Ariane Lourie,
_eeditor of compilation.
852 _p43662
_94435.00
_h720.47 ARC
_bBasement
_dBooks
_t1
_q2-Good
_aJZL-CUI
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