Rome Works: An Architect Explores the World's Most Resilient City

by Tom Rankin

Book Overview

Although Rome has triggered countless books, Rome Works is the first to view the city through the lens of environmental sustainability. Presenting seven case studies in sustainability from across a range of historical periods, it explores in detail Rome's impressive history of low-impact urban growth.Tom Rankin draws on his 20 years of experience as a professor and practitioner of architecture in Rome to examine this tradition from several vantage...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0692559418
• ISBN13: 9780692559413
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Peruzzi Press
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.5" x 5.5"