Ten Shades of Green: Architecture and the Natural World

by Peter Buchanan

Book Overview

Contemporary buildings, like contemporary forms of urban development, are major contributors to the environmental crisis. In this book documenting a major traveling exhibition organized by the Architectural League, curator and critic Peter Buchanan uses ten buildings that combine environmental responsibility and design excellence to argue that sustainability is not just good for the planet but offers architects new opportunities for creativity and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393731898
• ISBN13: 9780393731897
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.8" x 11.5"

Customer Reviews

Useful book

It is very useful. It has a lot of material about sustainable architecture, founded in real examples. Most of this kind of books are very theorical but not practical.

Environmental responsibility in architectural creations

Peter Buchanan's TEN SHADES OF GREEN: ARCHITECTURE AND THE NATURAL WORLD centers on ten buildings which illustrate how environmental responsibility influences modern architectural pursuits. Peter Buchanan is a curator and critic: his choices reflect designs which blend environmental responsibility with design excellence, showing how such a focus provides architects with new, innovative ideas.