Building for Life: Designing and Understanding the Human-Nature Connection
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| Rating | : | 4.48 (952 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1559637218 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 264 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-03 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Through a groundbreaking new paradigm of "restorative environmental design," award-winning author Stephen R. Sustainable design has made great strides in recent years; unfortunately, it still falls short of fully integrating nature into our built environment. Kellert proposes a new architectural model of sustainability.In Building For Life, Kellert examines the fundamental interconnectedness of people and nature, and how the loss of this connection results in a diminished quality of life.This thoughtful new work illustrates how architects and designers can use simple methods to address our innate needs for contact with nature. In the works of architects like Frank Lloyd Wright, Eero Saarinen, Cesar Pelli, Norman Foster, and Michael
"In a time of unprecedented disconnection between the young and the natural world, Stephen Kellert offers us a design for hope. This brilliant work proves that nature isn't the problem; it's the solution." --Richard Louv"Kellert shows how to ignite a love of the wild in architecture. He even dares to suggest that architectural ornament, conspicuously absent in schools of architecture and the bland walls of modern buildings, ought to be reconsidered as a festive and seamless articulation of natural cycles and flourishing geometries. Artists and architects take note!" --Kent Bloomer
Wilson. STEPHEN R. KELLERT is the Tweedy Ordway Professor of Social Ecology at the Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. He is the author of six books, including Kinship to Mastery (Island Press, 1997), The Value of Life (Island Press, 1996), and The Biophilia Hypothesis (Island Press, 1993), edite
helped put my passion for nature into perspective sscarlett This is the first time I have found a book that goes into detail on a subject near and dear to me. I tell people my greatest interest in architecture is when I can merge the inside and outside into a single flowing design. Building for life does not go into length on this particular concept b. Ruby said Great contribution to green building. I truly enjoyed this book. One thing that frustrates me about new environmental standards for buildings, like LEED, is the fact that designers and builders are not taking more cues from natural systems when they are planning the actual construction of these buildings.Kellert's book shows how