SustainableDesignfortheBuiltEnvironment marks the transition of sustainab...Sustainable Design for the Built Environment marks the transition of sustainable design from a specialty service to the mainstream approach for creating a healthy and resilient built environment. This groundbreaking and transformative approach...more
As a vital human need water has been absolutely critical to decisions as to wh...As a vital human need water has been absolutely critical to decisions as to where cities originate how much they grow and the standard of living of the inhabitants. The relationship is complex however; we need both continual availability and protection...more
Temporal Urban Design: Temporality Rhythm and Place examines an alternative de...Temporal Urban Design: Temporality Rhythm and Place examines an alternative design approach focusing on the temporal aesthetics of urban places and the importance of the sense of time and rhythm in the urban environment.more
This book envisions the most appropriate design strategies that guarantee the ...This book envisions the most appropriate design strategies that guarantee the adequate environmental performance of buildings during phases of design and construction as well as use. It focuses on relevant issues related to the production of...more
The Great American Dream of cruising down the parkway zipping from here to the...The Great American Dream of cruising down the parkway zipping from here to there at any time has given way to a true nightmare that is destroying the environment costing billions and deeply impacting our personal well-being. Getting from A to B has...more
This monograph brings three branches of philosophy together: epistemology ethi...This monograph brings three branches of philosophy together: epistemology ethics and aesthetics. It assesses the built environment as a case study from a phenomenological perspective. Under the notion of phenomenology this study understands the built...more
This book is the first scientific study to focus on awards in architecture and...This book is the first scientific study to focus on awards in architecture and the built environment investigating their exponential growth since the 1980s. The celebration of excellence in architecture and related fields remains a phenomenon on which...more
This book focuses on the transition towards net-zero carbon built environments...This book focuses on the transition towards net-zero carbon built environments to deliver on the climate emergency. It provides an evidence-based roadmap and proposes guidelines to achieving targets covering emerging technologies materials innovative...more
Iranian Expanse : Transforming Royal Identity Through Architecture Landscape a...Iranian Expanse : Transforming Royal Identity Through Architecture Landscape and the Built Environment 550 BCE-642 CEmore