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Design for a vulnerable planet /
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Austin [Tex.] :
University of Texas Press,
2011.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | Roger Fullington series in architecture.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction : Interdisciplinary design and the fate of our planet
- I. Living urban environments : Architecture and the wealth of regions
- Sustaining design: the solar decathlon competitions ; Twenty-first-century architecture
- Architecture has left the building
- Making territory: the potential of landscape urbanism
- II. Lessons from Paul Cret, Ian McHarg, and George Mitchell : City limits: pioneer plans in Austin
- The woodlands: the ecological design of a new city
- III. Emerging urbanism in Texas : The Trinity River Corridor: another emerald necklace or an emerald choker?
- Making Limoncello from lemons: The Blanton Museum of Art Plaza design
- True urbanism: the design of Performance Park in the Dallas Arts District
- Legacies
- IV. New regionalism in Texas and beyond : The green heart of Texas
- Envision Central Texas
- The Texas Triangle megaregion
- New regionalism
- V. Learning from abroad : Environmental readings: the Italian design tradition
- Autumn moon: design and planning in China
- VI. Learning from disaster : In search of a fitting tribute: the Flight 93 National Memorial
- Resilient foundations: planning for the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina
- VII. Conclusion : The sedimentation of our minds: prospects for new design thinking.