Evergreen architecture : overgrown buildings and greener living / edited by Robert Klanten and Elli Stuhler ; introduction by Rosie Flanagan ; project texts by Aoi Phillips.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Klanten, Robert, editor.

Stuhler, Elli, editor.

Flanagan, Rosie, writer of introduction.

Phillips, Aoi, writer of supplementary textual content.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture, Domestic--Environmental aspects--21st century.

Architecture, Domestic.

Nature (Aesthetics).

Architecture, Modern--21st century.

Architecture, Modern.

Ecological houses.

Architecture, Domestic--Environmental aspects.

Physical Description:

282 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans ; 31 cm

Place of Publication:

Berlin : Gestalten, [2021]

Summary:

Nature and architecture have never been more intertwined. As more of the earth?s surface is swallowed up by the built environment, architects are increasingly up to the task of integrating flora and greenery into their creations. There are many ways to express this: green roofs, living walls, indoor courtyards and entire facades filled with plants. But where these are posed as solutions there are yet more questions. How does a skyscraper uphold the weight of hundreds of trees? How do residents keep moss-covered walls alive? 'Evergreen Architecture' explores this, and much more.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9783967040104

3967040100

OCLC:

1253283118

Publisher Number:

9783967040104