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Haute couture architecture : the art of Living Without Walls / written by Anneke van Waesberghe ; foreword by Susan Rockefeller ; with contributions from Shigeru Ban, Yuma Horikoshi, William McDonough, Cherie Nursalim, and Robert Thurman.
LIBRA NA2542.36 .W37 2022
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Waesberghe, Anneke van, author, designer.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sustainable architecture--Indonesia--Bali (Province).
- Sustainable architecture.
- Resort architecture--Indonesia--Bali (Province).
- Resort architecture.
- Tents--Indonesia--Bali (Province).
- Tents.
- Escape Nomade (Firm).
- Indonesia--Bali (Province).
- Physical Description:
- 303 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 x 31 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Novato, California : ORO Editions ; [Bali] : Living Without Walls, 2022
- Summary:
- Haute Couture Architecture: The Art of Living Without Walls by Anneke van Waesberghe is so much more than a book about tented green building architecture. The book is part design manifesto, part personal diary, and part manual for future sustainable living. One in which rampant consumerism has been replaced by a more thoughtful design from the excesses of modern times to a new state of being for living sustainably and in harmony with the rhythms of the planet. It is the tale of one woman's odyssey living alone in the jungle finding true meaning in life and manifesting its beauty into a way of sustainable living that may set a blueprint for our future existence on Earth. The author leads readers to encounter a new paradigm by showing the luxury of simplicity and the beauty of small things. With our consumer way of living and doing things and how the world is evolving, the pace we follow as consumers rather than humans has become outdated and is not the way to go forward. We cannot solve new problems that follow our destructive actions; we have to shift our thinking from 'me' to 'we'. Haute Couture Architecture respects artisans, hand-made goods, self-sufficiency, and caring for nature. Being close to nature is a lifestyle of forward-thinking outside the box and is a natural means to discovering ourselves. Ultimately Haute Couture Architecture: The Art of Living Without Walls bridges the gap between nature and architecture.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (page 302) and indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781954081628
- 1954081626
- OCLC:
- 1272857171
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