Dense + Green Cities : Architecture as Urban Ecosystem / Thomas Schröpfer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schröpfer, Thomas, Author.

Contributor:

Edwards, Peter, Contributor.

Girot, Christophe, Contributor.

Menz, Sacha, Contributor.

Rowe, Peter G., Contributor.

Schröpfer, Thomas, Contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable architecture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (324 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Basel : Birkhäuser, [2020]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

High-density ecological architecture

Hochverdichtetes ökologisches Planen und Bauen

Contents:

Conté: Foreword, by Peter G. Rowe, Raymond Garbe Professor of Architecture and Urban Design and Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor, p. 8; [Dense+Green Agendas] Dense and Green: An Alternative History of the City, by Tomas Schröpfer, p.12; The Collective Power of the Single Building, by Sacha Menz, p.38; Green Spaces and Ecosystem Services, by Peter Edwards, p.52; Green Buildings and the Ecological Picturesque, by Christophe Girot, p.66; [Dense+Green Dimensions] Learning from Singapore, p.82; Dense and Green at the Futre Cities Laboratory, p.86; Biodiversity, p.88; Surface Temperature, 98; Construction and Maintenance Costs of Integrated Green Spaces, p.102; Economic Benefits of Vegetation On and Around Residential Developments, p.106; [Dense+Green Case Studies] –Asia– Solaris, Singapore, by T.R. Hamzah & Yeang/CPG Consultants, p.118; One Central Park, Sydney, Australia, by Ateliers Jean Nouvel/PTW Architects, p.124; Punggol Waterway Terraces I, Singapore, by group8asia/AEDAS, p.134; The Interlace, Singapore, OMA/Büro Ole Scheeren/RSP Architects Planners & Engineers, p.152; SkyVille@Dawson, Singapore, by WOHA, p.168; Oasia Hotel Downtown, Singapore, by WOHA, p.182; 1000 Trees, Shanghai, China, by Heatherwick Studio/MLA Architects, p.194; –Americas– Vancouver Convention Centre West, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, LMN Architects/Musson Cattell, p.198; Pérez Art Museum Miami, Miami, Florida, USA, by Herzaog & de Meuron/Handel Architects, p.204; Torre Rosewood, São Paulo, Brazil, by Ateliers Jean Nouvel/Triptyque/Königsberger Vannucchi, p.212; The Spiral, New York, New York, USA, by BIG, p.220; Miami Produce Center, Miami, Florida, USA, by BIG/Kimley Horn Associates, p.228; 11th Street Bridge Park, Washington, DC, USA, by OMA, p.234; –Europe– Bosco Verticale, Milan, Italy, by Stefano Boeri Architetti, p.240; Google King’s Cross, London, UK, by BIG/Heatherwick Studio, p.250; Valley, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, by MVRDV, p.258; 1Hotel Paris and Slo Living, Paris, France, by Kengo Kuma and Associates/Marchi Architects, p.264; Mille Arbres, Paris, France, by Sou Fujimoto Architects/Manal Rachdi Oxo Architectes, p.270; Les Lumières Pleyel, Saint-Denis, France, by Snøhetta/Baumschlager Eberle Architekten/Chaix & Morel et Associés/Ateliers 2/3/4//Mars Architectes/Maud Caubet Architectes/Moreau Kusunoki, p.276; [Dense+Green Future] Future Trajectories, by Thomas Schröpfer, p.284

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

3-0356-1511-X

OCLC:

1137576132