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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789961803321

Autore

Sinha Sumita

Titolo

Architecture for rapid change and scarce resources / / Sumita Sinha

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon [England] ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Earthscan, , 2012

ISBN

1-136-48382-9

1-283-45885-3

9786613458858

0-203-13518-0

1-136-48383-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xx, 300 p. ) : ill., ports

Disciplina

720.1/03

Soggetti

Architectural practice - Social aspects

Architecture and society

Architecture - Economic aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Foreword by Nick Baker. Preface Part 1 1. Introduction: Architecture of Rapid Change and Scarce Resources 2. Big Games and Small Money 3. Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves: The Story of Cities and Slums Part 2 4. Materials and Technology 5. Learning from Tradition: Sustainable Cities 6. Participatory Design for Scarce Sources and Rapid Change Part 3 7. Culture, Ethics and other Traveling Discomforts 8. Observing and Recording the 'Soft' City Tools and (Cautionary) Tales 9. The Development Activist and New Ways of Working. Appendix. Further Contacts and References.

Sommario/riassunto

Architects, development practitioners and designers are working in a global environment and issues such as environmental and cultural sustainability matter more than ever. This book looks at what it means for practitioners to practice architecture on a global scale and provides a blueprint for developing architectural practices.