1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910463448803321

Autore

Schröpfer Thomas

Titolo

Ecological urban architecture [[electronic resource] ] : qualitative approaches to sustainability / / Thomas Schröpfer ; with contributions by Limin Hee ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Basel, : Birkhauser Architecture, 2012

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (207 p.)

Collana

Birkhäuser Generalstandingorder

Altri autori (Persone)

HeeLimin

Disciplina

720.47

Soggetti

Sustainable architecture

Urban ecology (Sociology)

Ecological houses

Building materials - Environmental aspects

City planning - Environmental aspects

Sustainability

Architecture, Modern - 21st century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- CASE STUDIES -- MATERIALIZE -- MOBILIZE -- SIMULATE -- TRANSFORM -- NEW PERSPECTIVES -- APPENDIX

Sommario/riassunto

The goal of advancing eco cities often remains confined to political or technological issues. This book establishes a focus on architectural and infrastructural design approaches to sustainable urban development. Taking as a basis the critical assessment of the five prototypical eco cities of Vauban/Freiburg, solarCity/Linz, Valdespartera, Sarriguren/Pamplona und Bo01/Malmø., the book identifies fields in which architectural and urban designers can use their creative skills and methods to achieve sustainable results on the urban scale. The themes of Materialize, Mobilize, Simulate and Transform highlight the shift from the manipulation of quantitative variables to interactive relationships effecting qualitative outcomes in design. For example, Materialize explores the potential of eco-design beyond the traditional



palette of materials to show how spatial boundaries can be re-imagined as gradients of conditioned versus unconditioned space, working with climatic conditions rather than material boundaries to help generate new forms of urban architecture.

Ökologische Stadtentwicklung bleibt oft eine Sache der Politik und der Technologie. Dieses entwurfsorientierte Buch zeigt die Methoden und Ergebnisse des Zusammenwirkens der Architektur mit Infrastruktur und Städtebau. Ausgangspunkt der Darstellung ist ein kritisches Resumee der Erfahrungen mit den fünf prototypischen Ökostädten Vauban/Freiburg, solarCity/Linz, Valdespartera, Sarriguren/Pamplona und Bo01/Malmø. In welchen Bereichen können Architektur und Städtebau mit den Methoden kreativen Entwerfens nachhaltige Ergebnisse im städtischen Maßstab erzielen? Vier Aufgabenfelder zeichnen sich ab, die in diesem Buch unter den Schlagwörtern "Materialize", "Mobilize", "Simulate" und "Transform" behandelt werden: es geht um Materialien und Materialverwendung jenseits der konventionellen Baustofffunktionen; um die Einbindung von Lösungen der Smart Mobility in den gebauten Stadtraum; um realitätsnahe Voraussagen über den zeitlichen Verlauf der Interaktion zwischen Architektur und Umwelt; und um die Verwandlung des urbanen Bestands durch architektonische Eingriffe.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910838215303321

Autore

Molina-Guzmán Isabel

Titolo

Latinas and Latinos on TV : Colorblind Comedy in the Post-racial Network Era / / Isabel Molina-Guzmán

Pubbl/distr/stampa

, : University of Arizona Press, , 2018

©2018

ISBN

0-8165-3724-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (153 pages)

Collana

Latinx pop culture

Disciplina

791.45652968073

Soggetti

Lateinamerikaner

Fernsehen

Situation comedies (Television programs)

Hispanic Americans on television

Situation comedies (Television programs) - United States

USA

United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: Latina/os, hipster racism, and post-racial TV -- Scrubs(ing) the beginnings of post-racial TV -- Hipster racism comes to colorblind TV -- Reading against the post-racial TV Latina -- Conclusion: Post-racial past and colorblind futures on TV.

Sommario/riassunto

"Interweaving discussions about the ethnic, racial, and linguistic representations of Latinas/os within network television comedies, Isabel Molina-Guzmán probes published interviews with producers and textual examples from hit programs like Modern Family, The Office, and Scrubs to understand how these primetime sitcoms communicate difference in the United States. Understanding the complex ways that audiences interpret these programs, Molina-Guzmán situates her analysis within the Obama era, a period when ethnicity and race became increasingly grounded in hipster racism, and argues that despite increased inclusion, the feel-good imperative of TV comedies still inevitably leaves racism, sexism, and homophobia uncontested"--Back cover.