A green vitruvius : principles and practice of sustainable architectural design / Vivienne Brophy and J. Owen Lewis.

2000 years ago the roman architect Marcus Vitruvius Pollio wrote the ten books on architecture establishing the concept of the pattern book offering design principles and solutions that is still referred to in every architect's education. A Green Vitruvius is intended as a green pattern book fo...

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Main Author: Brophy, Vivienne
Other Authors: Lewis, J. Owen
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; Washington, DC : Earthscan, 2011.
Edition:2nd ed.
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Summary:2000 years ago the roman architect Marcus Vitruvius Pollio wrote the ten books on architecture establishing the concept of the pattern book offering design principles and solutions that is still referred to in every architect's education. A Green Vitruvius is intended as a green pattern book for today. Now fully updated, this well established textbook provides advice suitable for undergraduate and post graduate students on the integration of sustainable practice into the design and construction process, the issues to be considered, the strategies to be adopted, the elements of green design and design evaluation within the process. Classic design elegance is found in the holistic clear solution.
Physical Description:1 online resource (146 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781136528712
1136528717
9781849776929
184977692X
9786613715449
6613715441
1280874139
9781280874130
1136528725
9781136528729
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.