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Design for a vulnerable planet / Frederick Steiner.

By: Series: Roger Fullington series in architecturePublication details: Austin [Tex.] : University of Texas Press, 2011.Edition: 1st edDescription: xv, 288 p. : ill. ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780292723856 :
  • 0292723857 :
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • NA2542.35 .S83 2011
Contents:
Living urban environments -- Lessons from Paul Cret, Ian McHarg, and George Mitchell -- Emerging urbanism in Texas -- New regionalism in Texas and beyond -- Learning from abroad -- Learning from disaster.
Summary: Spotlighting innovative design projects in places ranging from Texas to Italy and China, this book sounds a call for architects, designers, and regional planners to create a built environment that works on a regional scale in harmony with the planet's ecology.
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Spotlighting innovative design projects in places ranging from Texas to Italy and China, this book sounds a call for architects, designers, and regional planners to create a built environment that works on a regional scale in harmony with the planet's ecology.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-274) and index.

Living urban environments -- Lessons from Paul Cret, Ian McHarg, and George Mitchell -- Emerging urbanism in Texas -- New regionalism in Texas and beyond -- Learning from abroad -- Learning from disaster.

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