Eco-architecture : harmonisation between architecture and nature /

Eco-architecture : harmonisation between architecture and nature / editors, G. Broadbent, C.A. Brebbia. - 409 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. - WIT transactions on the built environment, v. 86 1746-4498 ; . - WIT transactions on the built environment v. 86. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cultural responses to primitive needs / Ecological propriety and architecture / Architecture and nature at the end of the 20th century : towards a dialogical approach for sustainable design in architecture / The keyword is quality not ecology / In-between architecture and landscape, from theory to practice / Ecological, modular and affordable housing / Flexi-living : adaptable property, adaptable housing, transforming lives / The study of restoring an eco-habitat of the traditional Paiwan tribe in Taiwan / Urban planning and the quality of life in Putrajaya, Malaysia / Evaluating the sophistication of vernacular architecture to adjust to the climate / Examining line as a heuristic device in the design ethos of Alvar Aalto / Historical influences of wind and water in selecting settlement sites / Unity, simplicity and balance : sustainable management of cultural historic environments of mountain summer farming / A tale of two city halls : icons for sustainability in London and Seattle / Poetic water images in architecture / The 2005 solar D house / Fractal geometry and architecture : some interesting connections / Symbols, metaphors, analogues : seeding, modelling and achieving sustainable design / A methodology for sustainable design analysis of large scale buildings / Developing designs in balance with nature / Outdoor residential landscape design in an arid natural conservation area : Bahia de Los Angeles, Mexico / The house by the lake / Indicators for the ecological planning of buildings / Sustainable building design in Australia / Design and construction : changing the role / Natural materiality - the people's choice / Environmental impact of materials used in technical equipments : an overview on different methods / Designing for longevity / Natural building systems : experiments in urban ecology / Promoting sustainability of earth constructed private and public buildings in South Africa / Heteronomy and (un)sustainability of essential technical infrastructures / Eco-design of technological systems in buildings / Sound barriers to enable open windows and integration in landscape / Practicing what we preach / Guidelines for sizing roof windows / Building defects : survey and impact over sustainability / Cob seismic rehabilitation / Rainwater harvesting in Brazil : investigating the viability of rainwater harvesting for a household in Brasilia / Reliability of rainwater harvesting / User experiences with decentralised water systems in an ecological residential area / N. Baker -- V. A. Metallinou -- F. J. Soria Lopez -- A. van Hal -- B. Ott -- J. Quale -- I. MacBurnie -- C.-J. Chen -- D. Bt Omar -- E. Tsianaka -- P. Harwood -- P. Kilby -- G. Swensen -- D. Armpriest and B. Haglund -- U. Kirschner -- M. Garrison -- N. Sala -- R. J. Koester -- R. Richarde and R. Ibrahim -- A. J. Anselm -- R. Rojas-Caldelas, G. Bojorquez-Morales, A. Luna-Leon, E. Corona-Zambrano and J. Ochoa-Corrales -- C. A. Brebbia and J. Gorst -- C. Seyler, C. Stoy, I. Lutzelschwab and S. Kytzia -- C. McCabe -- P. Rossi -- F. Stevenson -- L. Marletta, G. Evola and F. Sicurella -- V. Straka -- K. Connors -- G. Bosman -- A. van Timmeren -- L. Marletta, G. Evola and F. Sicurella -- G. Rosenhouse -- M. Lawton -- S. Robertson and M. Thompson -- E. Costanzo -- G. Scudo and A. Drei -- D. Sant'Ana -- J. W. Male and M. S. Kennedy -- A. A. E. Luising.

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