Eco-architecture : harmonisation between architecture and nature / editors, G. Broadbent, C.A. Brebbia.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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

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