TY  - BOOK
AU  - Brislin,Paul
AU  - Lawrence,Gary
ED  - Arup Associates
TI  - Unified design
SN  - 0470723319
AV  - NA2542.4 .U55 2008
U1  - 720.47 22
PY  - 2008///]
CY  - Chichester, Eng.
PB  - Wiley
KW  - Arup Associates
KW  - Architecture
KW  - Human factors
KW  - Architecture and society
KW  - Architectural design
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; Unified design : a radical wholeness / Jay Merrick in conversation with Declan O'Carroll -- Plantation lane : time and tide / Arup Associates -- Sustaining design / Herbert Girardet in conversation with Michael Beaven -- Vauxhall cross transport interchange, London / Arup Associates -- Unifying the senses : architecture as lived experience / Juhani Pallasmaa -- Druk White Lotus School, Ladakh, Northern Himalayas / Arup Associates -- Spatial intelligence and place-making / Leon van Schaik -- Collaborative engineering / Arup Associates -- Arup Associates : themes and ideas
N2  - "Is the present obsession with the icon and the promotion of image over substance symptomatic of a general trend in contemporary architecture? Arup Associates provides the alternative: unified design, a radical pan-disciplinary approach that focuses on people from the outset, through the united vision of architects, engineers, artists and social scientists. Arup Associates rejects the imposition of an external image: there can be no standard solutions and no predefined styles. Instead, design must evolve from fundamental research and experiential goals, to form a holistic architecture entirely driven by a "whole life" sustainability that maintains human culture--tradition, religion, the intangible components of humanity--in the face of modernity"--Back cover
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