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9781559637213

Building for Life

Designing and Understanding the Human-Nature Connection
  • ISBN-13: 9781559637213
  • Publisher: ISLAND PRESS
    Imprint: ISLAND PRESS
  • By Stephen R. Kellert
  • Price: AUD $126.00
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  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 14/11/2005
  • Format: Paperback 261 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Landscape art & architecture [AMV]
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Sustainable design has made great strides in recent years; unfortunately, it still falls short of fully integrating nature into our built environment. Through a groundbreaking new paradigm of ""restorative environmental design,"" award-winning author Stephen R. Kellert proposes a new architectural model of sustainability.
In Building For Life, Kellert examines the fundamental interconnectedness of people and nature, and how the loss of this connection results in a diminished quality of life.
This thoughtful new work illustrates how architects and designers can use simple methods to address our innate needs for contact with nature. Through the use of natural lighting, ventilation, and materials, as well as more unexpected methodologies-the use of metaphor, perspective, enticement, and symbol-architects can greatly enhance our daily lives. These design techniques foster intellectual development, relaxation, and physical and emotional well-being. In the works of architects like Frank Lloyd Wright, Eero Saarinen, Cesar Pelli, Norman Foster, and Michael Hopkins, Kellert sees the success of these strategies and presents models for moving forward. Ultimately, Kellert views our fractured relationship with nature as a design problem rather than an unavoidable aspect of modern life, and he proposes many practical and creative solutions for cultivating a more rewarding experience of nature in our built environment.

Contents
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1	Introduction		
Chapter 2	Science and Theory of 
 Connecting Human and Natural Systems 	
Chapter 3	Nature and Childhood Development 		
Chapter 4	Harmonizing the Natural and Human Built Environments
Chapter 5	Biophilic Design		
Chapter 6	Ethics of Sustainability
Narrative Epilogue 
 One: Of Forests and the Sea - 1955: Middle Childhood 
 Two: From Apple Orchards to Shopping Malls - 1972: Late Adolescence
 Three: Geographic Sketches Here and There - 1985: Early Adulthood
 Four: Seals in the Neighborhood - 2004: Middle Age 
 Five: Reminiscence of Childhood and the City - Later Generations: 2030 and 2055
Notes
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