About the Book: A Peek Inside [ours]
Contemporary design archetypes of the 21st century
are “redefining the regions they [are] built in”, as noted by Andrew Michler,
author of [ours] Hyper-Localization of Sustainable Architecture. A
collaboration effort with eVolo and the Institute for the Built Environment at
Colorado State University are working to uncover the new architectural archetypes
that are emerging in a new movement of sustainable architecture. Michler
defined these movements as [Japan Condenses], [Spain Wraps], [Australia Unfolds],
[Germany Maintains], [Mexico Buries], and [Cascadia Harvests], among others,
each one describing the hyper-localization of architecturally sustainable
design trends around the world.
The publication will feature
in-depth narratives, interviews, and large format project photos and
descriptions.
- Art book quality with ground breaking architecture design theory
- Approximate pages: 250
- Large full color photography of selected buildings
- Four regional chapters narratives
- Projects descriptions
- Project drawing index with floor plans, elevations and diagrams
Regions are already responding to the challenge through
inventive and provocative architecture. [Japan
Condenses], [Spain Wraps],
and [Australia Unfolds] explores
how design practices inform a sense of place and provide solutions to complex
issues in the built environment. These three divergent areas exemplify the
quality of redefined design vernacular that addresses deep sustainable
objectives.
Other regions from around the world will be explored as
well including [Denmark Plays], [Germany Maintains], [Mexico Buries], [Cascadia
Grows], South Africa and Central America. The germ of the idea is to explore
sustainable design by putting these buildings into context. All buildings by
their very nature are hyperlocal, that fact was often simply ignored for too
long. We see the re-imagining of the built environment as one of the most
important goals in thriving in an altered planet in the 21st century. By
pushing the envelope these selected projects create new architectural archetypes,
integrating function and form to improve performance. We will explore how
architects have learned from their failures and from taking risks.
Rather than put great cutting edge building projects in
isolation we want to look both inward at how they work and came to be, and
outward at how environmentally astute architecture is informed by and can
redefine the society they are placed in.
The IBE is heading the development of the Place
Assessment Tool or PAT, an integrated design attributes system used for the
book's project selection. PAT promises to help design professional visually
prioritize place making needs and environmental attributes in design phase of
project development.
Some readers may just enjoy the sheer beauty in the novel
designs, while others may take the knowledge and apply it to their region.
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