Island Press | 2005-09-13 | ISBN: 1559637218 | 264 pages | PDF | 6,3 MB
Sustainable design has made great strides in recent years; unfortunately, it still falls short of fully integrating nature into our built environment. This book is really good for us to know about a groundbreaking new paradigm of "restorative environmental design," with author Stephen R. Kellert, proposes a new architectural model of sustainability in the latest issue.
In Building For Life, Kellert examines the fundamental interconnectedness of people and human nature, environment, 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 for us to address our innate needs for contact with nature. Natural lighting, materials, ventilation, as well as more unexpected methodologies-the use of metaphor, perspective, enticement, and symbol-architects can greatly enhance our daily lives. The design techniques foster intellectual development, physical and relaxation, 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 the strategies, they presents models for moving forward. Ultimately, Kellert views our fractured relationship with nature as a design matter 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 in our environment.
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