ENGLISH

Design for Good

By John Cary

Book information

Publisher
Island Press/Center for Resource Economics
Year
2017
ISBN
978-1-61091-921-0, 978-1-61091-794-0
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
226 MB (237310463 bytes)
Edition
1st ed.
Pages
XV, 260\282
Time added
2018-08-15 07:07:45
Environment; Environmentgeneral; Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings;

Description

In this volume, the author offers character-driven, real-world stories about projects around the globe that offer more—buildings that are designed and created with and for the people who will use them. The book reveals a new understanding of the ways that design shapes our lives and gives professionals and interested citizens the tools to seek out and demand designs that dignify. Front Matter ....Pages 1-13 Introduction: The Dignifying Power of Design (John Cary)....Pages 14-27 If It Can Happen Here (John Cary)....Pages 28-59 Buildings That Heal (John Cary)....Pages 60-99 Shelter for the Soul (John Cary)....Pages 100-145 Spaces That Enlighten (John Cary)....Pages 146-187 Places for Civic Life (John Cary)....Pages 188-227 Raising Expectations (John Cary)....Pages 228-249 Conclusion: A Call to Expect More (John Cary)....Pages 250-269 Back Matter ....Pages 270-275

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