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.   .   .   .	BIO-CLIMATIC DESIGN Hassan Fathy Natural Energy and Vernacular Architecture The traditional and time-proven means by which buildings moderate unbearably hot climates, without any energy inputs whatsoever -- and in so doing, form beautiful buildings. US BOOK STORE UK BOOK STORE BUILDINGS & HEALTH Carol Venolia Healing Environments Your Guide to Indoor Well Being An excellent guide to the building and furnishing of physically healthy and soul-nurturing buildings, particularly homes and particularly in a U.S. context. (Celestial Arts) US BOOK STORE UK BOOK STORE Daniel Coleman & Joel Gurin Mind-Body Medicine (Consumer Reports Books)
.   .         . .  .   .  .       .   .	DESIGN Bernard Rudofsky Architecture without Architects A classic. A photo collection, many now un-repeatable, of vernacular buildings and settlements, many of outstanding beauty and all perfectly adapted to climate, culture and local materials. US BOOK STORE UK BOOK STORE John S. Taylor A Shelter Sketchbook An inspiring reference, the author has made concise sketches of buildings and building details... all localised, time-proven solutions to the challenges and opportunities of climate, materials availability, and lifestyles. US BOOK STORE UK BOOK STORE Paul Oliver, Editor Encyclopedia of Vernacular Architecture of the World A tremendous resource: If you can't afford its high price, get your library to buy it! This three-volume work includes the buildings of over 1000 cultures. The first volume focuses on theories, principles and philosophies of traditional architecture. Volumes Two and Three consider these principles within specific cultural and societal contexts. Supported by photographs, line drawings and maps, a glossary, a lexicon, and bibliography. US BOOK STORE UK BOOK STORE Paul Jacques Grillo Form, Function, Design Timeless Building Solutions A classic (presumably "what is design") which, well ahead of its time, identifies environmental issues, human and cosmic proportion and the principles underlying both classical and vernacular architecture as fundamental to architectural form-giving. US BOOK STORE UK BOOK STORE Lloyd Kahn (editor) Shelter Outstandingly beautiful photographs of vernacular and "alternative" buildings across the world. (Shelter Publications) US BOOK STORE UK BOOK STORE J.E. Gordon Structures Or Why Things Don't Fall Down If you thought structural design was boring (as I once did), you'll think again after reading this book. Gordon finds inspiration and insight from natural and historical structures (and accidents!) to expand ways of working out contemporary problems. (Penguin Books) US BOOK STORE UK BOOK STORE	BACK TO TOP     .   .  .   .  .   .  .   ..  .   .  .         .
TOPIC LIST BIO-CLIMATIC DESIGN BUILDINGS & HEALTH DESIGN ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN HOW-TO LIGHT & LIFE LIVING SUSTAINABLY SPIRIT & PLACE URBAN ENVIRONMENT WATER & LIFE	ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN Victor Papanek Design for the Real World Human Ecology and Social Change One of the very first books to highlight environmental and social responsibilities in design and as relevant today (in its new edition) as when first published. US BOOK STORE UK BOOK STORE Ian McHaig Design with Nature A classic and innovative work on this subject: ecologically motivated landscape design. (John Wiley & Sons) US BOOK STORE UK BOOK STORE Sim Van der Ryn & Stuart Cowan Ecological Design (Island Press) US BOOK STORE UK BOOK STORE T. Woolley, S. Kimmins, R. Harrison, P. Harrison Green Building Handbook Examines the ecological implications of choosing building materials. (Routledge) UK BOOK STORE Victor Papanek The Green Imperative: Natural Design for the Real World An overview, full of detailed examples of ethically motivated design from industrial design to architecture. (Thames & Hudson) US BOOK STORE UK BOOK STORE John Talbot Simply Build Green: A Technical Guide to the Ecological Houses at the Findhorn Foundation (Findhorn Publications) US BOOK STORE UK BOOK STORE	BACK TO TOP .   .   .   .   .   .   .
.   .  .   .  .     .	HOW-TO Jacklyn Johnson & John Newton Building Green A why-to (e.g. air quality, bird song) and how-to (technical and aesthetic) for "green" buildings with climbing plants, trees, vegetated roofs and so on. Inspiring and practical. Written for British climate and species, but with wide applicability. (London Ecology Unit) UK BOOK STORE Hugo Houben & Hubert Guillaud Earth Construction A Comprehensive Guide The book on earth construction, arising from an institute dedicated to earth-building in all its forms, with all kinds of earth and construction, from primitive to mechanized, all over the world (earth, incidentally, is the most widely used building material in the world). (IT Publications) US BOOK STORE UK BOOK STORE Edward Harland Eco-Renovation The Ecological Home Improvement Guide A thorough guide on how to choose the most environmentally responsible way to renovate (particularly British) houses. (Chelsea Green Pub Co) US BOOK STORE UK BOOK STORE	BACK TO TOP   TOPIC LIST BIO-CLIMATIC DESIGN BUILDINGS & HEALTH DESIGN ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN HOW-TO LIGHT & LIFE LIVING SUSTAINABLY SPIRIT & PLACE URBAN ENVIRONMENT WATER & LIFE
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