Building for Life: Designing and Understanding the Human-Nature ConnectionIsland Press, 26 сент. 2012 г. - Всего страниц: 264 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. |
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... simulated, metaphorical expression in decoration and art or through language, story, and myth. All of these activities reflect humans' relation to the natural world as long as they exist in the context Building for Life 10.
... activities on people's physical and mental well-being. A wide range of activities can be classified as outdoor recreational, including hiking, camping, nature study, ecotourism, birdwatching, whalewatching, fishing, Science and Theory ...
... activities varies widely and includes competition, sport, scientific interest, exercise, nature interest, and aesthetics. These motivators vary by degree of commitment, the environmental setting where the activity occurs, the length of ...
... activities of their lives and had exerted major impacts on their personal, intellectual, and personal development. Moreover, these results occurred in both the retrospective and longitudinal studies and among all three organizations ...
... interaction with and care of companion animals. The two groups swapped activities midway through the study. While researchers noted significant therapeutic gains for Science and Theory of Connecting Human and Natural Systems 19.
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Nature and Childhood Development | 63 |
Harmonizing the Natural and Human Build Environments | 90 |
Biophilic Design | 123 |
Ethics of Sustainablilty | 178 |
Narrative Epilogue | 185 |
Notes | 219 |
Index | 243 |