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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... example, a cultivated garden, a caged bird, a pet dog, a landscape painting, a television program? Yes, if this contact with nature, even though experienced in indirect and sometimes symbolic ways, occurs in our routine, everyday lives ...
... example, captive zoo creatures or a nearby municipal park. Second, people experience varying kinds of contact with the nonhuman world, ranging from direct and indirect contact to symbolic or vicarious encounters. Direct contact involves ...
... example, more than twice the land area of historic India was designated as sacred groves than all of the officially designated protected areas found in India today—and with arguably a greater degree of public appreciation and protection ...
... example, consider the impact of immersion in relatively undisturbed natural settings. Both anecdotal and a growing body of structured research suggest that this outdoor recreational activity can exert significant and even life-changing ...
... example, a well-controlled study of persons facing surgery examined three groups of patients: one group exposed to “serene” depictions of nature, a second to highly active outdoor scenes (such as ocean surfing), and a third to no ...
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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 |