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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... lighting, ventilation, and materials; the presence of water and vegetation; decoration and ornamentation that mimics natural forms and processes; and other means. Vernacular design refers to buildings and landscapes that foster an ...
... lighting and natural ventilation can improve worker satisfaction, enhance performance, and reduce stress • How contact with nature can enhance intellectual performance and problem solving • How neighborhoods and communities ...
... lighting, inadequate natural ventilation, and furnishings, paints, wall coverings, and products that contained artificial “off-gassing” chemical substances.40 Poor lighting and ventilation, high levels of pollutants, and the common ...
... lighting and natural ventilation, the presence of natural materials, and direct and representational contact with nature can result in greater physical and mental well-being, higher levels of worker satisfaction, and even increased ...
... lighting improves the health, morale, and productivity of office workers. The recently completed Genzyme headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts, designed by Behnisch and Behnisch, is distinguished by its unusual amount of natural ...
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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 |