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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Designing and Understanding the Human-Nature Connection Stephen R. Kellert. Contents Acknowledgments ix 1 Introduction 1 2 Science and Theory of Connecting 9 Human and Natural Systems 3 Nature and Childhood Development 4 Harmonizing the ...
... natural world often seems neither necessary nor germane to the functioning ... systems to sustaining the quality of people's lives, especially in urban ... natural world has been an unquestioned constant for much of human history ...
... nature, however, is a “weak” genetic tendency whose full and functional development ... natural world repeatedly and in multiple ways to mature effectively. Yet ... systems and human health by modern construction can be minimized and ...
... natural systems and human health as well as enriching the human body, mind, and spirit by fostering positive experiences of nature in the built environment. As we shall see, each of the major design emphases associated with restorative ...
... natural and human built environments through deliberate design—is ... systems not only for their physical and material rewards but also because ... natural world serves as an indispensable basis for what it means to be not only physically ...
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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 |