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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... reducing resource consumption, reusing and recycling products and materials, lessening waste and pollution, employing nontoxic substances and materials, protecting indoor environmental quality, and avoiding habitat destruction and loss ...
... reduce stress • How contact with nature can enhance intellectual performance and problem solving • How neighborhoods and communities characterized by superior environmental quality foster positive environmental values and a higher ...
... reduced blood pressure and improved muscle tension. Even passive viewing of attractive natural features has been found to reduce stress, increase relaxation, foster “emotional balance,” and improve cognitive functioning (e.g., better ...
... reduce stress and tension as well as foster recovery among patients suffering from clinically diagnosed disorders.34 One impressive study conducted by environmental geographer and psychologist Roger Ulrich and his colleagues focused on ...
... reduction also were observed among patients who received therapies such as hypnosis).39 Work The benefits of exposure to nature have also been demonstrated in the workplace. Most workplace contact with nature involves exposure to ...
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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 |