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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... settings? Again, yes, as long as this contact affects people's ongoing lives. Thus, this chapter will also examine how immersion in relatively pristine settings can affect people's ordinary existence, especially among youth. We will ...
... settings and domesticated animals, such as pet animals and backyard gardens, to—at the other extreme—wilderness-dependent wildlife and pristine environments, with the middle ground occupied by, for example, captive zoo creatures or a ...
... settings • How the experience of nature can affect human health and healing, including recovery from illness • How contact with nature can foster social ties and relationships • How work settings with attributes such as natural lighting ...
... settings include rest, relaxation, contemplation, restoration from illness, and spiritual renewal.6 This universal assumption is reflected in the ancient tradition of “sacred” groves and spaces, largely undisturbed areas often perceived ...
... settings in urban areas.14 This investigation included a sample of college students who were recruited to perform several intellectually difficult, attention-demanding, and mentally fatiguing tasks. Students were randomly chosen and ...
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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 |