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Greening Asia: Emerging Principles for Sustainable Architecture

by Nirmal Kishnani
Greening Asia: Emerging Principles for Sustainable Architecture
Greening Asia: Emerging Principles for Sustainable Architecture

Asian architecture's journey from green to sustainable.

If you're intrigued by the evolution of sustainable architecture, particularly in the diverse and dynamic context of Asia, "Greening Asia" offers a compelling exploration. It goes beyond the typical green concepts and presents innovative principles that are shaping sustainable practices in this region. The book's detailed study of various projects speaks to both the challenges and the solutions that are emerging in the built environment.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Greening Asia: Emerging Principles for Sustainable Architecture

by Nirmal Kishnani
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ISBN: 9789810701161
Authors: Nirmal Kishnani
Publisher: BCI Asia
Date of Publication: 2012-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Art, Science, Business
Related Topics: Architecture, Design, Art Books Monographs, Management, Personal Development, Technology
Goodreads rating: 4.75
(rated by 12 readers)

Description

The central argument of this book is that, despite the current trend to embrace Green, an urgent rethink is needed in the way that Asia builds. The hard truth about Green buildings today is they are products of fragmented and cautious approach. They do not do enough to mitigate impact nor do the conventions of Greening address the diverse needs of the region and its people. Asia must get past the current do-less-harm, market-driven approach towards truly sustainable outcomes. Greening Emerging Principles of Sustainable Architecture reports on over 30 recent projects in Asia that go beyond Green. The author – an educator, architect and Green building expert – extracts from them six principles for sustainable design that are Asia-centric and scalable. In the first one-third of the book, the optimism regarding the Green building movement in Asia is questioned against facts on the region’s rising consumption and worsening environmental track record. Arising from this critique, and an examination of what is defined as a Green building today, six principles are proposed as a way of moving the industry towards sustainable development. These are illustrated with nineteen projects in Asia. In the following two-thirds of the book, another twelve in-depth case studies are featured to illustrate how these six principles might be integrated at the drawing board and what this might mean to performance. Many of these projects are by well-known and forward-thinking designers, such as Woha (Singapore), Morphogenisis (India) and Stephen Holl (USA).
 

Asian architecture's journey from green to sustainable.

If you're intrigued by the evolution of sustainable architecture, particularly in the diverse and dynamic context of Asia, "Greening Asia" offers a compelling exploration. It goes beyond the typical green concepts and presents innovative principles that are shaping sustainable practices in this region. The book's detailed study of various projects speaks to both the challenges and the solutions that are emerging in the built environment.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.