Toward a New Regionalism: Environmental Architecture in the Pacific Northwest

by David E. Miller

Book Overview

Green design is the major architectural movement of our time. Throughout the world architects are producing sustainable buildings in an attempt to preserve the environment and our globe's natural resources. However, current strategies for forming sustainable solutions are typically too general and fail to take advantage of critical geographical, environmental, and cultural factors particular to a specific place. By focusing on the Pacific Northwest,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295984945
• ISBN13: 9780295984940
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 9.9"