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In Designed for the Future, author Jared Green asks eighty of today's most innovative architects, urban planners, landscape architects, journalists, artists, and environmental leaders the same question: what gives you the hope that a sustainable future is possible? Their imaginative answers—covering everything from the cooling strategies employed at Cambodia's ancient temple city of Angkor Wat to the use of cutting-edge eco-friendly mushroom board as a replacement for Styrofoam—show the way to our future success on earth and begin a much-needed dialogue about what we can realistically accomplish in the decades ahead.
Featuring an international roster of leading design thinkers including:
• Biomimicry pioneer Janine Benyus
• Curator Barry Bergdoll
• Educator and author Alan Berger
• Environmentalist and author Lester Brown
• Architect Rick Cook
• Urban Planner Paul Farmer
• Critic Christopher Hume
• Architect Bjarke Ingels
• Landscape designer Mia Lehrer
• Architect Rob Rogers
• Critic Inga Saffron
• Artist Janet Echelman
• Environmentalist Jemma Green
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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor
Jared Green writes about cities and design for numerous publications. He is Senior Communications Manager, American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) and is editor of the organization's blog The Dirt.
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What design represents the best hopes for our future success on earth? The book would ask 50 American and international landscape architects, architects, planners, urban designers, and other sustainable designers to answer the question in 500 words or less and 1-2 images. Both well-known and up-and-coming designers will outline how a project or design practice has created a more positive relationship between the built and natural environments and helps solve the complex social, economic and environmental challenges facing 21st century communities.
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Designed for the Future: 80 Practical Ideas for a Sustainable World
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Princeton Architectural Press, 2015
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Soft cover. Zustand: Good. Softcover. Red and green illustrated paper wraps with white and yellow lettering on front cover, and white spine with red and green lettering. No date on title page, copyright page dated 2015. 175 pages. Book is in good condition. A few black marks and smudges on back cover. Several pages have been dog-eared in the upper corner, but are otherwise unmarked. Binding is strong, book is overall clean and attractive. Eighty global leaders in shaping our environment provide insight on creating a sustainable future. Full page color photographs of built and natural environments featured on every other page. Artikel-Nr. 9-2144
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