Biourban Acupuncture. Treasure Hill of Taipei to Artena

Biourban Acupuncture. Treasure Hill of Taipei to Artena
Author: Marco Casagrande
Publisher: International Society of Biourbanism
Total Pages: 60
Release: 2012-12-01
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 8890892315

M. Casagrande offers a therapy for the sickness of our cities, a path to achieve what he calls the Third Generation City, where “the ruin” is the reality produced by nature, and nature forces take the initiative, affecting the design of industrial society, and becoming co- architects. Casagrande's “biourban acupuncture” revives the traditional Chinese medicine practice on city scale, in order to trigger purifying and healing processes in the urban organism.

Nature Inside

Nature Inside
Author: William D. Browning
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 426
Release: 2020-10-09
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1000051315

Written by a leading proponent of biophilic design, this is the only practical guide to biophilic design principles for interior designers. Describing the key benefits, principles and processes of biophilic design, Nature Inside illustrates the implementation of biophilic design in interior design practice, across a range of international case studies – at different scales, and different typologies. Starting with the principles of biophilic design, and the principles and processes in practice, the book then showcases a variety of interior spaces – residential, retail, workplace, hospitality, education, healthcare and manufacturing. The final chapter looks ‘outside the walls’, giving a case study at the campus and city scale. With practical guidance and real-world solutions that can be directly-applied in day-to-day practice, this is a must-have for designers interested in applying biophilic principles.

Architectural Theories of the Environment

Architectural Theories of the Environment
Author: Ariane Lourie Harrison
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2013
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0415506182

These essays by architects, theorists, and sustainable designers together provide a framework to help you develop your own guidelines to approaching to your work. Introductions define key terms, and nine case studies demonstrate the concepts.

Experience and Conflict

Experience and Conflict
Author: Panu Lehtovuori
Publisher:
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2005
Genre: History
ISBN:

Tiivistelmä: Kokemus ja konflikti : julkisen kaupunkitilan tuottamisen dialektiikka Helsingin uusien tapahtumapaikkojen valossa 1993-2003.

Nature Driven Urbanism

Nature Driven Urbanism
Author: Rob Roggema
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2019-10-03
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 3030267172

This book discusses the way that a nature-driven approach to urbanism can be applied at each of the urban scales; architectural design, urban design of neighborhoods, city planning and landscape architecture, and at the city and regional scales. At all levels nature-driven approaches to design and planning add to the quality of the built structure and furthermore to the quality of life experienced by people living in these environments. To include nature and greening to built structures is a good starting point and can add much value. The chapter authors have fiducia in giving nature a fundamental role as an integrated network in city design, or to make nature the entrance point of the design process, and base the design on the needs and qualities of nature itself. The highest existence of nature is a permanent ecosystem which endures stressors and circumstances for a prolonged period. In an urban context this is not always possible and temporality is an interesting concept explored when nature is not a permanent feature. The ecological contribution to the environment, and indirect dispersion of species, from a temporary location will, overall add biodiversity to the entire system.

Pop-Up City

Pop-Up City
Author: Jeroen Beekmans
Publisher: BIS Publishers
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-09-16
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9789063693541

A beautiful, inspiring book that tells a remarkable story of cities and urban design in a fluid world.

Parasitism and Ecosystems

Parasitism and Ecosystems
Author: Frédéric Thomas
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2005-01-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0191523887

For several years there has been a growing interest in understanding the dynamics of parasites in ecosystems, as well as the diversity of ways in which they influence ecosystem functioning through their effects on host populations and communities. Ecologists, epidemiologists, evolutionary biologists, and other scientists are increasingly coming to realise that parasites must be taken into account when studying ecosystems. Parasitism and Ecosystems summarizes current knowledge on this topic, providing a comprehensive overview for researchers and students. It represents the first synthesis of both the roles and the consequences of pathogens in ecosystems, utilising well-documented case-studies to illustrate the main issues as well as identifying prospects for future research.