Eco-Architecture: Harmonisation Between Architecture And Nature

Preface......Page 12
Contents......Page 14
Section 1: Ecological and cultural sensitivity......Page 18
Cultural responses to primitive needs......Page 20
Ecological propriety and architecture......Page 32
Architecture and nature at the end of the 20th century: towards a dialogical approach for sustainable design in architecture......Page 40
The keyword is quality not ecology......Page 52
In-between architecture and landscape, from theory to practice......Page 62
Ecological, modular and affordable housing......Page 70
Flexi-Living: adaptable property, adaptable housing, transforming lives......Page 80
The study of restoring an eco-habitat of the traditional Paiwan tribe in Taiwan......Page 90
Urban planning and the quality of life in Putrajaya, Malaysia......Page 100
Section 2: Historical and philosophical aspects......Page 108
Evaluating the sophistication of vernacular architecture to adjust to the climate......Page 110
Examining line as a heuristic device in the design ethos of Alvar Aalto......Page 120
Historical influences of wind and water in selecting settlement sites......Page 132
Unity, simplicity and balance: sustainable management of cultural historic environments of mountain summer farming......Page 140
A tale of two city halls: icons for sustainability in London and Seattle......Page 150
Poetic water images in architecture......Page 160
Section 3: Design with nature......Page 170
The 2005 Solar D house......Page 172
Fractal geometry and architecture: some interesting connections......Page 180
Symbols, metaphors, analogues: seeding, modelling and achieving sustainable design......Page 192
A methodology for sustainable design analysis of large scale buildings......Page 202
Developing designs in balance with nature......Page 212
Outdoor residential landscape design in an arid natural conservation area: Bahía de Los Ángeles, México......Page 222
The house by the lake......Page 232
Indicators for the ecological planning of buildings......Page 244
Sustainable building design in Australia......Page 254
Design and construction: changing the role......Page 264
Section 4: Assessment and selection of materials......Page 272
Natural materiality - the people\'s choice......Page 274
Environmental impact of materials used in technical equipments: an overview on different methods......Page 284
Designing for longevity......Page 294
Natural building systems: experiments in urban ecology......Page 304
Promoting sustainability of earth constructed private and public buildings in South Africa......Page 314
Section 5: Natural technologies......Page 324
Heteronomy and (un)sustainability of essential technical infrastructures......Page 326
Eco-design of technological systems in buildings......Page 336
Section 6: Design by passive systems......Page 346
Sound barriers to enable open windows and integration in landscape......Page 348
Practicing what we preach......Page 358
Guidelines for sizing roof windows......Page 368
Section 7: Building operation and maintenance......Page 376
Building defects: survey and impact over sustainability......Page 378
Cob seismic rehabilitation......Page 386
Section 8: Water conservation......Page 396
Rainwater harvesting in Brazil: investigating the viability of rainwater harvesting for a household in Brasília......Page 398
Reliability of rainwater harvesting......Page 408
User experiences with decentralised water systems in an ecological residential area......Page 418
Author index......Page 426