Pressestimmen
"...incredibly useful for more persistent academics and all those people who seriously want to incorporate green ideas into ... working practices." (iDFX, September 2006) "...a resource both theoretical and practical..." (Architectural Technology, October 2006) "... lots of good information... The chapter on building form is arguably the best and most in-depth and reflects Yeang's passion..." (Building Design, October 2006) "...would provide a useful reference resource for ... designers of contemporary buildings and products ... in the initial concept stages of design..." (Architecture Today, November 2006) "... provides everyone with a guiding framework for changing society's present profligate, high-energy, environmentally destructive economy into ... sustainable and eco-based."(Environment UK, November 2006) "A highly informative and comprehensive manual on ecological design..." (Buildiing Engineer, December 2006) "...a comprehensive design primer for students..." (The Architectural Review, March 07)
Kurzbeschreibung
Focusing on the ecologist's concept of the ecosystem, this ecological design book assembles, in one single volume, author Ken Yeang's theories and ideas for ecological design taken from his two previous publications on this topic. Written and presented so that the complex subject matter can be readily understood by the layperson as well as the designer, Ecodesign explains step by step the author's approach to design for a sustainable future as well as the ideas and recent thinking of key ecological designers and thinkers elsewhere.
