Author: Victor J. PapanekPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architects
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
The Green Imperative: Ecology and Ethics in Design and Architecture
Author: Victor PapanekPublisher: Thames & Hudson
ISBN: 0500770719
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 379
Book Description
A fresh edition of the sustainable design pioneer Victor Papanek’s classic and ever-relevant book examining the important role of design in combating climate change. Whether it’s horror at the plastic littering the world’s beaches or despair at the melting polar ice caps, the world is gradually waking up to the impending climate disaster. In The Green Imperative, Papanek argues for design that addresses these issues head-on. This means using materials that can be recycled and reused, no more pointless packaging, thinking about how products make us feel and engage all our senses, putting nature at the heart of design, working at a smaller scale, rejecting aesthetics for their own sake, and thinking before we buy. First published at the end of the twentieth century, this book offered a plethora of honest advice, clear examples, and withering critiques, laying out the flaws of and opportunities for the design world at that time. A quarter of a century on, Papanek’s lucid prose has lost none of its verve, and the problems he highlights have only become more urgent, giving today’s reader both a fascinating historical perspective on the issues at hand and a blueprint for how they might be solved.
The Green Imperative
Author: Victor J. PapanekPublisher: Thames & Hudson
ISBN: 9780500278468
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
In this book Papanek looks at the exciting possibilities for the future if architecture and design were to become environmentally and socially responsible. He shows how people can contribute to the well-being of the planet through awareness of design.
The Green Imperative
Author: Lorna HowarthPublisher: Uit Cambridge
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
To celebrate forty years of publishing Resurgence - the magazine at the heart of earth, art and spirit - and forty years of the environmental movement, authors and contributors to the magazine were asked to reflect on the changes wrought during this period and the challenges humanity faces in the next forty years. Contributors include Jonathon Porritt, Caroline Lucas, Tim Smit, Richard Mabey, Michael Meacher, Vandana Shiva, Anita Roddick and Richard Heinberg.
The Shape of Green
Author: Lance HoseyPublisher: Island Press
ISBN: 1610912144
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Does going green change the face of design or only its content? The first book to outline principles for the aesthetics of sustainable design, The Shape of Green argues that beauty is inherent to sustainability, for how things look and feel is as important as how they’re made. In addition to examining what makes something attractive or emotionally pleasing, Hosey connects these questions with practical design challenges. Can the shape of a car make it more aerodynamic and more attractive at the same time? Could buildings be constructed of porous materials that simultaneously clean the air and soothe the skin? Can cities become verdant, productive landscapes instead of wastelands of concrete? Drawing from a wealth of scientific research, Hosey demonstrates that form and image can enhance conservation, comfort, and community at every scale of design, from products to buildings to cities. Fully embracing the principles of ecology could revolutionize every aspect of design, in substance and in style. Aesthetic attraction isn’t a superficial concern — it’s an environmental imperative. Beauty could save the planet.
Hope Is an Imperative
Author: David W. OrrPublisher: Island Press
ISBN: 1597267007
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
The author has championed the cause of ecological literacy in higher education, helping to establish and shape the field of ecological design, and working to raise awareness of the threats to future generations posed by humanity's current unsustainable trajectory.This volume brings together his most important works.
Author: Victor PapanekThe Imperative of Responsibility
Author: Hans JonasPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226405974
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
Hans Jonas here rethinks the foundations of ethics in light of the awesome transformations wrought by modern technology: the threat of nuclear war, ecological ravage, genetic engineering, and the like. Though informed by a deep reverence for human life, Jonas's ethics is grounded not in religion but in metaphysics, in a secular doctrine that makes explicit man's duties toward himself, his posterity, and the environment. Jonas offers an assessment of practical goals under present circumstances, ending with a critique of modern utopianism.
Design for the Real World
Author: Victor J. PapanekPublisher: Academy Chicago Publishers, Limited
ISBN:
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Design for the Real World has, since its first appearance twenty-five years ago, become a classic. Translated into twenty-three languages, it is one of the world's most widely read books on design. In this edition, Victor Papanek examines the attempts by designers to combat the tawdry, the unsafe, the frivolous, the useless product, once again providing a blueprint for sensible, responsible design in this world which is deficient in resources and energy.
Author: Michael Fullan