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Green dream : how future cities can outsmart nature / t?f, The Why Factory ; [concept and editors, Winy Maas ; with Ulf Hackauf and Pirjo Haikola].

Contributor(s): Maas, Winy, 1959- | Hackauf, Ulf | Haikola, Pirjo | Why Factory.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Future cities series: Publisher: Rotterdam : New York : NAi Publishers ; [Distributed by] D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, c2010Description: 406 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 21 cm.ISBN: 9789056627416 (pbk.); 9056627414 (pbk.).Subject(s): Urban ecology (Sociology) | City planning -- Environmental aspects | Sustainable urban development | Sustainable architectureDDC classification: 307.76
Contents:
Green dream / Winy Maas -- Twenty-two observations on today's green / Ulf Hackauf and Pirjo Haikola with Winy Mass, ... [et al.] : Green buildings are ugly ; The complexity of green is paralyzing ; Green ideology is schizophrenic ; Green has become religious ; Hype could kill green ; Green progresses too slowly ; Natural does not exist ; Green dismisses science ; Greenwashing is misleading ; Small green deeds are not enough ; There is a green fatigue ; Green needs funding ; There is more than one green crisis ; Democracy can cope with green ; Eco-cities are too small ; Global transport is good for green ; Local food is overrated ; Water is misused ; Trees are misinterpreted ; Materials are depleting ; There is enough energy ; Green icons have an impact -- Five outlooks on tomorrow's green : Metrics, or aesthetics? / John Thackara -- Energize! : interview with James Woudhuysen ; Synergy, not autarky : interview with Andy van den Dobbelsteen ; Measure cities : interview with Paul van Bergen ; Infrastructure is the challenge : interview with Jaap Wiedenhoff / by Ulf Hackauf -- Green city calculator / The Why factory with Arup, DGMR and MVRDV -- The greenest city / Pirjo Haikola -- Nine green dreams : Food racks Barcelona / Nicola Placella and Magnus Svensson -- Monsoon collectors in Douala / Ryan Forster -- Dew mountains in Cairo / Ryan Forster -- Skinny, elastic buildings in Hong Kong / Ulf Hackauf and Pirjo Haikola -- Windy city near Jyvs̃kyl228}0/ Marcello Fantuz and Andreas Kalpakci -- Huge airplanes and super fast trains / Ulf Hackauf and Pirjo Haikola -- Glowing canals in Amsterdam / Carlo Maria Morsiani and Tanya Martinez Gonzales -- White days and green nights in Taipei / Ulf Hackauf and Pirjo Haikola -- Giant water lilies in Phuket / Ulf Hackauf, Pirjo Haikola and Gonzalo Rivas -- After green : epilogue / Winy Maas.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Barcode
General lending MTU Cork Centre Architectural Education Lending 307.76 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00179133
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Green Dream investigates what "green" means in practical terms for design, architecture and urbanism. Led by The Why Factory, the global urbanist thinktank headed by Winy Maas, experts in the field debate what is currently considered green and how the term ought to be defined going forward, challenging architectural conventions and looking into the potential of new green architecture. Recognizing that green buildings alone do not make a green city, Green Dream also looks at broader green solutions for cities and how they might be implemented. Most importantly of all, the book dares to ask "Is a green city actually feasible?" and attempts to answer this question through the help of case studies. Drawing on 36 illustrated green projects, and with essays by John Thackara and Winy Maas, this volume outlines future goals for architectural and urban projects, and draws on research by The Why Factory, MVRDV and Delft University of Technology.

Cover title.

"Based on the MSc Studio 'Green Dream', spring 2008 at the Faculty of Architecture of Delft University of Technology"--P. 406.

Includes bibliographical references.

Green dream / Winy Maas -- Twenty-two observations on today's green / Ulf Hackauf and Pirjo Haikola with Winy Mass, ... [et al.] : Green buildings are ugly ; The complexity of green is paralyzing ; Green ideology is schizophrenic ; Green has become religious ; Hype could kill green ; Green progresses too slowly ; Natural does not exist ; Green dismisses science ; Greenwashing is misleading ; Small green deeds are not enough ; There is a green fatigue ; Green needs funding ; There is more than one green crisis ; Democracy can cope with green ; Eco-cities are too small ; Global transport is good for green ; Local food is overrated ; Water is misused ; Trees are misinterpreted ; Materials are depleting ; There is enough energy ; Green icons have an impact -- Five outlooks on tomorrow's green : Metrics, or aesthetics? / John Thackara -- Energize! : interview with James Woudhuysen ; Synergy, not autarky : interview with Andy van den Dobbelsteen ; Measure cities : interview with Paul van Bergen ; Infrastructure is the challenge : interview with Jaap Wiedenhoff / by Ulf Hackauf -- Green city calculator / The Why factory with Arup, DGMR and MVRDV -- The greenest city / Pirjo Haikola -- Nine green dreams : Food racks Barcelona / Nicola Placella and Magnus Svensson -- Monsoon collectors in Douala / Ryan Forster -- Dew mountains in Cairo / Ryan Forster -- Skinny, elastic buildings in Hong Kong / Ulf Hackauf and Pirjo Haikola -- Windy city near Jyvs̃kyl228}0/ Marcello Fantuz and Andreas Kalpakci -- Huge airplanes and super fast trains / Ulf Hackauf and Pirjo Haikola -- Glowing canals in Amsterdam / Carlo Maria Morsiani and Tanya Martinez Gonzales -- White days and green nights in Taipei / Ulf Hackauf and Pirjo Haikola -- Giant water lilies in Phuket / Ulf Hackauf, Pirjo Haikola and Gonzalo Rivas -- After green : epilogue / Winy Maas.

UCC Fund.