Ecological Design - Softcover

Ryn, Sim Van Der; Cowan, Stuart

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1559633891 ISBN 13: 9781559633895

Publisher: Island Press, 1995

Synopsis

Sim Van der Ryn and Stuart Cowan present a vision of how the living world and the human world can be rejoined by taking ecology as the basis for design. Ecological design intelligence -- effective adaptation to and integration with nature's processes -- can be applied at all levels of scale, creating revolutionary forms of buildings, landscapes, cities, and technologies.The authors weave together case studies, personal anecdotes, images, and theory to provide a thorough treatment of the concept of ecological design. In the process, they present and explain a series of design principles that can help build a sustainable world with increased efficiency, fewer toxics, less pollution, and healthier natural systems.

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Review

"The publication of "Ecological Design" was a seminal moment for the green building movement, and the book remains one of our most valuable and relevant texts today. Sim Van der Ryn is one of the fathers of sustainable design, but his work transcends time; together with Stuart Cowan, he has written a work that will inspire and inform us for years to come."--S. Richard Fedrizzi "President, CEO and Founding Chairman of the U.S. Green Building Council " "A bench-mark pioneering work, that remains vitally relevant today, after a decade of influencing the ecodesign community, and now with new ideas and a critical assessment of the sustainability status quo."--Dr. Ken Yeang, architect and planner, Llewelyn Davies Yeang, UK "The publication of Ecological Design was a seminal moment for the green building movement, and the book remains one of our most valuable and relevant texts today. Sim Van der Ryn is one of the fathers of sustainable design, but his work transcends time; together with Stuart Cowan, he has written a work that will inspire and inform us for years to come."--S. Richard Fedrizzi, President, CEO and Founding Chairman of the U.S. Green Building Council

About the Author

Sim Van der Ryn is professor emeritus in the Department of Architecture at the University of California - Berkeley and founder and principal of Sim Van der Ryn + Associates, an architectural firm specializing in ecological design. Stuart Cowan is a general partner of Autopoiesis LLC in Portland, Oregon, which offers design, development, and finance services internationally for large-scale sustainability projects. He recently served as research director at Ecotrust.

Edition details

• Publisher: Island Press
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1559633891
• ISBN 13: 9781559633895
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224