Low Tech Light Tech High Tech: Building in the Information Age - Softcover

Daniels, Klaus

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3764363290 ISBN 13: 9783764363291

Publisher: Birkhauser Verlag AG, 2000

Synopsis

This book looks at the challenges facing architects and urban planners in contemporary society. It analyses current trends, future scenarios and solutions from the past, providing detailed information on what it means to build in a sustainable, ecologically sound way, whilst making full use of the technology which we now have at our fingertips. Previously available as a hardcover but now out of print, it is being reprinted as a special softcover edition.

About this title

Synopsis

This title looks at the challenges facing architects and urban planners in contemporary society. It analyzes trends, future scenarios and solutions from the past, providing information on what it means to build in a sustainable, ecologically sound way.

About the Author

Klaus Daniels is the chairman of the managing board of HL-Technik AG. Since 1990 he has been professor of building services at the ETH Zurich, departments of architecture and of civil engineering.

Edition details

• Publisher: Birkhauser Verlag AG
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3764363290
• ISBN 13: 9783764363291
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 238