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Greening Asia : emerging principles for sustainable architecture / Nirmal Kishnani.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Singapore : BCI Asia, c2012Description: 334 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9789810701161 (paperback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 720.47095 KIS 010476
Contents:
Greening Asia : rebooting the conversation Conventions of greening : five questions Limits of greening : rethinking system boundaries Six principles of sustainable architecture : emerging ideas for Asia Efficacy : seeking long-term effectiveness Ecology : respecting and repairing networks Wellness : connection with outdoors, community, nature Embeddedness : local reliance and self-sufficiency Advocacy : buildings as a cultural force Integration : aligning process towards performance From green to sustainable : minding the gaps The projects Alila Villas Uluwatu : Bali, Indonesia Green School : Bali, Indonesia Headquarters Energy Commission of Malaysia : Putrajaya, Malaysia Khoo Teck Puat Hospital : Singapore Pearl Academy of Fashion : Jaipur, India Safe Haven Bathhouse &​ Library, Old Market Library : Thailand Sau Mau Ping South Estate : Hong Kong, People's Republic of China Soneva Kiri : Koh Kood, Thailand The Met : Bangkok, Thailand Vanke Centre : Shenzhen, People's Republic of China Yamuna Corporate Office Kirloskar Brothers Ltd : Pune, India Zero Energy Building BCA Academy of the Built Environment : Singapore.
Summary: "The transition from Green to Sustainable needs new tools for thinking, new descriptors that speak of both mitigation of impact and resilience to adverse change. A number of recent Asian projects go beyond the current conventions of Greening. Individually they speak of the diversity of the region; collectively they illustrate six principles that could be a bridge to sustainability."--Back cover.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 322-325).

Greening Asia : rebooting the conversation
Conventions of greening : five questions
Limits of greening : rethinking system boundaries
Six principles of sustainable architecture : emerging ideas for Asia
Efficacy : seeking long-term effectiveness
Ecology : respecting and repairing networks
Wellness : connection with outdoors, community, nature
Embeddedness : local reliance and self-sufficiency
Advocacy : buildings as a cultural force
Integration : aligning process towards performance
From green to sustainable : minding the gaps
The projects
Alila Villas Uluwatu : Bali, Indonesia
Green School : Bali, Indonesia
Headquarters Energy Commission of Malaysia : Putrajaya, Malaysia
Khoo Teck Puat Hospital : Singapore
Pearl Academy of Fashion : Jaipur, India
Safe Haven Bathhouse &​ Library, Old Market Library : Thailand
Sau Mau Ping South Estate : Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
Soneva Kiri : Koh Kood, Thailand
The Met : Bangkok, Thailand
Vanke Centre : Shenzhen, People's Republic of China
Yamuna Corporate Office Kirloskar Brothers Ltd : Pune, India
Zero Energy Building BCA Academy of the Built Environment : Singapore.

"The transition from Green to Sustainable needs new tools for thinking, new descriptors that speak of both mitigation of impact and resilience to adverse change. A number of recent Asian projects go beyond the current conventions of Greening. Individually they speak of the diversity of the region; collectively they illustrate six principles that could be a bridge to sustainability."--Back cover.

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