Design for life
the architecture of Sim Van der Ryn
Van der Ryn, Sim.
creator
text
biography
utu
2005
1st edition
monographic
eng
183 p. ill.; col.; plans.; 26 cm.
Design for Life: The Architecture of Sim Van der Ryn surveys the work and principles of Sim Van der Ryn, a world leader in the field of sustainable architecture. Sharing his years of experience as a teacher and using his building designs as examples, the author shows us that buildings are not objects but organisms, and cities are not machines but complex ecosystems.
Roots and seeds --
Branching out --
First generation ecological design --
Second generation ecological design --
Places of heart and spirit --
Making the great leap forward --
Sim Van der Ryn
Include index
Include Bibliography
Van der Ryn, Sim
Architects
United States
Biography
Architecture
Environmental aspects
NA737.V36 A2 2005
720/.47/092
9781586855307
15868553010
2004030292
pucpr
031010
20220729140847.0
eng