Author: Mario Cucinella Publisher: Centauro ISBN: Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 432
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MCA Mario Cucinella Architects, founded in 1992, is a company with solid experience at the forefront of contemporary design & research. MCA has an integrated approach to design work based on close collaboration with multi-disciplinary consultants, to create innovative design responses for every project & client requirement.
Author: Koen Steemers Publisher: Earthscan ISBN: 1902916166 Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 868
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PLEA is a network of individuals sharing expertise in the arts, sciences, planning and design of the built environment. It serves as an international, interdisciplinary forum to promote discourse on environmental quality in architecture and planning. This 17th PLEA international conference addresses sustainable design with respect to architecture, city and environment at the turn of the millennium. The central aim of the conference is to explore the interrelationships and integration of architecture, city and environment. The Proceedings will be of interest to all those involved in bioclimatic design and the application of natural and innovative techniques to architecture and planning. The conference is organised by the Martin Centre for Architectural and Urban Studies, University of Cambridge and the Cambridge Programme for Industry, University of Cambridge.
Author: Mario Cucinella Publisher: L'Arcaedizioni ISBN: Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 108
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Mario Cucinella's interest lies in the environmental quality -- and hence inhabitability -- of architecture. Cucinella works in both France and Italy, designing major urban and community buildings.
Author: Mario Cucinella Publisher: EQUALBOOKS ISBN: 9788997603183 Category : Architecture, Modern Languages : en Pages : 377
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Establishing a deep connection with the climate, culture and natural environment of a place is a process that seems to Italian architect Mario Cucinella to be much closer to the complexity of nature and less like mechanical artifice. Together with his office, MCA, Cucinella researches and conceives architectural and industrial design projects using innovative technologies in an effort to promote environmental sustainability, ethics and a positive social impact. This monograph introduces his activities in the growing movement for sustainability with detailed profiles of more than 25 exemplary projects, including Beijing's SIEEB building and the Bologna Civic Offices.
Author: Brian Ford Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1351810006 Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 280
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Overheating in buildings is commonplace. This book describes how we can keep cool without conventional air-conditioning: improving comfort and productivity while reducing energy costs and carbon emissions. It provides architects, engineers and policy makers with a ‘how-to’ guide to the application of natural cooling in new and existing buildings. It demonstrates, through reference to numerous examples, that natural cooling is viable in most climates around the world. This completely revised and expanded second edition includes: An overview of natural cooling past and present. Guidance on the principles and strategies that can be adopted. A review of the applicability of different strategies. Explanation of simplified tools for performance assessment. A review of components and controls. A detailed evaluation of case studies from the USA, Europe, India and China. This book is not just for the technical specialist, as it also provides a general grounding in how to avoid or minimise air-conditioning. Importantly, it demonstrates that understanding our environment, rather than fighting it, will help us to live sustainably in our rapidly warming world.
Author: Dominique Gauzin-Müller Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media ISBN: 9783764366599 Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 264
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Since the mid-1980s, and in particular the 1992 environmental summit in Rio de Janeiro, sustainability has become a global issue and the subject of international debate. In the context of architecture sustainability implies the use of intelligent technology, innovative construction methods, ecologically friendly materials and use of environmentally-friendly energy resources. This book begins with an overview of the various approaches and developments in sustainable architecture, followed by an in-depth section on urbanism looking at several European towns. In the third section the technologies, materials and methods of ecological architecture are examined. Concluding the volume are 23 sophisticated and innovative European case studies. The author and architect Dominique Gauzin-Müller has specialised on energy and environmental issues and ecological architecture for over 15 years.
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