Reinventing an Urban Vernacular: Developing Sustainable Housing Prototypes for Cities Based on Traditional Strategies

ISBN-13: 9781138474062 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 250 str.

Terry Moor

Opis

This book addresses new demands for smaller and more efficient housing units adapted to local climate. Written for students and architects, planners, and urban designers, this book marries the urban vernacular with ongoing sustainability efforts to produce a unique solution to the housing needs of the changing urban environment.

Spis treści

CHAPTER 1: Addressing the Future of the Evolving American City CHAPTER 2: Employing Vernacular Solutions to Future Urban Housing CHAPTER 3: The Northeast: New England and Mid-Atlantic Coasts CHAPTER 4: The Midwest: Eastern Prairies & Northern Woodlands CHAPTER 5: The South: Coastal Plains and Interior Uplands CHAPTER 6: The Great Plains: Western Prairies CHAPTER 7: The West: Deserts and High Plains CHAPTER 8: The Pacific Northwest: Marine Forest CHAPTER 9: Building a Sustainable Future Based on Vernacular Principles

O autorze

Terry M. Moor obtained a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Texas and a Masters in Studio Arts from Harvard University. He served in the Peace Corps in Tunisia for two years. Upon returning to the U.S., he established his own architectural firm near Boston, and taught and served as department head and dean in the Department of Architecture at Wentworth Institute of Technology before retiring.