Elemental living : contemporary houses in nature / commissioning editor, Emilia Terragni, project editor, Laura Loesch-Quintin ; text, James Taylor-Foster.

Contributor(s): Loesch-Quintin, Laura [editor.] | Terragni, Emilia [editor.] | Taylor-Foster, James [writer of added text.]Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: London ; New York : Phaidon Press Limited, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Description: 279 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0714873179 (hardback)Subject(s): Ecological houses | Ecological houses -- Pictorial works | Architecture, Domestic | Architecture, Modern -- 20th century | Architecture, Modern -- 21st centuryLOC classification: NA7117.5 .E44 2016
Contents:
Built to look at nature -- Built within nature -- Built with nature.
Summary: "60 stunning works of contemporary architecture, all of which have a special relationship with the natural landscape Elemental Living presents 60 works of architecture from across the 20th and 21st centuries that have a special relationship with the natural world. The book includes a visually breathtaking selection of architect-created houses that have been designed to create unparalleled views of a wide variety of natural landscapes; designed to be almost indistinguishable from the natural landscape; or designed using materials and forms found in the natural landscape. Each house demonstrates a deep concern with the creation of unique living spaces that connect their inhabitants with the forests, mountains, lakes, deserts, and oceans that have attracted humanity for millennia."--Publisher's description.
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Oversize MEF Üniversitesi Kütüphanesi
Oversize Koleksiyonu NA 7117.5 .E44 2016 (Browse shelf (Opens below)) c.2 Available 0011374

Includes index.

Built to look at nature -- Built within nature -- Built with nature.

"60 stunning works of contemporary architecture, all of which have a special relationship with the natural landscape Elemental Living presents 60 works of architecture from across the 20th and 21st centuries that have a special relationship with the natural world. The book includes a visually breathtaking selection of architect-created houses that have been designed to create unparalleled views of a wide variety of natural landscapes; designed to be almost indistinguishable from the natural landscape; or designed using materials and forms found in the natural landscape. Each house demonstrates a deep concern with the creation of unique living spaces that connect their inhabitants with the forests, mountains, lakes, deserts, and oceans that have attracted humanity for millennia."--Publisher's description.

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