CONTENTS
Preface
Nature by another Name: Coming to Terms with Terms
Part I: Constant Determinants of an Ecological Aesthetic
Introduction: Three Constant Themes
- A Growing Respect for Traditional Knowledge
- The Technological Imperative
- Facing up to an Urban Future
Conclusion: A State of Flux
Part II: Leading the Green Evolution
Introduction: Reconfiguring the Modern Project
- Charles Rennie Mackintosh: Reinterpreting the Scottish Vernacular
- Ebenezer Howard: The Return to Paradise
- Finland: The Search for a Humane Standard
- The Amsterdam School: An Enduring Legacy
- Frank Lloyd Wright: Close to the Land
- Rudolf Schindler: Interacting with the Environment
- Hassan Fathy: Reviving Ancient Techniques
- Le Corbusier: The Retreat from Purism
- Balkrishna Doshi: Reconsidering Modernism
- Louis Kahn: Wrapping Ruins around Buildings
- Rogers, Foster, Hopkins, Grimshaw: Engineering the Eco-Tech Aesthetic
- Paolo Soleri: The Omega Seed Hypothesis
- Buckminster Fuller: The Dymaxion World
- Malcolm Wells and James Turrell: The March Underground
- Edward Marzia: The Solar Cult of the 1970s
- A Breath of Fresh Air
- The Source of Sustainability
- Ian McHarg: Passionate Steward of the Environment
- A Revolution in Tent Technology
- Kenneth Yeang: The Bioclimatic Skyscrapper
- The Aga Khan Award for Architecture: A Paradigm Shift
- The New Urbanists: Building the Model Community
- Jimmy Lim: The Tropical House
- Rasem Badran and Abdel Wahed El Wakil: The New Traditionalists
- Enric Miralles: A Critical Response to Place
Conclusion: Different Approaches to the Same Problem
Part III: Shifting Attitudes toward Tradition, Technology and Urbanism
Introduction: The Changing Landscape of a Natural Future
- Digitizing the Environment
- Tadao Ando: Perfecting Nature
- The Greening of Los Angeles
Conclusion: Architecture in the Global Commons
