Good buildings on a small planet
By: Rasmus Rune Nielsen
Publisher: Arvinius + Orfeus
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Stockholm
Language: eng
Number of pages: 239
ISBN-13: 9789187543890
Subjects: Danish Architecture; History; Sustainable architecture; Sustainable buildings; Design and construction
Description: Good Buildings on a Small Planet' portrays eight Danish architectural firms that are creating new architecture where sustainability is not simply a question of consuming less, but also about giving more. More beauty. More meaning. More community. What is a good building on a small planet? How can we create a rich, humanist architecture that is built on a profound respect for local as well as global resources? 'Good Buildings on a Small Planet' presents eight different answers that are framed by thoughts, ideas and new architecture. The introductory essay written by author Rasmus Rune Nielsen discusses the contribution of architecture to a sustainable development and lays out a humanist approach to sustainable architecture. The architects portrayed are Lendager Group, GXN, C.F. Møller Architects, Vandkunsten, EFFEKT, Henning Larsen Architects, SLA and Tredje Natur (Third Nature).