Second nature
By: foreword by Steven Holl ; introduction by Anne Rieselbach ... [et al.].
Contributors: Architectural League of New York.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Young architects
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 161
Subjects: Young Architects Forum; Architecture -- Awards -- United States; Architecture -- United States -- 20th century; Young architects -- United States
Description: "Today, when so much of our world consists of nature in an altered state, from cultivated landscapes to simulated and artificial environments, and when the public and clients increasingly seek to protect those few remaining bits of "raw nature," an obvious question emerges: Can architects design without nature?".

"The ramifications of designing for, against, or with nature in the new millenium are the basis of the projects envisioned by six of America's most exciting young architectural talents, and presented here in Second Nature.".

"Whether for city or landscape, or for rural or urban clients, each of these projects, from architects newly arrived on the international scene, presents provocative and innovative designs establishing a new millenial attitude toward nature. Through collages, drawings, computer renderings, photographs, and text, the designers explain how their works create a new relationship between the built and the natural."--BOOK JACKET.