The Greening of Architecture by Tabb, Phillip James -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Page Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of Figures About the Authors Acknowledgments Preface 1 Origins of Green Architecture

Introduction Early Green Design Strategies Modern Green Antecedents Contradictions with Modernism and Sustainability Greening Architecture Greening Urbanism Temporal Landscape for Sustainability Endnotes

2 1960s: An Environmental Awakening

The American Dream Early Warnings Social Sustainability Planning and Design Responses Visionary Beginnings Radical Architecture Mainstreaming Modernism Endnotes

3 1970s: Solar Architecture

Impact of the 1973 Oil Embargo Active Solar Technologies Passive Solar Systems Architectural Integration Off-Grid and Unplugged Solar Communities Weaving Modernism Endnotes

4 1980s: Postmodern Green

Postmodernism Conservation, Preservation and Historicism Contemporary Vernacular Postmodern Urbanism Critical Regionalism Postmodern Green Architecture Endnotes

5 1990s: Eco-Technology

High-Tech Architecture Virtual Architecture Eco-Technology Low-Tech Hybrids Literal Greening of Architecture Health Concerns Green Certification Programs Endnotes

6 2000s: Sustainable Pluralism

Poly-Scaler Sustainability Biometrics Infrastructure Architecture Sustainable Urbanism Agricultural Urbanism Ecological Footprint Next Generation Green Endnotes

7 The Global Landscape of Green Architecture

Urban-Rural High-Tech-Low-Tech New-Existing Extreme-Mainstream X-Large-X-Small Proliferating Green Architecture Endnotes

8 Conclusion

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