Architectural Design and EthicsRoutledge, 9 de maig 2008 - 264 pàgines Architectural Design and Ethics offers both professional architects and architecture students a theoretical base and numerous suggestions as to how we might rethink our responsibilities to the natural world and design a more sustainable future for ourselves. As we find ourselves on the steep slope of several exponential growth curves – in global population, in heat-trapping atmospheric gases, in the gap between the rich and poor, and in the demand for finite resources, Fisher lays down a theory of architecture based on ethics and explores how buildings can and do provide both social and moral dimensions. The book also has practical goals, demonstrating how architects can make better and more beautiful buildings whilst nurturing more responsible, sustainable development. Architectural Design and Ethics will prove an invaluable text not only to those in the architecture field, but to anyone simply interested in the ethical issues surrounding our built environment. |
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Pàgina viii
... future; one in which we can sustain ourselves, along with the other species with whom we need to share the planet, and the future generations for whom we need to steward what remains of it. Some readers may find this book pessimistic ...
... future; one in which we can sustain ourselves, along with the other species with whom we need to share the planet, and the future generations for whom we need to steward what remains of it. Some readers may find this book pessimistic ...
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... futures that take into account all possible threats and that show how we can construct environments that enable us to live better lives. That role all may seem far removed from the practices of designers, most of whom remain busy ...
... futures that take into account all possible threats and that show how we can construct environments that enable us to live better lives. That role all may seem far removed from the practices of designers, most of whom remain busy ...
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... future might actually be like, and how our ordinary environment might change as a result. The future we face may not look that different from today, although certain aspects of our daily context may have a very different function or ...
... future might actually be like, and how our ordinary environment might change as a result. The future we face may not look that different from today, although certain aspects of our daily context may have a very different function or ...
Pàgina 10
... future when there may not be enough to go around and maybe much less than what many of us are used to. To use Smith's language, we will need to develop a moral sentiment against the natural selfishness of people in periods of decline to ...
... future when there may not be enough to go around and maybe much less than what many of us are used to. To use Smith's language, we will need to develop a moral sentiment against the natural selfishness of people in periods of decline to ...
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... ? Is it enough to design something preferred by the client when that creates a condition not at all preferred by other species or future generations? And is it even in the best interest 15 Our collapsing global bridge.
... ? Is it enough to design something preferred by the client when that creates a condition not at all preferred by other species or future generations? And is it even in the best interest 15 Our collapsing global bridge.
Continguts
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How nature suffers in the naturalistic fallacy | 35 |
Why having less is more | 69 |
When virtues are no vice | 103 |
Drafting a new social contract | 135 |
The needs of duty | 171 |
The consequences of ignoring consequences | 203 |
References | 237 |
Index | 245 |
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