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 iv
... persons or property as a matter of products liability, negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instructions or ideas contained in the material herein. British Library Cataloguing in Publication ...
... persons or property as a matter of products liability, negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instructions or ideas contained in the material herein. British Library Cataloguing in Publication ...
Pàgina ix
... person can say what that should be. The more creative and diverse the solutions we can all generate, the more likely life on this planet will thrive in the centuries ahead. About the only prescription you will find in the book is that ...
... person can say what that should be. The more creative and diverse the solutions we can all generate, the more likely life on this planet will thrive in the centuries ahead. About the only prescription you will find in the book is that ...
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... person and species on this planet, to do everything we can, from this moment on, to change our behaviour in ways that will keep the social and environmental structure supporting our civilization from collapsing. There are, of course ...
... person and species on this planet, to do everything we can, from this moment on, to change our behaviour in ways that will keep the social and environmental structure supporting our civilization from collapsing. There are, of course ...
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... person that dwells in them'. Smith thought that riches not only create anxiety, but they also distract us from virtues such as 'humanity, justice, generosity, and public spirit... the qualities most useful to others', as he said. Smith ...
... person that dwells in them'. Smith thought that riches not only create anxiety, but they also distract us from virtues such as 'humanity, justice, generosity, and public spirit... the qualities most useful to others', as he said. Smith ...
Pàgina 10
... person over another when the collapse comes. Moreover, wealth can be a real handicap if it weakens our ability to deal with adversity or live without luxury. When the bridge collapsed, those who survived did so by acting on their own ...
... person over another when the collapse comes. Moreover, wealth can be a real handicap if it weakens our ability to deal with adversity or live without luxury. When the bridge collapsed, those who survived did so by acting on their own ...
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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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