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 vii
... possible, but very few of us seem prepared for the scale of disruption that accelerating climate change will almost certainly bring. As coastlines flood, crops fail, and populations flee, we will face major shortages of affordable ...
... possible, but very few of us seem prepared for the scale of disruption that accelerating climate change will almost certainly bring. As coastlines flood, crops fail, and populations flee, we will face major shortages of affordable ...
Pàgina 4
... possible worldwide collapse caused by those and other factors. No one likes to contemplate such things. It is human nature to want to keep the windows up, the air-conditioning on, and the radio blasting as we cruise across our global ...
... possible worldwide collapse caused by those and other factors. No one likes to contemplate such things. It is human nature to want to keep the windows up, the air-conditioning on, and the radio blasting as we cruise across our global ...
Pàgina 5
... 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 creating and making the things we use and ...
... 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 creating and making the things we use and ...
Pàgina 6
... possible of creative interpretations. There may be few eras in human history in which we have needed more fresh thinking than we do now, and the design principles are offered in the hope of spurring new ideas. Each chapter also has ...
... possible of creative interpretations. There may be few eras in human history in which we have needed more fresh thinking than we do now, and the design principles are offered in the hope of spurring new ideas. Each chapter also has ...
Pàgina 8
... possible. That interpretation is implicit in Smith's example of the beggar sunning himself by the highway, possessing the security that kings fight for. The beggar's wealth comes not in having a lot of possessions, but in needing so ...
... possible. That interpretation is implicit in Smith's example of the beggar sunning himself by the highway, possessing the security that kings fight for. The beggar's wealth comes not in having a lot of possessions, but in needing so ...
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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