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. |
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... 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 ...
... 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 ...
... 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 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 ...
... ? 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.
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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 |