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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... people to envision alternative futures, and explore different paths they might need to take, based on particular dilemmas. In times of dramatic change, questions about what constitutes a good life or the right thing to do come to the ...
... people to envision alternative futures, and explore different paths they might need to take, based on particular dilemmas. In times of dramatic change, questions about what constitutes a good life or the right thing to do come to the ...
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... people and injuring over a hundred more. People who survived the collapse, passers-by who saw it, and nearby residents and students who heard it, all rushed to the aid of others, helping people out of the river and off of the collapsed ...
... people and injuring over a hundred more. People who survived the collapse, passers-by who saw it, and nearby residents and students who heard it, all rushed to the aid of others, helping people out of the river and off of the collapsed ...
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... people the sense of vulnerability and uncertainty just below the surface of our lives right now. The whole ... people in 1950 to an expected 9.3 billion people by 2050, with the greatest increase expected in the last decade of that 100 ...
... people the sense of vulnerability and uncertainty just below the surface of our lives right now. The whole ... people in 1950 to an expected 9.3 billion people by 2050, with the greatest increase expected in the last decade of that 100 ...
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... people into environmental refugees8. Or persistent drought, mixed with growing populations in areas without readily available fresh water, could cause famine and dehydration affecting hundreds of millions of people worldwide9. And the ...
... people into environmental refugees8. Or persistent drought, mixed with growing populations in areas without readily available fresh water, could cause famine and dehydration affecting hundreds of millions of people worldwide9. And the ...
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... people envision alternative 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 ...
... people envision alternative 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 ...
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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