Contemporary Follies
Written by Keith Moskow and Robert Linn
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: November 13, 2012
Price: $40.00
Contemporary Follies showcases outstanding examples of contemporary design that address our place in nature. Emerging from the Enlightenment spirit of Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Thomas Jefferson, the English picturesque folly, and the forest retreats of Scandinavian modernists, these projects inspire contemplation and creativity in their spatial energy and alliance with the environment...
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Green Design
Creative Sustainable Designs for the Twenty-First Century
Written by Marcus Fairs
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $25.00
In this timely book, author Marcus Fairs helps readers understand the shift of green design from marginal to mainstream by featuring products and buildings that address immediate concerns about global warming and environmental degradation. Through vast architectural projects to modest one-off pieces of salvaged furniture, the book shows how the design...
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Wild Design
Ecofriendly Innovations Inspired by Nature
Written by Alan Marshall
Format: Trade Paperback, 168 pages
On Sale: July 14, 2009
Price: $18.95
In
Wild Design, environmental designer and scientist Alan Marshall presents a manifesto on nature-inspired designs, including visionary concepts as well as exhibits of actual products, landscapes, and artwork from around the world. With elegant photographs and drawings, the book incorporates the ethos of sustainability by documenting many of the results of...
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