Screen LibraryRematerial：from waste to architecture
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W.W. Norton & Co.,
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| Publisher Address: | New York |
| Publication Dates: | c2010. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Item Description: | Rematerial. |
| Carrier Form: | 339 p.: ill. (chiefly col.), plans ; 25 cm. |
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9780393733143 (pbk.) 0393733149 (pbk.) |
| Index Number: | TU |
| CLC: | TU-86 |
| Call Number: | TU-86/B151 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. Initiatives : Poop house, Melbourne, South Australia / Andrew Maynard Architects ; Pallet structure, I-Beam Design ; Dust-and-earth bricks, Vellalapatty, Madras State, India / Smart Shelter Foundation, Martijn Schildkamp ; Peach-stone floors, Paarl, near Cape Town, South Africa / Alla le Roux ; Lapro, garbage grinding truck, Bogotá, Colombia / Miguel Pacheco Sáenz -- Projects. "Never before in history has the impact of man on this planet been so important. The construction industry is one of the most polluting in the world, so contemporary architects can play a fundamental role by using waste-and, what's more, ingenuity---to convert it into structures that are useful, imaginative, and beautiful. In our society, garbage is considered filthy, and we want only to hide it from sight. Rematerial features projects that rescue discarded materials, from paper cups to cargo containers, and transform them into imaginative, attractive, efficient buildings and projects that are sustainable, innovative, even daring from a conventional perspective" "Rematerial brings to light a movement of diverse professionals from around the world who address this fundamental theme: the reuse of materials with architectonic purpose. Though the results are as varied as the designers, all their proposals stem from the intention of giving new life to what had been thrown out" ...... --BOOK JACKET. |