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"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…
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2 editions · 2 languages- Other · English · 2010W.W. Norton & Co. · 340 pages · 9780393733143
- Other · Spanish · 2008Parramón · 339 pages · 9788434233652
Sustainable architectureWaste products as building materialsModern ArchitectureWaste productsArchitecture, modern, 21st centuryArchitecture, modernArchitecture, modern--21st centuryNa2542.36 .b3413 2010