Green Architecture Now! Vol. 1

Architecture Now!

by Philip Jodidio

These days, green is the name of the game. There has never been so much interest in the ecological impact of buildings as there is today. This is not a negligible fact in the struggle to control pollution and in the search for responsible sustainable methods of construction. Buildings are among the heaviest consumers of natural resources and account for a significant portion of the greenhouse gas emissions that affect climate change. At a certain time, green buildings were ugly and complicated affairs, usually multicolored as though an entire rainbow in one building might be sufficient to prove a concern for ecology. This is surely no longer the case as buildings published in this current volume demonstrate. However, it may be that green architecture is not so much about architecture as it is about survival; the aesthetics of the architecture are secondary considerations when it comes to finally stopping the war with nature that has resulted in the creation of the asphalt jungle.

Genres: Architecture, Design, Nonfiction

416 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2009

Reviews

[bia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Eu um livro rápido com imagens muito boas e vários tipos de ideias sobre arquitetura. Muito giro :)

[Hawk · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful. Simply beautiful.

Like the rest of the Architecture Now! series, this is a very visual book. Each building is documented with stunning photography printed on deliciously glossy paper. However, since it is printed in English, French, and German, there is much less explanatory text than one would expect for a book of this size. I was left hungry for more information on the structures featured within, but quickly forgot about my disappointment upon turning the page to reveal more glorious photographs and concept drawings.

[Wei Cho · Rating 3 out of 5]

There are some really cool projects in this book. Definitely worth checking out is the Federal building by Morphosis and the research center they have planned for Masdar city. Many projects are speculative (i.e. unbuilt) but some might be well on their way to being built. It's good to see what other architects around the world are doing, there are many projects by European architects that I've never heard before. Great way to come across them!

[Cheryl · Rating 5 out of 5]

There's a whole world of possibilities!