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Check for Availabilityout of stock. Click on the button below to search for this title in other formats.  Studio at Large: Architecture in Service of Global Communities (Sustainable Design from the Pacific Northwest)
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Innovative design/build projects combine architectural education with cross-cultural experience in Mexico, Cuba, India, and Africa and in migrant labor camps and Indian reservations in the American West. Book News Annotation:Living and working indoors has become increasingly difficult in past
years even for the relatively prosperous middle-class American. For
those living in squatters' camps in Mexico, as migrant laborers, or
on reservations the need for decent spaces has become acute. The
faculty and students of the University of Washington's BASIC
initiative have supplied the means of designing projects to meet the
need for community centers, libraries, and housing at the local,
national and international levels, studying cultures, working with
those who will use the facilities, and getting good practice in
building in sustainability. The results are structures and sites that
are both culturally and environmentally sensitive, accessible, and
very fit for use. The authors include an annotated list of projects.
Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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