Big and Green: Toward Sustainable Architecture in the 21st Century
by David Gissen
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Author: David GissenEditor: David Gissen
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2003-01-01
ISBN: 1568983611
Number of pages: 192
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Book Reviews of Big and Green: Toward Sustainable Architecture in the 21st Century
Book Review: not detailed...very general overview of various green buildings
Summary: 3 Stars
book is small format. covers about 50 building/urban projects which utilize green energy. however, most analysis is only one page to 2 page including diagrams and photos, and without any detail summary. the author have divided the book in sections such as "air we breath, skyscraper garden, energy, construction, and etc". Despite a clear outline, he uses too many buildings with very little detail instead of just using 1 or 2 buildings in great detail for each topic.
unfortunately, this book is more of a guidebook of the latest green energy buildings with brief description.
I would not buy this book unless you find it at super bargain price (like $10-15). this should be 2 stars instead of 3 but I cannot change due to Amazon's editing function.
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