02038 a2200241 4500 OSt 20180116192328.0 120419t xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 0750669853 (paperback) 9780750669856 (paperback) 0 174.972 Fisher, Thomas. 868 Architectural design and ethics : tools for survival / Thomas Fisher. Amsterdam Architectural Press, 2008. 248p. ; ill;. 24 cm. Includes index Architectural Design and Ethics offers both professional architects and architecture students a theoretical base and numerous suggestions as to how we might rethink our responsibilities to the natural world and design a more sustainable future for ourselves. As we find ourselves on the steep slope of several exponential growth curves - in global population, in heat-trapping atmospheric gases, in the gap between the rich and poor, and in the demand for finite resources, Fisher lays down a theory of architecture based on ethics and explores how buildings can and do provide both social and moral dimensions. The book also has practical goals, demonstrating how architects can make better and more beautiful buildings whilst nurturing more responsible, sustainable development. Architectural Design and Ethics will prove an invaluable text not only to those in the architecture field, but to anyone simply interested in the ethical issues surrounding our built environment. * Joins the dots between architectural form, ethics and professional practice * Uses the history of ethics to present relevant lessons for today's practitioners * A wake up call to architects, advocating a greater focus on ethics over aesthetics. Architecture Moral and ethical aspects 869 Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0750669853/chopaconline-20 SADA BK 174.972 FIS 2008 ddc 352244 352244 0 0 ddc 0 0 SADA SADA 2010-10-01 2 174.972 FIS 2008 SADA0000297 2025-12-31 2025-12-12 2324.00 2011-08-05 BK