- Hardcover: 500 pages
- Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; illustrated edition edition (15 April 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0470852917
- ISBN-13: 978-0470852910
- Product Dimensions: 26.8 x 20.4 x 4.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,290,526 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Probably no individual is more important in the development of ecodesign′s theory and practice than the London and Kuala–Lumpur–based architect Ken Yeang. Ecodesign is of great value as a manual for use in the design studio of both the practitioner and the student." (Architectural Record; 1/08)
"…incredibly useful for more persistent academics and all those people who seriously want to incorporate green ideas into ... working practices." (iDFX, September 2006)
"…a resource both theoretical and practical…" (Architectural Technology, October 2006)
"… lots of good information.... The chapter on building form is arguably the best and most in–depth and reflects Yeang’s passion…" (Building Design, October 2006)
"…would provide a useful reference resource for ... designers of contemporary buildings and products ... in the initial concept stages of design…" (Architecture Today, November 2006)
"... provides everyone with a guiding framework for changing society’s present profligate, high–energy, environmentally destructive economy into ... sustainable and eco–based."(Environment UK, November 2006)
"A highly informative and comprehensive manual on ecological design…" (Buildiing Engineer, December 2006)
"…a comprehensive design primer for students…" (The Architectural Review, March 07)
"…incredibly useful for more persistent academics and all those people who seriously want to incorporate green ideas into ... working practices." (iDFX, September 2006)
"…a resource both theoretical and practical…" (Architectural Technology, October 2006)
"… lots of good information.... The chapter on building form is arguably the best and most in–depth and reflects Yeang’s passion…" (Building Design, October 2006)
"…would provide a useful reference resource for ... designers of contemporary buildings and products ... in the initial concept stages of design…" (Architecture Today, November 2006)
"... provides everyone with a guiding framework for changing society’s present profligate, high–energy, environmentally destructive economy into ... sustainable and eco–based."(Environment UK, November 2006)
"A highly informative and comprehensive manual on ecological design…" (Buildiing Engineer, December 2006)
"…a comprehensive design primer for students…" (The Architectural Review, March 07)
The Architectural Review, March 07
"incredibly useful for more persistent academics and all those people who seriously want to incorporate green ideas into... working practices." (iDFX, September 2006)
"a resource both theoretical and practical" (Architectural Technology, October 2006)
"would provide a useful reference resource for ...designers of contemporary buildings and products ...in the initial concept stages of design" (Architecture Today, November 2006)
"... provides everyone with a guiding framework for changing societys present profligate, high-energy, environmentally destructive economy into ...sustainable and eco-based."(Environment UK, November 2006)
"A highly informative and comprehensive manual on ecological design" (Buildiing Engineer, December 2006)
"a comprehensive design primer for students"
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Where are the drawings?,
By Rachel Smith - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Ecodesign: A Manual for Ecological Design (Hardcover)
I love ken's "rethinking the skyscraper" There is so much description in the diagrams and drawings etc. This book is difficult because there is so much to read and not as many diagrams to explain the ideas. THe ideas are complex and i just wish there was more information to clarify.
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Good and technical,
By J. T. Solheim "tycho" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Ecodesign: A Manual for Ecological Design (Hardcover)
It is a good and very complete book on the subject. It looks at all the aspects of eco-architecture, but maybe a bit to dificult to read if you are not specialy interested in the subject. It has given me a lot of new thoughts and ideas. Very good indeed.
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Complex & useful as well as a pleasant & readable book,
By Francisco J. Guerra "eupalinos" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Ecodesign: A Manual for Ecological Design (Hardcover)
«Ecodesign, a manual for ecological design», is a complex & useful as well as a pleasant & readable book. The approach followed by Ken Yeang and the structure of the book makes it useful for those interested in sustainability as well as professional designers. Premises & strategies --some of them subject of debate-- are presented in a non-dogmatic fashion, allowing the reader to form its own opinion, thus contributing to build new knowledge on the subject. Chapter B, Design Instructions, the core of the book, is precisely a toolbox that guides the reader in a step by step set of directions that assist designers & planners to make the relevant decisions in the ecological design process, far beyond the concept of green buildings. The book has been very useful to us as socioeconomic & regional planners, allowing not also to determine the main guidelines for a regional strategic plan, but also to determine the specific criteria that should be applied in the specific design at the urban & building levels. The book is much more than a useful tool, it is a «landmark» in the field of sustainability, a much needed line of thought in the world of today, if we want to have a world tomorrow.
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