Búsqueda de LIBROS DEL AUTOR: avi friedman

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  • SUSTAINABLE LESSONS FROM PEOPLE-FRIENDLY PLACES
    AVI FRIEDMAN
    Current planning and design modes of cities are facing challenges of philosophy and form. Past approaches no longer sustain new demands and call for innovative thinking. In a world that is becoming highly urbanized, the need for a new outlook is propelled by fundamental global changes that touch upon environmental, economic and social aspects. The book introduces fundamental pr...

    $1,000.00

  • SUSTAINABLE HOUSING IN A CIRCULAR ECONOMY
    NAOMI KEENA / AVI FRIEDMAN
    This book relates circular economy principles to housing design and construction and highlights how those principles can result in both monetary savings, positive environmental impact, and socio-ecological change. Chapters focus on three key circular economy principles and apply them to architectural construction and design, namely rethinking of the end-of-use phase of a buildi...

    $1,100.00

  • DESIGNING INNOVATIVE SUSTAINABLE NEIGHBORHOODS
    AVI FRIEDMAN
    This book covers fundamental aspects of neighborhood planning and architecture along sustainable principles. Written by a designer and instructor, the book’s fully illustrated chapters provide detailed insights into contemporary strategies that architects, planners and builders are integrating into their thought processes and residential design practices. Past approaches to pla...

    $1,060.00

  • PLANNING SMALL AND MID-SIZED TOWNS
    AVI FRIEDMAN
    Small and mid-sized suburban towns house two-thirds of the world’s population and current modes of planning for these municipalities are facing challenges of both philosophy and form. Common approaches that have prevailed in past decades no longer sustain new demands and require innovative thinking. Rather than dismissing small and mid-sized towns as unattractive suburban spraw...

    $1,280.00

  • TOWN AND TERRACED HOUSING
    AVI FRIEDMAN
    Recent societal changes have brought about renewed interest from architects, town planners, housing officials and the public in terraces and townhouses. The small footprint that this style of house occupies allows a sustainable high density approach to habitation, slowing sprawl and creating energy-efficient affordable living. Townhouses have been used for hundreds of years, an...

    $1,420.00

  • FUNDAMENTALS OF COMMUNITY DESIGN FOR WELLBEING
    AVI FRIEDMAN
    Fundamentals of Community Design for Wellbeing addresses the need to rethink the philosophy and form of residential environments due to recent social, economic, environmental, and cultural shifts, including depletion of non-renewable resources, elevated levels of greenhouse gas emissions, and climate change. This book highlights innovative planning strategies for livability and...

    $1,100.00