As the outcome of the seventh international congress, the papers in this volume cover a wide range of topics related to the main theme of the conference, titled

This well illustrated text forms a critical appraisal of the place and direction of architecture and urban design in a new world order at the start of the 21st

Collects essays written on the establishment and cultivation of urban design as a distinct architectural and planning practice.

This accessible and engaging text is the first to offer a comprehensive critical history and analysis of the greening of architecture through accumulative reduc

In which ways does a "green building" contribute to the ecology of its surroundings? And how can ecologically designed urban districts, with their green and blu