Breathing & Living Wall Weng Danzhi
ISBN: 9789881997364 Artpower International Publishing 9.75 x 11.25in. 260pp., 400 col. November 2014, $80.00 Hardcover
Innovation and Application of Green Building Materials Artpower International ISBN: 9789881261649 Artpower International Publishing 9.75 x 13in. 640pp. 1000 col. June 2014, $125.00 2 vols, Hardcover, slipcase, non-returnable
Wood Residence Artpower International
ISBN: 9789881261724 Artpower International Publishing 9.75 x 11in. 344pp. 500 col. June 2014, $77.00 Hardcover
Architect Jef Van Oevelen Social Content in Architecture Jef Van Oevelen ISBN: 9789058564900 Stichting Kunstboek 9.5 x 9.5in. 240pp., 150 col. June 2014, $85.00 Hardcover
60
ARCHITECTURE
A wall that can breathe? And then filled with energy? This magic living wall is also called a Plant Wall, or a Green Wall. The colorful plants and flowers provide the oxygen. This book documents and illustrates ‘Living’ walls at airports, hotels, in dining clubs, meeting rooms, and show rooms, as well as in private spaces such as sitting rooms and garden spaces. Breathing & Living Wall proves that designing with nature is a wonderful thing.
This book is a comprehensive guide to creating sustainable buildings, using a range of resources that have a unique identity, a unique imprint that finds a connection with the natural environment. Using materials sourced from around the globe including local stabilized earth brick from West African, bamboo from Southeast Asia, this is a diverse collection of houses built from wood, stone and glass; reflecting local culture and its ecology, informed by a new sustainable design philosophy.
Wood is a fundamental natural resource for building. Environmentally sustainable building is a worldwide trend. Wood is widely available and widely used, particularly in creating buildings that connect to the environment and have low energy consumption. This book brings together wooden houses of different styles from all over the world, featuring contrasting yet contemporary residential homes for a new age of environmentally responsible construction.
For Belgian architect Jef Van Oevelen architecture is more than merely solving a technical puzzle or playing with volumes. Architecture is about materializing goals and values with an historical, socialogical, political and economical reality. He has been working from these principles since 1987. Next to designing smaller projects and renovating private houses, participation in various competitions also made him familiar with large-scale projects - something that has already resulted in contracts for schools, office buildings, libraries, cultural institutions and above all, many public and social housing projects.