First Printing. A FINE, bright, clean, tight scholar/collector-worthy copy. 16 black-and-white photographic illustrations with accompanying descriptive captions. "The story of the Adam Joseph Lewis Center at Oberlin College-the first substantially green building to be built on a college campus-encompasses more than the particulars of one building. In 'Design on the Edge,' David Orr writes about the planning and design of Oberlin's environmental studies building as part of a larger story about the art and science of ecological design and the ability of institutions of higher learning themselves to learn. The Lewis Center, which has attracted worldwide attention as a model of ecological design, operates according to environmental principles. It is powered entirely by solar energy, features landscaping with fruit trees and vegetable gardens, and houses a Living Machine, which processes all wastewater for reuse in the building or landscape. Orr puts the Lewis Center into historical design context and describes the obstacles and successes he encountered in obtaining funds and college approval, interweaving the particulars of the center with thoughts on the larger environmental and societal issues the building process illustrates." *NOTE: Due to size/weight of book additional shipping cost may be required for out-of-U.S. shipment in conjunction with destination. LRCA4.

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T�tulo

Design on the Edge: The Making of a High-performance Building

Editor

MIT Press, Cambridge, MA

Fecha de publicaci�n

2006

Idioma

Ingl�s

ISBN 10

0262151170

ISBN 13

9780262151177

Encuadernaci�n

Cloth

Edici�n

First Edition

Estado

Fine

Estado de la sobrecubierta

Fine

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The story of the building of the Adam Joseph Lewis Center at Oberlin College in the context of ecological design, institutional learning, and the green campus movement.

The story of the Adam Joseph Lewis Center at Oberlin College�the first substantially green building to be built on a college campus�encompasses more than the particulars of one building. In Design on the Edge, David Orr writes about the planning and design of Oberlin's environmental studies building as part of a larger story about the art and science of ecological design and the ability of institutions of higher learning themselves to learn.

The Lewis Center, which has attracted worldwide attention as a model of ecological design, operates according to environmental principles. It is powered entirely by solar energy, features landscaping with fruit trees and vegetable gardens, and houses a Living Machine, which processes all wastewater for reuse in the building or landscape. Orr puts the Lewis Center into historical design context and describes the obstacles and successes he encountered in obtaining funds and college approval, interweaving the particulars of the center with thoughts on the larger environmental and societal issues the building process illustrates.

Equal parts analysis, personal reflection, and call to action, Design on the Edge illustrates the process of institutional change, institutional learning, and the political economy of design. It describes how the idea of the Lewis Center originated and was translated into reality with the help of such environmental visionaries as William McDonough and John Todd, and how the building has performed since its completion.

College and university administrators will spend 17 billion dollars on new buildings over the next few years. Design on the Edge is essential reading for architects, planners, and environmentalists who need to sell the innovations of ecological design to wary institutions, and for educators and students whose profession is undermined by the very buildings they work in�and for anyone who has ever tried to change an organization for the better.

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David W. Orr is Paul Sears Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies and Politics at Oberlin College and the author of The Nature of Design: Ecology, Culture, and Human Intention, The Last Refuge: Patriotism, Politics, and the Environment in an Age of Terror, Earth in Mind: On Education, Environment, and the Human Prospect, and Ecological Literacy.

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