Nature and the Idea of a Man-made World: An Investigation Into the Evolutionary Roots of Form and Order in the...

Nature and the Idea of a Man-made World: An Investigation Into the Evolutionary Roots of Form and Order in the...
ISBN-10
0262032228
ISBN-13
9780262032223
Category
Architecture
Pages
270
Language
English
Published
1995
Publisher
MIT Press (MA)
Author
Norman Crowe

Description

Arguing that humanity has lost its symbiotic relationship with nature regarding housing, a cultural evaluation of architecture considers the evolution of structure development and the possibility of combining the expertise of environmentalists and builders to promote indigenous architecture. UP.

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