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PublisherU.S. Green Pharmacy Building Council

ISBN-101933045256

ISBN-139781933045252

eBay Product ID (ePID)46878097

Product Key Features

Edition6

Book TitleDesign like You Give a Damn : Architectural Responses to Humanitarian Crises

Number of Pages336 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicDesign, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation, General

Publication Year2006

IllustratorYes

GenreArchitecture

AuthorArchitecture for Architecture for Humanity

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight0 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width8 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2010-284766

Dewey Edition22

Reviews...a 336-page love letter to architects worldwide who provide pro-bono design services to communities that have survived war, government oppression and natural disasters. It's also an antidote to apathy., This book brings forth the values of sustainability and diversity in a beautiful way-values which are as essential to our housing as they are to food we eat., Heavy on context and images, light on celebrity names, Design Like You Give a Damn is a bracing reminder that there's more to architecture than museums and posh private homes. Instead, the founders of the group Architecture for Humanity round up 77 nimble solutions to real-life problems: There are fiberglass domes for the homeless of Los Angeles, a schoolhouse in Burkina Faso with an arced steel roof that insulates the clay brick classrooms below -- even a water pump in South Africa that is powered by children playing on a merry-go-round. Truly inspirational., Design Like You Give A Damn screams its message in its title. Good design is not a luxury, but a necessity., A book that is lovely in every sense of the word.. ...makes clear just how much talent is currently going to waste designing McMansions., Design like you give a Damn is truly an important work-its lesson is that architecture and design are not about being on the cover of last week's New York Times Magazine but about making a difference in people's lives.

Grade FromCollege Freshman

Dewey Decimal728.108691

Grade ToUP

SynopsisThe greatest humanitarian challenge we face today is that of providing shelter. Currently, one in seven people lives in a slum or refugee camp, and more than 3,000,000,000 people--nearly half the world's population--do not have access to clean water or adequate sanitation. The physical design of our homes, neighborhoods and communities shapes every aspect of our lives. Yet too often architects are desperately needed in the places where they can least be afforded. Edited by Architecture for Humanity and now on its fifth printing, Design Like You Give a Damn is a compendium of innovative projects from around the world that demonstrate the power of design to improve lives. The first book to bring the best of humanitarian architecture and design to the printed page, Design Like You Give a Damn offers a history of the movement toward socially conscious design, and showcases more than 80 contemporary solutions to such urgent needs as basic shelter, healthcare, education and access to clean water, energy and sanitation. Design Like You Give a Damn is an indispensable resource for designers and humanitarian organizations charged with rebuilding after disaster and engaged in the search for sustainable development. It is also a call to action to anyone committed to building a better world., The greatest humanitarian challenge we face today is that of providing shelter. The physical design of our homes, neighborhoods and communities shapes every aspect of our live, yet where architects are most desperately needed, they can least be afforded. Design Like You Give a Damn is a compendium of innovative projects from around the world that demonstrate the power of design to improve lives. It offers a history of the movement toward socially conscious design, and showcases more than 80 contemporary solutions to such urgent needs as basic shelter, healthcare, education and access to clean water, energy and sanitation.

LC Classification NumberNA2543.S6