July 2019
Intermediate to advanced
192 pages
6h 56m
English
historic | traditional | vernacular | reuse | austerity
The main focus of this book is to demonstrate ingenious contemporary design solutions answering questions presented in the 21st century, as we head for a world population of nine or ten billion people. I could have written two or three chapters dedicated to historical precedents of sophisticated, culturally integrated reuse behaviour from any continent you care to choose. (Before oil and international trade was ubiquitous, people had to make do with what they had. This resulted in countless examples of ingenious, robust and durable designs with fascinating strategies for reuse.) Instead of that, I have included this inspiring ...