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BL
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| Record Number
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974733
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b729103
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| Main Entry
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Hagan, Susannah.
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| Title & Author
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Taking shape : : a new contract between architecture and nature /\ Susannah Hagan.
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford :: Butterworth-Heinemann,, 2001.
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| Page. NO
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1 online resource (215 pages) :: illustrations (some color)
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| ISBN
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0080518419
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: 9780080518411
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Abstract
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'Taking Shape' explores the evolution of scientific and academic theories that have resulted in the concept of sustainability. Susannah Hagan uses this as a basis to argue for developments in the future and argues that these theories are not 'just an intellectual and aesthetic regression' as they are often perceived to be. By focusing on the impact of the new theories of sustainable technology and new materials in architecture, Hagan moves the discourse and practice of environmental sustainability within architecture towards a greater degree of awareness of both its cultural significance and c.
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| Subject
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Architecture-- Environmental aspects.
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Sustainable development.
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Architecture-- Environmental aspects.
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ARCHITECTURE-- Sustainability Green Design.
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Sustainable development.
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| Dewey Classification
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720.47
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| LC Classification
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NA2542.36.H34 2001eb
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