Manual of Biogenic House Sections, 9781957183091
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Build homes that fight climate change, one material at a time.

Manual of Biogenic House Sections

Manual of Biomaterials

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    352 pages

  • Release Date

    31 March 2023

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Summary

Recognizing that buildings are a major contributor to global warming and the critical role of embodied versus operational carbon, the book focuses on houses built from materials that either sequester carbon (plants), use materials with very low embodied carbon (earth and stone) or reuse substantial amounts of existing materials.

Organized by those materials (wood, bamboo, straw, hemp, cork, earth, brick, stone and re-use), and incorporating life cycle diagrams demonstrating how the ra…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781957183091
ISBN-10:1957183098
Author:Paul Lewis, Marc Tsurumaki, David J. Lewis
Publisher:Oro Editions
Imprint:Goff Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:352
Release Date:31 March 2023
Weight:1.34kg
Dimensions:44mm x 282mm x 197mm
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Critics Review

“Published by ORO Editions, the book allows architects to rethink architectural cross-sections while using the raw materials of cross-sections that represent the lifeblood of buildings in their design.” - World Architecture Community

About The Author

Paul Lewis

Paul Lewis, FAIA is a Founding Principal of LTL Architects. He is professor of architecture at Princeton University School of Architecture. He is the president of the Architectural League of New York and a fellow of the American Academy in Rome. He received a Bachelor of Arts from Wesleyan University and a Master of Architecture from Princeton University.

Marc Tsurumaki is a founding principal of LTL Architects. He is currently an adjunct associate professor of architecture at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation. He is the president of Storefront for Art and Architecture. He received a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Virginia and a Master of Architecture from Princeton University.

David J. Lewis is a founding principal of LTL Architects. He is professor of architecture and Dean of Parsons School of Constructed Environments and is the recipient of the honorary position of adjunct professor of architecture at the University of Limerick, Ireland. He holds a Master of Architecture from Princeton University, a Master of Arts in the History of Architecture and Urbanism from Cornell University, and a Bachelor of Arts from Carleton College.

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