PublishedCsiro, June 2011 |
ISBN9780643096639 |
FormatSoftcover, 296 pages |
Dimensions26cm × 20cm × 1.8cm |
Extensively illustrated with photographs and drawings, Living Architecture highlights the most exciting green roof and living wall projects in Australia and New Zealand within an international context. Cities around the world are becoming denser, with greater built form resulting in more hard surfaces and less green space, leaving little room for vegetation or habitat. One way of creating more natural environments within cities is to incorporate green roofs and walls in new buildings or to retrofit them in existing structures. This practice has long been established in Europe and elsewhere, and now Australia and New Zealand have begun to embrace it.
"This book will be fundamental to the future growth of the industry in Australia. It has an excellent mix of plans and cross-sections with photographs and descriptions of design intent, and will appeal to a diverse reader base." Sidonie Carpenter, Landscape Architect, Green Canopy Design Pty Ltd, and President, Green Roofs Australasia
