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A Living Tradition [Architecture of the Bahamas] is a richly illustrated description of the architectural traditions of the Bahamas over the past four centuries. But this is not just another catalog of architecture in paradise. Rather, it is a workbook, or "pattern book," that examines each pattern of architecture in detail, such as the proportion of a window, the slope of a roof, or the design of a garden wall. By doing so, it directs the design of new buildings that can become part of the centuries-long tradition of the architecture of the Most-Loved Places of the Bahamas. Until now, pattern books of our day were something akin to recipe books, instructing which details to use for each style of architecture. A Living Tradition re-thinks pattern books from the ground up. It is principle-based, not style-based. Those principles are based on the architecture that makes the most sense for the Bahamas, not a random collection of historical styles. And each principle is explained in the plain-spoken fashion of "we do this because..." One reason for building this way was to be sustainable. Originally (before the Thermostat Age,) traditional architecture had no choice but to be green, otherwise people would suffer or even die from weather and storm conditions. A Living Tradition explains the Original Green of each pattern that contributes to sustainability, re-infusing architecture with the green wisdom all our ancestors knew by heart. With this book, it's not just about style anymore. This second edition has robust new first and last chapters dealing with urbanism, and detailing the reasons why town-building is more resilient and more sustainable than resort-building. The Original Green is expanded with the four foundations of sustainable societies within sustainable places because even if the physical artifacts of a place are highly sustainable, the society could nonetheless fail within it if it doesn't keep these foundations strong.
✔ Author(s): Stephen A. Mouzon,Wanda W. Mouzon,Orjan Lindroth
✔ Title: A Living Tradition [Architecture of The Bahamas]
✔ Rating : 4.9 out of 5 base on (12 reviews)
✔ ISBN-10: 1931871175
✔ Language: English
✔ Format ebook: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, HTML and MOBI
✔ Device compatibles: Android, iOS, PC and Amazon Kindle
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