The built environment is responsible for an estimated forty-five per cent of all greenhouse gas emissions. As the greatest opportunities for reducing these emissions occur during the briefing and design processes; the pathway to better design lies in preparing environmental briefs; and using these to drive building design and produce buildings of high environmental performance. This process-driven book looks at the theoretical issues involved in an environmental brief; and outlines methods by which architects can approach the writing of a brief that considers all aspects of the natural and the built environment; and relates these concepts to a number of case studies from around the world.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. got better and sharper as he got olderBy Biggest FanWith a career that spanned nearly seventy years; Arthur Laurents; in many very significant ways; got better and sharper as he got older. He knew more. Hed experienced more. He trusted his instincts more. And in the end; he was hell bent on using what he knew. Directing a fresher; smarter; far more emotionally connected "Gypsy;" and a powerful; bi-lingual "West Side Story" when he was in his nineties should make us all feel a little more comforted about growing older. And; I hope; make us even more aware of the fact that fresh ideas dont come exclusively from the young. Laurents; in his own; candid and generous notes on his directing life; proves that those "fresh ideas"; when blended with the serious experience only years can buy; can indeed be ground-breaking.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy William P. MastersInteresting minds and writing skills = good books. And so it has been with all of Arthur Laurents books.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Interesting But FlawedBy Timothy HallinanI read this book as part of a whole bunch of works about the Broadway stage. Laurents wrote; among other things; the books for "Wet Side Story" and "Gypsy" as well as the movie "The Way we Were." MAINLY ON DIRECTING is an interesting book because Laurents is relatively candid about what happens (both to the project and to relationships among its creators) as a show comes together; but its marred by a kind of aggrieved I-was-always-right-and-they-were-always-wrong tone; and a kind of pettiness creeps in from time to time. A MUCH superior book is his "writers autobiography;" ORIGINAL STORY BY. It has some of the same faults; but its a riveting read for those who want to be behind the scenes of movies; theater (and the blacklist) in the company of someone who was a major contributor to a lot of sterling projects.
