BIOCLIMATIC ARCHITECTURE

This book is an extraordinary collection of exciting and diversearchitectural sustainable projects. Monsa explores the critical linebetween how we built and the natural environment with a combination ofsustainable star architects and heretofore unknown practitioners.Basically, sustainable design means being smart about how we use theenergy, water and construction materials in order to be successful incomfort and without being unnecessarily harmful with the environment and,of course, the contem-porary view of modern architecture. The process of creating good sustainable architec-ture is about thinkingbetter buildings that are easier on the environment, with green materials,less expensive over the long term and more enjoyable to use. Green & Sustainable teaches us that when the creative processes are usedin combination with social, cultural and environmental systems, modernarchitecture meets without hesitation the artistic and sensible necessitiesof present days without compromising the requirements of our futuregenerations. A perfect read and an essential reference for anyoneinterested in how the architecture and design aesthetic connects withenvironmental sustainability.