PDF Illustrated Encyclopedia of Building Services by David Kut in Arts-Photography

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ReNew Town puts forth an innovative vision of performative design and planning for low-carbon sustainable development; and illustrates practicable strategies for balancing environmental systems with urban infrastructure and new housing prototypes.To date; much of the discourse on the design of sustainable communities and lsquo;eco-citiesrsquo; has been premised on using previously undeveloped land. In contrast; this book and the project it showcases focus on the retrofitting and adaptation of an existing environment ndash; a more common problem; given the extent of the worldrsquo;s already-built infrastructure.Employing a lsquo;research through designrsquo; model of inquiry; the book focuses on large-scale housing developments ndash; especially those built around the world between the 1960s and the early 1980s ndash; with the aim of understanding how best to reinvent them. At the center of the book is Tama New Town; a planned community outside Tokyo that faces a range of challenges; such as an aging population; the deterioration of homes and buildings; and economic stagnation.The book begins by outlining a series of principles that structure the ecological and energy goals for the community. It then develops prototypical solutions for designing; building and retrofitting neighborhoods. The intent is that these prototypes could be applied to similar urban conditions around the world.ReNew Town is the product of a collaborative design research project at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) School of Architecture and Planning; and Japanrsquo;s Sekisui House LTD.