Wentworth
Institute of Technology
Houses of steel : Living Steel's international architecture competitions /
"The Living Steel programme, launched by the World Steel Association, is a five-year worldwide collaborative programme designed to stimulate innovative and responsible housing design and construction and to help address the unprecedented pressure on infrastructure, communities and the quality o...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Victoria, Australia :
Images Pub. Group Pty Ltd,
2009.
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| Summary: | "The Living Steel programme, launched by the World Steel Association, is a five-year worldwide collaborative programme designed to stimulate innovative and responsible housing design and construction and to help address the unprecedented pressure on infrastructure, communities and the quality of people's lives stemming from growing urban populations." "To promote the use of steel in sustainable housing and to inspire architects around the world to address the urgent need for low-cost urban housing, Living Steel established a programme of international architecture competitions." "From the thousands of entries received over the three competition cycles, 48 unique designs for sustainable steel homes - including single- and multi-family projects - were chosen as winners of finalists. These varied responses to the challenges presented by the competition briefs and the outstanding quality of the winning designs prompted the production of this book. It is a testament to the commitment by the world's best architects to the use of steel in low-cost sustainable housing." --Book Jacket. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 175 pages : color illustrations, maps, plans (some color) ; 26 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781864703665 1864703660 |