Concrete Fit for People
A Practical Introduction to a Bio-Functional Eco-Architecture for the Third Millennium A.D.
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1980
- Imprint: Pergamon
- Author: Paul Ritter
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 1 4 7 6 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 4 7 1 8 - 5
Concrete Fit for People: A Practical Introduction to a Bio-functional Eco-architecture for the Third Millennium A.D. focuses on the bio-functional eco-architecture of structures,… Read more
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Request a sales quoteConcrete Fit for People: A Practical Introduction to a Bio-functional Eco-architecture for the Third Millennium A.D. focuses on the bio-functional eco-architecture of structures, including technologies, processes, and materials used in construction. The book first offers information on bio-functional eco-architecture and bio-functional checklist, including the origins of a style of architecture; tactile, atmospheric, educreational, and life supporting considerations; and maintenance and growth. The text also ponders on sculpcrete in eco-architecture, as well as sculpcrete methods, origins of sculpcrete, and materials. The manuscript discusses realization of eco-architecture, including satisfying visual, acoustic, atmospheric, and life supporting needs. The book also examines integrated bio-functional architecture, as well as mass-production of sandwich panels; architecture of a city in Saudi Arabia; design and architecture of a medical consultants residence in Perth, Australia; and structure and design of the library and resource center in Goomalling, Australia. The text is a dependable reference for readers interested in the bio-functional eco-architecture of structures.
Contents
I. Introduction
II. Bio-functional Eco-architecture
11.1. Our Era.
11.2. Philosophical Background
11.3. The Origins of a new Style of Architecture
11.4. The Skin Theory
III. The Bio-functional Checklist
111.1. Summary
111.2. Visual
111.3. . . . and tactile
111.4. . . . and Atmospherics
Ill.S- . . . and Life Supporting
111.6. . . . and Bio-energy Collecting and Life Supporting
111.7. . . . and Bio-social and Cultural
111.8. . . . and Educreational
111.9. . . . and Building-Mechanical-Economic
111.10. . . . and Maintenance and Growth
IV. The Need for Sculpcrete
IV.1. The Lay-W/Man's Feeling
IV.2. Professional Analysis
IV.2.1. Historical Context
IV.2.2. None so Infuriatingly Blind As Those
IV.2.3. The Hypocritical and the Hopeful
V. Sculprete in Eco-architecture
V.1. The Origins of Sculp-crete
V.2. The Materials
V.2.1. The Structural Setting Mixture
V.2.2. Expanded Polystyrene Formliners, or Forms
V.2.3. The Solvents
V.3. Sculpcrete Methods
V.3.1. Shaping Moulds
V.3.2. Mould Production
V.3.3. Creative Mass-Production Machine
V.3.4. Mould Colouring
V.3.5. Casting
V.3.6. Finishing
V.3.7. Weathering and Maintenance
VI Realization
VI.1. Examples Satisfying Visual Needs
VI.2. . . . and Acoustic and Tactile Needs
VI.3. . . . and Atmospheric Needs
VI.4. . . . and Life Supporting Needs
VI.4.1. Bio-Walls
Vl.4.2. Mini-growth
VI.4.3. Bio-floors
VI.5. . . . and Social Needs
Vl.5.1. First Educreational Application — Underpasses
Vl.5.2. Educreational Kindergarten
VI.5.3. Children Protection Centre Panels
Vl.5.4. National & Regional Character in Architecture
VI.6. . . . and Creative Participation Needs
Vl.6.1. Architect's Participation in Design
Vl.6.2. Client Participation
Vl.6.3. Sculp-crete for Schools
Vl.6.4. Sculp-crete School Kit
Vl.6.5. The Hex, Public Participation
VI.6.6. Perth Pageant 1979. — Townscape
Vl.6.7. Public Projects
VI.6.8. Free-standing Figures
VII. Integrated Bio-functional Industrialized architecture
VII.1. Mass-production of Sandwich Panels
VII.2. City in Saudi Arabia
VI1.3. Medical Consultants Residence
VII.4. Library Resource Centre Goomalling
Vll.4.1. Origin and Organisation
Vll.4.2. Criteria for Design
VI1.4.3. Pre-fabricated Sandwich Roof
Vll.4.4. Walls and Foundation Plinth
Vll.4.5. Micro-climatic Controls
VIII. Epilogue
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 1980
- No. of pages (eBook): 112
- Imprint: Pergamon
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483114767
- eBook ISBN: 9781483147185
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