Author: Edeltraud Haselsteiner (ed.)Robust architecture's structures are sufficient, resilient and suited to location. They embrace simple, traditional building methods and alternative sustainable architecture. This book explains the concepts behind Robust Architecture and Low-Tech Design. It illuminates various strategies and demonstrates how they can be easily implemented. Examples of realised projects with very different demands and requirement profiles show how straightforward robust building can be.Robus architecture's design strategies, combined with state-of-the-art planning tools and research findings, look ahead to a climate-positive future with an emphasis on local building materials, solid craftsmanship, proven construction methods and user participation. ISBN 9783955536015. Birkhauser Verlag. hb. 200 pages. 23 x 30 cm.in stock
