Elements of Sustainable Architecture

Rosa Urbano Gutierrez is Senior Lecturer at the Liverpool School of Architecture, where she teaches design studio and environmental sciences. Her research interest is sustainable architectural design through the exploration of emergent materials and technologies. She holds a PhD from the Madrid School of Architecture, a master's degree in design from the Harvard Graduate School of Design and has previously worked as a Research Scholar at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Her latest book, Sustainable Retrofits: Post-War Residential Towers in Britain (with Asterios Agkathidis; 2017), is published by Routledge. Laura de la Plaza Hidalgo is an architect and urban planner specialising in sustainability. Throughout her professional career, she has participated in the design of master plans and the construction of buildings that have obtained certification of sustainability seals such as LEED or AENOR, and has also taught urban planning and sustainable construction at the School of Architecture of the Pontifical University of Salamanca. She holds a master's degree in urban planning from Carlos III University and another in sustainable cities from the Technical University of Madrid.

Introduction. Part 1: Territorial and Urban Elements. Introduction to Territorial and Urban Elements. 1. Designing with Climate and Terrain. 2. Designing with Constructed Elements. 3. Designing with Voids. 4. Designing with the Human Factor. 5. Designing with Networks. 6. Designing through Management. Part 2: Natural Elements. Introduction to Natural Elements. 7. Designing with Earth. 8. Designing with Living Elements. 9. Designing with Air. 10. Designing with the Sunlight. 11. Designing with Water. Part 3: Material Elements. Introduction to Material Elements. 12. Designing with Natural Fibers. 13. Designing with Products Derived from Wood. 14. Designing with Metals. 15. Designing with Stone Materials. 16. Designing with Translucent Materials. 17. Designing with Textile Materials. Case Studies. City Council House 2. Modern Education and Training Institute. Tara House. Umwelt Arena. Nest We Grow. B01 Malmoe Ecocity. Recovery and Transformation of Valdemingomez's Landfill. Further Reading. Index.