ABSTRACT
In the twenty-first century, housing has become a site of ecological experimentation and environmental remediation. From the vantage point of contemporary architecture, conservation concerns and emergent building science technologies support one another, with new processes and materials deployed to reduce energy usage, water consumption, and carbon dioxide emissions. Landscapes of Housing examines this trend in historical perspective, arguing for a more considered environmental vision that includes the organic, social, and cultural dimensions of landscape. By shifting the focus from architecture, the book highlights and critiques the relationship between dwelling and landscape itself. Contributors from a wide range of international perspectives propose a more integrative ecology that includes history, culture, society, and materiality, in addition to technology, within contemporary ecological housing programs. This book will be a resource for upper-level students, academics, and researchers in landscape architecture interested in the social and political implications of ecological housing.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|111 pages
Shaping society
chapter 1|26 pages
“This Scene Is Itself Living”
chapter 3|18 pages
From ecology to pathology
chapter 4|23 pages
From garden settlement to cooperative economy
chapter 5|22 pages
Environmental speculations
part II|90 pages
Shaping individuals
chapter 6|21 pages
“Not Just Barberry”
chapter 7|22 pages
Expanding Danish welfare landscapes
chapter 8|27 pages
Letting the dust settle
part III|79 pages
Shaping the environment