ABSTRACT
As Lewis (1999) puts forward “There is no internationally-agreed denition for green architecture.”2 Green, or sustainable, or environmentally-friendly architecture is not simply an environmental benet. It is place-sensitive; in a globalizing world it leads to location-specic architecture by responding to local climatic conditions and using local materials. It also oers better architectural quality with more natural and fewer articial inputs; not only is less more, less is also beautiful.3 However, the question remains: Is it really possible to give one global perspective of green architecture while there are social, economic, politic, demographic, climatic, ideological and cultural dierences on earth? The question leaves the architects, who are going to genuinely deal with green architecture, with challenges and opportunities at the same time.
