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Designing the ecoskyscraper: premises for tall building design
Author(s) -
Yeang Ken,
Powell Robert
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the structural design of tall and special buildings
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1541-7808
pISSN - 1541-7794
DOI - 10.1002/tal.414
Subject(s) - architectural engineering , biosphere , natural (archaeology) , computer science , engineering , systems engineering , environmental resource management , ecology , environmental science , archaeology , biology , history
Designing the ecoskyscraper involves configuring its built form and operational systems so that they integrate with nature in a benign and seamless way over its life cycle, by imitating the structure, processes and properties of ecosystems, an approach referred to here as ecomimesis. By biologically integrating compatibly all aspects and processes of our built environment with the natural environment, we enhance our human‐made ecosystems' abilities to sustain life in the biosphere. Part 1 discusses the theory and premises for the ecoskyscraper. Part 2 discusses exemplary projects from Ken Yeang's offices. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.