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Book: Architecture of Change 2
The publication presents forty outstanding sustainable architecture projects and social initiatives by the worlds most exciting architecture studios. Projects by internationally renowned architects such as Pritzker Architecture Prize winners Renzo Piano and OMA founder Rem Koolhaas are profiled with the newly built California Academy of Science and the master plan for a wind farm in the North Sea. The book also contains social initiatives including Brad Pitts' Make It Right project in New Orleans and theoretical research projects such as the Political equator by Teddy Cruz. From a zero emission ice station facility in Antarctica to the High Line public promenade in Manhattan, the book represents a broad range of environmentally mindful concepts that are not only outstanding in their architectural form but are also devoted to regional environmental and social conditions as well as their global impact. The book also includes interviews with internationally renowned experts such as Mark Wigley, professor for architecture at Columbia University or German philosopher Peter Sloterdijk.

Like its successful predecessor, Architecture of Change 2 is based on the Zumtobel Group Award for Sustainability and Humanity in the Built Environment. Its impressive examples of pioneering architectural projects make Architecture of Change 2 an inspiring book for all those interested in contemporary architecture and questions of sustainability.

Book Information
Title:             Architecture of Change 2
Subtitle:        Sustainability and Humanity in the
                    Built Environment
Edited by:     Kristin Feireiss, Lukas Feireiss
Language:    English
Format:         11.2 x 9.7 x 1.1 inches, 240 pages, full colour,
                     hardcover
ISBN:           978-3-89955-263-8
Price:            € 44,00 / $ 43,87 / £ 26,64
Release:        October 2009

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Architecture of Change
The publication presents forty outstanding architectural projects by architects that include Pritzker Prize winner Thom Mayne, Steven Holl, Kenneth Yang, Sauerbruch & Hutton, Architecture for Humanity and Rural Studio. The included work ranges from development projects in Bangladesh, Nepal and Africa to open source Internet platforms, experimental approaches to flood prevention and modern high-rises for an urban context. The book also includes essays by and interviews with internationally renowned experts in architecture, science, economics and politics.

Architecture of Change is based on the Zumtobel Group Award for Sustainability and Humanity in the Built Environment. Its impressive examples of pioneering architectural projects make Architecture of Change an inspiring book for all those interested in contemporary architecture and questions of sustainability.

Book Information
Title:             Architecture of Change
Subtitle:        Sustainability and Humanity in the
                   Built Environment
Edited by:     Kristin Feireiss, Lukas Feireiss
Language:     English
Format:        24 x 28 cm, 304 pages, full colour, hardcover
ISBN:           978-3-89955-211-9
Price:            € 49,90 / $ 75,00 / £ 37,50
Release:       April 2008

Order the book here
To order the book at Amazon, click on the following link:
Amazon

You'll find more information about the book and a further order opportunityies directly on the Gestalten homepage:
Gestalten_homepage

Interview with Lukas Feireiss on the book
Read an interesting interview with Lukas Feireiss about the book's background and objectives and the various perspectives on architecture it is dealing with in PingMag Magazine- The Tokyo-based magazine about "Design and Making Things" here.