Extreme Sites

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Devoted to the subject of 'brownfield', this title topically tackles 'green' issues on a large scale. It pertinently asks how on regenerated sites the demands of the natural ecology might be balanced with the redevelopment for human activities. In many major cities the only large tracts of land available are those made toxic through a recipe of urbanism, industry and science - from our great water thoroughfares to rubbish landfills. Thus the treatment of brownfield sites has become a pressing issue for national and local government, urban planners, developers and designers. Whereas only too often the approach to remediation has been driven by economics and litigation, this title seeks an alternative in proposing an unprecedented weaving together of the naturalist and urbanist. It effectively brings together those in the vanguard of conceptualising this situation from a multiplicity of viewpoints and disciplines. Highlights include an interview with Renzo Piano and features on the work of Glenn Murcutt and sculptor Andy Goldsworthy. CoastalPlanners Gans & Jelacic Glenn Murcutt Himanshu Parikh of Buro Happold Renzo Piano Building Workshop Michael Sorkin Studio Weisz + Yoes Peter Zlonicky Practice Profile: Sergison Bates Architects Building Profile: Eric Parry Architects
Tackling a hot green architectural topic - brownfield sites - this title asks the essential question: how should urban and post-industrial sites best be rehabilitated to balance ecological and human needs? This issue of AD is devoted to what planners refer to as 'brownfields'. These are often sites made toxic through a recipe of urbanism and industry, from our great water thoroughfares to our landfills. They are often the only sites available to us for planning consideration. The book examines the conflict between the demands of ecology and development when reclaiming such sites for re-development, bringing together multiple viewpoints from different disciplines. * Includes the internationally renowned Andy Goldsworthy, Glenn Murcutt and Renzo Piano * It will recast the topic in a fresh and current light that will interest a wide audience from students to practitioners * Aerial photographs, maps and photo essays will give the visuals a richness and breadth of appeal * 'Green' is an architectural buzzword, and is viewed as the new parameter for good practice

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".a considerable amount to interest anyone yearning to see imaginative design placed at the heart of contaminated land redevelopment." (Contaminated Land Management, June 04)
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".a considerable amount to interest anyone yearning to see imaginative design placed at the heart of contaminated land redevelopment." (Contaminated Land Management, June 04)
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