Sustainable by Design: Explorations in Theory and Practice
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| Rating | : | 4.21 (612 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 184407353X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 244 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-28 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Walker explores the design process in the context of sustainability, and challenges conventional ways of defining, designing and producing functional objects. He discusses the personal design process, tacit knowledge, ephemeral design, experimental design, and the relationship between intellectual design criteria, physical expression and aesthetic experience. To advance the subject of design one has to engage in the activity of designing. Sustainable by Design offers a compelling and innovative, design-centred approach that explores both the meaning and practice of sustainable design. This book will introduce vital concepts to students and will inspire designers by providing a well-articulated basis for understanding the complexity and potential of sustainable design, and extolling the contribution of design to the creation of a more meaningful material culture.
'Walker presents an investigation of sustainable desgign that is at once inspiring and informativeThe sophistication of the exploration cannot be overstated and should be required reading for students of design.' L. Summing Up: Highly recommended.' Choice 'With beautiful images to back up his words, Walker tutors, suggests and inspiresthis book is a must for students and designers, its thoughtful approach also makes it an interesting read for anyone who's excited by the current shift of play.' Sally White, Resource, 2008. The sophistication of the exploration cannot be overstated and should be required reading for students of design. 'Definitely to be on the booklist of any product design course' Professor Jack Ingram, Birmingham Institute of Art and Design 'A fascinating book that takes the reader on a journey that is both diverse and full of surprise' Jonathan Chapman, Senior Lecturer, Uni
All the books I've bought, are written very successful All the books I've bought, are written very successful.. Mr. T. Logan said Inspiring ideas for today's designers!. What more interesting concepts do you want?! This book is full of fascinating and inspiring conceptual arguments about the things that hould be motivating and influencing today's designers. In our contemporary `throw away' culture and facing increasing resource scarcity and environmental degradation, we need to re-evaluate our role as designers in producing enduring products created in a sustainable manner, without compromising on the "complete" aesthetic. This unique book inspires and guides us through this difficult terrain (and there. Bofy said One of the most thought provoking books in design. The amazing thing about this book is that through the propositional artifacts presented it transcends theory into practice, a must do for the science of design. This offers a more solid path to people in design. As Walker notes it is impossible to speculate exactly how sustainability will be experienced once it has emerged but that should not discourage designers from stumbling in the dark trying to frame the context of sustainability.
He is also Visiting Professor of Sustainable Design at Kingston University, UK. Stuart Walker PhD is Professor of Environmental Design and Associate Dean (Research and International) at the post-graduate Faculty of Environmental Design, University of Calgary, Canada.