1st Edition
Transnational Buildings in Local Environments
By Luciana Melchert Saguas Presas
Copyright 2005
212 Pages
by
Routledge
212 Pages
by
Routledge
212 Pages
by
Routledge
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By focusing on the skyscraping transnational building, this book bridges two key debates on the transformation and emerging problems besetting major cities - globalization and ecological and sustainable building design. While such structures tend to be constructed and/or used by transnational companies and are generally viewed as emblems of a 'global city', they nevertheless impact seriously on... Read more
Contents: Overview; Globalization and the environmental transformation of metropolitan cities; The environmental restructuring of urban office buildings; The ecological modernization of transnational buildings; Amsterdam; São Paulo; Beijing; The environmental glocalization of office buildings; References; Index.
Biography
Luciana Melchert Saguas Presas
