{"product_id":"homes-for-our-time-sustainable-living-9783836596893","title":"Homes for Our Time: Sustainable Living","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe future of resourceful living: these cutting-edge examples of green buildings combine innovative design with eco-friendly solutions. From low-energy houses with green roofs to a recyclable emergency shelter by the Norman Foster Foundation, explore a world of architecture where style meets sustainability.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTravel across continents and climates to experience architecture that's rewriting the rules of sustainability. Like the other titles in our Homes for Our Time series, each of the 63 projects in Sustainable Living opens a window into a unique dwelling inspired by the pressures and possibilities of a warming planet with finite resources. \u003cbr\u003eThe result is a sweeping story of architects, ranging from Norman Foster to the Sn√∏hetta practice, building in bold new ways that honor the ecosystems our planet depends on. Homes that strive to leave the lightest possible imprint, from the moment their materials are sourced to the day they're returned to the earth. Energy-efficient envelopes, low-impact structures, recycled and biodegradable materials, designs attuned to sun, wind and rain. Each construction is an illuminating chapter in architecture's evolving quest to do no harm, beautifully photographed and annotated, alongside biographies of the architects who created them.\u003cbr\u003eNo single region or style holds the monopoly on eco-friendly innovation. Discover the multiplicity of inventive responses: affordable bamboo structures rising above floodwaters in Hanoi, a home created from locally-quarried rock and slate in a Japanese forest, a brick cube encouraging passive cooling in the heat of Ahmedabad, an emergency shelter literally unrolled in a Venetian garden, a passive house nestled beneath Australian treetops.\u003cbr\u003eWhether modest or monumental, these enviable projects prove that sustainability isn't a look or a pose, but a mindset that transcends traditions, borders, and budgets. Each one invites us to design smarter, live lighter, and waste nothing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9783836596893\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: Multilingual edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 04 Jun 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Taschen GmbH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: Cologne, Germany\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 37.2(H)x24.6(L)x5.1(W)4093\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 4093\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003ePhilip Jodidio studied art history and economics at Harvard and edited \u003ci\u003eConnaissance des Arts \u003c\/i\u003efor over 20 years. His TASCHEN books include the \u003ci\u003eHomes for Our Time \u003c\/i\u003eseries and monographs on numerous major architects, including Norman Foster, Tadao Ando, Renzo Piano, Jean Nouvel, and Zaha Hadid.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003eToday, the term 'sustainability' concerns not only the environmental cost of operating a home, but also that of building it. * Philip Jodidio *","brand":"Philip Jodidio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49113804701913,"sku":"9783836596893","price":170.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9783836596893.jpg?v=1787147095","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/homes-for-our-time-sustainable-living-9783836596893","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}