The sustainable design handbook, China : high environmental quality cities and buildings : architecture, urban planning, technology

A 400-page manual with 800 illustrations

A comprehensive architectural and sustainable urban design handbook

¤ The first design manual to integrate all scales : from the megalopolis to the choice of construction systems

¤ A systematic and informative method that organises sustainable development issues and optimises choices

¤ An extremely comprehensive document

¤ A direct and efficient understanding of how to design sustainable cities and buildings

¤ The first sustainable development guide to have been developed in coordination with Chinese partners, the handbook provides a specific and contextual approach to the immense market represented by the 30 billion square metres of housing to be built and the population of 800 million people to be urbanised over the coming 20 years through the creation of 200 towns, each housing over two million inhabitants.

This highly informative book explains fundamental principles through over 800 illustrations, diagrams, photographs and construction details. These are illustrated through 60 projects and completed works by major French and international architectural firms such as Arte Charpentier, which participated in the preparation of the handbook, Renzo Piano, Richard Rogers, Norman Foster, Ken Yeang, Thomas Herzog, Bill Dunster, etc.