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    Architecture in Harmony with Nature

    By Susan Wels,Foreword by Renzo Piano,Preface by Dr. Greg Farrington,Introduction by Dr. John McCosker

    10 x 12 in; 120 pp;
    120 color images
    Hardcover
    Published in September, 2008
    ISBN 9780811865142
    ISBN10 0811865142

    SKU# 9780811865142

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    Acclaimed architect Renzo Piano's vision for the new California Academy of Sciences is one of hope and grand ambition: to create a model for sustainable design at an unprecedented scale. This is the story of an architectural masterpiece detailing the intr...

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    California Academy of Sciences

    Acclaimed architect Renzo Piano's vision for the new California Academy of Sciences is one of hope and grand ambition: to create a model for sustainable design at an unprecedented scale. This is the story of an architectural masterpiece detailing the intricacies of form and function: its 2.5-acre rooftop garden, the 60,000 photovoltaic cells designed to power the building, and its use of natural light and ventilation. This celebratory book serves as both resource and reminder of how humans can live and work in harmony with nature.

     

    Author Susan Wels lives in San Francisco.

    Renzo Piano is a Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect.

    Dr. Greg Farrington is the executive director of the Academy.