Integrated Design - MITHUN
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It is becoming widely accepted that integrated design goes hand-in-hand with successful sustainable design. Ecotone Publishing’s new book, Integrated Design – MITHUN, by David R. Macaulay, chronicles the practice, principles and projects of Seattle and San Francisco-based Mithun, a leading firm and advocate for sustainable design and urbanism.
Bert Gregory, FAIA, Mithun’s president and CEO, says that through the book his firm is “… opening our doors to fellow designers and the public to reveal first-hand details of our integrated design process, and sharing our knowledge in order to expand the possibilities for education and collaboration.”
Filled with beautiful photography and compelling case studies, this book packs a good helping of inspiration that takes nothing away from its education value. ISBN: 978-0-9749033-9-2, 260 pages, US$46.95. Info: www.ecotonedesign.com
Integrated Design- San Francisco Federal Building
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This compact, 88-page softcover book takes a different approach in examining the application of integrated design to the acclaimed San Francisco Federal Building from the perspective of the client: the US General Services Administration, the architect: Morphosis, and the engineer: Arup. The narrative of the book, published by the School of Architecture and Planning at the University at Buffalo [State University of New York], is well supported with photos, plan, section and construction drawing details, and charts, but does force the reader to persevere through small, difficult-to-read type. Nevertheless, the reader will find the book informative and thorough. ISBN: 978-0-9771057-5-5, 716-829-3485
