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Eco-Techture: Bioclimatic Trends and Landscape Architecture in the Year 2001.


SUSTAINABLE CEILINGS

Once upon a time, people depended on sunlight to illuminate their lives during the day and breathed fresh air for longer than a brief walk to their car. Lucky for us, this ecological way of life appears to be making a comeback. In Eco-Techture: Bioclimatic Trends and Landscape Architecture in the Year 2001 (Loft Publications, $34.95), edited by Aurora Cuito, cutting-edge building design meets environmental sustainability. The book takes you on a photographic journey from the Barcelona Botanical Gardens to the physically ventilated RWE RWE - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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RWE - Rheinisch-Westfälische Elektrizitätswerke (German Power Supplier)
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RWE - Rot-Weiss Essen (Germann football club)
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Author:Khamsi, Roxanne
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Date:Jul 1, 2001
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