The Green House

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In their international survey of contemporary house design, Alanna Stang and Christopher Hawthorne herald the emergence of a new architecture: one that is as aesthetically compelling as it is environmentally friendly.
Leaving behind the clunky, mud-caked constructions of the 1960s and 1970s, the more than twenty-five remarkable residences featured in The Green House not only tread lightly on the land but also provide exalted spaces in which to live.
Located around the globe: from the arid deserts of Tucson, Arizona to the tropical beaches of New South Wales, to the pine-covered mountains of Ebnet-Kappel, Switzerland, to the urban canyons of New York City, these outstanding examples of sustainable design represent nuanced responses to the most diverse and challenging ecological conditions.

Designs by such preeminent architects as Rick Joy, Shigeru Ban, Steven Holl, Lake/Flato, Kengo Kuma, Pugh + Scarpa, and Werner Sobek, among many others, are accompanied by clear explanations of the energy-efficient, low-impact systems that allow them to work hand-in-hand with their natural surroundings.
The Green House brings to light the variety of ways architects have achieved sustainability, whether by incorporating common-sense strategies of solar orientation, natural ventilation, and recycling of household water or by making use of cutting-edge materials and building technologies such as geothermal heat pumps and sophisticated smog filtration systems; all without compromising their aesthetic goals.