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Planning and Design for the Tropics
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By
Zbigniew Bromberek, PhD, MArch, MBA, President of the Australian and New Zealand Architectural Science Association, and Senior Lecturer at the University of Tasmania
Description
Eco-Resorts is a design guide for low impact, environmentally friendly tourist resorts in the tropics. The book is the first to offer
architects practical, detailed guidance in developing resort buildings that work with a tropical climate and
meet the needs and expectations
of the client and building inhabitants.
The book includes both architectural design and material solutions, supported by theoretical
principles, to present a
sustainable approach to resort design. It demonstrates that tropical resort buildings do not necessarily
require large
energy input, in compliance with green building standards. Case studies show how principles of sustainable design
have
been successfully applied in tropical environments.
* Written by an industry insider with practical design experience, knowledge
and expertise.
* Demonstrates design practices related to site planning and layout, and re-assesses best practices for a tropical
environment,
allowing architects to apply design principles to their own projects.
* Includes international case studies from several countries
to illustrate best practice from a variety of tropical climate destinations around the world.
Z (Zbigniew) Bromberek, PhD, is
an architect educated and registered in Poland, and postgraduate-educated and residing in Australia. Z has been practising and teaching
architecture for nearly 30 years. He has been involved and associated with various educational institutions and professional organizations
in a number of countries around the world. Before the current appointment as Senior Lecturer in Architecture at the University of Tasmania,
Z spent three years as Lecturer in Environmental Design at the University of Queensland, and two years as Guest Professor in Architectural
Design in Nanjing, PR China. He was also the President of the Architectural Science Association ANZAScA for three consecutive terms in
2000?05. Z's major research interests include design?environment interaction, low-impact architecture and re-integration of architecture
as an expression of a multi-disciplinary approach to design.
Audience
Architects and designers - professional and student. Developers, planners, resort operators, tourism authorities and academics.
Contents
Introduction; Part I: Eco-tourism and the Tropics; A question of sustainability; Part II: Indoor environment control in the tropics; A
question of comfort; Part III: A question of environmental response; Part IV: A question of practicality; Jean-Michael Cousteau Fiji
Islands Resort; Are Tamanu and Muri Beach Hideaway; Sheraton Moorea Lagoon Resort & Spa; Bora Bora Nui Resort & Spa; Mezzanine, Mexico;
Balamku Inn on the Beach; KaiLuumcito the Camptel; Hacienda Chich n Itz ; References and bibliography; Index.
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Paperback, 256 pages, publication date: FEB-2009
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-5793-8
ISBN-10: 0-7506-5793-6
Imprint: ARCHITECTURAL PRESS
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