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Author:   Christopher Day ,  Rosie Parnell
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Architectural Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.440kg
ISBN:  

9780750656054

ISBN 10:   0750656050
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   29 October 2002
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Chapter One. Architecture as a social art. Chapter Two. Consensus Design: Why? Chapter Three. Consensus Design: How? Chapter Four. Process development: two projects. First - From experimental method to built project: Goethean Science Centre, Scotland. Second - Socially shaped process: Eco-village, Sweden. Chapter Five. Making it work. Chapter Six. Projects. First - Reversing moods: Lunatic Asylum to Steiner School, England. Second - Three tasks in one: East Bay Waldorf School, California. Third - Working with a developer: Mixed-use urban development, California. Fourth - Multiple viewpoints: Multi-faith centre, England. Fifth - Desert ranch: Single-family house, Arizona. Sixth - Project revisiting: Goethean Science Centre, Scotland. Chapter Seven. Broader Implications. Chapter Eight. Useful Practicalities.

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The book reads as an instruction manual, complete with ideograms sketched by the author throughout the text. - Journal of Architectural Education, November 2004

...In this wonderful and unique book Christopher Day sets out to explain the process of Consensus Design, which is used to explore the resonance of a place and show how this can be reflected in built form. As Michelangelo set out to discover what lay beneath the surface of a piece of marble, so Christopher Day helps the inhabitants of a place to discover what 'wants' to be built by 'listening' to the place in which they live. This gentle response to building, through the distillation of ideas, may lead us closer to the secrets of how past generations managed to build places that touch our hearts and strike a chord in our souls. - His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales, U.K. From the Foreword In this well written and profusely illustrated paperback, Christopher Day describes his Consensus Design process, setting out how to explore the resonance of a place and showing how this can be reflected in built form... For designers involved in community projects, who are open-minded enough and brave enough to try an alternative to conventional top down design processes, this book is recommended as it will provide a practical guidance every step of the way to what should be a successful, inclusive design. - Building Engineer The book reads as an instruction manual, complete with ideograms sketched by the author throughout the text. - Journal of Architectural Education, November 2004

Author Information

Christopher Day trained as an architect and a sculptor. He designs buildings in line with the ecological principles of his books. Day is considered to be one of the founders of the ecological movement in Britain and is even better known in the United States. He has an international lecturing circuit as a result of influential publications such as 'Places of the Soul', 'A Haven for Childhood',and 'Building with Heart'.

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