Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Introduction: Interdisciplinary design and the fate of our planet 1
6. I Living urban environments
7. 1 Architecture and the wealth of regions 9
8. 2 Sustaining design the solar decathlon competitions 21
9. 3 Twenty-first-century architecture 31
10. 4 Architecture has left the building the sustainable sites initiative 39
11. 5 Making territory the potential of landscape urbanism 51
12. II Lessons from Paul Cret, Ian Mcharg, and George Mitchell
13. 6 City limits pioneer plans in Austin 67
14. 7 The woodlands the ecological design of a new city 77
15. III Emerging Urbanism in Texas
16. 8 The trinity river corridor another emerald necklace or an emerald choker? 89
17. 9 Making limoncello from lemons the Blanton museum of art plaza design 99
18. 10 True Urbanism the design of performance park in the Dallas arts district 107
19. 11 Legacies 115
20. IV New regionalism in Texas and beyond 125
21. 12 The green heart of Texas 127
22. 13 Envision central Texas 135
23. 14 The Texas triangle Megaregion 147
24. 15 New regionalism 161
25. V Learning from abroad
26. 16 Environmental readings the Italian design tradition 171
27. 17 Autumn moon design and planning in china 179
28. VI Learning from disaster
29. 18 In search of a fitting tribute the flight 93 national memorial 219
30. 19 Resilient foundations planning for the gulf coast after hurricane Katrina 229
31. VII Conclusion
32. 20 The sedimentation of our minds prospects for new design thinking 245
33. Notes 259
34. Bibliography 269
35. Index 275