Ecocells: Landscapes and Masterplans by Hamzah & Yeang 

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Pub. Date: 2003-07-01
Publisher(s): Academy Press
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Summary

The ecocell is a vertical integrating device to bring landscape elements, daylight, rainwater, natural ventilation and sewage recycling vertically across all levels of the builtform. The concept is explained in two masterplan projects by Hamzah & Yeang (registered T. R. Hamzah & Yeang Sdn. Bhd.) the Amsterdam Center of Science & Technology and the West Kowloon Waterfront Development.

Author Biography

<b>Dr Leon van Schaik</b> is Dean of the Faculty of the Constructed Environment and Professor of Architecture at RMIT University Melbourne, Australia where he has promoted the local architectural culture through the university capital works program. <p> He is Commissioner for Australia in the 2000 Venice Architecture Biennale and he is Chair of the Asia Design Forum. Recent books include monographs compiled on Edmond+Corrigan, Ushida Findlay, Guilford Bell and Tom CV Kovac.

Table of Contents

1. Simultaneity (Leon van Schaik).
2. West Kowloon Waterfront Urban Ecosystem.
3. FNWI Development, University of Amsterdam Urban Ecosystem.
4. Design as Eco-mimesis (Ken Yeang).

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