Low-Tech, Light-Tech, High-Tech

What are the future demands on architecture, landscape architecture, structural engineering, technical building services and urban planning? What role will professionals in these fields play? How is building evolving in the information age? This book describes the complex challenges of the information age Part 1 analyzes contemporary trends, future scenarios, solutions from the past and the resources available in nature. Part 2 introduces in theory and practice what sustainable building means in the information age, namely, integrated, high-quality, contextual, resource -- conserving and efficient building in which ecological assessment and planning are critical, Finally, Part 3 presents the consequences of these trends and principles on the technical extension and renovation of buildings.Low-Tech -- Light-Tech -- High-Tech the title expresses the conviction that building in the information age must be integrated and sustainable, For each project, synergies must be sought between these three approaches of vastly different technological complexity Building is sustainable if it employs the most advanced technologies of the present, while at the same time justifying their use in architectural solutions that not only meet the economic interests of the clients, but also the aesthetic concerns of the architects, the changing social needs of the users and the ecological challenges facing humanity in the future.