PROTOTYPING ARCHITECTURE/ THE SOLAR ROOFPOD

Close to 75% of primary energy in New York City is used in or for buildings. Amid the many different initiatives being implemented t oday to increase energy efficiency, it is clear that it is our built urban environment that needs the most improvement. Besides the fact that existing buildings have to be upgraded, the forgotten, interstitial spaces, where improvement can become architecturally t angible, should also be addressed. The project described in this book developed from the observation that our most abundant energy resource is...[Leer más]