Reinterpreting sustainable architecture: The place of technology

Journal of Architectural Education

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 140-148

  Guy, Simon ^a   Farmer, Graham ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0002521442     PISSN: 10464883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/10464880152632451     Document Type: Review

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