Green towers and iconic design: Cases from three continents

Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 11-28

  Al Kodmany, Kheir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Green aesthetics; Indigenous forms; Innovative approaches; New technologies; Sustainable design

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898419673     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19946961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26687/archnet-ijar.v8i1.336     Document Type: Article

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