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LaborNet includes ‘Greening Modernism’ in Holiday Bulletin
In this season’s holiday bulletin, Matt Witt of the American Labor Education Center, an independent nonprofit founded in 1979, recommends:
Greening Modernism by Carl Stein (W.W. Norton). A professor delves
into the details of what it will take to make our buildings energy efficient
and sustainable. As one example, he compares the sustainability of retrofitting
a school building with skylights vs. converting to electricity from solar
panels or wind turbines.
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Today’s Book
blueverticalstudio, a cross media studio and global design resource, selects ‘Greening Modernism’ as today’s book.
BVS is the mind and inspiration of Michael Ammerman. It is a progressive, cross-media studio formed in 1999 to pursue creative ventures which help push and expand forward thinking ideas and mediums.
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Modernizing Modern
Architecture Week features excerpt from Carl Stein’s ‘Greening Modernism’:
In the United States, there is a huge inventory of unused, underused, and poorly configured buildings, many of them modern-style. These buildings are a valuable resource, and until this resource has been exhausted, the pace and pattern of new building construction seen in the second half of the 20th century is a luxury that is not sustainable.
Read the full article here.
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Form Pioneering Design Magazine Reviews Greening Modernism
From the review by Taylor Griggs:
Carl Stein’s New Book, Greening Modernism: Preservation, Sustainability, and the Modern Movement, raises discussion about the connection between sustainable practices and modern architecture. Through addressing the environmental impacts of building decisions, the author argues the inherent sustainability in Modernist design. Focusing upon the importance of preserving and reusing historical buildings as a key sustainability strategy, Greening Modernism serves as a resource for architects, engineers, urban planners, as well as environmentalists. To support his case, Stein provides quantitative data to support the reintegration of modernist strategies, through reducing our dependency on finite resources, such as petroleum. The book rings clear with the sentiment that through understanding the environmental importance of their decisions, architects can continue their practice while doing their part to save the planet.
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Elemental Hosts Greening Modernism Launch Party
Last Thursday, December 9th, Elemental hosted the launch party for principal founder Carl Stein’s new book “Greening Modernism”. Tom Stoelker of the Architect’s Newspaper writes:
Bodacious bourbon pours complimented savory vittles at the yet-to-be-opened Hudson Clearwater in Greenwich Village last night. The restaurant’s first event launched Carl Stein’s new book, Greening Modernism: preservation, sustainability and the modern movement (W.W. Norton, $60.00). The affair had a decidedly down to earth flavor, though the elegant crowd resembled intermission at The Met. The venue seemed a natural fit for Stein of Elemental Architecture, since Elemental’s John Barboni designed the space using salvaged material culled from the 180-year-old carriage house.
“From my perspective, it fits into all the themes of the book,” Barboni said from behind a kitchen counter made of the structure’s former floorboards. “Green is not a newfound subject for Carl.”
From atop a small flight of stairs Stein thanked his family and colleagues, then settled in with the band to play banjo.
In his statement to the crowd of well over 100 in attendance, Stein offered:
“My thanks to Norton for publishing Greening Modernism, to Kristen Holt-Browning who initiated this project, to editor Nancy Green who gave invaluable support as the book developed, and to Guenet Abraham for the book design. In particular, I’d like to note the tremendous patience that they all displayed in dealing with a total pain in the ass author. And to all of the people at Elemental who made the space, both literally and figuratively for Greening Modernism to happen, especially my partners, Tom Abraham and John Barboni and to Michelle Black, the backbone of Elemental. And to the three people to whom the book is dedicated, my mother Ethel Stein who unfortunately could not be here tonight, my wife Nancy Stein and my daughter and recently colleague, Jesse Denning. Continue reading
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Chesapeake Home Magazine Recommends Greening Modernism “For The Innovator”
Excerpted from the Article:
New house and garden design books make the perfect holiday gift.
Over the years, I’ve collected hundreds of coffee table books on interior design, architecture, home improvement, landscaping and the decorative arts. Beautifully photographed, informative, and inspirational, many of the books would make the perfect present — or even a gift to yourself. Here are a few of my favorite new releases and links to our Amazon store for easy shopping!
For the innovator
‘Greening Modernism’
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Gifts on the Table – Greening Modernism Recommended by The Baltimore Sun
From the article by Dennis Hockman:
While “Greening Modernism” is more academic treatise than coffee table book, it does offer an accessible resource for understanding how and why green buildings can play a dominant role in addressing the global energy and environmental crises.
Based on sound economic analysis, the book shows how the tenets of modern design are eco-friendly and pragmatic. Author Carl Stein, nationally recognized for his contributions to the field of sustainable design, explores the cause/effect relationship between individual building design decisions and natural resources.
Rather than focus on specifics like bamboo floors and low-VOC paints, the book takes a big-picture approach to sustainability. Geared toward practitioners and students of architecture, engineering, planning and environmentalism, “Greening Modernism” is delivered in short, easy-to-digest sections, making it perfect for homeowners interested in scratching more than the surface of green design.
Greening Modernism Book Launch
Join author Carl Stein
6-9pm Thursday
December 9th, 2010
447 Hudson St. (enter on Morton St.)
New York, New York
Greening Modernism Reviewed by Metropolis Magazine
Greening Modernism reviewed by Ann Lui for Metropolis Magazine.
“A conversation between an architect and his client, first in their youth and later in old age, sets up Carl Stein’s argument for Greening Modernism, a book just released by W. W. Norton. While drinking wine and playing chess, the young client says to the architect, “We may not have a lot of money but we know how to live well.” Later, when both men have grown successful in wealth and circumstances, they sit and drink wine at the same table, again. This time the client says, “We may have a lot of money, but we [still] know how to live well.” Stein believes in a quality of life — and architecture — that’s dependent on a thoughtful, frugal consumption of natural resources. Continue reading