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Author Wasowski, Andy, 1939-

Title Building inside nature's envelope : how new construction and land preservation can work together / Andy Wasowski, with Sally Wasowski ; forword by Darrel G. Morrison ; photography by Andy Wasowski.

Publication Info. Oxford, UK ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.

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Location Call No. Status
 Harper Library - Circulating Collection  TH4812 .W36 2000    Available
Description xiv, 152 pages : illustrations some color) ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references(pages [143]-145) and index.
Contents Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Keep nature at arm's length -- Our love affair with lawns -- Importance of habitats -- Early integration with nature -- Building inside nature's envelope -- Revegetation : creating a seamless landscape -- Practicing what we preach -- Green developments -- Individual residence envelopes -- Commercial envelopes -- Obstacles and opportunities -- Appendix.
Form Also issued online.
Summary Includes information on Dewees Island, South Carolina.
Subject House construction -- Environmental aspects.
Landscape architecture -- Environmental aspects.
Added Author Wasowski, Sally, 1946-
Other Form: Online version: Wasowski, Andy, 1939- Building inside nature's envelope. Oxford, UK ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000 (OCoLC)606431328
ISBN 0195131762
9780195131765
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