Beschreibung:
Asterios Agkathidis is an architect (ARB) and lecturer in digital architecture at the University of Liverpool, UK, where he is currently leading the MA in Architecture. He studied architecture in Thessaloniki and the RWTH Aachen, and completed his postgraduate studies in Advanced Architectural Design at the Städelschule Architecture Class in Frankfurt. His built work has been published, awarded and exhibited internationally. His seventh book, Biomorphic Structures, was published in 2017.
Includes over 200 full colour plans, elevations, photographs, maps and illustrations which beautifully support the statistical and analytical information collected.
Introduction. 1. Public High-Rise Blocks in Britain: A Brief Review of their Historic Context. 2. Carbon Emissions Reduction. The Need for Sustainable Retrofits. 3. Types and Techniques: A Retrofit Manual. 4. Tower Block Retrofits. 5. Conversations with the Architects. 6. Final Discussion.