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An edition of Arch-Manual devoted to global projects that promote sustainability, make creative use of ecological constraints and requirements, and further the development of new urban spaces and processes. Comprehensive and richly illustrated, the work of 45 established and upcoming practices is profiled with colour photography, models, plans, diagrams and text. Each project's special relationship with ecological demands is considered, from brief and form to materials and technology. Featured architects include Asymptote, doppiomisto, John Wardle Architects, MVRDV, Atelier Phileas, Shuhei Endo Architect, Atelier Thomas Pucher, Vincent Callebaut, and Helen & Hard. Edited by Bruce Q. Lan.