Kulshan
An Architecture for Extreme Environments Adventure
by George Elvin
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About the Book
Share the adventure as ten university students and their professor explore Mt. Baker, home to the world-record, single-season record snowfall of 95 feet. The students designed and built snow shelters on campus in Indiana, flew them cross-country, and hauled them up the mountain. At a glacier halfway up, they reassembled their structures and tested them for durability and functionality. They then set out to explore the mountain's four distinct ecosystems--Pacific rain forest, subalpine, alpine and glacier--in a single hike. In "Kulshan: An Architecture for Extreme Environments Adventure," they share their adventure and lessons learned for adapting to a changing climate in photos from this extraordinary environment.
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Features & Details
- Primary Category: Architecture
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Project Option: Small Square, 7×7 in, 18×18 cm
# of Pages: 40 -
Isbn
- Hardcover, Dust Jacket: 9780692993668
- Publish Date: Dec 08, 2017
- Language English
- Keywords architecture, design-build, resilient design, sustainability, green building, environment, weather, building, mount baker, mt. baker, cascade mountains, northern cascades, hiking, adaptability, kulshan, pacific northwest, exploration, explorers, adventure
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About the Creator
George Elvin
Muncie, Indiana
I'm an Associate Professor of Architecture at Ball State University, where I direct the Architecture for Extreme Environments program. My resume includes employment by the CIA and residence at Dai Bosatsu Zen Monastery. In 1981 I founded my own design-build firm, and in 1998 received my PhD in Architecture from the University of California at Berkeley. I have delivered lectures and workshops in over 20 countries. And I have been an Assistant Professor of Architecture at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Visiting Fellow at the University of Edinburgh’s Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities.