BLUE and Other Shapes 2
2023
GREEN SUSTAINABILITY AWARD
Winner
70MEDIA
Designers / Creators / Authors / Leaders
70MEDIA
Sustainability is one of the themes running through the essays that make up the narrative of this imaginative book. Sustainability in the broadest sense where the human, aesthetic side of sustainable quality is also brought into the picture.
The climate debate has intensified, and global temperatures have continued to rise unabated. The pandemic has swept across many different societies such that we ought to see new norms and lifestyle patterns emerging. New generations with new forthcoming technologies can be expected to introduce a new set of lifestyles and awareness rather than the one we have seen the back of.
This book is an inspiration to that movement. The book is about the human spirit as it is interpreted through the materials and substance of our built environment. There are many solutions in the book. They are not set up in a list of bullet points, but instead they are written between the lines. When you recognise the solutions yourself, they become more evident and stronger.
The design of "BLUE and other shapes 2" introduces an original way of using images as a photographic debate about the future of our built environment. In many ways, this new style can be compared to a physical version of an online platform.
This is an international book, written in English and in a style that will appeal to the normal reader. It is free of architectural jargon. It does deal with complex messages but in a manner where the questions involved are made comprehensible. And when issues are understood, the challenges become surmountable.
