This book is about the relationship between contemporary architecture and the environment, considering not only the health of our planet but also the social and economic impact of architecture. It includes twenty-five projects from around the world-private, corporate, and public-described in detail, with photographs, drawings and plans. From the most cutting-edge studios around the world, this book is a superb showcase of some of the sustainable architectural creations that have set the pace in this field at the beginning of the 21th century. Featuring an extensive collection of full-color photographs, we enjoy and appreciate the complexity and tremendous impact that green building has in modern societies. Included architecture studios and buildings. Brazil: STUDIO MK27, Private House Casa Na Mata - In Harmony With Nature (Guaruja, Brazil). Chile: CAZU ZEGERS ARQUITECTURA, Tierra Patagonia Hotel (Torres Del Paine, Chile). France: LIPSKY and ROLLET ARCHITECTES, Student Residence Maison De L'inde (Paris, France). Germany: MBA/S, Villa H36 - Private House (Stuttgart, Germany). India: VIR.MUELLER ARCHITECTS, Ahmedabad University's Institute of Engineering and Technology (Ahmedabad, India). Italy: ENZO EUSEBI and PARTNERS. Opificio Salpi (Preci, Italy); MCA - MARIO CUCINELLA ARCHITECTS, Municipal Nursery School (Reggio Emilia, Italy). Mexico: TALLER DE ARQUITECTURA X, Office Skyscraper Torre 41 - A Blend of Nature and Structure (Mexico City, Mexico). Netherlands /USA MECANOO ARCHITECTEN AUTHOR: THE PLAN is one of the most acclaimed architecture and design magazines on the market. A real working tool thanks to its in depth going texts and professional photographs, the many architect's drawings, plans and elevations and its strongly international approach, it has a wide readership in the architecture world including architects, designers, building and real estate professionals as well as university lecturers and students. THE PLAN is published bimonthly and distributed in more than 70 countries. SELLING POINTS: . Sustainable architecture is a hot topic . The book has been edited by one of the most prestigious architectural magazines in the world, The Plan, which can be compared in its quality to the prestigious Swiss magazine Detail. . The book includes cutting-edge examples with a first-rate visual content, photographs, drawings, plans and elevations. . This is an outstanding title in this area a bookstore needs in any case. 243 colour photographs, 131 plans