Archaeology of Tomorrow: Architecture and Spirit of Place

By Travis Price Foreword by Wade Davis Photography by Ken Wyner Combining cutting-edge concepts with three decades of experience as an architect, philosopher and educator, Travis Price has created a new vision for how to live. The Archaeology of Tomorrow is guaranteed to stimulate and influence the future of American design, inspiring the next generation of architects, urban planner and all those who care about our quality of life and spirit. Travis Price is a multiple award-winning architect and innovator in environmentally sound architecture. A former consultant for the Carter administration on alternative energy policy, he is credited with coining the term "passive solar." Price designed the world's largest solar office building, TVA's one million square foot complex; planned new urbanist town developments from Virginia to Uganda; designed an array of stunning individual residences, commercial properties and institutional monuments; and created a line of furniture. He has received numerous AIA design awards, been featured in several films and television programs, and is widely published in journals and books internationally. The publisher, Earth Aware Editions, in association with Global Re-leaf, will plant two trees for every book sold. 9.25" x 11.5", 206 pages Full-color photography Hardcover ISBN-10: 1-932771-93-X ISBN-13: 978-1-932771-93-0

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