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Biophilic Visions: The Conceptual Works of Ward Blake Architects represents a large cross-section of the firm's work, from its beginnings to the present day. While most monographs showcase built work, Biophilic Visions explores 24 unbuilt projects that are testament to the quest architects face in pursuing designs to fruition and keeping the concepts alive in the face of economic, sociocultural, and architectural adversity.
Each of the projects is carefully designed for its location, rich in materials and detail, and embedded with the firm's approach to biophilic design. Paying attention to views, natural daylighting, healthy materials, and mechanical systems, the architects create buildings and spaces that are not only respectful toward nature and their extraordinary settings, but also to the health and wellness of their occupants.
Biophilic Visions: The Conceptual Works of Ward Blake Architects is an invaluable source of thought and creative ideas for those who appreciate modernist design, biophilic solutions, and ingenuity. Illustrated with architectural renders, elevations, and plans, each project is accompanied by an insightful description of the design process and solutions, and the architects' reevaluation of the unbuilt work.
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Dr. William Ward has a long interest in World War II military history, both as a researcher and model maker. Becoming the voluntary Auxiliary Units coordinator for the Defence of Britain Project in 1995, he developed substantial expertise in the field and many good friendships. This led to researching the links between Auxiliary Units and the SAS and he has been fortunate to meet many veterans of both, along with their families. In 2010, he joined Coleshill Auxiliary Research Team (CART), becoming a major contributor to their website, staybehinds.com. Through a CART event, he met Major Weaver's family and others involved in his story.In recent years he has also been involved in archaeological explorations of Auxiliary Units Operational Bases, providing talks and displays and has visited many Operation Bulbasket locations in France. He has helped many families uncover the wartime history their father or grandfather would or could never talk about.
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