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Sim Van der Ryn (1935–2024)

Author of Ecological Design

8 Works 307 Members 3 Reviews

About the Author

Includes the names: Sim Van der Ryn, Sim van der Ryn

Works by Sim Van der Ryn

Ecological Design (1995) 132 copies, 1 review

The Toilet Papers: Recycling Waste and Conserving Water (1978) 56 copies

Sustainable Communities - A New Design Synthesis for Cities, Suburbs and Towns (1986) 53 copies

Design For Life: The Architecture of Sim Van der Ryn (2005) 39 copies, 1 review

Design for an Empathic World: Reconnecting People, Nature, and Self (2013) 16 copies, 1 review

Practicing Ecological Design 4 copies

Culture, architecture and nature : an ecological design retrospective (2013) 4 copies

The Hannover Principles: Design for Sustainability (1992) 3 copies

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Common Knowledge

Other names: Van der Rijn, Simon Herman (birth)
Birthdate: 1935-03-12
Date of death: 2024-10-19
Gender: male
Education: High School of Music & Art, New York, New York
University of Michigan (Bx|Architecture)
Occupations: architect
sustainable design advocate
Organizations: University of California, Berkeley
Farallones Institute (cofounder)
California Division of the State Architect
Ecological Design Institute
Van der Ryn Architects, Sausalito
Awards and honors: Guggenheim Fellowship (1971)
Lindisfarne Fellow (1978)
Rockefeller Fellowship (1997, 2012)
Athena Lifetime Achievement Award, Congress for New Urbanism (2006)
Nationality: Netherlands (birth)
Birthplace: Groningen, Netherlands
Places of residence: Groningen, Netherlands
New York, New York, USA
Berkeley, California, USA
Inverness, California, USA
Associated Place (for map): USA

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archidose 2,202 reviews

Design for an Empathic World: Reconnecting People, Nature, and Self by Sim Van der Ryn

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ProEcoAzuero 531 reviews

Ecological Design by Sim Van der Ryn

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Apr 20, 2011Spanish

ProEcoAzuero 531 reviews

Design for Life by Sim Van der Ryn

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Apr 20, 2011Spanish

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Statistics

Works: 8
Members: 307
Popularity: #76,699
Rating: 4.0

Reviews: 3
ISBNs: 23

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Obituary: Berkeley College of Environmental Design

Obituary: Marin Independent Journal

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