A MODERN ATLANTIS (L'ATLANTIDE CONTEMPORAINE)

AN ARTIST'S BOOK AND PERSONAL STATEMENT OR MANIFESTO - PREFACE AND DOWNLOAD OF PDF FILE
.........................based on Plato's unfinished description of the legendaryAtlantis. It is an expression of my philosophy and beliefs in my work as an architect, artist, teacher and writer over a period of over 40 years. It is in the form of a dialogue of the Greek gods of Olympus, as I imagined Plato might have written it, looking down upon our contemporary world from an ecological and critical point of view to complete his unfinished dialogue in the CRITIAS dialogue. This was presented at an exhibition of prints on the theme of Atlantis in a gallery/bookshop in Brantome en Perigord, France, in November 2018. On this site is the artist's book in English and with a french translation of the Preface, in the form of files in PDF format to download and print out or read on line.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD FULL PDF FILE OF DIALOGUE OF THE GODS
to print out or read online

GREEN PRINTS

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NEW ELECTROLYTIC & ELECTROCHEMICAL METHODS FOR NON-TOXIC INTAGLIO ETCHING AND METAL PLATE PRINTMAKING

Cedric Green's site on non-toxic, alternative methods for printmaking with comprehensive extracts from his handbook on healthier and safer methods for intaglio etching and metal plate printmaking, with grounding and plate making methods avoiding the use of traditional toxic grounds, varnishes, resins, solvents and any chemicals harmful to health and to the environment. On this site is the free Green Prints book in English and French translations in the form of files in PDF format to download and print out or read on line.

 

GREEN ART GUIDE

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A SELECTIVE GUIDE TO WEBSITES OF ECOLOGICAL INTEREST TO PRINTMAKERS, FIBRE ARTISTS, PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, ARCHITECTS, DESIGNERS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS

Commented and illustrated links to web pages which show the work of creative artists concerned with environmental and social issues in their themes or in the techniques they use, and other well designed pages of interest to them.

 

GREEN WORK

PRINTS, COLLAGES, EXHIBITIONS, AND EXAMPLES OF WORK BY CEDRIC GREEN

A gallery of work using the non-toxic techniques described in GREEN PRINTS with detailed descriptions of the particular methods and materials used in each work. Early work including sculptures, mobiles, drawings, paintings, etc.
 

GREEN HOUSES

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SOLAR HOUSES AND PROJECTS DESIGNED BY CEDRIC GREEN

This site is still under construction, and for the moment shows six ecological building projects so far. Watch this space for more bioclimatic houses built over the past 30 years in Britain and France, and competition winning projects for housing......

 

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BUILDING A SOLAR HOUSE IN FRANCE

A week byweek account of the architect and his wife building their own house in 2006-10.

LES GRANDS THEVES - 2007 - 2010

MAISON VERTE
(version française)

 
delta
A passive solar timber framed house in Suffolk, UK, built in 1965

 

 

paxton

PAXTON COURT 1982 - 1986

A group of 14 solar houses in Sheffield, UK, designed by Cedric Green - self-built by their owners between 1982 and 1986 - The Sheffield Solar Building Cooperative.

 

moya

A small solar house in Suffolk, UK, for the architect's parents built in 1982

 
kettles

KETTLES

A small timber-framed passive solar ecological house clad with larch boarding, high levels of insulation, with south facing glazing and greenhouse.