Complete the sentences with the suitable preposition, if necessary.

1. respond … the images

2. affinity … a place

3. to be interesting … their commonalities

4. to burst … the landscape

5. suffused … light

6. refugelike … character

7. to act … a luminaire

8. a demand … simplicity

9. to elaborate … the project

10. to clear … development

11. … the advice of a decorator

12. a respect … nature

13. to make collages … … architectural images

14. to blend … nature

15. to butt … the walls

16. to apply this approach … the site

17. to divide the house … two wings

18. to take … the look of a temple

19. to take us … to our roots

20. to advise … diverse aspects

21. to be responsible …

22. to face … the lake view

17. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English:

1. Уважение к природе, забота об окружающей среде и отказ от потребительского отношения к природным ресурсам являются принципами жизни разумного человека.

2. Из окна гостиной открывается потрясающая панорама лугов и лесов у подножия холма.

3. Дом нависает над склоном холма и составляет неотъемлемую часть окружающего пейзажа.

4. Клиент склонялся к строительству простого дома из прямых линий и отклонил проект вычурного бросающегося в глаза особняка.

5. В результате был построен небольшой дом, находящийся в гармонии с природой и как бы притаившийся среди окружающего пейзажа.

6. Изгибающаяся тропинка проходит через основную часть дома и делит дом на два крыла.

7. Крыша была поднята настолько высоко, что, казалось, плыла над стенами.

8. Полностью застекленная сторона дома создавала иллюзию невесомости.

9. Тем временем угас спрос на яркие броские дома и возрос интерес к простому сельскому стилю строительства.

10. Группа архитекторов давала консультации по различным аспектам экологически устойчивого строительства.

Follow-up

18. Look through some information about underground construction and answer the following questions:

1. Is it possible to build underground wherever you like?

2. In what way is underground construction connected to green building approach?

3. Do you think it is a widespread construction technique? If so, give some examples of it.

4. What are the main advantages of subterranean homes

5. Can you think of any disadvantages of building such houses?

6. Would you like to live in such a house or would you prefer a conventional one?

Underground housing (sometimes called earth sheltered housing) refers specifically to homes that have been built underground, either partially or completely. These subterranean homes have grown increasingly popular over the last thirty years and are an important sector in the green building movement.

Factors determining the design of an underground home:

1. soil type

2. topography

3. precipitation

4. ground water levels

5. load-bearing properties

6. slope stability.

7. availability of waterproof, durable construction materials strong enough to withstand underground pressure (concrete is frequently used).

Several methods of building for subterranean living:

· Constructed Caves – made by tunnelling into the earth. Although popular around the world, this can be an expensive and dangerous procedure.

· Cut and Cover – also called culvert homes, these are made by assembling precast concrete pipes and containers into the required design of the living space, and then burying them in the ground.

· Earth Berm – house is first built on flat land or a small hill, and then buried, leaving a wall or roof open for light.

· Elevational – house is built into the side of a hill with the front of the home left open.

· Atrium – also called courtyard homes, the rooms are built below the ground around a sunken garden or courtyard that lets light in.

· PSP – stands for post, shoring and polyethylene. House is built by excavating the ground, sinking in posts, placing shoring (boards) between the posts and the earth, and placing polyethylene plastic sheets (for waterproofing) behind the shoring.

· Shaft – an ambitious project in Japan called Alice City plans the construction of a wide and deep cylindrical shaft sunk into the earth with a domed skylight covering, and different levels for business and domestic use built around the shaft.

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