Peak Water studio book

The DNP is proud to announce the completion of the self-published Peak Water studio book.

From the back cover:

At any scale that it operates, design synthesizes the claims of competing interests. This premise is examined in the contested, fragile, technological, and below sea level Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region of California. The contents of this book are the results of a two-and-a-half week analysis exercise done by graduate architectural students at the University of British Columbia.

If anyone is interested, the book is available for purchasing at Lulu.com. It costs $41.50 USD (shipping is extra), which is the production cost - neither the DNP nor anyone else makes any money from this. Rather, the book is thought of as a public resource and reference.

It is 185 pages total, in full-color and organized as follows:

Intro
Geography (extents & limits, urbanism, infrastructure, buildings, ecosystems)
Energy (biofuels, water & waste water treatment, wind, sun)
Images (full color, 22 total)

The graphic design of the book was a labor of love for Carey van der Zalm, a member of the studio with a background in graphic design. She did a fantastic job!