Eco-didacticism in art and architecture: Design as means for raising awareness

@article{Cucuzzella2020EcodidacticismIA,
  title={Eco-didacticism in art and architecture: Design as means for raising awareness},
  author={Carmela Cucuzzella and Jean-Pierre Chupin and Cynthia Imogen Hammond},
  journal={Cities},
  year={2020},
  volume={102},
  pages={102728}
}
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