Ritual house : drawing on nature's rhythms for architecture and urban design /

The houses we dwell in, the cities surrounding our houses, even the clothes we wear--these are all shelters we erect against the elements. This book for architects, designers, planners--anyone who yearns to reconnect to the natural world through the built environment. He shows us how to re-examine a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Knowles, Ralph L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Island Press, ©2006.
Temas:
Architecture > Human factors.
Architecture > Environmental aspects.
Architecture and solar radiation.
Solar energy.
City planning.
Solar Energy
City Planning
Architecture > Facteurs humains.
Architecture > Aspect de l'environnement.
Architecture et rayonnement solaire.
Énergie solaire.
Urbanisme.
solar power.
urban planning.
ARCHITECTURE > Sustainability & Green Design.
Architecture and solar radiation
Architecture > Environmental aspects
Architecture > Human factors
City planning
Solar energy
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Sheltering
  • Migration
  • Transformation
  • Metabolism
  • Sheltering the soul
  • Settings and rituals
  • Boundaries and choices
  • The solar envelope
  • The interstitium
  • The new architecture of the sun
  • Notes.

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