Design with Climate : Bioclimatic Approach to Architectural Regionalism - New and expanded Edition /

Architects today incorporate principles of sustainable design as a matter of necessity. But the challenge of unifying climate control and building functionality, of securing a managed environment within a natural setting--and combating the harsh forces of wind, water, and sun--presented a new set of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Olgyay, Victor, 1910-1970 (Author), Olgyay, Aladar, 1910-1963 (Author)
Other Authors: Lyndon, Donlyn
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2015]
Edition:New and expanded edition.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Architecture and climate.
ARCHITECTURE > General.
ARCHITECTURE > Interior Design > General.
Architecture et climat.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • PREFACE TO THE 2015 EDITION
  • FROM BIOCLIMATIC DESIGN TO ECO DESIGN
  • THE ROOTS OF BIOCLIMATIC DESIGN
  • A RATIONAL REGIONALISM
  • LEARNING TO DESIGN WITH CLIMATE
  • PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • CONTENTS
  • PART 1. CLIMATIC APPROACH
  • PART 2. INTERPRETATION IN ARCHITECTURAL PRINCIPLES
  • PART 3. APPLICATION
  • APPENDIX A.
  • APPENDIX B.
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCES
  • INDEX.

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