Modern Architecture and Climate : Design before Air Conditioning /

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"Modern Architecture and Climate explores how leading architects of the twentieth century incorporated climate-mediating strategies into their designs, and shows how regional approaches to climate adaptability were essential to the development of modern architecture. Focusing on the period surr...

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Auteur principal: Barber, Daniel A. (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2020]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Architecture, Modern > Themes, motives.
Architecture and climate.
ARCHITECTURE / Sustainability & Green Design
Architecture > 20e siecle > Themes, motifs.
Architecture et climat.
Architecture, Modern > 20th century > Themes, motives.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Architecture, Media, and Climate
  • Part I: The Globalization of the International Style
  • Obstacles
  • Risks
  • Tests
  • Part II: The American Acceleration
  • Control
  • Calculation
  • Conditioning
  • The Planetary Interior
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Credits

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