The Recovery Of Natural Environments In Architecture
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The Recovery Of Natural Environments In Architecture
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Author : C. Alan Short
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-01-20
The Recovery Of Natural Environments In Architecture written by C. Alan Short and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-20 with Architecture categories.
The Recovery of Natural Environments in Architecture challenges the modern practice of sealing up and mechanically cooling public scaled buildings in whichever climate and environment they are located. This book unravels the extremely complex history of understanding and perception of air, bad air, miasmas, airborne pathogens, beneficial thermal conditions, ideal climates and climate determinism. It uncovers inventive and entirely viable attempts to design large buildings, hospitals, theatres and academic buildings through the 19th and early 20th centuries, which use the configuration of the building itself and a shrewd understanding of the natural physics of airflow and fluid dynamics to make good, comfortable interior spaces. In exhuming these ideas and reinforcing them with contemporary scientific insight, the book proposes a recovery of the lost art and science of making naturally conditioned buildings.
The Environments Of Architecture
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Author : Randall Thomas
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2007-09-13
The Environments Of Architecture written by Randall Thomas and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-09-13 with Architecture categories.
This well-illustrated 'think piece' provides a much needed and topical philosophical introduction to the place of environmental design in architecture. The Environments of Architecture sets out a range of considerations necessary to produce appropriate internal environments in the context of a wider discussion on the effect of building decisions on the broader environment. The authors, from architecture and engineering, academia and practice, provide a rounded and well-balanced introduction to this important topic. Starting from a belief that the built environment can contribute more positively to the planet and the pleasure of places as well as answering the practical demands of comfort, they cover site planning, form, materials, construction and operation as well as looking at design on a city level. Presenting a thoughtful and stimulating approach to the built environment, this book forms an excellent guide for practitioners, students and academics concerned with our built environment.
The Architecture Of The Well Tempered Environment
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Author : Reyner Banham
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
The Architecture Of The Well Tempered Environment written by Reyner Banham and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Reyner Banham was a pioneer in arguing that technology, human needs, and environmental concerns must be considered an integral part of architecture. No historian before him had so systematically explored the impact of environmental engineering on the design of buildings and on the minds of architects. In this revision of his classic work, Banham has added considerable new material on the use of energy, particularly solar energy, in human environments. Included in the new material are discussions of Indian pueblos and solar architecture, the Centre Pompidou and other high-tech buildings, and the environmental wisdom of many current architectural vernaculars.
Taking Shape A New Contract Between Architecture And Nature
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Author : Susannah Hagan
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2007-08-22
Taking Shape A New Contract Between Architecture And Nature written by Susannah Hagan and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-08-22 with Architecture categories.
'Taking Shape' explores the evolution of scientific and academic theories that have resulted in the concept of sustainability. Susannah Hagan uses this as a basis to argue for developments in the future and argues that these theories are not 'just an intellectual and aesthetic regression' as they are often perceived to be. By focusing on the impact of the new theories of sustainable technology and new materials in architecture, Hagan moves the discourse and practice of environmental sustainability within architecture towards a greater degree of awareness of both its cultural significance and cultural potential. In short, it demonstrates the capacity of sustainable architecture to embrace cultural and technical innovation.
Buildings Are For People
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Author : Bill Caplan
language : en
Publisher: Libri Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2016-04-30
Buildings Are For People written by Bill Caplan and has been published by Libri Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-30 with Architecture categories.
Buildings are for People: Human Ecological Design offers a new approach to the process of conceiving architectural design, one that considers the interactions of the built environment with people and the natural environment. The book exposes our visceral and experiential connections to buildings, and how buildings intervene directly with our ecosystem, natural environment and sense of place. It brings to light our ability to utilize a building's surfaces, shape and materiality to synergize with the energy and forces of nature for a more green and sustainable architecture. It points out many of the roadblocks to successful design including issues in education, the profession, regulation and the industry's institutions, providing an awareness that heretofore is rarely discussed. Most importantly, Buildings are for People: Human Ecological Design highlights the obvious, that buildings are built for people, a fact that seems to have been overlooked in the last half-century.
History And Precedent In Environmental Design
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Author : Anatol Rapoport
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2013-06-29
History And Precedent In Environmental Design written by Anatol Rapoport and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-29 with Science categories.
This book is about a new and different way of approaching and studying the history of the built environment and the use of historical precedents in design. However, although what I am proposing is new for what is currently called architectural history, both my approach and even my conclusions are not that new in other fields, as I discovered when I attempted to find supporting evidence. * In fact, of all the disciplines dealing with various aspects of the study of the past, architectural history seems to have changed least in the ways I am advocating. There is currently a revival of interest in the history of architecture and urban form; a similar interest applies to theory, vernacular design, and culture-environment relations. After years of neglect, the study of history and the use of historical precedent are again becoming important. However, that interest has not led to new approaches to the subject, nor have its bases been examined. This I try to do. In so doing, I discuss a more rigorous and, I would argue, a more valid way of looking at historical data and hence of using such data in a theory of the built environment and as precedent in environmental design. Underlying this is my view of Environment-Behavior Studies CEBS) as an emerging theory rather than as data to help design based on current "theory. " Although this will be the subject of another book, a summary statement of this position may be useful.
Saving The Planet By Design
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Author : Ken Yeang
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-10-08
Saving The Planet By Design written by Ken Yeang and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-08 with Architecture categories.
Can we ‘save the Planet’? For a resilient, durable and sustainable future for human society, we need to repurpose, reinvent, redesign, remake and recover our human-made world so that our built environment is benignly and seamlessly biointegrated with Nature to function synergistically with it. These are the multiple tasks that humanity must carry out imminently if there is to be a future for human society and all lifeforms and their environments on the Planet. Addressing this is the most compelling question for those whose daily work impacts on Nature, such as architects, engineers, landscape architects, town planners, environmental policy makers, builders and others, but it is a question that all of humanity needs to urgently address. Presented here are two key principles as the means to carry out these tasks – ‘ecocentricity’ being guided by the science of ecology, and ‘ecomimesis’ as designing and making the built environment including all artefacts based on the emulation and replication of the ‘ecosystem’ concept. Designing with ecology is contended here as the authentic approach to green design from which the next generation of green design will emerge, going beyond current use of accreditation systems. For those who subscribe to this principle, this is articulated here, showing how it can be implemented by design. Adopting these principles is fundamental in our endeavour to save our Planet Earth, and changes profoundly and in entirety the way we design, make, manage and operate our built environment.
Environmental Design
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Author : Randall Thomas
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 1999
Environmental Design written by Randall Thomas and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Architecture categories.
Written and edited by a team of specialists at Max Fordhams, one of the leading UK environmental engineering consultancies, Environmental Design is the result of their extensive experience in designing environmentally friendly buildings. The principles of their approach, which they have taught in numerous schools of architecture and engineering, are clearly presented here. This book is essential reading for architects, engineers, planners and students of these disciplines and for all those who are concerned with our built environment.
Duurzame Architectuur
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Author : Ed Melet
language : en
Publisher: Nai Uitgevers Pub
Release Date : 1998-11-30
Duurzame Architectuur written by Ed Melet and has been published by Nai Uitgevers Pub this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-11-30 with Architecture categories.
Architectural durability, sustainability, and environmental soundness are the themes of this book. While the politics of limits and scarcity have increasingly led to more restrictive measures and architectural regulation, this book argues for more freedom and experiment. For instance, instead of being static receptors of climate, buildings become dynamic regulators of climate. This book considers possible alternatives for a truly sustainable, energy enhanced architecture-detailed are thirty or so buildings that point the way, by such diverse names as Neutelings & Riedijk, Cepezed, Erick van Egeraat, Rudy Uytenhaak, Norman Foster, Renzo Piano, and Jourda & Perraudin.
Eco Architecture Vi
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Author : V. Echarri
language : en
Publisher: WIT Press
Release Date : 2016-08-31
Eco Architecture Vi written by V. Echarri and has been published by WIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-31 with Architecture categories.
Comprising of the proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Harmonisation between Architecture and Nature, the papers deal with topics such as building technologies, design by passive systems, design with nature, cultural sensitivity, life cycle assessment, resources and rehabilitation as well as many others. This book follows five successful meetings which started in the New Forest, UK in 2006, then followed in the Algarve (2008), A Coruna (2010), Kos (2012) and Siena, Italy (2014). Eco-Architecture signifies a new approach to the design process intended to harmonise its products with nature. This involves concepts such as minimum use of energy at each stage of the building process, taking into account the amount required during the extraction and transportation of materials, their fabrication, assembly, building formation, maintenance and eventual future recycling. The adaptation of the architectural design to the natural environment, is another important issue. The book will be of interest to architects, engineers, planners, physical scientists, sociologists and economists and contained within these proceedings are case studies from many different places around the world. Topics covered consist of: Design with nature; Energy efficiency; Tall buildings and environment; Ecological impacts of materials; Biomaterials; Bioclimatic design; Water quality; Green facades; Ecological; Education and training; Adapted reuse; Transformative design; Sustainability indices in architecture; Bioclimatic design and passive systems; Recycle, reuse, reduce and recovery; Mixing it up and building flexibility; Architectural visualisation and New techniques: building information modelling.