Environmental Diversity in Architecture
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| Title: | Environmental Diversity in Architecture |
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| Description: | This book takes the position that the dynamic of the architectural environment is a key aspect of good design, yet one which is not well anticipated or understood. Environmental variety is a design characteristic closely related to our experience of architecture - an architecture of the senses. Each chapter demonstrates how an understanding of a particular context or environmental characteristic in dynamic terms informs design. The book is an antidote to the misconceptions of'optimum'environmental performance or fixed criteria, instead embracing the richness of environmental variety. |
| Authors: | Mary Ann Steane, Koen Steemers |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Architecture--Human factors, Architectural design |
| Categories: | ARCHITECTURE / Sustainability & Green Design, ARCHITECTURE / Interior Design / Lighting, ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | This book takes the position that the dynamic of the architectural environment is a key aspect of good design, yet one which is not well anticipated or understood. Environmental variety is a design characteristic closely related to our experience of architecture - an architecture of the senses. Each chapter demonstrates how an understanding of a particular context or environmental characteristic in dynamic terms informs design. The book is an antidote to the misconceptions of'optimum'environmental performance or fixed criteria, instead embracing the richness of environmental variety. |
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| ISBN: | 9780415314770 9780415314787 9781134378678 9781134378661 9781134378647 9780203561270 |
