| Environmental Diversity in Architecture Contributor(s): Steane, Mary Ann (Editor), Steemers, Koen (Editor) |
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ISBN: 041531478X ISBN-13: 9780415314787 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $74.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2004 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - General - Architecture | Urban & Land Use Planning - Architecture | Interior Design - General |
| Dewey: 729 |
| LCCN: 2004000341 |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 7.44" W x 9.69" (1.01 lbs) 252 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. |