Sinopsis de Environmental diversity in architecture

This book takes the position that the dynamics of the architectural environment is a key aspect of good design, yet poorly 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. INDICE: 1. The Role of Environmental Variety 2. Keeping Animals Indoors 3. Urban Environmental Metabolism 4. Urban Design and the Microclimate 5. Outdoor Comfort 6. Dynamic Acoustics and Architecture 7. Intermediate Environments 8. Environmental Diversity and Natural Lighting Strategies 9. Daylight Perceptio...

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