Design with Climate Bioclimatic Approach to Architectural Regionalism - New and Expanded Edition |
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Author:
| Olgyay, Victor |
Contribution by:
| Olgyay, Victor Lyndon, Donlyn Reynolds, John Yeang, Ken |
ISBN: | 978-0-691-16973-6 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2015 |
Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $32.00 |
Book Description:
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Architects today incorporate principles of sustainable design as a matter of necessity. But the challenge of unifying climate control and building functionality, of securing a managed environment within a natural setting--and combating the harsh forces of wind, water, and sun--presented a new set of obstacles to architects and engineers in the mid-
Architects today incorporate principles of sustainable design as a matter of necessity. But the challenge of unifying climate control and building functionality, of securing a managed environment within a natural setting--and combating the harsh forces of wind, water, and sun--presented a new set of obstacles to architects and engineers in the mid-