The Elements of Architecture

Principles of Environmental Performance in Buildings
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-84407-717-5
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 144 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 234 g

The Elements of Architecture is a clear and well structured introduction to sustainable architecture, which concentrates on general principles to make an accessible and comprehensive primer for undergraduate students.

The author takes a fresh and logical approach, focusing on the way aspects of the built environment are experienced by the occupants and how that experience is interpreted in architectural design. He works through basic elements and senses (sun; heat; light; sound; air; water and fire) to explain and frame effective environmental architectural design - not only arguing that the buildings we inhabit should be viewed as extensions of our bodies that interact with and protect us from these elements, but also using this analogy to explain complex ideas in an accessible manner.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Drake, Scott

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Gebäudeausbau
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Bauökologie, Baubiologie, Bauphysik, Bauchemie
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Ökologische Aspekte in der Architektur

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface Introduction: Architecture, Technology and Environment 1. Sun 2. Heat 3. Light 4. Sound 5. Air 6. Water 7. Fire 8. Ecological Design Appendices Notes Further reading Index

Über Autor(innen)

Scott Drake is a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning and the University of Melbourne, Australia.