Design with Climate : : Bioclimatic Approach to Architectural Regionalism - New and expanded Edition / / Victor Olgyay.

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 o...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press Complete eBook-Package 2016
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Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015]
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Year of Publication:2015
Edition:New and expanded
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (224 p.) :; 183 halftones. 173 line illus. 24 tables.
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Other title:Frontmatter --
PREFACE TO THE 2015 EDITION --
FROM BIOCLIMATIC DESIGN TO ECO DESIGN --
THE ROOTS OF BIOCLIMATIC DESIGN --
A RATIONAL REGIONALISM --
LEARNING TO DESIGN WITH CLIMATE --
PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --
CONTENTS --
PART 1. CLIMATIC APPROACH --
PART 2. INTERPRETATION IN ARCHITECTURAL PRINCIPLES --
PART 3. APPLICATION --
APPENDIX A. --
APPENDIX B. --
BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCES --
INDEX
Summary: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-twentieth century.First published in 1963, Design with Climate was one of the most pioneering books in the field and remains an important reference for practitioners, teachers, and students, over fifty years later. In this book, Victor Olgyay explores the impact of climate on shelter design, identifying four distinct climatic regions and explaining the effect of each on orientation, air movement, site, and materials. He derives principles from biology, engineering, meteorology, and physics, and demonstrates how an analytical approach to climate management can merge into a harmonious and aesthetically sound design concept.This updated edition contains four new essays that provide unique insights on issues of climate design, showing how Olgyay's concepts work in contemporary practice. Ken Yeang, John Reynolds, Victor W. Olgyay, and Donlyn Lyndon explore bioclimatic design, eco design, and rational regionalism, while paying homage to Olgyay's impressive groundwork and contributions to the field of architecture.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781400873685
9783110638592
DOI:10.1515/9781400873685?locatt=mode:legacy
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Victor Olgyay.