The Urban Microclimate as Artifact : : Towards an Architectural Theory of Thermal Diversity /

The Urban Microclimate as Artifact : : Towards an Architectural Theory of Thermal Diversity / / Sascha Roesler, Madlen Kobi.

Urban microclimates cannot be explained solely on the basis of scientific phenomena, but are also affected materially and spatially by the city’s local architecture. The layout, design, and facade construction of buildings have a major impact on wind and temperature conditions. For this reason, arch...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus eBook-Package 2018
VerfasserIn:
Roesler, Sascha,
Kobi, Madlen,
MitwirkendeR:
Brunner, Matthias,
Heschong, Lisa,
Kobi, Madlen,
Kéré, Francis Diébédo,
Leggero, Roberto,
Rahm, Philippe,
Requena-Ruiz, Ignacio,
Roesler, Sascha,
Sahakian, Marlyne,
Tavares, Silvia,
Place / Publishing House:Basel : : Birkhäuser, , [2018]
©2018
Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (200 p.) :; 30
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Microclimates and the City
  • Between Laboratory and Sea Ranch
  • Citizens and Climate
  • Indoor Urbanism
  • Public Microclimates
  • Thermal Sensations
  • Thermal Layers
  • Building a Brazilian Climate
  • Heating and Cooling the Desert
  • References
  • Contributors
  • Acknowledgments
  • Illustration Credits
  • Subject Index
  • Place Index
  • Name Index

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