The Elements of Architecture: Principles of Environmental Performance in Buildings

ISBN-13: 9781844077168 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 144 str.

Scott Drake

Opis

This title is a clear and well structured introduction to sustainable architecture. 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.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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