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The Selective Environment Dean Hawkes (University of Cambridge, UK)

The Selective Environment By Dean Hawkes (University of Cambridge, UK)

The Selective Environment by Dean Hawkes (University of Cambridge, UK)

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This book is an approach to environmentally responsive architectural design that seeks to make connections between technical preoccupations of architectural science, and the necessity to sustain cultural identity.

The Selective Environment Summary

The Selective Environment by Dean Hawkes (University of Cambridge, UK)

The complex art of architecture embraces all of the concerns of the world's cultures. It meets the fundamental needs for shelter from the elements, but, almost from its origins, has acquired other purposes and meanings. The Selective Environment is an approach to environmentally responsive architectural design that seeks to make connections between the technical preoccupations of architectural science, and the necessity, never more urgent than today, to sustain cultural identity at a time of rapid global, technological change.

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As a primer for students, the book is a success. It puts the subject into a historical context and an intellectual framework, it illustrates its thesis with case studies which form a good starting-point for further research, and in its checklist it offers a tool which can be implemented in the design of projects. - Adam Voelcker, Architectural Review


'As a primer for students, the book is a success. It puts the subject into a historical context and an intellectual framework, it illustrates its thesis with case studies which form a good starting-point for further research, and in its checklist it offers a tool which can be implemented in the design of projects.'-Adam Voelcker, Architectural Review

About Dean Hawkes (University of Cambridge, UK)

Dean Hawkes is Professor of Architectural Design at the Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University. Koen Steemers is a director of the Martin Centre for Architectural and Urban Studies and a senior lecturer at the University of Cambridge Department of Architecture.

Table of Contents

Preface List of Illustrations 1. Introduction 2. Nature, Architecture and Environmental Inquiry 3. Context: the Regional Dimension 4. Comfort and Climate in the Selective Environment 5. Typology in Environmental Design 6. Generic Models for Selective Design 7. Case Studies for Selective Design 8. An Environmental Design Check List 9. A Selective Bibliography Index

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GOR013440227
9780419235309
0419235302
The Selective Environment by Dean Hawkes (University of Cambridge, UK)
Dean Hawkes (University of Cambridge, UK)
Used - Like New
Paperback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2001-11-22
176
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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins

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