Design with Climate: Bioclimatic Approach to Architectural Regionalism by V. Olgyay
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Design with Climate
Summary
Examines diverse solutions to the problems of shelter and provides insights into the effects of climate on human environment. The author isolates four distinct climates - temperate, cool, hot-arid and hot-humid - and explains their effects on orientation, air movement, sites and materials.
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Table of Contents
Part 1: Climatic approach. General introduction. The bioclimatic approach. Regional evaluation. Climatic elements. Part 2: Interpretation in architectural principles. Interpretation in architectural principles. Site selection. Sol-air orientation. Solar control. Environment and building forms. Wind effects and air flow patterns. Thermal effects of materials. Part 3: Application. Heliothermic planning. Examples in four regions.
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CIN0442011105G
9780442011109
0442011105
Design with Climate: Bioclimatic Approach to Architectural Regionalism by V. Olgyay
Used - Good
Paperback
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
19920101
208
N/A
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