The Selective EnvironmentThe 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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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Nature architecture and environmental inquiry | 15 |
the regional dimension | 20 |
Comfort and climate in the selective environment | 28 |
Typology in environmental design | 45 |
Generic models for selective design | 49 |
Case studies | 59 |
APICORP Headquarters Building Al Khobar Saudi Arabia | 67 |
Yapi Kredi Operations Centre Gebze Turkey | 91 |
Tjibaou Cultural Centre Nouméa New Caledonia | 96 |
Eastgate Office Building Harare Zimbabwe | 102 |
Winery Napanook Vineyard Yountville California USA | 109 |
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Research Laboratory Ahmedabad India | 115 |
Environmental design checklist | 122 |
| 152 | |
Generic energy data for London and Lagos | 158 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Selective Environment |
| Authors | Dean Hawkes, Jane McDonald, Koen Steemers |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis, 2002 |
| ISBN | 0419235302, 9780419235309 |
| Length | 164 pages |
| Subjects | › Architecture / Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation |
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