Environmental Diversity in Architecture
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Book Description
Despite the fact that for most people the word architecture summons up images of weight and fixity, the experience and perception of architecture is dynamic over space and time, whether as a result of movement through space or as a result of changing environmental conditions. It is this dynamic quality of the built environment that stimulates our senses, yet is rarely anticipated or understood in the design process. This is in part due to an emphasis on the geometric and physical aspects of design - as represented in drawings or computer renderings.
Adaptability over time is a concerin in the life of building. In the short term the issue may be how the user can interact with the building. Longer-term issues include how the building can be adapted to respond to changes in conditions (e.g. working patterns, climate change, etc.). This calls for buildings that have a level of 'indeterminacy' in their design, without being excessively changeable - environmentally adaptable but not neutral.
This book brings together architectural research that clearly identifies why environmental variety is of significance how it relates to design.
Environmental Diversity in Architecture,Koen Steemers,Spon Press,041531478X,Architectural design,Architecture,Human factors,Interior Design - General,Planning,Architecture / Planning,The Environment,Theory of architecture
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