Barber, Daniel A.

Modern Architecture and Climate: Design Before Air Conditioning

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ISBN 13:
9780691248653
author:
Barber, Daniel A.
format:
Paperback
publisher:
Princeton University Press
language:
English
Publication Year:
2022
Pages:
328
Dimensions:
25.4 x 20.3 x 2.3 centimetres (1
Genre:
Arts & Photography, Architecture & Design, Buildings,
Condition:
New
Availability:
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£40.35

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Modern Architecture and Climate Design Before Air Conditioning explores how leading architects of the twentieth century incorporated climate-mediating strategies into their designs. By examining projects from around the world, including those by Richard Neutra, Le Corbusier, and Mies van der Rohe, Daniel Barber reveals how regional approaches to climate adaptability shaped modern architecture. Before the widespread use of air conditioning, architects relied on innovative design solutions such as shading systems and materials to control interior climates. This book delves into the work of climate-focused architects like Cliff May and Olgyay and Olgyay, and demonstrates how images and diagrams produced by architects helped conceptualize climate knowledge. Extensively illustrated with archival material, Modern Architecture and Climate provides a global perspective on modern architecture and its evolving relationship with a changing climate.

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