The Architecture of the Well-Tempered Environment [electronic resource] Reyner Banham (Auth.)

By:

Banham, Reyner

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London Architectural Press 1969Description: 1 digital resource (295 pages) illustrations (black and white), plans 30 cmISBN:

0226036960
0851390749

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

720.47 BAN

Contents:

Unwarranted apology Environmental management A dark satanic century The kit of parts: heat and light The environments of large buildings The well-tempered home The environment of the machine aesthetic Machines a habiter Towards full control Concealed power Exposed power A range of methods Reading in environmental technology

Summary: eyner Banham was a pioneer in arguing that technology, human needs, and environmental concerns must be considered an integral part of architecture. No historian before him had so systematically explored the impact of environmental engineering on the design of buildings and on the minds of architects. In this revision of his classic work, Banham has added considerable new material on the use of energy, particularly solar energy, in human environments. Included in the new material are discussions of Indian pueblos and solar architecture, the Centre Pompidou and other high-tech buildings, and the environmental wisdom of many current architectural vernaculars.

List(s) this item appears in: Physical Books: Architecture+Interiors+Design | e-Books: Architecture+Interiors+Design

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Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Electronic Materials	CamTech Library	FaB's Corner, Faculty of Build Environment	720.47 BAN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	C.1	Available
Electronic Materials	CamTech Library	Digital Collections		1 digital item	Available

Unwarranted apology
Environmental management
A dark satanic century
The kit of parts: heat and light
The environments of large buildings
The well-tempered home
The environment of the machine aesthetic
Machines a habiter
Towards full control
Concealed power
Exposed power
A range of methods
Reading in environmental technology

eyner Banham was a pioneer in arguing that technology, human needs, and environmental concerns must be considered an integral part of architecture. No historian before him had so systematically explored the impact of environmental engineering on the design of buildings and on the minds of architects. In this revision of his classic work, Banham has added considerable new material on the use of energy, particularly solar energy, in human environments. Included in the new material are discussions of Indian pueblos and solar architecture, the Centre Pompidou and other high-tech buildings, and the environmental wisdom of many current architectural vernaculars.

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