| Description |
xxviii, 194 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 1.The elements and temperaments -- Introduction -- Origins of the elements -- Plato's cosmology -- Elements as substances -- Elements as temperaments -- Modem element taxonomies -- Elemental qualities -- Elemental architecture -- Elements at detriment -- Benefits of the elements -- Sustainable measures -- Biophilic measures -- Spiritual dimensions -- 2.The element of fire -- The nature of fire -- Fire at detriment -- Beneficial qualities of fire -- Fire in architecture -- Fire from fuel -- Fire for space heating -- Fire for electricity production -- Case studies -- Solar Egg Sauna -- The Odeillo Solar Furnace -- Copenhagen Waste-to-Energy Incineration Plant -- Rotterdam Market Hall -- Bruder-Klaus Field Chapel -- Sustainable characteristics of fire -- The experiential qualities of fire -- 3.The element of earth -- The nature of earth -- Earth at detriment -- Beneficial qualities of earth -- Earth in architecture -- Case studies -- |
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Contents note continued: The Great Wall of Wa -- The Global Seed Vault -- Antinori Winery -- Earthships -- Singapore School of Art, Design and Media -- Sustainable characteristics of earth -- The experiential qualities of earth -- 4.The element of air -- The nature of air -- Air at detriment -- Beneficial qualities of air -- Air in architecture -- Wind catchers and farms -- Case studies -- Rice University Skyspace -- Hedesunda Housing Project and the Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Centre -- The Queen's Building -- Building-integrated wind turbines -- Literal cloud buildings -- The Metropol Parasol -- Sustainable characteristics of air -- The experiential qualities of air -- 5.The element of water -- The nature of water -- Water at detriment -- Beneficial qualities of water -- Water in architecture -- Rainwater harvesting -- Case studies -- Therme Vals -- Fallingwater -- Lerida Estate Winery -- National September 11 Memorial Pools -- Istanbul's Basilica Cistern -- |
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Contents note continued: The Church on the Water -- Sustainable characteristics of water -- The experiential qualities of water -- 6.The element of ether -- The nature of ether -- Ether at detriment -- Beneficial qualities of ether -- Thin places -- Ether in architecture -- Case studies -- Thorncrown Chapel -- The Ribbon Chapel -- La Estancia Chapel -- The Bloch Building at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art -- Sustainable characteristics of ether -- The experiential qualities of ether -- 7.Elemental architecture -- Combinatory elements -- Properties of the elements -- Energy -- Phototropism -- Groundedness -- Durability -- Transparency -- Porosity -- Resilience -- Liquidity -- Ethereality -- Positive element effects -- Sustainable effects -- Biophilic effects -- Health and wellness effects -- Case studies -- KroonHall -- ReGen village and homes -- Serenbe Community -- Watercolor Cottage -- Oia, Santorini, Greece -- Principles of elemental architecture -- The envelope -- |
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Contents note continued: Passive survivability -- The temperaments of sustainability |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Architecture -- Environmental aspects.
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Sustainable architecture.
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| LC no. |
2018025638 |
| ISBN |
9780815391890 (hb) (alkaline paper) |
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9780815391906 (paperback) (alkaline paper) |
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(ebook) |
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