Design with Climate: Bioclimatic Approach to Architectural Regionalism - New and expanded Edition

Architects today incorporate principles of sustainable design as a matter of necessity. But the challenge of unifying climate control and building functionality of securing a managed environment within a natural setting?and combating the harsh forces of wind water and sun?presented a new set of obstacles to architects and engineers in the mid-twentieth century.First published in 1963 Design with Climate was one of the most pioneering books in the field and remains an important reference for practitioners teachers and students over fifty years later. In this book Victor Olgyay explores the impact of climate on shelter design identifying four distinct climatic regions and explaining the effect of each on orientation air movement site and materials. He derives principles from biology engineering meteorology and physics and demonstrates how an analytical approach to climate management can merge into a harmonious and aesthetically sound design concept.This updated edition contains four new essays that provide unique insights on issues of climate design showing how Olgyay's concepts work in contemporary practice. Ken Yeang John Reynolds Victor W. Olgyay and Donlyn Lyndon explore bioclimatic design eco design and rational regionalism while paying homage to OlgyayÕs impressive groundwork and contributions to the field of architecture.

Paperback: 224 pages

Publisher: Princeton University Press; Expanded edition (September 1 2015)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 069116973X

ISBN-13: 978-0691169736

Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 1 x 8.5 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds