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020 _a9780415314787
082 _a729
_bSTE
100 _aSteemers, Koen Ed.
245 _aEnvironmental diversity in architecture
260 _aNew York
_bRoutledge
_c2004
300 _axiv,237p.
505 _aContents Preface vii Acknowledgements viii Contributors ix Illustration credits xiv Part 1 Introduction 1 1 Environmental diversity in architecture 3 Mary Ann Steane and Koen Steemers Part 2 Framework 17 2 Social, architectural and environmental convergence 19 Elizabeth Shove 3 The ambiguity of intentions 31 Peter Carl 4 Human nature 47 Nick Baker 5 Designing diverse lifetimes for evolving buildings 65 John E. Fernandez Part 3 Urban 83 6 Urban diversity 85 Koen Steemers, Mary/is Ramos and Maria Sinou 7 Outdoor comfort 101 Maria!ena Niko!opoulou 8 Intermediate environments 121 Andre Potvin 9 The reverential acoustic 143 Tim Lewers Part 4 Interior 157 10 Environmental diversity and natural lighting strategies 159 Mary Ann Steane 11 Daylight perception 179 Katerina Parpairi 12 Exploring thermal comfort and spatial diversity 195 Abubakr Merghani Part 5 Design 215 13 Experiencing climate: architecture and environmental diversity 217 Peter Fisher Index 233
700 _aSteane, Mary Ann Ed.
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890 _aUSA
891 _aFA
942 _2ddc
999 _c69075
_d69075
650 _aIndia--Gujarat
_aArchitectural design
_aArchitecture--Human factors