Publication

2014 - Actar D

Language

English

Word Count

53,250 words, Guess

Page Count

213 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139781940291468
  • ISBN-101940291461
  • OCLC Control Number895303706
  • Better World Books9781940291468
  • Open LibraryOL39998413M

Classifications

  • LCCNA2542.35 .E23 2014

Description

Forced to interact with the natural elements that invigorate a built structure and co-determine a building's experiential reality during construction, one ought to keep in mind their brute powers - earth's crushing heaviness, the erratic character of water, air's thermo-dynamic cataclysms, or the dangerous benignity of fire. Affective in a direct way, they act as guiding principles in the process of realization: While the earth targets the foundations, the roof shields from water, the openings control the flow of air, and the walls protect from the gleaming sun.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Earth, Water, Air, Fire: The Four Elements and ArchitectureActar D2014-01-01

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