Architecture and climate : an environmental history of British architecture, 1600-2000 / Dean Hawkes.
Alternate Title(s):
Environmental history of British architecture, 1600-2000
Edition:
1st ed.
Published / Created:
London ; Routledge, 2012.New York, NY : Routledge, 2012.
Physical Description:
x, 261 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Collection:
Reference Library
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 248-254) and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- Climate described -- Robert Smythson and the environment of the Elizabethan country house -- Christopher Wren and the origins of building science -- Palladianism and the climate of England -- Building in the climate of the nineteenth century city -- The arts and crafts house climatically considered -- The modern movement house in the British climate -- The environmental architecture of Alison and Peter Smithson.
Subject Terms:
Architecture and climate -- Great Britain -- History. | Architecture -- Environmental aspects -- Great Britain -- History.