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The Ecologies of the Building Envelope

Author : Alejandro Zaera-Polo
Publisher : Actar D, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 163840948X
Total Pages : 498 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book The Ecologies of the Building Envelope written by Alejandro Zaera-Polo and published by Actar D, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-05-11 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ecologies of the Envelope theorizes the building envelope as a literal embodiment of the social, political, technological, and economic contingencies which have become embedded within it over the last century, analyzing the historical lineages, heroes and villains that helped define the complex material ecologies we see within the envelope today. While the façade is one of the most thoroughly theorized elements of architecture, it is also one of the most questioned since the end of the 19th century. Within the discipline of architecture, the traditional understanding of the façade focuses primarily on semiotic and compositional operations (such as proportional laws and linguistic codes), which are deployed on the building's surface. In contrast to this, our material and environmental theory of the envelope proposes that the exponential development of building technologies since the mid-19th century, coupled with new techniques of management and regulation, have diminished the compositional and ornamental capacities of the envelope in favor of material, quantitative, and technical performances. Rather than producing a stylistic analysis of the façade, we investigate the historical lineages of the performances, components, assembly types, and material entanglements that constitute the contemporary building envelope.

The Ecologies of the Envelope

Author : Alejandro Zaera-Polo
Publisher : Bloomsbury Visual Arts
ISBN 13 : 9781350050341
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book The Ecologies of the Envelope written by Alejandro Zaera-Polo and published by Bloomsbury Visual Arts. This book was released on 2018 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Ecologies of the Envelope, award-winning architect and renowned theorist Alejandro Zaera-Polo provides a new material and environmental theory of the façade. Bridging the gap between architectural technology, history and theory, this is a work that provides a cutting-edge overview of building envelope innovations as well as a provocative theoretical argument – in which the contemporary façade is revealed to be a complex embodiment of the social, political, technological, and economic contingencies of the 20th and 21st centuries. The Ecologies of the Envelope will appeal not only to theorists and architectural historians, but will also stimulate new ways of conceptualizing building envelope design, inspiring students and professional architectural designers alike.

Nearly Zero Energy Buildings and Proliferation of Microorganisms

Author : Elisa Di Giuseppe
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 331902356X
Total Pages : 99 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (19 download)

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Book Synopsis Nearly Zero Energy Buildings and Proliferation of Microorganisms by : Elisa Di Giuseppe

Download or read book Nearly Zero Energy Buildings and Proliferation of Microorganisms written by Elisa Di Giuseppe and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a concise review of the thermo-physical phenomena which regulate heat and moisture transportation in Nearly Zero Energy Buildings envelopes, and their relationship with the growth of biological organisms. It describes the main microorganisms proliferating on contemporary building elements and within buildings. It also states the consequences of biological growth on durability, aesthetics and human health; and provides the main methods for the analytical and experimental evaluation of proliferation. Finally, through the review of recent developments, remedial actions to counter the biological phenomenon are examined, and an outline is provided for future innovations in a field not yet widely investigated.

Architecture and Systems Ecology

Author : William W. Braham
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317540778
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)

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Book Synopsis Architecture and Systems Ecology by : William W. Braham

Download or read book Architecture and Systems Ecology written by William W. Braham and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-08-11 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern buildings are both wasteful machines that can be made more efficient and instruments of the massive, metropolitan system engendered by the power of high-quality fuels. A comprehensive method of environmental design must reconcile the techniques of efficient building design with the radical urban and economic reorganization that we face. Over the coming century, we will be challenged to return to the renewable resource base of the eighteenth-century city with the knowledge, technologies, and expectations of the twenty-first-century metropolis. This book explores the architectural implications of systems ecology, which extends the principles of thermodynamics from the nineteenth-century focus on more efficient machinery to the contemporary concern with the resilient self-organization of ecosystems. Written with enough technical material to explain the methods, it does not include in-text equations or calculations, relying instead on the energy system diagrams to convey the argument. Architecture and Systems Ecology has minimal technical jargon and an emphasis on intelligible design conclusions, making it suitable for architecture students and professionals who are engaged with the fundamental issues faced by sustainable design. The energy systems language provides a holistic context for the many kinds of performance already evaluated in architecture—from energy use to material selection and even the choice of building style. It establishes the foundation for environmental principles of design that embrace the full complexity of our current situation. Architecture succeeds best when it helps shape, accommodate, and represent new ways of living together.

Building Envelope

Author : Randall Stout
Publisher : National Council of Teachers of English
ISBN 13 : 9780941575454
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (754 download)

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Download or read book Building Envelope written by Randall Stout and published by National Council of Teachers of English. This book was released on 2004 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Advanced Building Envelope Components

Author : Francesca Stazi
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
ISBN 13 : 0128169222
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (281 download)

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Book Synopsis Advanced Building Envelope Components by : Francesca Stazi

Download or read book Advanced Building Envelope Components written by Francesca Stazi and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 2019-06-01 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advanced Building Envelope Components: Comparative Experiments focuses on the latest research in innovative materials, systems and components, also providing a detailed technical explanation on what this breakthrough means for building exteriors and sustainability. Topics include a discussion of transparent envelope components, including intelligent kinetic skins, such as low-e coatings, high vs. low silver content in glass, solar control coatings, such as silver vs. niobium vs. tin, and more. In addition, opaque envelope components are also presented, including opaque dynamic facades, clay lining vs. plasterboard and nano clayed foams. Includes real case studies that explore, in detail, the behavior of different envelopes Presents laboratory tests on existing insulation (if any, through samples extracted on-site) to quantify actual performances Provides the tools and methods for comparing, selecting and testing materials and components for designing effective building envelopes Covers both transparent and opaque envelope components, as well as opaque dynamic facades

Re-thinking the Building Envelope

Author : Francesco Sommese
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031694791
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (316 download)

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Download or read book Re-thinking the Building Envelope written by Francesco Sommese and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Postfoundational Approaches to Qualitative Inquiry

Author : Lisa A. Mazzei
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000932117
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (9 download)

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Book Synopsis Postfoundational Approaches to Qualitative Inquiry by : Lisa A. Mazzei

Download or read book Postfoundational Approaches to Qualitative Inquiry written by Lisa A. Mazzei and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-09-29 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Postfoundational Approaches to Qualitative Inquiry is an edited collection that aims to move beyond a critique and deconstruction of method in order to present an engagement with various postfoundational frameworks and approaches that produce new concepts and enactments. What makes this book innovative is the singular focus on postfoundational paradigms, borrowed from the humanities and sciences, that are enveloped in what is referred to as the ontological turn, the new empiricisms, and the new materialisms. Postfoundational inquiry is conceived by the editors as emergent, relational, responsive, involuntary, and inventive. While the editors name the facets of these contingent approaches and explain how they work, they do so not in order to fix a new method, but to spur new connectives. In this collection, authors take up a range of postfoundational theories such as poststructuralism, posthumanism, postcolonialism, feminist new materialism, speculative/ new empiricism, agential realism, immanent ontologies, and affect theory. Provoked by a series of reorienting questions, chapters in the book offer enactments as a way of unfurling what is unthought, not yet, and becoming. The chapters are organized according to four Openings: Atmospheres, Affects, and Hauntings; Archives, Worldings, and Sketchings; Escaping Tradition, Beginning Elsewhere, and the Politics of Doing Otherwise; Pre-personal Agencies and Thought Taking Flight. This book can be used as a standalone text in advanced qualitative inquiry courses, or as a supplementary text in courses that examine the use of theory in research.

Design Ecologies

Author : Lisa Tilder
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 1568989547
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (689 download)

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Download or read book Design Ecologies written by Lisa Tilder and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2012-03-20 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contemporary architects are under increasing pressure to offer a sustainable future. But with all the focus on green building there has been little investigation into the meaningful connections between architectural design, ecological systems, and environmentalism. A new generation of architects, landscape architects, designers, and engineers aims to recalibrate what humans do in the world according to how the world works as a biophysical system. Design in this sense is a larger concept having to do as much with politics and ethics as with aesthetics and technology. This recasting of the green movement for the twenty-first century transforms design into a positive agent balancing societal values with environmental needs. Design Ecologies is a ground-breaking collection of never-before-published essays and case studies by today's most innovative designers and critics. Their design strategies—social, material, and biological—run the gamut from the intuitive to the highly technological. One essay likens window-unit air conditioners in New York City to weeds in order to spearhead the development of potential design solutions. Latz + Partner's Landscape Park integrates vegetation and industry in an urban park built amongst the monumental ruins of a former steelworks in Duisburg Nord, Germany. The engineering firm Arup presents its thirty-three-square-mile masterplan for Dongtan Eco City, an energy-independent city that China hopes will house half a million people by 2050. An essay by designer Bruce Mau leads off a stellar list of emerging designers, including Jane Amidon, Blaine Brownell, David Gissen, Gross.Max, Robert Sumrell and Kazys Varnelis, Stephen Kieran and James Timberlake, R&Sie(n), Studio 804, and WORKac.

Heterogeneous Constructions

Author : Aaron Forrest
Publisher : Birkhäuser
ISBN 13 : 3035629315
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (356 download)

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Download or read book Heterogeneous Constructions written by Aaron Forrest and published by Birkhäuser. This book was released on 2024-09-23 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sustainable, circular, up-to-date Most modern buildings are built from diverse materials, but few confront their manifold composition as a question of both design and performance. This book takes a close look at a series of global building traditions and contemporary practices to uncover the possibilities and challenges of working with mixed materials. Visually stunning, color-coded drawings reveal the materials and construction for every project. Through case studies, design experiments and writings, the authors examine the opportunities of heterogeneous construction for contemporary, sustainable, circular, and culturally situated architecture. With contributions by Jeannette Kuo, Ajay Manthripragada, and Jesús Vassallo, and photography by Naho Kubota. Graphic design by Andrew LeClair. Richly illustrated case studies of lesserknown hybrid construction techniques Beautiful graphic design and unique spot color printing reveal the interrelationships of materials in construction In-depth essays that discuss the technical, cultural, and environmental implications of heterogeneous construction

A Review of Building Envelope Design and Its Relationship with Energy Loads for Optimal Green Performance

Author : Hsu-Ling Joeleen Low
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (446 download)

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Download or read book A Review of Building Envelope Design and Its Relationship with Energy Loads for Optimal Green Performance written by Hsu-Ling Joeleen Low and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this dissertation, the building envelope is outlined in terms of : the functions it performs - the atmospheric conditions that it mediates between, its relationship to other building-perimeter systems, and the principles of physics and properties of materials employed to perform its functions. The environmental forces acting on building envelopes are also outlined. The performance criteria of contemporary building enclosures are presented in the context of environmental separation, filtering, buffering, and structural robustness. Building envelope design criteria and its relationship to green building performance criteria are discussed. Specific architectural strategies for separating air-conditioned spaces from the outdoors are covered in depth. Various building envelope designs are presented as they emerge historically. For each envelope studies, the relationship between the building envelope and other building perimeter systems is discussed. The physical properties of the building enclosure's components, manufacturing and construction constraints, as well as the mechanical behaviour of each component outlined. In addition to explaining how building envelope systems work through case studies, the technological and economic impetus driving their development are explored. -- From abstract.

Eco-Architecture V

Author : C.A. Brebbia
Publisher : WIT Press
ISBN 13 : 1845648226
Total Pages : 649 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (456 download)

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Download or read book Eco-Architecture V written by C.A. Brebbia and published by WIT Press. This book was released on 2014-09-24 with total page 649 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains the proceedings of the fifth International Conference on Harmonisation between Architecture and Nature (Eco-Architecture 2014). Eco-Architecture implies a new approach to the design process intended to harmonise its products with nature. This involves ideas such as minimum use of energy at each stage of the building process, taking into account the amount required during the extraction and transportation of materials, their fabrication, assembly, building erection, maintenance and eventual future recycling. Another important issue is the adaptation of the architectural design to the natural environment, learning from nature and long time honoured samples of traditional constructions. The papers in this book deal with topics such as building technologies, design by passive systems, design with nature, cultural sensitivity, life cycle assessment, resources and rehabilitation and many others. Also included are case studies from many different places around the world. Eco-Architecture by definition is a highly multi-disciplinary subject. Eco-Architecture V: Harmonisation between Architecture and Nature will therefore be of interest to, in addition to architects, many other professionals, including engineers, planners, physical scientists, sociologists and economists. Topics covered include: Design with nature; Energy efficiency; Building technologies; Ecological impacts of materials; Bioclimatic design; Water quality; Green facades; Ecological and cultural sensitivity; Education and training; Case studies; Design by passive systems; Adapted reuse; Life cycle assessment and durability; Transformative design; Sustainability indices in architecture.

Design and Construction of High-Performance Homes

Author : Franca Trubiano
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135874913
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (358 download)

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Download or read book Design and Construction of High-Performance Homes written by Franca Trubiano and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-03-05 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Both professionals and students are increasingly committed to achieving high-performance metrics in the design, construction and operation of residential buildings. This book responds to this demand by offering a comprehensive guide which features: architectural innovations in building skin technologies which make lighter more transparent buildings high performing; energy-free architectural design principles and advances in building-integrated photovoltaics; essential engineering principles, controls and approaches to simulation for achieving net zero; the advantages of integrated design in residential construction and the challenges and opportunities it engenders; detailed case studies of innovative homes which have incorporated low-energy design solutions, new materials, alternative building assemblies, digital fabrication, integrated engineering systems and operational controls. Divided into four parts, the book discusses the requisite AEC (Architecture, Engineering and Construction) knowledge needed when building a high-performance home. It also communicates this information across four case studies, which provide the reader with a thorough overview of all aspects to be considered in the design and construction of sustainable homes. With contributions from experts in the field, the book provides a well-rounded and multi-faceted approach. This book is essential reading for students and professionals in design, architecture, engineering (civil, mechanical and electrical), construction and energy management.

The Ecology of Building Materials

Author : Bjørn Berge
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1856175375
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (561 download)

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Download or read book The Ecology of Building Materials written by Bjørn Berge and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Resource added for the Architectural Technology program 106141.

The Routledge Companion to Ecological Design Thinking

Author : Mitra Kanaani
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000629317
Total Pages : 836 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (6 download)

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Book Synopsis The Routledge Companion to Ecological Design Thinking by : Mitra Kanaani

Download or read book The Routledge Companion to Ecological Design Thinking written by Mitra Kanaani and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-08-31 with total page 836 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This companion investigates the ways in which designers, architects, and planners address ecology through the built environment by integrating ecological ideas and ecological thinking into discussions of urbanism, society, culture, and design. Exploring the innovation of materials, habitats, landscapes, and infrastructures, it furthers novel ecotopian ideas and ways of living, including human-made settings on water, in outer space, and in extreme environments and climatic conditions. Chapters of this extensive collection on ecotopian design are grouped under five different ecological perspectives: design manifestos and ecological theories, anthropocentric transformative design concepts, design connectivity, climatic design, and social design. Contributors provide plausible, sustainable design ideas that promote resiliency, health, and well-being for all living things, while taking our changing lifestyles into consideration. This volume encourages creative thinking in the face of ongoing environmental damage, with a view to making design decisions in the interest of the planet and its inhabitants. With contributions from over 79 expert practitioners, educators, scientists, researchers, and theoreticians, as well as planners, architects, and engineers from the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia, this book engages theory, history, technology, engineering, and science, as well as the human aspects of ecotopian design thinking and its implications for the outlook of the planet.

Deep Skin Architecture

Author : Timo Carl
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3658263334
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (582 download)

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Download or read book Deep Skin Architecture written by Timo Carl and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-04-25 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Timo Carl presents alternatives to curtain wall facades and other flat boundaries creating autonomous spaces. He investigates facade typologies with multiple material layers to strategize the relationship between buildings and their environment. By revisiting Le Corbusier ́s seminal brise soleil an alternative reading of the modern project emerges: one that is not based on classical compositional rules, but instead on the dynamic relationships with environmental forces. Finally, an exciting series of project-based investigations sets out innovative ways in which novel deep skins combine energy-conscious performance with the poetics of architecture.

Matter: Material Processes in Architectural Production

Author : Gail Peter Borden
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136798439
Total Pages : 467 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (367 download)

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Download or read book Matter: Material Processes in Architectural Production written by Gail Peter Borden and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-03-29 with total page 467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combining essays from both practice and academia, this book includes some of the most significant projects and thoughts on materiality from the last decade. Beautifully illustrated with a great deal of technical information throughout, it is not a coffee-table book with no explanation of how, nor a theory book without the description of the projects.