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846574
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Tabb, Phillip.
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Elemental Architecture : : Temperaments of Sustainability.
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| Publication Statement
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Milton :: Routledge,, 2018.
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1 online resource (223 pages)
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1351200402
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: 1351200410
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: 1351200437
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: 9781351200400
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: 9781351200417
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: 9781351200424
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: 9781351200431
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0815391900
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9780815391890
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9780815391906
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; About the author; Foreword by Thanos Stasinopoulos; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. The elements and temperaments; Introduction; Origins of the elements; Plato's cosmology; Elements as substances; Elements as temperaments; Modern element taxonomies; Elemental qualities; Elemental architecture; Elements at detriment; Benefits of the elements; Sustainable measures; Biophilic measures; Spiritual dimensions; 2. The element of fire; The nature of fire; Fire at detriment.
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Beneficial qualities of fireFire in architecture; Fire from fuel; Fire for space heating; Fire for electricity production; Case studies; Solar Egg Sauna; The Odeillo Solar Furnace; Copenhagen Waste-to-Energy Incineration Plant; Rotterdam Market Hall; Bruder-Klaus Field Chapel; Sustainable characteristics of fire; The experiential qualities of fire; 3. The element of earth; The nature of earth; Earth at detriment; Beneficial qualities of earth; Earth in architecture; Case studies; The Great Wall of Wa; The Global Seed Vault; Antinori Winery; Earthships.
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Singapore School of Art, Design and MediaSustainable characteristics of earth; The experiential qualities of earth; 4. The element of air; The nature of air; Air at detriment; Beneficial qualities of air; Air in architecture; Wind catchers and farms; Case studies; Rice University Skyspace; Hedesunda Housing Project and the Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Centre; The Queen's Building; Building-integrated wind turbines; Literal cloud buildings; The Metropol Parasol; Sustainable characteristics of air; The experiential qualities of air; 5. The element of water; The nature of water.
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Sustainable characteristics of etherThe experiential qualities of ether; 7. Elemental architecture; Combinatory elements; Properties of the elements; Energy; Phototropism; Groundedness; Durability; Transparency; Porosity; Resilience; Liquidity; Ethereality; Positive element effects; Sustainable effects; Biophilic effects; Health and wellness effects; Case studies; Kroon Hall; ReGen village and homes; Serenbe Community; Watercolor Cottage; Oia, Santorini, Greece; Principles of elemental architecture; The envelope; Passive survivability; The temperaments of sustainability; Index.
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Water at detrimentBeneficial qualities of water; Water in architecture; Rainwater harvesting; Case studies; Therme Vals; Fallingwater; Lerida Estate Winery; National September 11 Memorial Pools; Istanbul's Basilica Cistern; The Church on the Water; Sustainable characteristics of water; The experiential qualities of water; 6. The element of ether; The nature of ether; Ether at detriment; Beneficial qualities of ether; Thin places; Ether in architecture; Case studies; Thorncrown Chapel; The Ribbon Chapel; La Estancia Chapel; The Bloch Building at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
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| Abstract
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Elemental Architecture presents a new and refreshing approach to sustainable architectural practice. Going beyond the standard performance-based and quantitative sustainable measures, it incorporates a broader framework of considerations, including the more poetic and noetic possibilities of environmental design. The book is structured around the ancient Greek and medieval alchemists' system of the Five Temperaments: fire, earth, air, water, and ether. Phillip James Tabb examines how these elements produce both positive and negative environmental forces which have an impact on architectural design - from drinking water and fresh air to torrential floods and tornados. He shows how responding to or enhancing these forces can help us to create a more sustainable, healthy, and purposeful architecture. To illustrate this, each chapter draws on seminal contemporary works of architecture, from Peter Zumthor's Bruder-Klaus Field Chapel to Frank Lloyd Wright's masterpiece at Fallingwater. These examples are accompanied by over a hundred high-quality illustrations. Expanding the discussion of sustainability to include phenomenological as well as qualitative considerations, Elemental Architecture is ideal for students and researchers with an interest in sustainable architecture and architectural theory.
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Architecture-- Environmental aspects.
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Sustainable architecture.
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Architecture-- Environmental aspects.
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ARCHITECTURE-- General.
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ARCHITECTURE-- Study Teaching.
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Sustainable architecture.
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| Dewey Classification
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720.47
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| LC Classification
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NA2542.35
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