Knowles: ∗energy∗ & Form – An Ecological Approach To Urban Growth (pr Only) - Softcover

KNOWLES, RL

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0262610256 ISBN 13: 9780262610254

Publisher: MIT Press, 1974

Synopsis

The pertinence of this book's subject—energy conservation through architectural and urban design—will hardly need belaboring in the 1970s. For more than a decade, Ralph L. Knowles has investigated ways in which buildings, settlements, and even regions can be planned so as to take advantage of natural cycles—in particular, the daily and seasonal rhythms of the sun—in order to minimize the need for supportive energy inputs to maintain internal temperatures and other variables at desirable and steady levels. Energy and Form fully reports the results of Knowles's investigations, for which he received the 1974 Medal for Research from the American Institute of Architects.

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Review

"Knowles performs a remarkable analysis of the solar energy flows in pueblos as a demonstration of what might be expected if such factors were considered in the design of buildings. He suggests that if the energy flows of an entire area were known, then it would be possible to design structures and urban layouts that would take advantage of them. Knowles is one of the forces pushing architecture into new territory."--"CoEvolution Quarterly"

Edition details

• Publisher: MIT Press
• Publication date: 1974
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0262610256
• ISBN 13: 9780262610254
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208