Architecture and Climate - An Environmental History of British Architecture 1600-2000 (Hardcover, New)

This book traces the evolving relationship between the architecture and climate of Britain from the late sixteenth to the twentieth century. Through detailed studies of buildings by major architects it explores how the unique character of the climate of the British Isles has had a fundamental influence on the nature of buildings of all kinds and periods, in both country and city. Based on extensive documentary research and on first-hand analyses of significant buildings, this book combines architectural history with the parallel fields of climate history and the representation of environment in literature and the fine arts. It spans the period in British architectural history from the late sixteenth century to the twentieth century - from the buildings of the greatest architect of the Elizabethan age, Robert Smythson, to the twentieth century work of Alison and Peter Smithson. Copiously illustrated with drawings and photographs, including a colour plate section, this book brings a historical dimension to the appreciation of the environment in architecture and, equally, introduces an environmental dimension to the study of the history of architecture.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2012
First published:	2012
Authors:	Dean Hawkes
Dimensions:	246 x 189mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	270
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-56186-0
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > Architectural structure & design
LSN:	0-415-56186-8
Barcode:	9780415561860

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