Environmental Tradition: Studies In The Architecture Of The Environment

In the last quarter of the twentieth century there has been a renewal of interest in the environmental function of buildings. The essays collected in this book provide an account of developments in the theory of environmental design in architecture during this period and illustrate the implications of theory for practice through a series of critical discussions of significant buildings. Central themes of the book are to show how environmental concerns have shaped the nature of buildings throughout history and, with the benefit of an historical perspective, to indicate how the new environmental priorities of the buildings of late industrial societies may be addressed.

A unique collection of writings which outline the evolution of the environmental dimension of architectural theory and practice in the past twenty-five years. The Environmental Tradition deals with the transformation of the environmental design field which was brought about by the growth of energy awareness in the 1970's and 1980's. The book places environmental issues in the broader theoretical and historical context in architecture.