HOT TO COLD:An Odyssey of Architectural Adaptation
- 作者
- 出版社 Taschen
- 出版时间 2015年4月
- ISBN 9783836557399
- 定价 554.90
内容简介
AftertheglobalsuccessofYesIsMore，oneofthebest-sellingarchitecturebooksofitsgeneration，BIG-BjarkeIngelsGrouppresentsHottoCold，anodysseyofarchitecturaladaptation.ThebookcoincideswiththeHottoColdShowattheNationalBuildingMuseuminWashingtonDCandpresents60caseStudiesinharshclimateconditionsinordertoexaminewhereandhowweliveonourplanet.Aswetravelfromoneendofthespectrumtoitsoppositewewillseethatthemoreharshtheclimategets，themoreintenseitsimpactonthearchitecture.Thecentralchallengeistomitigatetheclimaticextremesforhospitablehumanlife，whilefindingsolutionsthatcanbebotheconomicallyandenvironmentallyprofitable.Architectureistheartandscienceofaccommodatingtheliveswewanttolive.Ourcitiesandbuildingsaren'tgivens;theyarethewaytheyarebecausethatisasfaraswehavegottentodate.Theyarethebesteffortsofourancestorsandfellowplanetizens，andiftheyhaveshortcomings，itisuptoustocontinuethateffort，pickupwheretheyleftoff.HottoColdstaystruetoBIG-BjarkeIngelsGroup'sgrandmissiontofindapragmaticutopia，shapingnotonlyaparticularstructuralentity，butthekindofworldwewishtoinhabit.
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