Ritual House
Drawing on Nature's Rhythms for Architecture and Urban Design
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Architecture, Methods & Materials, Planning
| Author: | Ralph Knowles | ISBN: | 9781597266239 |
| Publisher: | Island Press | Publication: | September 26, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Island Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Ralph Knowles |
| ISBN: | 9781597266239 |
| Publisher: | Island Press |
| Publication: | September 26, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Island Press |
| Language: | English |
Celebrated architect Ralph Knowles, Distinguished Emeritus at USC’s School of Architecture, has carefully crafted a book for architects, designers, planners—anyone who yearns to reconnect to the natural world through the built environment. He shows us how to re-examine a shadow, a wall, a window, a landscape, as they respond to the natural cycles of heat, light, wind, and rain. Analyzing methods of sheltering that range from a Berber tto a Spanish courtyard to the cityscape of contemporary Los Angeles, Ritual House shows us the future: by coining the concept of solar access zoning, he introduces a radical yet increasingly viable solution for tomorrow’s mega-cities.
Celebrated architect Ralph Knowles, Distinguished Emeritus at USC’s School of Architecture, has carefully crafted a book for architects, designers, planners—anyone who yearns to reconnect to the natural world through the built environment. He shows us how to re-examine a shadow, a wall, a window, a landscape, as they respond to the natural cycles of heat, light, wind, and rain. Analyzing methods of sheltering that range from a Berber tto a Spanish courtyard to the cityscape of contemporary Los Angeles, Ritual House shows us the future: by coining the concept of solar access zoning, he introduces a radical yet increasingly viable solution for tomorrow’s mega-cities.
