Climate and architecture /
Torben Dahl.
- 1st ed.
- Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2010.
- 164 p. : ill., plans ; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-159) and index.
Preface / Torben Dahl -- The architectural potential of climate / Torben Dahl -- Climate and comfort : place and climate / Peter Sørensen and Winnie Friis Møller -- Human comfort / Torben Dahl and Peter Sørensen -- Adaptation and control : traditional climate-adapted architecture / Georg Rotne and Nanna Albjerg -- Large climate screens / Georg Rotne -- Climate themes : hot and cold / Torben Dahl and Eva Tind Kristensen -- Humidity and precipitation / Peter Sørensen -- Wind and ventilation / Peter Sørensen -- Light and shadow / Nanet Mathiasen and Nina Voltelen -- Physiological architecture / Ola Wedebrunn -- Illustrations -- Bibliography -- Ill. London skyline.