ABSTRACT

The complex art of architecture embraces all of the concerns of the world's cultures. It meets the fundamental needs for shelter from the elements, but, almost from its origins, has acquired other purposes and meanings. The Selective Environment is an approach to environmentally responsive architectural design that seeks to make connections between the technical preoccupations of architectural science, and the necessity, never more urgent than today, to sustain cultural identity at a time of rapid global, technological change.

chapter 1|14 pages

Introduction

chapter 7|63 pages

Case studies

chapter |6 pages

Case Study 1

APICORP Headquarters Building, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia

chapter |7 pages

Case Study 2

The Berrill Building, Open University, Milton Keynes, UK

chapter |5 pages

Case Study 3

Local History Museum and Tourist Office, Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia

chapter |6 pages

Case Study 4

Strawberry Vale School, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

chapter |5 pages

Case Study 5

Yapi Kredi Operations Centre, Gebze, Turkey

chapter |6 pages

Case Study 6

Tjibaou Cultural Centre, Noumea, New Caledonia

chapter |7 pages

Case Study 7

Eastgate Office Building, Harare, Zimbabwe

chapter |6 pages

Case Study 8

Winery, Napanook Vineyard, Yountville, California, USA

chapter |5 pages

Case Study 9

Torrent Pharmaceuticals Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, India