ABSTRACT
Design starts with the site and continues through a choice of form, a selection of materials and development of the engineering systems that provide what the natural environment and building cannot.
There is no clear-cut distinction between architects and engineers in an environmentally responsive architecture. Frank Lloyd Wright said that the development of piped heating systems allowed him to articulate the building form. In current design, in part because of the development of improved insulation materials and the often high internal loadings of buildings, we are led to articulate the building to exploit the natural forces of Sun and wind. To do so requires a common understanding on the part of architects, engineers and builders. The case studies which follow are examples of a cooperative approach to the design and realization of a number of exceptional buildings.
