Reyner Banham was a pioneer in arguing that technology, human needs, and environmental concerns must be considered an integral part of architecture. No historian before him had so systematically explored the impact of environmental engineering on the design of buildings and on the minds of architects. In this revision of his classic work, Banham has added considerable new material on the use of energy, particularly solar energy, in human environments. Included in the new material are discussions of Indian pueblos and solar architecture, the Centre Pompidou and other high-tech buildings, and the environmental wisdom of many current architectural vernaculars.
- ISBN10 1322275440
- ISBN13 9781322275444
- Publish Date 1 January 2013 (first published 1 February 1973)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 17 June 2015
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Imprint Architectural Press
- Format eBook
- Pages 296
- Language English