American Building: The environmental forces that shape it'American Building' argues that the task of architecture is to mediate between the often unpredictable forces of nature and the needs of human beings. |
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EXPERIENTIAL BASES FOR ESTHETIC DECISION | 1 |
The Habitats of Metabolism and the Senses | 10 |
THE SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES OF ARCHITECTURAL INTERVENTION | 27 |
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