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 SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES OF ARCHITECTURAL INTERVENTION 27 222 223 | 27 |
CONTROL OF THE THERMAL ENVIRONMENT | 38 |
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