Author | : José Luis Mateo |
File Size | : 45,7 Mb |
Publisher | : Actar |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 07 May 2024 |
ISBN | : 1940291461 |
Pages | : 0 pages |
Earth Water Air Fire by José Luis Mateo Book PDF Summary
Forced to interact with the natural elements that invigorate a built structure and co-determine a building's experiential reality during construction, one ought to keep in mind their brute powers - earth's crushing heaviness, the erratic character of water, air's thermo-dynamic cataclysms, or the dangerous benignity of fire. Affective in a direct way, they act as guiding principles in the process of realization: While the earth targets the foundations, the roof shields from water, the openings control the flow of air, and the walls protect from the gleaming sun.