The book shows impressively how extreme can be the environmental influences and how the architecture responds. The environmental impacts are seen as a challenge and developed innovative architecture that is future-oriented. The buildings will be seen as a holistic ecosystems that are environmentally sound, but at the same time economically acceptable. Show many examples from the desert to the cold north, how large are the environmental influences on the architecture. It's always about to unite the extreme environmental conditions and the well-being of the people. Impressive is the logic of the book. It consistently goes from hot to cold. On each side is immediately recognizable, in what area you happen to be. Toll the symbols that have been developed for each building. These are usually abstractions of the building. So that makes browsing through the book really fun. In the Middle East 2 skyscrapers been developed, which are connected by a curved roof, which gives plenty of shade. The canopy looks like a lightweight fabric that wraps around and between the buildings. Overall, all the stops are pulled to shade the building in the hot regions. In the north, however more compact, inward-oriented building. As part of an exhibition in Washington, the 54 examples have been compiled. For detailed pictures, floor plans, and thermal studies are listed on the individual projects, so that you can understand the idea great.
