TitleResponsive environments : a manual for designers / Ian Bentley ... [et al.]
Imprint London : Architectural Press, [c1985]
Descript 151 p. : ill. ; 22 x 30 cm

SUMMARY

The authors first examine what is meant by the concept of a "responsive environment", and then provide an illustrated step-by-step guide on how to achieve it in real-life design. The book demonstrates the specific characteristics that make for comprehensible and controllable places


CONTENT

Introduction -- Ch. 1. Permeability -- Ch. 2. Variety -- Ch. 3. Legibility -- Ch. 4. Robustness -- Ch. 5. Visual appropriateness -- Ch. 6. Richness -- Ch. 7. Personalisation -- Ch. 8. Putting it all together


SUBJECT

  1. City planning
  2. Architecture -- Environmental aspects

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