Architecture: From Prehistory to Climate Emergency

by Barnabas Calder

Reducing energy use is the single biggest challenge facing architecture today.

From the humblest prehistoric hut to the imposing monuments of Rome or Egypt to super-connected modern airports, buildings in every era and place have been shaped by the energy available for their construction and running.

This original and compelling survey tells the story of our buildings from our hunter-gatherer origins to the age of fossil-fuel...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0141978201
• ISBN13: 9780141978208
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.