Climate and Its Elements
Learn the elements of climate, climate factors, measurements, and their effects on architectural design, site planning, comfort, and building performance.
Learn the elements of climate, climate factors, measurements, and their effects on architectural design, site planning, comfort, and building performance.
Learn how climate, sun, wind, building form and site conditions influence building orientation for thermal comfort, daylighting and passive design.
Learn how microclimates affect architecture, thermal comfort, site planning and building design, with practical strategies for shade, wind, vegetation and water.
Learn how buildings influence microclimate through form, orientation, shading, vegetation, water, materials and ventilation for better thermal comfort.
Learn architectural acoustics, sound absorption, insulation, reverberation, reflection and acoustic design principles for buildings and interior spaces.
Learn the major types of arches in architecture, their shapes, parts, geometry, structural behaviour, historical examples, uses and design considerations.
Learn what organic architecture means, its principles, history, design characteristics, Frank Lloyd Wright examples, materials and practical applications.