RITUAL HOUSE: DRAWING ON NATURE’S RHYTHMS FOR ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN DESIGN
Book ID/图书代码： 06745510B40727
English Summary/英文概要： The houses we dwell in, the cities surrounding our houses, even the clothes we wear-these are all shelters we erect against the elements. They are also the embodiment of intuitive rituals, individual and cultural responses to nature’s rhythms. Life in the 21st century has separated us from those traditions-now, Ritual House reawakens us to our lost natural heritage.
Celebrated architect Ralph Knowles, Distinguished Emeritus at USC’s School of Architecture, has carefully crafted a book for architects, designers, planners-anyone who yearns to reconnect to the natural world through the built environment. He shows us how to re-examine a shadow, a wall, a window, a landscape, as they respond to the natural cycles of heat, light, wind, and rain. Analyzing methods of sheltering that range from a Berber tent to a Spanish courtyard to the cityscape of contemporary Los Angeles, Knowles shows us the future: by coining the concept of solar access zoning, he introduces a radical yet increasingly viable solution for tomorrow’s mega-cities.
Understanding how the elements affect our lives is more vital than ever. High-energy enclosed building systems have cut us off from nature, but we can re-connect to our landscapes and to humanity through buildings that honor ecological balance, personal choice, and creativity. By engaging nature in our designs, we can create shelters that are unique to their climate, their region, and their relationship to the sun.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 我们居住在房子里，城市环绕着我们居住的房子，甚至连我们身上穿着的衣服都是一种遮蔽物。其实这些是体现自然规律的直观礼仪，也是个人和文化修养的直接体现。21世纪生活把遗留的传统与我们分离开来。《礼仪之城》让我们想要重新找回那些遗失的自然遗产。
著名建筑师 Ralph Knowles，南加州大学建筑学院的名誉教授，为建筑师，设计师，规划者以及那些想要通过构筑周围环境重新与自然世界相连通的人们精心撰写了一本书。他教会我们如何重新审视一个影子，一堵墙，一扇窗，一个风景，事实上它们正对应着自然循环中的热，光，风和雨。通过分析伯伯尔人的帐篷，西班牙庭院和洛杉矶的美丽风光，Knowles为我们展示了一个未来规划：通过分析太阳能概念，他提出了未来发展大型城市的一些彻底可行的方法。
了解那些能够影响我们生活的因素比以往更加重要。高能封闭式建筑让我们与自然隔绝，但是可以通过那些致力生态平衡，个人选择和创造力的建筑重新感受周围的风景，审视人性。只要在设计中加入自然因素，我们就可以创造出一个与气候，地域，和太阳能相关联，独一无二的住所。(兼职翻译-PXD)
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About the Author/作者介绍： Ralph Knowles ，长期从事建筑事业，既担任学术教授，也是一名研究员，以及专业的策划和设计顾问。他获得过麻省理工大学的硕士学位，在奥本，夏威夷和南加州大学发表过学术论文，目前他已经从南加州大学退休。读者可以通过网站http://www-rcf.usc.edu/~rknowles/index.html.来阅读通译本。 Ralph Knowles has a had a long and distinguished career in architecture, both academically as a professor and researcher, and professionally as a policy and design consultant. He has an MA in Architecture from MIT, held academic posts at Auburn, Hawaii, and USC, and is currently an Emeritus at USC. See his C.V. at http://www-rcf.usc.edu/~rknowles/index.html.
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