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Atmosphere Anatomies: On Design, Weather, and Sensation

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How will the human body, collective and individual, cope with the estimated increases in global air temperatures and in the earth’s corresponding thermal stress? Atmosphere Anatomies: On Design, Weather, and Sensation offers an in-depth examination of design strategies that situate the body and its bioclimatic milieu at the core of their spatial formation.

Drawing upon ten paradigmatic projects in urban design and landscape architecture – from Rousham Gardens, Oxfordshire, to the city of Chandigarh in India – the book investigates the designers’ bioclimatic aims and their spatial outcomes. Woven throughout the book, the evocative photographic essays of Iwan Baan showcase the selected projects as inhabited spaces for everyday life.

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Customer Reviews (4.7 / 5 · 19 reviews)

James S. ★★★★★

I’ve been underlining half the pages since it arrived, the way it connects body heat to urban design is unlike any architecture book I’ve read. The section on thermal stress feels urgent, not academic, and I keep coming back to its ideas about collective sensation.

Charlotte ★★★★★

The way it frames thermal stress through design rather than just climate data is exactly what I needed for my thesis research. The paperback feels light enough to toss in a bag, and the chapter on sensation alone is worth the price.

Daniel X. ★★★★★

I’m only a few chapters in, but the way it weaves climate data with architectural theory already has me rethinking how I design for heat. The section on collective thermal stress feels especially urgent right now.