Bare Poles: Building Design for High Latitudes 9780773584907

Designing successfully for people in the world's coldest climates demands a broad understanding of site conditions

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English Pages 209 Year 1996

Bare Poles: Building Design for High Latitudes
9780773584907

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Harold Strub

Table of contents :
Cover
CONTENTS
FIGURES, TABLES AND PLATES
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
I: PEOPLE
1 ORIGINS
2 POPULATIONS
3 TRANSITIONS
4 LIFESTYLES
II: TERRAIN
5 EARTH AND WATER
6 AIR AND FIRE
7 FLORA AND FAUNA
III: CLIMATE
8 SUNLIGHT
9 TEMPERATURE
10 WIND, RAIN, AND SNOW
11 HUMIDITY
IV: PROGRAM
12 SETTLEMENT
13 SHELTER
14 OWNER
15 LOGISTICS
16 BARRIERS
V: DESIGN
17 PLACE
18 NEIGHBOURHOOD
19 GEOMETRY
20 PLANNING
21 ENTRIES
22 FOUNDATIONS
23 WALLS
24 WINDOWS
25 DOORS
26 ROOFS
27 MATERIALS
28 SERVICES
AFTERWORD
29 GLOSSARY
A
B
C
D
E
F
H
I
K
L
M
N
P
R
S
T
U
V
W
30 BIBLOGRAPHY
APPENDICES
31 A: CLIMATE CHARTS
32 B: BUILDING ELEMENTS
33 INDEX
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
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T
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Z

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