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A variety of texts connecting environmental science, sensory experience, and architectural practice. Use these books as anchors when you want depth, not just quick inspiration.

Baker (2013)
Chapter 4: Cultural Responses to Primitive Needs

Baker, Nick V. 2013. “Chapter 4 - Cultural Responses to Primitive Needs.” In Beyond Environmental Comfort, edited by Boon Lay Ong. Oxon: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203118337

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Egan (2007)
Architectural Acoustics

Egan, M. David. 2007. Architectural Acoustics. Ft. Lauderdale, Florida: J. Ross Pub.

Heschong (2021)
The Case for Visual Delight

Heschong, Lisa. 2021. “Conclusion: The Case for Visual Delight.” In Visual Delight in Architecture: Daylight, Vision, and View. 1st ed., pages 347-350. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003097594

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Nute (2018)
Missing Nature and Change

Nute, Kevin. 2018. “Chapter 1 - Missing Nature and Change.” In Naturally-Animated Architecture: Using the Movements of the Sun, Wind and Rain to Bring Indoor Spaces and Sustainable Practices to Life. Covent Garden, London: World Scientific Publishing Europe Ltd. MMS ID 9938993000601951.

Green Urban Building
Ong (2013)
Beyond Environmental Comfort

Ong, Boon Lay. 2013. Beyond Environmental Comfort. Hoboken: Taylor and Francis. http://CURTIN.eblib.com.au/patron/FullRecord.aspx?p=1244711

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Modern Glass Library
Roth and Clark (2014)
Understanding Architecture

Roth, Leland M., and Amanda C. R. Clark. 2014. Understanding Architecture: Its Elements, History, and Meaning. Third edition. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press. MMS ID 9938941922001951.

Modern Building Design
Clements-Croome (2014)
Consciousness, Well-being and the Senses

Clements-Croome, Derek. 2013. “Chapter 3: Consciousness, Well-being and the Senses.” In Beyond Environmental Comfort, edited by Boon Lay Ong. Oxford: Taylor & Francis Group. ProQuest Ebook Central. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203118337

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Hawkes (2013)
The Poetics of Environment

Hawkes, Dean. 2013. “Chapter 8 - The Poetics of Environment.” In Beyond Environmental Comfort, edited by Boon Lay Ong. Oxon: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203118337

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Lechner (2014)
Heating, Cooling, Lighting

Lechner, Norbert. 2014. Heating, Cooling, Lighting: Sustainable Design Methods for Architects. Fourth edition. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. MMS ID 9938496921201951.

Olgyay (2015)
Design with Climate

Olgyay, Victor. 2015. Design with Climate: Bioclimatic Approach to Architectural Regionalism. Princeton: Princeton University Press. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400873685

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Modern Green Building
Pallasmaa (2012)
The Eyes of the Skin

Pallasmaa, Juhani. 2012. The Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses. Newark: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated. ProQuest Ebook Central. eBook ISBN 9781119943501.

Futuristic Glass Structure
Szokolay (2012)
Introduction to Architectural Science

Szokolay, Steven. 2012. Introduction to Architectural Science: The Basis of Sustainable Design. Oxford: Architectural. MMS ID 9933307900001951.

Modern Building Illustration
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