Movement

Climatic / Environmental Modernism

1930–1970
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Mid-twentieth-century strand of modern architecture organised around climate-responsive envelopes and brise-soleil, recovered by Barber.

Climate Tectonics Knowledge

Details

Origin
Latin America / USA / international

Classifications

Holder
Individual
Source of authority
ObservationReason
Subject
More than human
Degree of codification
Highly codifiedPattern based
Mode of transmission
Text drawing
Knowledge type
Propositional
Epistemic cluster
Western philosophical

Referenced by

Sources

  1. Princeton UP. n.d.. https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691170039/modern-architecture-and-climate.
  2. Banham, Reyner. The Architecture of the Well-tempered Environment. Architectural Press / University of Chicago Press, 1969.

Cite this entry

First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "Climatic / Environmental Modernism." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/movement/environmental-modernism/. Accessed July 17, 2026.