Theory

Climatic Modernism

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Barber's revisionist history of modern architecture as a climate-mediating, envelope-based design culture displaced by mechanical air-conditioning.

Climate Tectonics Knowledge

Details

Introduced
2020

Classifications

Holder
Individual
Source of authority
Observation
Subject
More than human
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.

Cite this entry

First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

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