Theory

Well-Tempered Environment

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Banham's reframing of architectural history as the history of environmental management and mechanical services.

Climate Infrastructure Tectonics

Details

Introduced: 1969

Classifications

Holder: Individual
Source of authority: Observation
Subject: Human centred
Mode of transmission: Text drawing
Knowledge type: Propositional
Epistemic cluster: Western philosophical

Referenced by

Reyner Banham proposed
The Architecture of the Well-Tempered Environment articulates

Sources

University of Chicago Press. n.d.. https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/A/bo5956755.html.
Banham, Reyner. The Architecture of the Well-Tempered Environment. Architectural Press (London) / University of Chicago Press, 1969.

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First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "Well-Tempered Environment." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theory/well-tempered-environment/. Accessed July 17, 2026.