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Architectural Design 96.3: The New Heliomorphism: A General Theory of Solar Architecture

Architectural Design 96.3: The New Heliomorphism: A General Theory of Solar Architecture

Craig, Salmaan
Simone, Ashley
Waldheim, Charles

Paperback

General Architecture

Publisher Price: $40.00

PREORDER - Expected ship date November 3, 2026

ISBN13: 9798994298220
Publisher: Architectural Design Magazine
Published: Nov 3 2026
Pages: 144
Language: English

On the role of solar orientation and thermal energy within the architecture of the Anthropocene

How might architecture be reshaped by cascading flows of ambient energy, through solar fluxes and thermal gradients, linked to biogenic growing cycles? This issue of Architectural Design examines the relations among three progressive practices that have emerged in contemporary architecture over the past decade: critical solar performance, thermal self-regulation and circular economies of biogenic materials. The New Heliomorphism proposes a unifying theory to reconcile the contradictions within and between these distinct modes of spatial projection and their implications for contemporary practice. The issue features contributions from leading voices across three thematic modes of ecologically informed practice: biopolitics and critical solar performance; thermal gradients and thermodynamic sections; and biogenic materials after extraction.

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