Activism in Architecture: Bright Dreams of Passive Energy Design

by Margot McDonald (Editor), Carolina Dayer (Editor)

Overview

This edited collection gathers contributions from a diverse range of renowned scholars and professionals to uncover the unique relationship between passive architectural systems and activism. Focusing on the pioneering work of the influential American chemist and inventor, Harold R. Hay (1909–2009), and the environmental awareness events that took hold in the United States during the 1960s and 1970s, the book assembles essays which closely examine Hay's contribution to architecture and the work of those who directly and tangentially were affected by it. The book also offers insights into the role of passive energy design today. Appealing to researchers, architects and students interested in architecture and design technology, Activism in Architecture explores the role of passive environmental inventions as an active agent in shaping socio-political debates.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367665678
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/30/2020
Series:	Routledge Research in Architecture
Pages:	198
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Margot McDonald is Department Head and Professor of Architecture at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), USA. She teaches an interdisciplinary design studio between architecture, construction, engineering, landscape and building design with an emphasis on building energy and environmental performance.

Carolina Dayer is an Architect and Assistant Professor in Architecture at the Aarhus School of Architecture, Denmark. In 2011 she founded her own architectural practice, Bottega 11, and she is one of the editors and author of Confabulations: Storytelling in Architecture (Routledge, 2016).

Table of Contents

List of illustrations ix

List of contributors xiii

Acknowledgments xix

Introduction: still in haste Margot McDonald Carolina Dayer 1

Part I Once upon a sun 13

1 Letter to the Select Committee On Small Business of the United States Senate Harold R. Hay 15

2 A clear sky story on the evolution of passive solar design: the source and multiple applications of Harold Hay's roof pond system Kenneth Haggard 23

3 Harold Hay's influence and the Zomeworks Corporation Steve Baer 35

4 Free passive solar heating for cold, cloudy winters: designing molecules and crystal structures Day Chahroudi 43

5 The empire strikes back: when too good becomes threatening Kenneth Haggard 51

6 Determining market demand and feasibility for roof pond systems in California William Siembieda 59

Part II Active repercussions 71

7 Creating the context for a solar future: two activists, two buildings Robert Peña 73

8 Shade, mass and water: activism by degrees John S. Reynolds 83

9 Passive cooling systems in times of climate change Pablo La Roche 93

10 Actively stretching passive: adventures with night roof spray cooling Richard (Dick) Bourne 107

11 Untapped potentials in Harold Hay's roof pond system for passive heating in cold climate regions Daniel. J. Overbey 119

Part III Necessity and pleasure 131

12 Building experience Dale Clifford 133

13 Thermal landscaping of buildings: climate-proofing design Susan Roaf 145

14 Resilience as a driver of passive design Alex Wilson 155

15 From survivability to thrivability: finding joy in passive design Vikram Sami 165

Index 175