Forms of Cooling in Architecture

1. Auflage 2027
ISBN: 978-1-032-75083-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 189 mm x 246 mm

Forms of Cooling in Architecture reclaims cooling as a central task of architectural design. As rising temperatures and growing energy demand expose the limits of air conditioning as a single solution, the book argues that buildings are not merely containers to be mechanically conditioned. Instead, through the dynamic interaction of their surfaces, volumes, and materials with the sun, sky, air, water and earth, buildings can participate directly in the transfer of heat between the human body and the environment.

Drawing on thermodynamics, biology, architectural history and materials science, Dorit Aviv and guest contributors offer a broad vocabulary of passive and low-energy strategies—from natural ventilation, evaporative cooling, radiative sky cooling and thermal mass to active radiant systems, phase-change materials, personalized cooling and district-scale approaches.

The book begins by examining how heat affects humans, buildings, and cities, then presents an illustrated atlas of cooling approaches grounded in design principles. The final section turns to experimental projects by the author and other experts, exploring how novel materials, geometries, and community-specific applications might shape more adaptive and resilient futures for cooling.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate, Professional Practice & Development, and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Aviv, Dorit

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Gebäudetypen
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Innenarchitektur, Architekturdesign
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Haustechnik, Gebäudeautomatisierung
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Architektur: Allgemeines
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Gestaltung, Darstellung, Bautechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Technik: Berufe & Ausbildung
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Ökologische Aspekte in der Architektur
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Architektur: Berufspraxis

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: Principles  1. Cooling Fundamentals: Humans, Buildings and Cities 2. Current Cooling Practices in a Historical Perspective 3. Learning From Nature  Part 2: Strategies  Introduction: The Vocabulary of Architectural Cooling 1. Radiating Surfaces: Thermal Radiation 2. Flowing Volumes: Ventilative Cooling 3. Massive Solids: Cooling by the Earth and the Building Mass 4. Calibrated Moisture: Evaporative Cooling and Dehumidification 5. From Human Scale to Urban Scale  Part 3: Experiments  Introduction 1. Hydroculus: A Hydrogel-Laden Oculus 2. Thermal Loops: Buoyancy Flow and the Thermal Reorganization of Architectural Space 3. The Thermoheliodome: Emissions and Reflections of Radiant Heat 4. Urban Shelters: Cooling with All Forms of Heat Transfer 5. Dynamic Matter: Experiments in Responsive Materials

Über Autor(innen)

Dorit Aviv is an assistant professor of architecture at the University of Pennsylvania’s Weitzman School of Design, where she directs the Thermal Architecture Lab, a cross-disciplinary laboratory at the intersection of thermodynamics, architecture, and materials science. A licensed architect, she holds a Ph.D. in architectural technology from Princeton University, a master’s degree in architecture with a certificate in urban policy from Princeton University, and a B.Arch. from The Cooper Union. Her research examines the synergies between renewable environmental forces and architectural materials and forms, and their impact on building energy performance, air quality, and human health.

Collaborating with urban communities most affected by extreme heat, Aviv explores how architecture can mitigate heat stress without relying on air conditioning. Her work has been supported by federal agencies, foundations, and industry partners, including the U.S. Department of Energy, the National Science Foundation, the Environmental Protection Agency, and Microsoft. Her passive and low-energy cooling prototypes have gained international recognition, including a Holcim Award for Sustainable Design and Construction in 2021 and a Ramboll Foundation grant supporting the first publicly accessible, solar-powered open-air cooling shelter, built in New York City in 2025, and awarded the 2026 AIA-NYS project award in the infrastructure category.