建筑系专业英语2.ppt

What do we expect out of windows? I need a room overlooking sea. Also we repeat, obviously this figure will vary enormously from one part of the world to another. It is fairly reasonable to believe that the floor/window ratio, though different in different regions, may be more or less constant within any given region. It is fairly reasonable to believe that the floor/window ratio, though different in different culture, may be more or less constant within any given region. It is fairly reasonable to believe that the floor/window ratio, though different in different programs, may be more or less constant within any given region. It is fairly reasonable to believe that the floor/window ratio, though different in different times, may be more or less constant within any given region. 192 WINDOWS OVERLOOKING LIFE floor/window ratio It is fairly reasonable to believe that the floor/window ratio, though different in different regions, may be more or less constant within any given region. Also we repeat, obviously this figure will vary enormously from one part of the world to another. Imagine: Antarctica, Northern Norway, Italy, Brazilian jungle. . . . What is the best approach to OVERLOOKING LIFE ? 225 FRAMES AS THICKENED EDGES Any homogeneous membrane which has holes in it will tend to rupture at the holes, unless the edges of the holes are reinforced by thickening. The most familiar example of this principle at work is in the human face itself. Both eyes and mouth are surrounded by extra bone and flesh. It is this thickening, around the eyes and mouth, which gives them their character and helps to make them such important parts of human physiognomy.. A building also has its eyes and mouth: the windows and the doors. And following the principle which we observe in nature, almost every building has its windows and doors elaborated, made more special, by just the kind of thickening we see in eyes and mouths. The fact that openings in natu