At a time when climate and ethics have become so important to architectural debate; this book proposes an entirely new way for architects to engage with these core issues. Drawing on Tetsuro Watsujilsquo;s (1889-1960) philosophy; the book illuminates climate not as a collection of objective natural phenomena; but as a concrete form of bond in which "who we are"mdash;the subjective human experiencemdash;is indivisibly intertwined with the natural phenomena. The book further elucidates the inter-personal nature of climatic experiences; criticizing a view that sees atmospheric effects of climate under the guise of personal experientialism and reinforcing the linkage between climate and ethos as the appropriateness of a setting for human affairs. This ethical premise of climate stretches the horizon of sustainability as pertaining not only to manrsquo;s solitary relationship with natural phenomenamdash;a predominant trend in contemporary discourse of sustainabilitymdash;but also to manrsquo;s relationship with man. Overcoming climatic determinismmdash;regional determinism; toomdash;and expanding the ethics of the inter-personal to the level where the whole and particulars are joined through the dialectics of the mutually-negating opposites; Jin Baek develops a new thesis engaging with the very urgent issues inherent in sustainable architecture.Crucially; the book explores examples that join climate and the dynamics of the inter-personal; including: Japanese vernacular residential architecture the white residential architecture of Richard Neutra contemporary architectural works and urban artifacts by Tadao Ando and Aldo RossiBeautifully illustrated; this book is an important contribution to the discourse which surrounds architecture; climate and ethics and encourages the reader to think more broadly about how to respond to the current challenges facing the profession.
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