Includes bibliographical references (p. 248-254) and index.

Introduction -- Climate described -- Robert Smythson and the environment of the Elizabethan country house -- Christopher Wren and the origins of building science -- Palladianism and the climate of England -- Building in the climate of the nineteenth century city -- The arts and crafts house climatically considered -- The modern movement house in the British climate -- The environmental architecture of Alison and Peter Smithson.