Download or read book Sun Rhythm Form written by Ralph Knowles and published by Mit Press. This book was released on 1985-03-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While solar technology for individual buildings has become an accepted part of architectural design, Knowles takes the next innovative step. In this book, he proposes solar access in urban environments with a novel design method called the "solar envelope."Ralph L. Knowles is Professor of Architecture, University of Southern California, Los Angeles.