Few parts of a building work harder than its envelope (also known as its facade). The envelope is the part of the building most visible from the outside--so it should be visually appealing--but it can also have the biggest effect on the well-being and safety of its occupants--so the envelope should be help heat and cool the building; allow light into it; and provide necessary structure. Too often; a buildings envelope is more aesthetically striking than functional; or vice versa. A great building envelope; though; architecturally integrates all of its elements.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful. POLANDS TRAGIC HISTORY IN CINEMA: OPTIMISM and HOPEBy ForhastaAndrzej Wajda is the father of Polish cinema. This beautifully done book takes one through Polands tragic history; but at the same time; the feeling of triumph in the end is always there. Considering what the Poles have gone through; its nothing less than amazing that the country endured to be the 7th largest country in Europe. Wajdas movies; like Chopins music gave/continue to give the Polish nation hope. The Poles never gave up as is apparant of the Poland today. Andrej Wajda had a lot to do with Polands sucesses.Read more about Polands history in The Polish Way: A Thousand-Year History of the Poles and Their Culture - Chopin: A New Biography - The Forgotten Few: The Polish Air Force in the Second World War - Gods Playground: A History of Poland; Vol. 2: 1795 to the PresentKatyn: A Crime Without Punishment (Annals of Communism Series) - Looking at Poland (Looking at Countries)... Cheshch!