5.4 | Themes

A number of themes run through House Beautiful's Climate Control articles in the content which is depicted. This can be categorized into a number of themes. Click on the theme below to see more;

Climate and landscape

In both House Beautiful and the AIA Bulletin, plantings and landscape alternations are heavily promoted for helping to further control natural forces. Landscape serves to provide an aesthetic view as well as privacy from others and an encapsulated micro-climate surrounding the home.


House Beautiful diagram; the use of plantings to mitigate climatic elements.


House Beautiful diagram; integration of climatic and aesthetic needs in the relationship between home and site.


House Beautiful; zoning the landscape to control comfort at different times of the year.