Aristotle’s theory as a tool for inspiration in architecture. The shelter of the archaeological site at Akrotiri

In idyllic ATHENS of the 5th century B.C. while gazing out at the Aegean Sea, ARISTOTLE codified the theory of the presocratic philosophers on the value of the 4 basic elements FIRE(SUN), AIR. WATER, EARTH and the 4 basic qualities WARM-COLD, DRY-WET. I shall try then, very quickly to run with you some PRINCIPLE IDEAS (Spots more or less) on how I have been educated and thus inspired by the ARISTOTLES theory to create a sustainable (VIABLE) Architectural design leading to re-establish a friendly microclimate in our full of smoke and POLLUTED ENVIRONMENT through the SUN, the AIR, the WATER and the EARTH. The notion of experiencing, of living if you like, the built environment through the natural and the artificial events that form it, led in the past to the formulation of the prevailing principles of ARCHITECTURE at various times. One of these Architectural principles was and is the ATRIUM through which - from the ancient times - was brought the SUN and the AIR in the heart of the buildings.