ABSTRACT This paper focusses on identifying the information needs of modern-day architects seeking to design low-energy naturally ventilated buildings. We present the results of a survey conveying the personal views of international MA/MSc/MArch student architects at the Architectural Association School of Architecture, London, UK. The aim was to gain insight and raise awareness of architects’ current information requirements. Our study covered aspects concerning architects’ perceived knowledge of natural ventilation, the resources they most frequently use/refer to (and prefer to use) for design guidance, their perceived barriers when designing for natural ventilation, and their preference for the style and format for future natural ventilation design guides. Our results reveal that design codes and case studies of exemplar buildings, rather than technically-orientated journals, were the preferred literature. A need for architect-focussed design guidance, in a visual format using conventions and terminologies already familiar to, or readily appreciated by, architects was identified.

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捕捉建筑师的需求：调查他们当前对自然通风设计的信息需求

摘要 本文侧重于确定寻求设计低能耗自然通风建筑的现代建筑师的信息需求。我们展示了一项调查的结果，这些调查传达了英国伦敦建筑协会建筑学院国际 MA/MSc/MArch 学生建筑师的个人观点。目的是获得洞察力并提高对建筑师当前信息需求的认识。我们的研究涵盖了建筑师对自然通风的感知知识、他们最常使用/参考（和更喜欢使用）的资源进行设计指导、他们在设计自然通风时感知的障碍，以及他们对风格和格式的偏好。未来自然通风设计指南。我们的结果表明，示范建筑的设计规范和案例研究，而不是以技术为导向的期刊，是首选的文献。确定需要以架构师已经熟悉或易于理解的惯例和术语以可视化格式提供以架构师为中心的设计指南。