We live in different environments and thus architecture is affected by local stone, bricks, mud bricks. Furthermore, the windows,ceilings,and everything else can be suitable with environment.
you're right, (quite) everything is "suitable" be used to build a building.
The think that needs to be "reliable" is the way in which those thinks are combined and sized. A good design should integrated components to optimize some given building performances.
Givoni did a lot of work on that. He identified similarities in the construction strategies of anscient populations who did not had any opportunity to exchange. They just had in common climate conditions. He drawn two maps of the world: one of the climatic zones (4 main climates) and a second with typologies of construction.
If it deals with what you need, I can give you some material.
All architectures are affected by environmental pollution mostly through the medium of AIR & WATER. Example in India is notably the Taj Mahal being colored by the industrial effluents.
Environmental pollution is the cause to give more damage to the Architectures. Heat,cold, Air and water in excess and prolong exposure has an effect on the architecs.everything from the stone,sand,bricks,metal used in it is affected by the Environment.pollution and chemicals is in our hand so we can prevent damage and decay.proper maintainance is the key for preservation of Heritage architecs.
Dear Salvatore, thank you for your words i am waiting your material
Dear Krishan, Rajshree, i agree with you that pollution give more damage to the architecture, but i mean the environment at the time when buildings were built special the old buildings
Hi Dear Ahmed Abd elkawy Mohamed Abd elkawy Mohamed; In India we have Taj Mahal, Seventh Wonder of the World. Because of polluted environment the beauty of this architectural monument is loosing day by day. Thanks
Dear Nshant, Sarwan thank you you met that the affect of pollution on architecture nowadays>. what about the affect of environment on on architecture and its details, the plan, stone or bricks or mud bricks, the windows wide or narrow etc...