Tropical architecture :
Lauber, Wolfgang, Prof.
Tropical architecture : sustainable and humane building in Africa, Latin America, and South-East Asia / Wolfgang Lauber ; with contributions by Peter Cheret, Klaus Ferstl, and Eckhart Ribbeck. - Munich ; New York : Prestel, c2005. - 203 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 31 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 201).
An introduction to the world of the tropics.- Defining the climatic zones.- A critical view of present-day building in the tropics.- An analysis of traditional architecture in the tropics.- Fundamentals of climatically appropriate building and relevant design principles.- New approaches to a climatically appropriate and humane architecture in the tropics.- Urban planning in Latin America,Africa and Asia.- Urban planning and housing in East Asia and China.- Towards a new architecture for the Tropics.- Bibliography.
3791331353 (alk. paper)
Architecture, Tropical.
720.470913 / LAU
Tropical architecture : sustainable and humane building in Africa, Latin America, and South-East Asia / Wolfgang Lauber ; with contributions by Peter Cheret, Klaus Ferstl, and Eckhart Ribbeck. - Munich ; New York : Prestel, c2005. - 203 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 31 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 201).
An introduction to the world of the tropics.- Defining the climatic zones.- A critical view of present-day building in the tropics.- An analysis of traditional architecture in the tropics.- Fundamentals of climatically appropriate building and relevant design principles.- New approaches to a climatically appropriate and humane architecture in the tropics.- Urban planning in Latin America,Africa and Asia.- Urban planning and housing in East Asia and China.- Towards a new architecture for the Tropics.- Bibliography.
3791331353 (alk. paper)
Architecture, Tropical.
720.470913 / LAU