Lauber, Wolfgang,  Prof. <br/><br/>
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. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 201). 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>3791331353 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Architecture, Tropical.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>720.470913  / LAU