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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.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Munich ; New York : Prestel, c2005.Description: 203 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 31 cmISBN:
  • 3791331353 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 720.470913 LAU
Contents:
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.
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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.