Fascinating to notice the influences of natural conditions on design of traditional homes in different places.
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-Mediterranean, Mid East: Open courtyards, flat roofs, integrated indoor/outdoor spaces. Ideal for allowing breeze in hot climates -Northern Europe: Sloped roofs for snow, little indoor/outdoor spaces, optimised to retain heat. That's what I found. What did you notice?
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North Africa has whole cities optimized for air flow through streets and natural cooling. Then someone bulldozes a block and builds a hotel and it stops working... Central European farms are built on a Roman square template, like a mini fortress.
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Typical Czech village house with central courtyard.pic.twitter.com/xfDE2qpCUr
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Icelandic ground dwellings bc of constant temperature.
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Want to look into Japanese stuff because it's so different.
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Dont know Japan but I went here https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changdeokgung … Theres a path thru a huge courtyard with symmetrical buildings on each side. In the past only an Emperor could walk on it. If you walk down it, the power of the imposing architecture feels like the universe is at your feet
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