What can we learn from Tropical Modernist buildings? | BBC News

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What can we learn from Tropical Modernist buildings? | BBC News


The late 1940s saw the rise of Tropical Modernism – it was a style of architecture that took the simple design of modernism and adapted it into cool buildings for hot and humid climates.

So, why is there now a growing interest in this type of design?

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  1. Tropical modernism is not something the British invented.. its inspired by long used traditional architectural techniques in these countries like India by local architects.

  2. Too many hollow, meaningless, pointless, buzzwords to say nothing. They invented and pioneered nothing, just mediocrity. All countries hot or cold build historically cabins/huts/mudhuts based on their climate to keep the heat out with high ceiling or keep the cabin hot in cold climate by having low ceilings….. for 1000s of years.
    Just copy what the locals have been doing and dont take credit for it by renaming, rebranding their stuff as yours.

  3. These buildings are ugly like in the Soviet Union. How can a building provide cooling? It can only delay entrance for heat if the walls are thick and there are few windows. A "breeze soley" is supposed to be shielding windows from a high sun like a roof overhang. If you provide a forced draft, that allows people to sweat, but it is not truly cool, and might piss off someone who gets a headache. No windows also keeps flies out.

    I previously worked in a theater where the studio room was 4 rooms away from the nearest window. It was built of rock/cement. It stayed cool up to the closing time in June. But eventually warmed up when we returned in August.