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3 Stories About Regional Architecture
Over at Inventing Green, Alexis Madrigal looks at the adoption of air-conditioners. He talks about how the rise of electrical cooling seems to have lead to a crash in regional building techniques.
“Of course, the use of air conditioning allowed homeowners to enjoy a new degree of comfort, but a goodly portion of the residential air-conditioning load simply replaced the comfort once provided — at little environmental cost — by good design,” Rome writes.
The whole thing put me in mind of three incidents that highlight the critical importance of a regional context in usable architecture. Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Livability, Personal Experiences, vernacular architecture
Tagged Alexis Madrigal, British Columbia, Canada, contextual sensitivity, Dalhousie, Earth Rangers Wildlife Center, Halifax, imported design, insulation, Inventing Green, Killam Library, LEED, Ontario, Quiet Babylon, regional architecture, regional building techniques, regional context, Salt Spring Island, thoughtful design, Tim Maly, vernacular architecture
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