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7 architectural traditions that kept buildings cool long before electricity did
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This article explores historical architectural techniques that provided natural cooling before the invention of air conditioning. It highlights methods like wind catchers and adobe construction as sustainable design solutions for extreme heat.
Wind catchers, thick adobe walls, courtyards built around shade — the design solutions that solved extreme heat centuries before air conditioning existed
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