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Ideas: Architectural lessons for the future, via the past
- Source: The UNESCO Courier, Volume 2019, Issue 4, Dec 2019, p. 28 - 33
- Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish
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- 19 Dec 2019
Abstract
Modern cities, with their paved roads and glass towers, are hardly adapted to cope with the expected rise in temperatures. Designed to provide shade and air circulation, traditional buildings in the Middle East, Gulf and African countries could inspire more sustainable and environmentally-friendly habitats in other parts of the world.
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