Traditional architecture, building materials and appropriate modernity in Chilean cities

I.A. Cartes

Renewable Energy, 1998, vol. 15, issue 1, 283-286

Abstract: This paper discusses and analyses new buildings, inspired by traditional models of architecture, that propose energy savings and the use of local material revalidating the urban image of Chilean cities.

Keywords: Tradition; patterns of design; climatic effects; geographical context; local/recyclable materials; built form; appropriate modernity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1998
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DOI: 10.1016/S0960-1481(98)00174-8

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