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Article: Critical mass. (use of principles of natural heating, cooling and ventilation for building in Harare, Zimbabwe)
- Article from:
- The Architectural Review
- Article date:
- September 1, 1996
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Using principles of natural heating, cooling and ventilation, this colossal building in Harare provides an intriguing model for a more sustainable form of commercial development.
Originally developed in the temperate climate of Europe, the air-conditioned glass tower continues to be exported indiscriminately around the world. From Buenos Aires to Beijing, central business districts are characterised by these homogeneous symbols of corporatism and profligacy. Even in Africa, with its extremes of climate and scarcity of resources, the model is unthinkingly replicated. So it is encouraging to report on a new building in Zimbabwe's capital Harare that could provide an ...