India: Bio-climatism in vernacular architecture
Author | Indraganti, M. |
Author | Indraganti, Madhavi |
Available date | 2019-09-15T08:22:36Z |
Publication Date | 2018-06-21 |
Publication Name | Sustainable Houses and Living in the Hot-Humid Climates of Asia |
Identifier | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8465-2_5 |
Citation | Indraganti M. (2018) India: Bio-climatism in Vernacular Architecture. In: Kubota T., Rijal H., Takaguchi H. (eds) Sustainable Houses and Living in the Hot-Humid Climates of Asia. Springer, Singapore |
ISBN | 9789811084652 |
ISBN | 9789811084645 |
Abstract | © Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018. Human beings have a natural instinct for bio-climatic home building. Vernacular architecture potentially leverages on this ability while responding to the sociocultural and economic needs of a population. India is a peninsula with a long coastline. A predominantly warm country, India has about 80% of the land under composite and warm-humid climates. This chapter navigates through the bio-climatic vernacular architecture of various climatic zones of India, emphasizing the warm-humid zones. It also provides examples that imbibed the bio-climatic spirit in creating a modern vernacular. |
Language | en |
Publisher | Springer Singapore |
Subject | Bio-climatic design Climate appropriate Hot-dry climate Indian architecture Sustainability Tropical climates Warm-humid climate |
Type | Book chapter |
Pagination | 47-58 |
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