Sunday, November 20, 2011

Eastgate Centre, Harare - Mick Pearce

The "termite mound building".
Eastgate Centre, Harare - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://inhabitat.com/building-modelled-on-termites-eastgate-centre-in-zimbabwe/
Because of its altitude, Harare has a temperate climate despite being in the tropics, and the typical daily temperature swing is 10 or 40 °C. This makes a mechanical or passive cooling system a viable alternative to artificial air-conditioning.