To withstand the heat that comes with global warming in more northerly latitudes, the book proposes the discovery of architectural solutions already invented by architects practicing in more southerly latitudes, from which we can draw inspiration today to build further north.

The book begins by revisiting the pre-air-conditioned architecture of warm climates, with a scientific study of 120 vernacular buildings, revealing their climatic strategies for staying cool, resisting drought or flooding. The book then looks at the work of some forty contemporary architects already practicing in these warmer latitudes, to understand how their architecture copes with the heat. The book concludes with a dozen essays on the future of architecture in the face of global warming.

To withstand the heat that comes with global warming in more northerly latitudes, the book proposes the discovery of architectural solutions already invented by architects practicing in more southerly latitudes, from which we can draw inspiration today to build further north.

The book begins by revisiting the pre-air-conditioned architecture of warm climates, with a scientific study of 120 vernacular buildings, revealing their climatic strategies for staying cool, resisting drought or flooding. The book then looks at the work of some forty contemporary architects already practicing in these warmer latitudes, to understand how their architecture copes with the heat. The book concludes with a dozen essays on the future of architecture in the face of global warming.