Comments on: How to Build a House in the Tropics

By: garth delapenha

garth delapenha — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:34:57 +0000

look at the work of a Ghanaian architect, Alero Olympio wonderful 21st century interpretations of those concepts with the added emphasis of the utilization of indegenous materials, innovating the production of fundamentals from local sources

By: BettyB

BettyB — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:21:19 +0000

I’ve been saying it for years. You see it all over the Caribbean, the southern US and parts of Australia and that part of the world; the Imperialists were masters of ‘econeering!’ Too bad we went “modern” in the ’60s.

By: Jinx McDonald

Jinx McDonald — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:11:13 +0000

Good for you! A great article. We must bring back this old style of architecture in hot climates. It makes perfect sense – is so much more comfortable for tropical living, & looks a darn sight better then those awful concrete block houses which are nothing more than big ovens!

By: BettyB

BettyB — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:19:15 +0000

That was exactly my point, Penny!

By: vitamin d

vitamin d — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:02:55 +0000

Hello
I must say that these are good photographs.Its really good to know about old houses.Nice information on house.Thank you very much for sharing this with us.I like it.

By: Penny Sturrock Harding

Penny Sturrock Harding — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:15:57 +0000

Not only do you make great sense but it’s also a ‘green’ way to build and live!