{"product_id":"the-iconic-tropical-house-by-patrick-bingham-hall-9780500027011","title":"The Iconic Tropical House","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA luscious survey of forty-five of the most interesting tropical houses built in South-East Asia and Australia over the last fifty years, arranged decade by decade.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis stunningly illustrated volume presents forty-five of the most interesting tropical houses of the last fifty years, surveying India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia and northern Australia, arranged decade by decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor Patrick Bingham-Hall sets the houses in context, arguing that climate, colonisation and modernism, as well as geo-political events since the end of World War II, and even air conditioning, have created a very specific set of circumstances and therefore houses. These are buildings with pitched roofs, broad overhangs and eaves, verandas, big doors and windows, that optimise airflow and solar orientation. Larger-than-life, open to the elements, this is soaring architecture with a strong sense of place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBingham-Hall makes the case that this is architecture that's environmentally attuned and innately sustainable. It's also a book of lush, jaw-dropping houses that seamlessly blend indoor and outdoor, in locations anyone would want to visit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47082833314028,"sku":"9780500027011","price":100.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/90973482366.jpg?v=1765277913","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-iconic-tropical-house-by-patrick-bingham-hall-9780500027011","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}