{"product_id":"9781350406865","title":"Reconsidering Tropical Architecture and Urbanism Narratives of Disease, Discomfort, Development and Disaster","description":"\u003ch1\u003eReconsidering Tropical Architecture and Urbanism\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eNarratives of Disease, Discomfort, Development and Disaster\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDeborah van der Plaat | Vandana Baweja | Tom Avermaete\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eArchitecture \/ History \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReconsidering Tropical Architecture and Urbanism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e explores the complex factors - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003efrom climate to colonialism -\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ethat have shaped ideas of tropical architecture from the eighteenth century to the present.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile many studies view tropical architecture simply as the development of climatic design strategies and technologies, this book looks deeper, aligning a history of tropical and subtropical architecture with cultural as well as environmental narratives.  Themes – ranging from climate, tropical medicine, and health, through to race, identity, whiteness studies, development, decolonization, disaster and resilience – are each examined through a series of insightful case studies spanning diverse geographies including Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Australia.  Together, they propose the tropical building or city as a cultural artefact, informed and influenced both by climate and by colonial and post-colonial discourses on the tropical imaginary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDivided into four sections, each introduced by a key cultural or environmental historian, the book presents four overarching themes – Disease, Discomfort, Development, and Disaster – which encapsulate different anxieties surrounding colonisation, acclimatisation, settlement, and decolonisation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChallenging existing perceptions of tropical architecture and inviting readers to critically reassess established narratives, \u003ci\u003eReconsidering Tropical Architecture and Urbanism\u003c\/i\u003e presents an alternative history that exposes the intertwined relationships between tropical architecture, climate, colonialism, settler colonialism, and labour in the global south.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Deborah van der Plaat\u003c\/b\u003e is a senior research fellow in the School of Architecture at the University of Queensland (Australia). Her research examines the architecture of nineteenth- and twentieth-century Australia and its intersection with theories of artistic agency, climate, place, migration and race. Writing histories of Queensland architecture is also a focus within her work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Vandana Baweja\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor in the School of Architecture at the University of Florida, Gainesville, USA. Her research areas are global histories of tropical Architecture and sustainable Architecture. She is the co-editor of \u003ci\u003eArris: The Journal of The Southeast Chapter of The Society of Architectural Historians.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eProfessor Tom Avermaete\u003c\/b\u003e is Chair of the History and Theory of Urban Design at ETH Zurich, Switzerland. His research focuses on the architecture of the city and the changing roles, approaches and tools of architects and urban designers from a cross-cultural perspective. Avermaete is editor of \u003ci\u003eOASE: Journal of Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e and member of the advisory board of the \u003ci\u003eArchitecture Theory Review\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Docomomo Journal.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 April 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Visual Arts\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350406865\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e272\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63046827344012,"sku":"9781350406865","price":103.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_8a0536ad-3608-4f98-8a25-02454682f547.jpg?v=1792194202","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350406865","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}