Wind tower

One of the main reasons for global warming is the burning of fossil fuels, natural gas, coal, etc which produces large amounts of greenhouse gases.....

This diagram shows how a wind catcher creates positive pressure on the windward side and negative pressure on the leeward side and how in doing so cool fresh air is pulled in and circulates the hot stale air out, it does a good job showing this by being very simple to read and shows just the basics of how the process works

This installation by MAS Architecture Studio reimagines the Emirati Barjeel wind tower using 480 layers of recycled cardboard for Dubai Design Week.

Ancient people had a lot of modern luxuries. No Internet, though, so we still win.

Wind catchers — an ancient technique to beat the heat — could help us once more in our quest for emissions-free cooling.

Wind towers – aren’t they just beautiful? Not only that, they provide low-tech, totally renewable energy solutions to day-time desert heat waves. Within the capped tower is a port that is opened t…

Image 11 of 18 from gallery of What is a Traditional Windcatcher?. Windcatcher Project. Image © Specht Harpman of Specht Architects

A brick-clad tower provides a landmark for this sculpture workshop and cultural hub in Edinburgh by Sutherland Hussey Harris

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Wind City: A Tower Without Air Conditioning

Wind Tower in Yazd, Iran

Wissam Yassine and Karim Elgendy During the 1990s and the early 2000s, the UAE, and the city of Dubai in particular, witnessed a rapid rate of growth in its built environment driven by a real estate bubble. In the span of a few years the city’s unpr

Tower in Zaabeel park, Dubai. Proposal for the Thyssenkrupp 2009 competition.We designed a sustainable iconic tower that harvests water and energy from the wind.

The Encyclopaedia Iranica is a comprehensive research tool dedicated to the study of Iranian civilization in the Middle East, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and the Indian subcontinent

21st Century Wind Tower Design