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The Tropical Asian House by Robert Powell
First edition of Robert Powell’s influential survey of tropical residential architecture, featuring 27 homes across Southeast Asia. Richly illustrated and architecturally significant, this volume showcases climate-responsive design and cultural integration. A key reference for scholars and collectors of modern Asian architecture.”
- Features 27 architect-designed homes across Southeast Asia, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, and the Philippines.
- Includes works by Geoffrey Bawa, Charles Correa, William Lim, Ernesto Bedmar, and others.
- Richly illustrated with over 150 color photographs, plus 80 architectural plans, sections, and drawings.
- Explores how climate, tradition, and lifestyle shape tropical residential architecture.
