/  by Thomas DeVoss

icancauseaconstellation:

The Wind Catchers of Hyderabad 1928 - Photo from the book “Architecture without Architects” by Bernard Rudofsky.

The city of Hyderabad in the Sindh province of Pakistan was once dominated by a roofscape of towering wind catchers, or “bad-gir”, as they were known locally.  These fixed wind scoops would provide ventilation to the whole household in the hot summer days. The heating of the chimney would cause cool air to be drawn from high up and would then be channeled through the rooms and out the front door. This method had been in use in the city for over five hundred years, but has now mostly been replaced by mechanical air conditioning with the chimneys being used to install satellite dishes.

/  by Thomas DeVoss

midcenturymodernfreak:

Becket Residence - Los Angeles, CA - 1952 | B&W Photos: Maynard Parker

Welton Becket was an architect who helped to shape the landscape of Los Angeles, CA with his unique and innovative modern buildings. Graduating from the University of Washington program in Architecture in 1927, Becket went on to design homes for celebrities like James Cagney and Robert Montgomery. Some of his most recognizable work include the 1956 Capitol Records Building, the 1963 Cinerama Theater on Hollywood’s Sunset Boulevard, the 1959 Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, and the 1969 Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.

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