A lot of Caribbean architects have one concern or the other about designing for the tropics; but ne of the things that I have always liked to consider is not simply the physical reaction to tropicality (I'm sure this is a word), but the thinking process of a tropical person who will live in a particular place. Not just tropical building, but tropical thinking. A lot of our Caribbean style (arguments still fester over this one) is said to be just mutations of colonial influence; but the hot winds, the flaming sunsets, the sudden tamtrums of rain, this affects how a person thinks and affects their environment.
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