The Architecture of Cool: Climate Control and the Invention of AC

Air conditioning is not just a modern convenience. It belongs to one of architecture’s oldest questions: how do we create shelter from the world outside?

In this episode of The Architecture of Cool, we explore climate control as a core part of architecture, from shade, walls, courtyards, wind, and water to the invention of modern AC in the early twentieth century.

This is a story about heat, comfort, cities, industry, and the moment buildings began to manufacture indoor weather.