Timeless Ingenuity Delving into the Ancient Origins of Wind-Powered Devices
Early Beginnings
The usage of wind power dates back to ancient civilizations, with evidence of its utilization f… Read More
(TrendHunter.com) This subterranean hotel uses a windcatcher tower to ventilate the underground spaces, drawing in hotel air which is cooled over open pools of water. This is accomplishe… Read More
There are times during the summer when getting in a car feels like crawling in an oven. Tiny beads of perspiration cling to your head, and it feels like the seventh dimension of hell. Bu… Read More
Head of the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran in the central province of Yazd says the efforts to inscribe the “technology of constructing windcatchers&rd… Read More
Home of Zoroastrianism, the ancient religion of Persia until the Muslim conquest in the 7th century, the city of Yazd is a maze of mud-brick streets that surprises you at every corner.From… Read More
Overlooking the deep blue waters of the Persian Gulf, Dubai is a city where past, present, and future collide. Ultramodern, glass-and-steel towers stand alongside historic Arabic Ma… Read More