The Architecture of Cool: How AC Entered the Home

Air conditioning changed more than indoor comfort. It changed the way homes, apartments, facades, windows, ceilings, and cities were designed.

In this episode of The Architecture of Cool, we explore how AC entered domestic life, from window units in older apartment buildings to central air in modern homes and split systems in historic European cities.

A story about architecture, air conditioning, climate control, window AC units, central air, split systems, thermal comfort, domestic architecture, modern homes, urban buildings, and the complicated relationship between comfort inside and machinery outside.