Eastgate Centre, Harare
I was in Cairo a few years ago and in the old Islamic city there was a couple of big mosques. This dates back to the Islamic era (around 1359). Standing in the venue that separate the two mosques. Here is the location: <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/ibwqwb33PcUJvm1K7" rel="nofollow">https://goo.gl/maps/ibwqwb33PcUJvm1K7</a><p>It was in the Summer and Cairo was boiling hot. But interestingly the venue was pretty cool. There was two factors: The mosques shadowed each other in a way that you don't get exposed in the sun. Another factor, there was a cool air flow coming from somewhere(?). My guess would be that the two buildings where engineered to both protect from the sun and generate the airflow.<p>You can sit in the venue all day long and not be annoyed with the hot weather. The buildings themselves where pretty cool inside.<p>I think the question is: Why are we so inefficient today? It's not about looks either: We are building even uglier buildings. The building I'm living in right now is buzzing with air-conditioning units. It's wasteful and it's also an inferior solution (headaches, dry air, only inside is cool, etc...)