Gallery: 3D Printed Sand Pods Create C...

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Traditional desert architecture often utilizes passive design elements such as wind towers and earthen walls to minimize solar heat gain. PostlerFerguson’s microclimate pods offer another approach that could serve as art installations while working to help cool public areas. The sand pods would be placed in plazas, squares, or along streets, and the evaporative cooling action from the pods would lower the temperature of their immediate surroundings.