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Why don't we use awnings anymore (2022)

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413 points samclemens | 1 comments | 15 Oct 24 22:11 UTC | HN request time: 0.929s | source
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iamacyborg ◴[16 Oct 24 06:21 UTC] No.41856120[source]▶
I went to Granada a few years back and the vast majority of the apartment buildings I saw out there had awnings.

Meanwhile, my new build, West facing single aspect flat in London regularly heats to 30+ degrees celsius because no one thought about heat management.

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staticlink ◴[16 Oct 24 06:23 UTC] No.41856133[source]▶
I don't understand why newbuild flats are obsessed with using so much glass. Almost everyone I see is being covered up, sometimes even with just cardboard.
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1. kjs3 ◴[16 Oct 24 17:57 UTC] No.41861826[source]▶
I have a friend who bought a very expensive condo on the 20-something floor in one of those fadish^H^H^Htrendy floor-to-ceiling glass buildings. When I visited all I could say was "Gorgeous view. You're going to hate living here." And omfg does he in the summer.