Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Florida, from behind the lens

This is going to be a duh statement, but one thing I realized while gallivanting around Florida is how architecture is affected by the culture that originally settled in that area.  Not that I know much about the history of that area; I'm just sayin.

Looking around, it's all red-tiled roofs, arches, lots of windows, lots of white but lots of color too - both bright and mellow.  No stately brick mansions with wrap-around porches (of course), no flimsy shacks with palm frond roofs...it's a very beautiful place in its own way.




















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  1. LeahSeptember 13, 2011 at 12:39 PM

    I think a lot of it is climate related - lots of sun, higher than average potential for high winds and flooding. Everything seems to be made of concrete down here for one thing! If you wanted to research the history of it, it wouldn't take a much effort as some places though - the area has really only been livable year-round since they invented air conditioning!

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  2. JaimeSeptember 14, 2011 at 8:01 AM

    I've been thinking a lot lately about how much geography and climate shape the people of an area. Less so now because of central air and heat, but still.

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