Jalousie window interior of the house from jealous peering eyes. A patent for a basic louvered window was applied for in the US by a Joseph W. Walker, of Malden, Massachusetts, in 1900 and issued November 26, 1901, as patent no. 687705. A popular hand-cranked glass, aluminum, and screen window combination was later designed by American engineer Van Ellis Huff and found widespread use in temperate climates before the advent of air-conditioning. Jalousie windows were a popular feature in Mid-century modern houses, especially those built in warm and humid climates. Jalousie windows maximize natural ventilation by allowing airflow through the entire window
Palladian villas of the Veneto It faces south, and is not balanced by a similar element on the other side of the house. The World Heritage site includes the following villas: <onlyinclude> </onlyinclude> Other villas designed by Palladio but actually not included in the World Heritage list: In the "Quattro libri" (1570), Palladio published other projects of villas, but unrealized. Among them Villa Mocenigo a Marocco (now in Mogliano Veneto) and Villa Mocenigo "alla Brenta". Palladian villas of the Veneto The Palladian villas of the Veneto are villas designed by architect Andrea Palladio, all of whose buildings were erected in the Veneto, the mainland region