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 architecture rather than Palladian. In Europe, the Palladian revival ended by the end of the 18th century. In North America, Palladianism lingered a little longer; Thomas Jefferson's floor plans and elevations owe a great deal to Palladio's "Quattro Libri." The term "Palladian" today is often misused, and tends to describe a building with any classical pretensions. There was, however, a revival of Palladian ideas amongst the colonial revivalists of the early 20th century, and the strain has been unbroken, even through the modernist period. In the mid-20th century, the originality of the approach of the architectural historian Colin Rowe had the