65. AC Goes Old School - Part 2

A recent visit to a university in Manila provided an opportunity to see how modern necessities have caught up with old buildings.(designed in various eras, 20's, 50's 80's)

Part 2: The Window type AC

Some of the AC's were probably installed when having air-conditioned classrooms were something new. It's apparent with the use of the window-type, which was a popular choice back then. The split-type AC would have been more energy efficient because it is better at handling prolonged usage.

Nested in the niches, this one is arranged neatly.

AC's installed in a glass facade. The window-type AC's look like plots in a graph here. It would have been nice to have them lined up. The window frames are good reference points.

Tetris

Schools have layers of management so it is difficult to say why things are in their place just by looking. It is apparent that most of the AC placement is reactive rather than pre-planned.