An essay on the Tropical Modern house in Asia, Africa and Oceania for this book on Tropical Architecture for publisher Gestalten. The essay is a flying journey through vast networks, multitudes of micro-climates, innovative vernaculars and nuanced relationships (political, economic, social) that define the development of Modernism in the Tropics from Colombo to Dar es Salaam, Phnom Penh to Nouméa.