My Abode, My Design
“The home is where the heart is”. This thought resonates with me. Your house is a reflection of you- your tastes, habits, likes, and personality. It reveals a lot about you. Designing your house requires… My Abode, My Design
Green Buildings
In 1987, the UN-commissioned The Brundtland Report ‘Our Common Future’ described sustainable development as ‘development that meets the requirements of this without compromising the power of future generations to satisfy their own needs’. More than three decades later, this definition continues to be quite relevant… Green Buildings
Back to School Facilities Toolkit
Back to School Facilities Toolkit Helps Visualize School Design after COVID-19 Summer break is officially underway in most schooling districts across the country, and educators are shifting their focus from the pivot to emergency remote… Back to School Facilities Toolkit
Urban Installations
When someone talks about temporary public installations, the primary thing that pops to mind could be works of art. A rising trend seen around the world has delivered to notice that designers are taking these… Urban Installations
Thermal Insulation- The Energy Saviour
Buildings are a huge source of energy consumption and greenhouse gases emission. Of the energy consumed by buildings, 50% was used for space heating and cooling purposes. Therefore, the conservation of heating and cooling energy… Thermal Insulation- The Energy Saviour
Baroque, Imperfect, Architecture
The saying goes, “Imperfectly perfect”. Well, that stood true for Baroque architecture. Baroque came to English from a French word baroque and a Portuguese word Barocco, both meaning “irregularly shaped/ imperfect” (generally referring to pearls).… Baroque, Imperfect, Architecture
CARBON, the Big- Looming, FOOTPRINT.
Since the 1970s, human resource consumption has been exceeding the provisions that the earth can renew in a year. That means we are overexerting the earth more than it is able to naturally recover. A… CARBON, the Big- Looming, FOOTPRINT.
Post Corona- What Are the Cities Waking Up To?
Post Corona- What Are the Cities Waking Up To? Cities are the epicentre of this pandemic, as they have been in the many other plagues. This virus came from a very crowded city in China.… Post Corona- What Are the Cities Waking Up To?
Masdar City- The Zero We Need
Masdar City- The Zero We Need Ten years back in the United Arab Emirate, a settlement was foundedr fom scratch. The aim was to make it “the world’s most sustainable city”. Masdar City was designed… Masdar City- The Zero We Need
Gothic Architecture- An Old Wine in a New Bottle
Gothic architecture, every time someone mutters this all I can think about is tall, elaborate buildings with ornate decorations, buttresses, pointed arches, tracery and the oculus. Whereas my friend, on the other hand, can only… Gothic Architecture- An Old Wine in a New Bottle
Amphibious Houses – A Buoyant Concept
Amphibious houses derive their name from the class of amphibians due to their shared ability to stay on land and water. An amphibious house is a building that under normal circumstances stays on the ground… Amphibious Houses – A Buoyant Concept
Sydney to Bring us the World’s Tallest Hybrid Timber Tower
The world’s tallest hybrid timber tower to be housed in Sydney if the new project gets attainment. Plans have been unveiled for the said tower. Its design is to be undertaken by the collaborative team… Sydney to Bring us the World’s Tallest Hybrid Timber Tower
Urban Design – A New Take on Shaping Our Cities
Urban design is concerned with the arrangement, appearance and function of our suburbs, towns and cities. It is both a process and an outcome of creating localities in which people live, engage with each other,… Urban Design – A New Take on Shaping Our Cities
Cargotecture – A Beacon of Light for the Construction Industry?
Various new and exciting trends sweep the construction industry. One such is the use of shipping containers for housing purposes, also known as Cargotecture. We have been evolving and adapting to innovations like green buildings… Cargotecture – A Beacon of Light for the Construction Industry?
Has Covid Made our Built Spaces Morbid?
Has COVID made our built spaces morbid? We as a world are facing a pandemic situation, which is growing by leaps and bounds on a daily basis. The scare has driven us all into our… Has Covid Made our Built Spaces Morbid?