The way nature solves real-life issues is different from the engineered solutions. Nature has its own sustainable ways which are worth applying to solve our real-world problems. By now, we know that this process of… Biomimicry: Translating Nature into Architecture- Part 2
Have you heard the saying ‘Nature works in mysterious ways?’ Nature in itself has an adaptive system that helps it to cope up with environmental changes. Solutions to a lot of our everyday issues can be… Biomimicry: Translating Nature into Architecture Part 1
Abstract The Covid19 pandemic has changed our perspective. While it was a huge stress on our emotional, physical and mental well-being, it has also taught us a great lesson. A lesson o foresee the unpredictable… Futuristic Solutions: Bio Cabins for post Climatic Changes
Natural light has an effect on a human’s health, mood, and comfort in their surroundings. Thoughtful use of natural light plays an important role in creating an environment that is warm and inviting. A poorly… Architecture & Natural Light
Prefabricated technology is considered to be the future of architecture. This method although being new in the industry has created to carve a niche for itself. In the urban times, where cityscapes are widening their… Prefabrication is the Future of Architecture
Project – Jiuzhou Bay Client – Zhuhai Jiuzhou Bay Holdings Group Design – Skidmore, Owings & Merill Location – Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, China SOM designs a new waterfront development for China’s most liveable city, Zhuhai. The vision… SOM’s New Waterfront Development for China’s most Liveable City
Our current actions define the future of us and our cities. Architects are responsible for shaping the future cities. So while designing any form of buildings, we need to think about the future generations for… The Changing Definitions of Futuristic Architecture
Architecture has a psychological effect on every human being, it could be both negative or positive. Due to a major rise in the population, architecture became commercialized. Its growth became rapid and unstoppable. With this… Human Centric Design
Sustainability has been the awakening call of the hours. Climate crisis has made sustainability as a mandate now. Architects, engineers, and designers all over the world are crafting buildings from the most renewable and sustainable… Wooden Skyscrapers that Trap Carbon Emissions
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 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
Desired lines can be defined as an unconventional or those paths in an Urban Design context where there is no concrete construction of a pathway or a walkway. Sometimes it is also named for paths… Desired Lines in Urban Design and User Experience
As per the new normal, social distancing has now become the protocol globally. Many architecture schools and facilities have remained closed so far amidst the pandemic to ensure safety and have turned into educating students… Coronavirus Pandemic and Architecture Schools
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 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
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
AI by far, has had an impactful change in various industries such as cybersecurity, medicine, manufacturing, etc. Architecture has also welcomed AI, which in turn has changed the way the industry works. Architecture over the… Bringing AI into Architecture
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 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
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? 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?