Sustainability design has a wide spectrum of applicability. Beyond the typical materials like plastic and glass that are widely recycled and are getting used, there are other unconventional materials. These recycled materials help the ideology… 7 Innovative Structures made from Recycled materials
“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
Microsoft has joined hands with eight other corporations all around the world to establish a global goal of erasing their carbon footprints by the year 2030. They intend to be a part of a carbon-negative… Microsoft teams up with Nike, Mercedes-Benz, and Unilever for a Carbon negative business!
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
Well, Architecture photography has a long history and our modern-day, visually – the obsessed culture has got us consuming a large quantity of architecture through photographs and spacial experiences. The intersection between architecture and photography… Architecture Photography
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
In a technologically driven era, home design and décor industry have eased out with the help of certain applications. Many apps are now handy to use even on a mobile phone! These home designs apps… 7 Best Home Design Apps
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
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
Buildings consume a huge amount of energy, almost 70% of electricity and 1/3 of all the greenhouse gases are produced by buildings. As architects and designers, it is our social responsibility to look after these… Utilisation of Renewable Energy
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.
Modern Urbanism Modern Urbanism can be referred to as an enhanced approach and intervention to the underlying issues of urban planning. It is basically a modern outlook or discipline towards the aspects of urban growth… Architecture & Modern Urbanism: How are they related?
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
Just like us, our buildings have a lifeline and an expiration date. The buildings built in the mid – 70s have now started to wear and tear. With rapid urbanization and cities becoming denser and… Demolished Materials Getting a Rebirth!
We are nearing to proclaiming a climate emergency on a global level; our environment is reaching its limit. The average global temperature and pollution levels have only risen. Year by year, the sea level is… How can Green Buildings fix Climate Emergencies?
The advent of Robotics and automotive technology has led to a lot of thinking that has been done in each and every genre. Automation and robotics can be implemented in nearly all the fields today… Architecture & Robotics: A revolutionary shift
Visual Representation in Architecture forms a convenient tool for designers to express their ideas and thoughts to the end-user. They help to convey the concept which the designer has visualized to the users, it helps… Visual Representation in Architecture
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 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
Offices and studios are a prime zone for communal interactions; they act as a community binder which helps in making society more proactive and collaborative. They also remain crucial spaces to generate creativity and ideas.… Physical Workplaces in the World after Pandemic