Context: Biodiversity is a variety of life, ranging from plants, animals and other organisms that can be found in one ecosystem. For many, biodiversity is something which is associated with rural areas, where you can… Can Urban Biodiversity Be an Answer?
How can virtual 3D modeling and simulation help us to create better cities? Well, an answer to this is, new technologies offer new possibilities for the planning and designing of cities. Modeling of an urban… Virtual 3D Modeling & Simulation
Cheonggyecheon, is a public recreational park located in Seoul, South Korea, wherein the government decided to dismantle the 10 lane road and 4 lane highway along the Cheonggyecheon stream. The idea for this was to… Revisiting Cheonggyecheon Stream, Korea
“We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us” – Winston Churchill The role of architecture in a society today is changing and there is a lack of interest in critical social issues from a profession… Community- Engaged Design
An Overview: The total Global waste is expected to double from nearly 2 million in 2016 to 4 billion tonnes by 2050 as the urban populations grow. As the population increases the consumption and waste,… Can IoT Help Us Get on Top of Waste Crisis?
Dharavi, one of the largest slums around the world with a rapidly increasing population day by day! Navi Mumbai, one of the most well-planned and organized cities in India. These two locations are stark opposites.… Smart Cities- The Future of Urban Development
Restoration Architecture Restoration architecture is the conservation of historic buildings and monuments under specialized architects known as restoration architects, their role is to alter or restore these buildings in such a way that the buildings… Conserving The Old, For Generations To Come
While our country was still trying to cope up with the great impacts it had from the Demonetization in 2016. Following with the formation of RERA and it’s guidelines upon the builders and developers, the… How Will Corona Virus Affect Property Prices In Near Future
There’s nothing satisfying as growing your own fresh flowers, fruits and vegetables in your backyard or organic farm. Fortunately, when you spend most of your day besides a computer, it’s a change that majorly focuses… Community Gardens
What if your friends or your relatives tell you, a water feature in your house of surroundings could result in reducing your stress and well-being? If you are in the process of reinventing your outdoor… Psychological Benefits of Water Features
Human settlements have always relied on food, clothing, and shelter, food is one of the most important survival entities. As the culture started evolving and settlements grew, naturally, agriculture became the prime factor around which… Bridging The Gap: Urban Agricultural Architecture
“Universal design is the design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible without the need for adaption or specialized design.“ – Ronald L. Mace. According to the… Designing For The Physically Differently Abled
The difficult truth to hear is that all buildings have a carbon footprint and a carbon footprint is defined as the amount of CO2 it produces during its operations and activities. Whatever the uses and… The Carbon Footprint Fetish
The concept of Eco-city revolves around the idea of building more environmentally sustainable urban fabrics that work hand-in-hand with the technology to reduce the energy needs and carbon footprint. Looking at the current rate of… Building Eco-cities!
As we live in a highly urbanized world, and it will keep developing further. By 2050, more than 75 percent or 6.1 billion people will live in cities. By 2100, that figure is projected to… Future- Proof Cities
Climate observations in recent decades indicate that the effects of the change are having an increasing impact on architecture. Perhaps for the first time in human history, mankind has a good idea of how the… The Impact Of Climate Change On Buildings
Public spaces are the areas that reside between the buildings in which we work and live and have been often forgotten because of the increased urban development around us. An effective public realm intervention dramatically… Public Realm Enhancing A City’s Character
Since from the beginning of the decade, developments in the Internet of Things (IoT) technology have enabled the rise of ‘smart’ building. A complicated interwoven network throughout new-buildings is now being practiced with building management… IoT And Smart Cities
By Definition: Landscape architecture covers a vast spectrum of the design world, understood best by the professionals as achieving the balance between the built and natural environment. It requires a multidisciplinary approach of involving environmental… An Interface Of Landscape & Architecture
175 Acre site at the base of Mt.Fuji is set to become the ‘Woven City’ – connected ecosystem filled with high-tech treats. The Context: Toyota motor cop revealed plans to build a prototype ‘city’ of… Woven City: Hydrogen-Powered City Of The Future
In a world full of possibilities and innovations, some projects set standards for the coming generation to live in harmony with nature. The increased popularity of timber construction in recent years has resulted in numerous… Copenhagen’s First Timber Neighborhood