In every aspect of life on Earth, bamboo is a material that is widely used for everything from building to food and medicine. It is a suitable alternative material that…
Have you ever looked at a soaring skyscraper or marveled at a delicate suspension bridge and thought, “Whoa, magic!”? Well, let me tell you, there’s more to it than just…
Architect as Structural Engineer – Things Architects can do after B.Arch As architects embark on a journey beyond their foundational Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) degree, the role of a Structural…
Developed in the mid-20th century as a reaction to the functionalist approaches that dominated design, structuralism in architecture introduced a paradigm shift that focused on the underlying systems, patterns, and…
Climate change and global warming are impacting the world to a higher level, especially in the 20th century, as the consumption of natural resources and carbon emissions drastically increases. According…
The Rana Plaza Collapse, also known as the 2013 Savar Building Collapse, was a structural failure that occurred in Bangladesh on April 24, 2013. An eight-story building collapsed, killing 1,134…
One of the most fundamental job descriptions of structural engineers is to describe the loads faced by the strength of the structure. Problems arise if the load it encounters is…
Taipei 1O1 is a successful skyscraper construction and a bizarre architectural history standing on the grounds of the Xinyi district of Taipei, located in Taiwan. The importance of the tower…
It was the 1970s. A third industrial revolution was going on and there was widespread innovation in technology. Industries were more efficient and had come a long way from coal-powered…
If you had to boil Indian architecture down to a single word, what would it be? Elegant? Complex? Showy? Grand? Weird? Well, it sure is all of this and more. From the…
The STC building in New Delhi houses the State Trading Corporation of India owned by the government. This building was designed by the architect Raj Rewal. It is also called…
Guildford Lodge was built around 1860 by Lord of Lovelace, as the gatehouse for his house, Horsley towers. Over the years it has been amended substantially to suit new uses…
