We might have come across the term Earthing while studying building services concerning electricity or current. Earthing, in simple terms, can be explained as the process in which transfer of…
Designed as a series of cubes stacked over each other, the famous Stack House, designed by the architecture duo FreelandBuck, is nestled in the hillsides of North East Los Angeles.…
Indigenous building techniques are vernacular techniques that are similar to the traditions that our ancestors have set up. According to researcher Rubenilson, these techniques originate from specific ethnic groups and…
Air pollution is the simplest important cause for the severe health issues of the ongoing urbanization in every corner of the world. Italy is one of the contributors to the…
“If you want an easy life, don’t be an architect” – Zaha Hadid In one of her interviews, the above lines were framed by one of the starchitects, Dame Zaha…
“If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water” -Loren Eisley Water has a special significance in human mythology and is believed to be a boundary between…
Quartermile in Scotland, one of the rejuvenation schemes, which is a significant example of city centre development, has an eight-hectare land with nine listed buildings that lie within the radius…
Tammany Hall, located in the northeast corner of Union Square Park in Manhattan, was built in 1929 to house the Democratic Party machine that significantly regulated New York State’s politics.…
1. Tetris Nursery7 A kindergarten located in the Korean- Republic of Seoul is a building designed to give its users diverse elements of learning experiences. This aim was achieved by…
In 2002, Blur Building came into being that was designed by Elizabeth Diller and Ricardo Scofidio which was one of the iconic masterpieces that served no purpose. “It looked like…