Movement creates space. Movement makes one realize space. Movement challenges the essence of space. Very often, as architects, we associate ourselves with the creation of ‘spaces’. We flamboyantly describe designs…
Water is a universal need. All living beings need water for survival. Irrespective of geographical location or cultural differences water is a necessity to carry out a multitude of day-to-day…
Cities today are growing at alarming rates. Rapid urbanization, fast-growing population, and technological implications are choking cities with jungles of built mass that more often than not fail to create…
Technology is drastically influencing creative processes by equipping the human brain with tools to materialize previously unthinkable concepts in art and design. Artificial intelligence in particular is constantly challenging creative…
Performing arts spaces are easy escapes into the world of creativity and art. What artists present in these spaces are works of art that hardly ever cross the common man’s…
Piezoelectric materials are materials that are capable of producing electric current when subjected to mechanical stress and vice versa. The piezoelectric effect was first discovered in the year 1880 by…
Many popular hotel chains are present in the world, but what makes them popular, the services? or the experiences?. All the multimillion hotel chains do have one thing in common,…
To meet its goal of making Helsinki carbon-neutral by 2030, the municipality of Helsinki launched the Helsinki Energy Challenge in February 2020, where it invited proposals to suggest sustainable alternative…
The building industry accounts for nearly 40% of the global GHG emissions. With the world becoming more and more conscious of the growing negative impacts of climate change it becomes…
It is safe to say that the bedroom is one of the most versatile spaces of our homes. After all, it is in the bedroom that, often, we delve into…
The Central Park, the Empire state building, the High line, the Statue of Liberty, the Broadway, Manhattan …oh so many things and places to praise New York City for! It…
A butterfly roof, named after its resemblance, to the shape of a butterfly’s wingspan, is simply an inversion of a gable roof. As opposed to a traditional gable roof, the…
