Most times, the purpose a building serves is often outlived by the building itself. The built usually survives the dwindling usage of the project – architecture is enduring and many…
Pollution poses a serious threat to the world. Cities are complicated ecosystems with specific development directly seen in our health, resources, economic, social and aesthetic fields. Today, buildings already built…
With rising sea levels escalating the chances of catastrophic flooding, and shifting weather patterns that are devastating to food production, climate change is a global emergency whose impact is unprecedented…
Conventionally, Adaptive Reuse refers to the process of reusing an existing building for a different purpose than what it was originally designed for. Although all typologies of built structures are…
Climate Responsive Architecture, In a given region, Climate is the predominant weather. Just as flora and fauna adapt to their surroundings and create sustaining ecosystems, architects should design buildings that…
Louise Kahn once said, “architecture appears for the first time when sunlight hits a wall”. It is true that light and shade is an essential component that gives an architecture…
Sustainability in design is a concept that is being stressed on significantly in the world today. It refers to meeting the needs of the present while still conserving resources for…
Any growth and development of a community has a direct impact on our environment. With limited available non-renewable resources, architects have become increasingly aware and are focused on achieving green…
Public spaces are the pulse of the city. To an ever-increasing extent, new open spaces and redeveloped public spaces are developing all around the globe as a reasonable method to…
Hector Ceballos Lascurain, an environmentalist from Mexico was the first to coin the term Ecotourism to describe eco-friendly and responsible travel. Ecotourism has the potential to ensure sustainable use of…
Climate crisis has taken over the whole world and the growing global population is adding to the crisis. According to the United Nations, 2.5 billion more city dwellers are expected…
What will be the urban form of our future cities? Is the compaction of cities a sustainable way or dispersion of cities is the only solution? The issues of sustainability…