There is no greener option when life cycle and embodied carbon are taken into account than reusing an existing structure. There are compelling arguments to consider existing structures, even for…
Architecture – the word itself holds a lot; to say, to feel, to act that just can’t be explained by merely a few paragraphs. But we need to start somewhere,…
Urban design is a niche field within the built environment; and it revolves around culmination of processes, approaches & techniques in building design, public spaces & squares, commercial spaces, transport…
As the world continues to face the severe impediment of climate change and environmental degradation, it becomes increasingly crucial to address the built environment’s role in contributing to the problem.…
Followed by Gandhian values of environmentalism, the Environmental sanitation institute in Ahmedabad is constructed in 1985 by Ar. Yatin Pandya of Footprint E.A.R.T.H. . This institute is built focus on…
Environmental economics – the study of cost-effective resource allocation, utilization, and protection– came into being when the relationship between the economy and the environment was comprehended. The primary objective was…
The commonest of all urban forms in the world is the city. The city has been in documented existence since the times of the Harappan Civilization, and it has developed…
“A daily life with a barrier”- Author At 5:30 a.m. on a morning, the author got up and went outside for a hike. This was able to calm his soul…
Buildings are responsible organisms. A building has several systems that may not serve healthy relations to the environment, they are mass bodies of consumption, water, and energy. In production of…
In Venice Biennale 2015, the exhibition’s director Rem Koolhaas, Hon. FAIA predicted that “every architectural element is about to associate itself with data-driven technology.” The trends in architectural design and…
Our history has a significant impact on developing our lives. The historic technologies that our forefathers used are exceptionally iconic. There has been an environmental balance maintained between the human…
As a popular belief in the architectural community, an Architect is a jack of all trades. But what comes after graduation for an architecture student? One can either jump into…