The site of Xanadu lies to the north of the Great Wall of China. It comprises the remains of the famous ruler Kublai Khan’s city. This city of Xanadu, Mongolia…
The Unearthing of Palenque, Mexico In the 15th century, while exploring near the Usumacinta River, located in the modern Mexican state of Chiapas, Father Pedro Lorenzo de la Nada of…
Tikal, the ruin of an ancient civilization named Yax Mutual, is situated in the rainforest in Guatemala. Tikal is one of the largest Archeological Sites of the pre-Columbian Maya Civilization.…
Petra: An ancient city | Petra Jordan Whenever we dig into the depth of time, we find pages of history soiled beneath the layers of the Earth. These pages can…
Standing with the greatest glories once upon a time and serving as a home to a large population, several abandoned cities and ghost towns can be found around the globe…
Traverse the cliff dwellings of Colorado’s Ancestral Pueblo cultures to step back in time! Mesa Verde Colorado National Park is the United States’ first national park dedicated to conserving man’s…
Chichén Itzá, Mexico is one of the “7 wonders of the world” and represents the lost Mayan civilization and culture. Located in south-central Yucatán state, Mexico, the ancient site was…
Considered one of the largest cities of the Indus Valley civilization, Mohenjo-Daro dates back to 2500 BC. This mysterious gem and Harappa were considered twin cities that flourished on the…
Persepolis, Iran which means “City of the Persians”, was once an iconic city of antiquity that was renowned for its architecture and monumental art. A mountainous city built in remote…
Adaptive reuse is when a building that is obsolete or unused, is restored and repurposed for a different purpose. For example, reusing a colonial villa into a modern-day cafe by…
The journal “Retention, not demolition: how heritage thinking can inform carbon reduction” by Hannah Baker, Alice Moncaster, Hilde Remøy, Sara Wilkinson focuses on the two most commonly cited benefits of…
Sustainable approaches can be broadly classified into two categories- Program-based approach and Conservation-based approach. The program-based approach is a clean-slate architecture that focuses on integrating design strategies and sustainable technologies…