For a long time, architecture has served a singular purpose: to create shelter from wilderness. Concrete, steel and polished glass are put together to protect humans from wind, rain and…
Open any architecture press kit today, and the same handful of words keep turning up: sustainable, eco-conscious, net-zero, biophilic, regenerative. The language of environmental responsibility has become so common in…
Light is perhaps one of the more fickle parts of nature. It dabbles and drapes, sometimes a mellow wash of illumination and other times an intense affliction. More than our…
There is always an argumentative relationship between brightness and darkness that reflects the paradoxical nature of both. As daylight ebbs and flows through a structure, it creates its opposite: a…
The first roof was not made; it was grown. Before man discovered how to mine stones, bake bricks or pour concrete, nature had perfected the science of providing shelter. First,…
For much of the twentieth century, architectural photography did most of the profession’s talking, and buildings were designed, judged and remembered almost entirely through the eye. Sensory architecture challenges that…
A hospital is rarely a place people choose to spend time in. It is where long nights stretch even longer, where families wait for updates they cannot control, and where…
Biophilic design within the built environment is often described as performative, with many attributing its purpose to aesthetics and social value alone. The return of nature to the built environment,…
The interconnection between human emotions and architecture is a profound study of sensation. Upon entering any interior space, our brain instantly starts decoding visual information that determines our physical reactions.…
A Deep Dive into The Unseen Future and Its Endless Possibilities The world has witnessed an ever-evolving feat of architecture throughout history. The current and upcoming years are no exception…
Architecture is at the dawn of a new era. Large-scale corporate developments are embracing regenerative design, using the Net-Positive Office Building as a vehicle to push the boundaries of sustainability.…
Spatial anxiety is the name given to this more subtle but equally powerful form of stress reaction that people experience in response to their surroundings.” While many stresses that people…