Architecture is often reduced to the physical act of constructing buildings, that of bounding spaces with walls, enclosing functions within forms. Although true and a main scope of work, to…
2001 Bhuj earthquake in Gujarat Over 20,000 people lost their lives 2010 Haiti earthquake, which left over 1.5 million people homeless 2011 Tōhoku earthquake & tsunami, Japan, resulted in approximately…
Humanitarian architecture is a transformative approach to design and construction, prioritizing the needs of marginalized, displaced, and disaster-stricken communities. By blending architecture with social responsibility, it has the potential to…
Water life, its biological cycle, its impacts, and its challenges are among the many of the topics covered in this documentary. It discusses the atom H2O, how climate change affects…
The practice of architecture has come a long way, from hand-drawn sketches and calculations to adopting AI as an integrated part of the practice. From helping ease the drawing process…
The Chilean architecture firm Elemental under Alejandro Aravena explored the concept of partially completed housing, often called the half-house approach. The project Quinta Monroy was one of the first architect-driven…
Architecture is in the production stage of structural innovations for rethinking the design of public architecture to strengthen the visual connection, community interaction, especially after the pandemic crisis. The need…
Climate change and its consequences are beginning to surface. The challenge of surviving the next fifty years is now seen as a global existential crisis. In the last 50 years,…
From Vitruvius followed by Alberti and Laugier to Semper, and many others who have communicated many notions and theories within Architecture through their writings deemed the primitive hut as the…
It is rare to notice the very slow and gradual evolutions imposed on such projects through the passage of time. Which is why, perhaps, one of the most interesting periods…