There is a general saying that biomimicry is the idea of using actual nature in design and also that biomimicry is just the idea of using the natural design of…
Surrounded by the chain of controversies since the inception of the project, the Scottish Parliament building has been the most discussed modern edifice of Scotland. Its complicated architecture, made of…
As architecture students, we have all come across the iconic Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles designed by Frank Gehry during our deconstructivism lessons. The extravagance of its form…
“The buildings we inhabit and spend the majority of our lives in must be created with as much attention for natural preservation and energy efficiency as they do for comfort.”…
With increasingly fewer natural features being left unharmed by the built environment, it is quickly growing clearer that we need to make sure our approach to architecture is one that…
The building industry accounts for nearly 40% of the global GHG emissions. With the world becoming more and more conscious of the growing negative impacts of climate change it becomes…
Retrofitting in Architecture: In current times, the terms green building, green design, and energy conservation have become synonymous with building design. For the sake of the environment, one has to…
The sprawling modernist Cultural Center in the heart of Paris, Centre Pompidou, is set to close from the year 2023 to 2026 for maintenance work. The daring inside-out museum building…
The word ‘façade’ originates from the Italian word “facciata” and is defined as the exterior or all the faces of a building. It is the calling card of an architecture…
The design approach in the architecture discipline, especially in the last few years has been in a solid coherence with sustainability. While initially, the aim was to reduce the carbon…
Name: Lookout House Location: Truckee, California, United States Year of completion: 2020 Architect: Faulkner Architects Design team: Gregory Faulkner, Christian Carpenter, Jenna Shropshire, Gordon Magnin, Breanne Penrod, Darrell Linscott Interior and Lighting Design: Concept Lighting Lab,…