The need for a place to call home cannot be emphasized. It is recognised as one of the core human desires and an essential aspect of the human experience. A home…
An architectural concept known as functional architecture identifies the purpose of systems and how they interact. It specifies how the system’s many functions will work together to carry out its…
Neo-Vernacular Architecture – With the outbreak of the Industrial Revolution, architectural practice also benefited from its impact. Construction became faster with industrially manufactured materials mainly Glass, Steel, and Reinforced Cement…
India encompasses a diverse range of climatic zones, with the majority being cooling-dominated. As it is located in the tropical belt, it benefits from 300 days of peak solar radiation,…
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, Center Pompidou, is set to close from the year 2023 to 2026 for maintenance work. The daring inside-out museum building…