When exploring architectural designs, various elements come into play—symmetry, unity, harmony, lines, and planes, to name a few. Buildings are crafted with principles that consider comfort, safety, and environmental responsibility.…
Architectural design is already daunting, with its surrounding parameters and constraints often hindering a project’s completion and affecting its overall quality. If the goal of designing spaces is to address…
The African country is known for its richness of culture, religious beliefs, and spirituality reflected in the form of its architectural environment. The reflection is evident as we move from…
Humans have, without a doubt, harmed the environment by taking benefit of the resources. Collectively, we then talk about sustainability and meeting the needs of the present without compromising the…
Over the past few decades, climate change has become a global issue. According to leaders of the world, the biggest challenge is pursuing countries to cut down on greenhouse gas…
GRIHA (Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment) is a certification for assessing the green buildings in India. Along with a sustainable environment, it also renders healthy quality of life, both…
Buildings are responsible organisms. A building has several systems that may not serve healthy relations to the environment, they are mass bodies of consumption, water, and energy. In production of…
BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) is a well-known system of evaluation, Rating, and Certifying to know a building’s environmental performance. BREEAM authentication is proof of the sustainable approach…
About LEED Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is a third-party green building certification program used worldwide, developed by the non-profit U.S. Green Building Council(USGBC); it provides a rating…
What is GRIHA? GRIHA (Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment) is a system for evaluating green buildings. It facilitates the assessment of a building’s performance based on nationally accepted standards…
What is the future? Any period that comes present is the future. It is the next day or even after 50 years. Architecture has always paved its way to alter…
As a popular belief in the architectural community, an Architect is a jack of all trades. But what comes after graduation for an architecture student? One can either jump into…