“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference and you have to decide what kind of…
A landscape describes the visual characteristics of a natural composition. These properties vary from continent to country to region due to weather and climate conditions and shape their respective character.…
The world is abuzz with great emphasis on the use of natural materials birthed from the womb of Earth. These materials are visually enticing, naturally available to extract and most…
The emergence of cities in the 21st century is an effect of the world becoming a global platform for countries. Ideas are no longer local or limited to nations. Countries…
The Urban Problem According to a study by the United Nations, the number of inhabitants living in urban areas is 50 percent and is said to grow to 70 percent…
Every act of design is an act of advocacy. It is an advocacy of the ideals, beliefs, frameworks of the social being that is the designer, and advocacy of what…
The windy city, infamous for its dark, cold winters, is also home to some of the most brilliant sustainable architecture firms that can be found in the US. From small…
With the development from a village to a town; a town to a completely urbanized city there is a succession of the notion that is seen to be manipulating the…
Norway; a mid-sized, cold climate, European country (with a lot of fjords). It’s also a global leader in sustainability. Sustainability is built into Norwegian culture. From shopping to eating habits,…
An award-winning woman architect and the founder of Fougeron architecture has been hugely inspirational to all the women in this male-dominated profession. Anne Fougeron founded her firm in the year…
Cities in the Future – From the beginning of time, there have been certain milestones that have changed human life as we know it – ranging from the discovery of…
Community architecture is described as the architecture practiced between the architect and the user. Here the architect follows the wish of the community to design the structure and helps them…