Sustainability can be defined as fulfilling the needs of the current generation without compromising the needs of future generations while maintaining the balance between economic growth, environmental care, and social…
Good architecture lets nature in.- Mario Pei. Sustainability. The world is talking about sustainability, some as a sincere concern while some blend flow alongside the trend. Either way, sustainability has…
Natural lighting, also referred to as daylighting, may be a technique that efficiently brings natural light into your home using exterior glazing (windows, skylights, etc.), thereby reducing artificial lighting requirements…
Climate change is an inevitable process of nature. But since the 1800s, humans have fueled this process rather rapidly by burning fossil fuels like coal, oil, and gas. Climate change…
SAHMRI was designed by architect Woods Bagot in collaboration with Aurecon as a design of an Institute for Health and Research for the Government of South Australia. Adelaide has shown…
The term “biophilia” was originally used in 1973 by American psychologist Erich Fromm, who described it as an intense love of life and all that is living. Carrying forward Fromm’s…
Rapid urbanization as a result of greater economic production and population expansion has resulted in the construction of structures that have no relationship with their surroundings or people. The building…
The Living Construction Challenge (LBC) is the most comprehensive green building standard available, and it can be applied to any form of structure anywhere on the planet. The goal is…
We all know the exemplary Broadacre city by FLW. The futuristic city. Though some of the aspects of this proposal are not true even to this day like flying taxis.…
The world has been changing and so have our energy consumption levels. Global warming and climate play a huge part in our lives, but people choose to ignore their repercussions…
Ever since the very beginning of architecture, the only thing we can be sure of is that it is uncertain, and ever-shifting: the discussion about the meaning of architecture and…
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…