“Count the cost first. Don’t pay too big a price for pursuing minor values” -Jim Rohn Does Architecture fascinate you? Do you have a passion to create iconic structures? What…
For over a century, cement has led the construction industry as the foundation of modern development. However, as environmental issues grow and architects look for more sustainable options, a new…
Today, architecture perfectly illustrates how tradition can still live together with innovation. Hybrid models, i.e., design approaches that involve the use of vernacular building methods combined with modern technologies, are…
In a time of accelerating climate change, the built environment stands at a critical crossroads. Architecture and construction together accounted for nearly 38% of global carbon emissions, placing the industry…
Cities have long been understood as consumers, like vast engines that inhale natural resources, transform them into buildings, infrastructure, and commodities, and eventually exhale waste. But this extractive model is…
For years, architecture seemed to forget how to communicate as a living entity. Instead, it began producing responses like a machine. Whites, greys, and flawless concrete were used in our…
Rammed earth construction has been employed for thousands of years, and is one of the oldest and most sustainable methods in human history. Long before concrete and steel filled our…
It is the global change that has an impact on architecture concerning buildings and materials. Those days of tearing down an old building are long gone. The architects have positioned…
Shigeru Ban approaches architecture with a deep sense of purpose. He doesn’t chase ongoing trends or compete for an extravagant name. Instead, what drives him is far more urgent and…
Buildings today whisper when one walks through a city. They shimmer under hotter suns, basements where shifted rainfalls flood, and suburbs take over the once-crop-rich lands. Architecture is, nowadays, no…
According to the United Nations, the current world population is 7.6 billion, and is projected to be around 9.8 billion in 2050. As around 55% of people are estimated to…
Materials play a fundamental role in the architecture and construction industry. They are like the skeleton to designs, making them feasible. But what if the materials we use start supporting…