After a long day of hustle and bustle, when someone looks out of their window and sees a concrete jungle that is covered in trees to make themselves feel like…
Humans interact with the built environment in numerous ways and this helps in establishing relations, viewpoints, and ideas. A city’s infrastructure has a significant role in shaping identities and this…
Architecture amidst other arts, certainly isn’t an exception to the contemporary insidious trend of eminence and elitism (Slessor, 2014). Ellin (1997) defines elitism in architecture, as the industry’s notion of…
The interactivity of all elements in an environment is one intentional goal architects pursue in every design. Social architecture is one for the people. It is a process of building…
As architects, we are becoming more conscious of the environmental, social, and political calamities that affect vulnerable populations all over the world. We are trained to have specialized knowledge that,…
In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, utopian housing complexes, towns, model villages, etc., were developed by architects like Frank Lloyd Wright and Le Corbusier to combat the terrible effects of…
“Architecture arises out of our need to shelter the human animal in a spatial environment and to enclose the social animal in a group space. In this sense architecture serves…
“Humanitarian” follows the principle of humanity as the centre point of any actions taken to alleviate poverty and provide equity, welfare, and happiness to all individuals. Humanitarian architecture focuses on social…
What does the future hold for architecture? Architecture has seen a tremendous change in the last three decades. When it comes to cities, architects have created some strong architectural assets…
“Architecture is life, and architecture is a mirror of life” – I.M. Pei One of the most necessities of every living thing is shelter. Nature, in its unique manner, provided…
Revaluating Architectural Economics Welcome to the 21st century, where profit is dubbed the law of the day in our rat race to reach the ever-tantalizing idea of modernity. It is…
Understanding Communal Design Architecture is by nature a balancing act between social and logistical dynamics, the paradox of architecture being that people not only shape their built environment but are…