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…
The Wangjing SOHO in Beijing is a mixed-use skyscraper designed by the Queen of Curves, Zaha Hadid. When looking at these buildings, one can see three mountain-like skyscrapers shimmering under…
The European Commission’s EU Science Hub states that 80 per cent of the ecological impact a product creates can be locked up right at the design phase. This highlights the…
Olson Kundig is a Seattle-based design firm led by Jim Olson, Tom Kundig, Kirsten Ring Murray, Alan Maskin, Kevin Kudo-King, and Hemanshu Parwani. Founded in 1966 by Jim Olson, the…
The simplest of things have never failed to inspire most architects. Health and Materials one is exposed to share an unbreakable relation impacting majorly how one feels and responds in…
We are becoming increasingly concerned about leaving our ecological footprints behind as housing values rise and the world’s population grows. As a result, we try to think of eco-friendly solutions…
In recent days, there have been many innovations in every aspect of architecture. Materials that already exist have been experimented extensively, and there have been new inventions. The new materials…
The prophecy is always under scrutiny by everyone in every way possible, be it a personal level, be it about a particular area, or a global level. We always wonder…
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…
Architecture holds the key to the future of living on our planet as population and sea levels rise. While we may not be conquering other planets or inventing robotic flying…
“The buildings we inhabit and spend the majority of our lives in must be created with as much attention for natural preservation and energy efficiency as they do for comfort.”…
Started by Jim Olson in 1967, Olson Kundig is an architectural firm whose designs include residential, museums, exhibitions, commercial projects, hospitality projects, academics, places of worship, and even interior design.…