The past two decades have seen the emergence of several freshly conceptualised master-planned cities across the globe to attain utopian characteristics. Incorporating state-of-the-art technologies to assist the many needs of…
To meet its goal of making Helsinki carbon-neutral by 2030, the municipality of Helsinki launched the Helsinki Energy Challenge in February 2020, where it invited proposals to suggest sustainable alternative…
Mental illnesses are often suppressed and dismissed as being secondary to physical discomfort. Even with changing trends and increasing awareness, a report by Mental Health America cited that 19% of…
“There is no doubt whatever about the influence of architecture and structure upon human character and action. We make our buildings and afterwards they make us. They regulate the course…
With a multifaceted range of interior applications, thermowood is used for its vivid texture and natural brown tones. It is sustainable and optimal building material. It has high dimensional stability…
Sustainability is a concept that has been circling the minds of people in all walks of life for a few years, and has suddenly become one of the main facets…
Adaptive reuse is an architectural typology which gives importance to the existing characteristics of the site. This mainly refers to adding a programme or function in the existing built environment…
Rem Koolhaas, aged 76, is a world-famous architect who has been recognised by the world for his modern and out of the ordinary designs and architecture marvels. These designs stood…
As Quoted by a famous French architect, Jean Nouvel “Each new situation requires a new architecture”. This quote best fits in the modern type contemporary architecture world where architects need…
Vernacular architecture is a sustainable architecture practice which incorporates locally available materials. The architecture displays the cultural practices of the region. The architecture responds well to the climate and is…
“As architects’ we bring to the context more than just the utilitarian goals…we seek the poetry in the place, the lyricism in the built-forms and vibrancy in the inhabitants’ lives.”…
INCEPTION The Definition Sustainable development is defined because the development (community dwellings/housing) that meets the requirements of the current without sacrificing the power of future generations to satisfy their own needs. One issue that limits the development of sustainable housing…