Walk into an old courtyard house just after the rain. The walls breathe quietly, the floors remain cool beneath bare feet, and the air carries the earthy fragrance of lime…
The term decarbonisation refers to the process of reducing or eliminating carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions from day-to-day activities. The main goal of decarbonisation is to reduce climate…
You can understand a building by studying it, but you cannot truly experience it without its materials. The first moments of experiencing architecture are important. The feel of stone underfoot,…
Architecture is often discussed through form, geometry, and spatial experience, yet every architectural idea ultimately finds its presence in the world through material. Walls, columns, slabs, and structural frames are…
Isn’t it disheartening that these days, in the name of modernism, humans have started constructing plain, unornamented box-like buildings? On the contrary, if we go back to the Malla Era…
Niall McLaughlin is an Irish architect, educator and writer who currently practices through his own firm, Niall McLaughlin Architects (NMLA) in London. Their projects have been worthy of several global…
When raging waters tear through towns during flash floods, what determines survival is not just nature’s fury but how we choose to build against it. Flash floods devastate hundreds of…
American Institute of Architects (AIA) has named Japanese architect Shigeru Ban as the winner of the 2026 AIA Gold Medal, the highest award of the organization. The Gold Medal is…
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…
Ever noticed how every day feels the same yet never truly repeats itself? The spaces people move through, from the rooms they wake up into the ones that shape their…
Held from 13 April to 13 October 2025 on the artificial island of Yumeshima in Osaka Bay, Expo 2025 Osaka brought together approximately 150 countries and international organisations under the…
Green walls bloom where ruins slept, Sunlit paths where silence wept. In every line, a future sown— Sustain the earth to shape our own. Most buildings around us are merely…