October 28, 2024 Revisiting Skyscraper Design: The Benefits of Responsive Facades and Passive Designs Our contemporary society has been witnessing a surge in skyscraper construction in urban centers worldwide for various reasons—including engineering advancements, increased urban density, space…
August 26, 2024 Architectural Details of the Bauhaus Movement: Revisiting the Glass Corners and Tubular Steel Construction Bauhaus’s designs have influenced our contemporary society in obvious and subtle ways. Iconic examples include Marcel Breuer’s Wassily Chair, the B55 Chair, the Bauhaus…
June 12, 2024 Heatherwick Studio Reveals Expansive Glass Canopy for Olympia's Regeneration Project in London Heatherwick Studio has unveiled the design of a new large-scale glass canopy to become one of the main attractions of Olympia, an ambitious regeneration…
June 7, 2024 Sustainable Heating: Explore 4 Projects Featuring Trombe Walls that Enhance Thermal Efficiency A Trombe wall is a passive solar building feature that enhances thermal efficiency. Positioned on the sun-facing side of a structure, it consists of…
March 13, 2024 How to Improve Internal and External Environments with Glass Ceilings How to Improve Internal and External Environments with Glass Ceilings As a highly transparent material that stands up to all but the most extreme…
February 20, 2024 Seeing Through Layers: Translucent Materials in Architecture Seeing Through Layers: Translucent Materials in Architecture Translucency, at its essence, is an optical property that enables the total or partial passage of light…
February 14, 2024 15 Projects in India Using Traditional Jali Wall Facades: Solution to Control Light, Temperature and Ventilation 15 Projects in India Using Traditional Jali Wall Facades: Solution to Control Light, Temperature and Ventilation Natural light, fresh air, and a constant, comfortable…
January 24, 2024 4 Homes in Brazil that Encourage Indoor-Outdoor Living 4 Homes in Brazil that Encourage Indoor-Outdoor Living The early 20th century marked a pivotal era in Brazilian architecture with the advent of the…
January 11, 2024 AD Classics: Möbius House / UNStudio AD Classics: Möbius House / UNStudio In 1993 a young professional couple from Amsterdam set out to build a private house unlike any other….
January 7, 2024 16 Materials Every Architect Needs to Know (And Where to Learn About Them) 16 Materials Every Architect Needs to Know (And Where to Learn About Them) A building’s materiality is what our bodies make direct contact with;…