Neighborhood planning has always remained a cornerstone for some of the well known large scale architectural designs. Beyond the confinement of a built structural scope, such imposing plans tend to encompass the site and its attributes as the defining fea
Statistical figures say that there were over 922 million international tourist arrivals in 2008, which created revenue of around a whopping $944 billion worldwide. Now in countries such as Egypt, the tourism industry alone employs a work force of around 1
It is indeed true that nothing sells like fear and also true that fear is being used deliberately or otherwise, across the globe today to ensure that people of the world do question the decision of those in power. And that is not just brute force. And it
When a home tries to be eco-friendly, it means increased efficiency in the use of energy by those who live within it. But when a skyscraper goes green, the whole world sits up and notices the importance of being environmentally friendly. Massive publicity
With land resources getting scarce due to a rapid rise in population, architects believe that skyscrapers, tall enough to house thousands of people, are the way forward. Adding an eco-touch, architects and designers compliment their designs with environme
Designers and architects are seeking to integrate living with nature. As man’s carbon footprint increases, so does the need to come up with eco friendly solutions. Along this vein, Saltan Architects_International, based out of Chicago, working in collab
There have been very few ‘successful’ instances of architecture replicating the psychological strata of human mind. But, that hasn’t stopped some innovative and ambitious architects from treading this less traveled yet utterly personal design path. In thi
In cities of concrete, where everything is time and money, it becomes hard
to teach our children about environment and its preservation. But, on entering
the premises of Lawndale’s Environmental Charter School, where you are welcomed
by two mini amphith
In the world of tomorrow, sustainability shouldn’t just be limited to the ‘green’ technology driven devices; every element from structures to vehicles should be imbibed with that same manner of energy efficiency, so that we can collectively progress into
Whenever we think of greenhouses, a brief reverie of a lustrous glass house with exotic plants on the inside comes to our mind. Now, what if we told you that Avanto Architects have designed a greenhouse that not only houses plants, but also poses as an eq
