Architecture

All of us have different favorite soccer clubs and club loyalties can produce some of the most heated debates with your buddies. Growing up as a Real Madrid fan and watching the likes of Zidane and Figo take oppositions apart, one sorely misses the days w

Thinking about an underground post office inside a cave might seem bizarre, but one look at the Postonja cave post office and it might just overwhelm you. The underlying aim of the project was the renovation of the pavilion, which had long been deemed as

The background of the Niaforang project is set in a small village in Senegal by the name, Niaforang. It is inhabited by around 300 people, who are mostly unemployed as the economy of the village is too poor to even support this trivial population. The aim

One of the entries of the 2012 Evolo skyscraper competition, ‘Controlled Collapsing’ is a skyscraper concept designed by David Giraldeau and Alexandre Guibeault. As explained by the designers, the idea behind the project is that it is a plan which con

In recent times Suzhou Creek in Shanghai was known as one of the most polluted water bodies or more aptly, the ‘black and stink’. The creek has always held historical importance as a shipping and trading route since the early 1600s. But since the 1920

There is nothing more wonderful and satisfying than compiling a top 10 list of something that you really like and have great variety to choose from. (Maybe there are more ‘satisfying’ things to do, but not here). So once again we get back to the job o

Optimally utilizing space, incorporating it with sustainability, functionality, and innovative designing is a challenging task and not many can deal with it. But, here we are with the example of the Solar Vineyard Winery, designed by Michael Jantzen, who

Texas based Sett Studio is famous for making inventive prefab studios that can serve as home offices, yoga spaces, playrooms, etc. The studios are idiosyncratic with energy efficiency and this is obvious in all constructions done by Sett Studio. One such

You can’t help but wonder why we don’t make use of wood to build skyscrapers when we use the same for residential buildings. Well, the reason is because wood isn’t as strong as steel, burns easily, and isn’t sustainable. Not to mention, termites a

Scott Homes Inc, builder of the eco friendly traditional style Far Reach House in Olympia, Washington has grabbed the Energy Value Housing Awards (EVHA) of 2012. Sponsored by the National Association of Home Builders, the EVHA honors builders and re-model