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He was born Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris on the 6th of October, 1887 in Switzerland; and spent most of his life in France. He was an architect, a designer, a painter, a writer, an urban planner, and a modernist to the core. He believed that drawing was preferable to talking as it…

“Nature holds the key to our aesthetic, intellectual, cognitive, and even spiritual satisfaction.” -Dr. Edward O. Wilson. We used to study in our younger days that there were primarily three seasons- winter, summer and rainy season. Theoretically we are still taught the same, however, it has become difficult to make…

A lot of emphasis is put on producing green structures these days; most government and corporate buildings are designed with the aim of conserving energy and other resources and making them eco-friendly. This gives rise to an obvious question: Do green buildings really live up to the expectations? Sadly, we…

“Sustainable architecture is a philosophical and design approach that reduces negative environmental impact while, to an extent, preserving natural resources, meting the users’ needs and improving the quality of life” -Ken Yeang.   We were talking about the top principles of green buildings in our last post having agreed that…

“Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness.” -Frank Gehry.   Top 5 principles of green building design A friend suggested that green architecture was just a buzz word that has outlived its relevance like so many other fetishes. I had to remind him that global…

Green architecture is the prevalent trend in the field of architecture but it is not a fad or mere fashion statement. Fast depleting natural resources and global warming are grave concerns for the world community; minimizing our energy usage and waste creation is the need of the hour. Since buildings…