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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…

A friend was in a real mood to show affection for his architect pals during a recent party. “You architects, you are really cute people”, he said. Everybody around got interested in an instant. “You are fond of creating new trends and give them such attractive names- green architecture, sustainable…

Human nature is resistant to change; we just do not want to move out of our comfort zone even if it could open up a whole new world of possibilities to us. Green architecture was considered a fad, a fashion statement for long; people were just not ready to accept…