Understanding Green Architecture Recently an enthusiastic client asked our design team to paint his building with shades of green.”So Mr. Sagar, green is your favorite color?”, asked Satish, our creative architect. Mr. Sagar looked rather surprised by this question. “Not quite, I do like green but it’s not my favorite…
Uncategorized / August 23, 2024
Uncategorized / August 20, 2024
He was considered the most revolutionary architect of his generation, a champion of neo-futurism; and yet people often criticized him vociferously for having “no identifiable style!” Eero Saarinen (1910-1961), the renowned Finnish-American architect and industrial engineer of the twentieth century, took…
Uncategorized / August 13, 2024
“We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.” -Native American Proverb. In this series on some remarkable, path-breaking green buildings, we bring highlights of a building that set new standards in sustainable architecture very early even as the term “green buildings” was being…
Uncategorized / August 6, 2024
“Smart buildings are more than just the technologies they use. The goal is to extend the human capacity to create ideas, visions, and inventions.” Prof. Derek Clements-croome. Architecture reinvents itself constantly to make people’s daily lives easier and better. Use of technology plays a crucial role in this endeavor….
Uncategorized / May 24, 2024
“We need to build more sustainably not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it’s the only thing to do if we want to create a better future for generations to come.” -James Wines. Growth and development of a community has a direct impact on the…
Uncategorized / April 26, 2024
“Sustainable buildings are: lovable, because if they can’t be loved, they will not last; durable, because they must endure, if they’re to be sustainable; flexible, because if they endure, they will need to be used for many uses over centuries; frugal, because energy hogs can’t be sustained in a healthy…