Green Architecture

Architecture is the practice of designing and eventually constructing a structure. An architect must use and follow the design process, a seven step process that must be followed in order for an architect to successfully solve a problem that a client gave them. Sustainability is utilizing many methods to prevent the depletion of all natural … Read more

Environmental approach in architectural design

Environmental cautiousness, assessment of positive and negative influences in architecture, has become strongly embedded in the design process, with sustainability becoming integral to the decision making. While the discussion about the environmental approach in architectural design become vivid towards the end of 20th century. Different approaches trying to improve the environmental performance were developed over … Read more

Virtual reality (VR) in the architectural industry

Virtual reality (VR) is a cutting-edge technology that can change how we view the world. It is computer-generated environment that projects immersive, three-dimensional views, usually achieved by head-mounted goggles. It has been explored over the centuries but has only been recently widely available and affordable. The idea of virtual reality is not new; it was … Read more

Indoor Soundscape Perception and Possible Improvements to Benefit the Health and Quality of Life in Open Plan Offices

1. What is the aim of your study?  What are the objectives for your study? Aim The aim of the research is to critically assess the perception of soundscape in an open plan office and how they impact on employees’ performance, health and wellbeing. Objective  To review the concepts and properties of soundscapes within … Read more

The Dome of the Rock

It is a deceptively simple building located on a high platform that was erected at some indeterminate time on the large esplanade in the southeastern corner of the city. Its wooden gilt dome is slightly over twenty meters in diameter and rises like a tall cylinder to a height of some thirty meters over the … Read more

Monticello (the little mountain)

Monticello, otherwise (and popularly) known as the little mountain, was designed and built by one Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson served as the third US president, and he lived in Monticello until his demise. The architecture behind Monticello is nothing but astonishing, and it shows just how fine an architect Jefferson was. The property was originally build … Read more

Role of architecture in cities and society – World War II to present day

Introduction “The history of the twenty years after 1973 is that of a world which lost its bearings and slid into instability and crisis. And yet, until the 1980s it was not clear how irretrievably the foundations of the Golden Age had crumbled.” Eric Hobsbawm, the British Marxist historian, in his book “The Age of … Read more

Should we Build Super Tall (Mile High) Towers?

The focus of a building is primarily for shelter, protection and a way to acclimatize comfortably from the outside world. As time has progressed, new ways of providing shelter have been developed, and in many cities, skyscrapers have become a home to many. These taller buildings have allowed cities to become more compact, allowing more … Read more

Environmentally sustainable design and construction

Executive Summary: Environmentally sustainable design and construction stresses developing projects with methods and materials that minimize the negative and maximize the positive impacts experienced by the environment. Sustainable builders acknowledge the fact that built structures largely contribute to polluting the environment and exploiting natural resources, and therefore sustainable materials and processes must be used to … Read more

Building core activation for admin buildings in hot humid climate zones

THE ANALYSIS OF BUILDING CORE ACTIVATION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDINGS IN HOT HUMID CLIMATE ZONE – CYPRUS AS CASE STUDY Abstract The change in climate and the rise in energy rates have become a necessary consideration in the construction industry which has made architects and engineers to arise with improved building design concepts. A focus on … Read more

Alvar and Aino Aalto’s Villa Mairea

An iconic piece of architecture is usually known not only by its aesthetics, but also by its contribution into the innovation of the field of architecture itself. Alvar and Aino Aalto’s Villa Mairea is located on a rural site in Noormarkku, Finland, where it portrays what it takes to successfully bring to life an experimental … Read more