5 Stunning Low or Zero Energy Buildings
The built environment contributes to nearly half of all global CO2 emissions each year. The lion’s share of this environmental impact belongs to the day-to-day running and energy needs of our buildings such as homes, offices, schools, or hospitals: The building operations, including their energy consumption, accounts for approximately 27 percent of the world’s annual CO2 emissions. […]
Why Contractors Matter As Much As the Materials
Following the devastating fire of 1666, which burned London to the ground, Christopher Wren, the world’s most renowned architect at the time, was tasked with the reconstruction of St Paul’s Cathedral. Five years into this massive project, Wren stopped at the site to posit a simple question to three different builders. “What are you doing?” he […]
How AI Helps Architects to Create These Surrealist Designs
The AI revolution has been disrupting all creative industries in ways that might have been unimaginable merely a few years ago, and architecture is no exception.
Why Video Surveillance is Essential for Security in Smart Cities
As urban populations boom worldwide and cities evolve into complex hubs of technology and interconnectivity, ensuring the safety and well-being of residents and visitors has never been a more important — and yet, a more complex job. In order to safeguard urban lives, property, and infrastructure, video surveillance has been emerging as one of the single most […]
6 Sustainability Lessons from the World’s Happiest City
“The role of the city is to make the lives of the people as easy and pleasant as possible,” said former Helsinki mayor, Jan Vapaavuori. For many of the 1.3 million residents of the Helsinki metropolitan area, daily life unfolds like a symphony of Nordic beauty and urban grace. In this city, serenity marries sophistication, as vast green parks […]
Architectural Playgrounds: Top 5 Kindergarten Designs
“The goal of early childhood education should be to activate the child’s own natural desire to learn,” said Maria Montessori (1870-1952), an educator and innovator who is widely recognized as a pioneer in early childhood education. Extensive research consistently demonstrates that the crucial groundwork for learning is predominantly established in the early years of a child’s life, prior […]
