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Architecture: Four Ideas From History That Offer Healthier Design
I’ve compiled a short list of some of the design features of architecture through history that provide useful insights into what COVID-19 has taught us to be mindful of.
Green Architecture: What Makes a Structure a "Living Building"
Climate change and nature's responses to human behavior so far give us a clear indication: We need to change if we are to keep our environment safe and healthy.
How Is Digital Technology Enabling Remote Building?
With a current focus on social distancing, these innovations are crucial for the present. However, they will remain relevant in the future, as well.
10 Things to Know About Building a Tiny Home
No one should rush into a tiny home project. Here are 10 things to know before you build!
10 Tips for Working With Hazardous Materials on Construction Sites
The hazards at construction sites include sharp materials and edges, chemical substances, debris and more. This article explores 10 tips for working with these hazardous materials.
A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Construction Financing
Is there a way to get the money to build the home of your dreams?
Understanding the Basics of Biomimicry in Building
What is biomimicry and how are builders and architects using it to make their projects more environmentally friendly?
Life in a Tiny House: What's it Like and How Can it be Made Better?
Mention “tiny house” in any social gathering and people almost always say, “Oh I love tiny houses.” The enthusiasm for tiny houses isn’t matched, however, by the take-up of tiny house living. Very few people actually live in tiny houses. So, why the discrepancy?
Unbuilding Cities as High-Rises Reach their Use-By Date
We are entering a new world where skyscrapers and other huge buildings are becoming redundant and need significant overhaul or replacement. The process is called unbuilding or, if you’re a bit highfalutin, deconstruction.
Designing Structures That Become Local Landmarks
With proper design, a structure can become an icon and a representation of the people it serves. Local landmarks offer advantages in community, tourism, quality of life and navigation. Find out how!
The World's Largest 3D-Printed Building is Complete!
These 3D-printings can easily be presented to the customer or simply used to apply the most accurate measurements during construction.
Building a Home vs. Buying an Older One
Contemplating buying a new or old home? Here’s a list of advantages and disadvantages to help you decide!
Should a Construction Company Buy or Rent Equipment?
Here are a few more factors to take into account that might aid your decision-making process.
Securing Campuses and Public Spaces with Guard Architecture
When considering security guard architecture for campuses and public spaces, it is important to strike a balance between safety and aesthetics. Learn More!
The Benefits of Pursuing LEED Certification as an Architect
Buildings that earn LEED certification offer a multitude of benefits. These range from water and energy savings to improved human health and waste reduction. Further, LEED certified buildings command higher tenant rates and have higher resale value too.
Prisons and Asylums Prove Architecture Can Build Up Or Break Down A Person's Mental Health
Building design can offer therapeutic benefits for both psychiatric in-patients and prisoners. Or, it can result in vulnerable people – including those with severe mental illness – being held in custody, rather than receiving high quality, community-based care.
There are lessons to be drawn from the cracks that appeared in Sydney’s Opal Tower, but they extend beyond building certification
The vast majority of construction defects in multi-unit residential buildings are waterproofing failures.
Is It Time to Move Beyond the Limits of 'Built Environment' Thinking?
The constructed world around us provides the stage for our daily life. The term “built environment” is in the past tense, describing a scenario after the fact. What does it actually mean beyond the obvious connotation of buildings and parks?
Theatres are evolving to reconnect us to each other and the environment
Shaped by local social contexts, greater ecological awareness and the mixing of different art forms, performance spaces are becoming increasingly diverse.