EARTH DAY

The first Earth Day took place on April 22, 1970, when 20 million people took to the streets and college campuses to protest environmental ignorance and promote environmental awareness. The movement, now recognized as the world’s largest civic event each year,...

CONCEPT IN ARCHITECTURE

CONCEPTA concept is often thought of as an abstract idea; a symbolic representation of more complex and explicative detail. “Concept” derives from the Latin conceptum, meaning “something conceived”. The term should not be viewed as purely an abstract headline,...

3D PRINTING AS A TOOL IN ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH

Architectural design and fabrication methods have historically evolved in tandem. From adobe brick construction dating before 7500 bc to today’s 3D printing technologies, fabrication techniques have developed alongside design strategies and architectural styles. New...

TRUE ZERO WASTE

In the market there are today different certifications around the energy efficiency and the built environment sustainability. In this Post I will mention some features of one of the most recent: “TRUE” (Total Resource Use and Efficiency) Zero Waste...