Is Metaverse a hope for more revenue options for architects or just a marketing hype that will soon burst? However, if there is smoke from promising claims, then there is definitely fire in the promise. Explore all of your queries about Metaverse and its relevance to the AEC (Architecture, Engineering, and Construction) industry through the detailed write-up below.

In light of the United Nations' emphasis on the Plastic Pollution Crisis this year, it is crucial to re-evaluate and transform the Building Industry's relationship with plastic. This article explores how the industry can become an environmental champion by adopting responsible production and consumption practices and fostering material and technological innovations to move towards a sustainable and plastic-free future.

The article emphasizes on stress intervention in the form of relaxation and meditation techniques. It also mentions about the strategies to cope with stress. In addition, it highlights the causes and factors that leads to occupational stress in architect professionals.

Sustainability implementation from the scratch is the important key factor in the modern construction industry, which is the major contributor of the Global Warming and Ozone Depletion. Therefore, this article is to kick into high gear that explores initial step in the design towards the sustainable future, which incorporates the effective passive ventilation design, evaluations and how it is achieved in the real time world.

The author conveys the importance of thinking and actions together for growth to achieve your goals through this article. Thinking without action is just day dreaming and hence author here suggests step by step process to transform your thoughts to results through goal based actions.

A hard-hitting realization and dilemma faced by a budding architect who just completed her internship. This article reflects a common feeling of most students who experience the reality of profession

When it comes to the state of the Earth, the debate is always about envisioning it as gloom or doom. With two such extremities, it is important to find a middle. Researchers say that by reducing greenhouse pollution by over 45 per cent by the year 2030 and over 100 per cent by the year 2050, Earth can still be saved. In the recent climatic reports, IPCC’s 2021 has found that the world may warm up to 5.7 degrees by the year 2100. This article maps the factor that is considered as one of the highest contributors to the Earth’s carbon footprint - The Built Environment! It also mentions several technologies like Digital twin, BIM Construction, AR and VR, etc and how they can help the built environment to have a greener carbon footprint. It also highlights some of the commendable works in recent times that have catered to climate change in the fields of architecture, education, and design-based organizations.

The article stresses on need of an Energy Rating System that was purposed specifically for Indian context and discussing its trajectory over the years to estimate and provide insights for its future direction. This article aims to discuss the evolution and possibility of the growth of GRIHA rating system.

Architecture business deals with many complexities other than design. We need to prepare our young architects to face these challenges head-on.

The author here explores the changing trends in residences and how millennials’ lifestyle choices would impact the next generation housing.

We negotiate a lot more frequently than we think we do. This could be a salary negotiation with the employer, a promotion, negotiating with stakeholders regarding fees, costs, and contracts that work for everyone, and negotiating with your manager in defining job scope & flexibility. Sometimes these negotiations are conversations that we find ourselves leading on a day-to-day basis, outside of our professional organization. We are often required to switch sides of the table depending on the situation we find ourselves in. Negotiating is a skill, and it requires preparation and practice. This article intends to develop a roadmap to assist you in defining and strategizing your negotiation skill.

Posture is one of the important topics when it comes to long hours of standing and sitting in front of the screen jobs. This blog covers about the thesis conducted by author with 100 architects as well as architecture students and how they are prone to develop musculoskeletal disorders due to poor working postures, it’s prevention and treatment protocols to avoid it.

Author believes that a good design presentation can make or break a project. He discusses do's and don't for a presentation. He elaborates on steps to structure an effective presentation and different presentation modes for stages of design.

This article talks about the relationship between tourism and architecture, as to why and how does architecture promotes tourism, the varied approaches of tourism due to architecture of that place and the rapid increase in tourism that also acts as a trigger to promote other aspects in terms of economy, employment, etc.

Architecture profession is directly affected by economic fluctuation. Surviving these uncertainties requires resilience which is achievable through tips shared by author.

How can hospital buildings heal, even before the treatment starts?

The author brings forth the psychological impact of spaces – light, and color in particular, and their potential to affect the human mind. She also highlights the factors associated with them that can be incorporated by architects to create human-centric designs.

A correlation between ‘Edge effect’ (a concept in ecology) and haphazard human activities, giving rise in socio-ecological issues; is drawn brilliantly by author in this article. She uses a current case study of animal-human conflicts in central India to put forth her theory. Her systematic approach takes the reader through understanding of concept of edges, violation of edges, reasons for violation and finally the remedial measures for edge management.

21st-century culture is deeply infused with gaming. The hobby of playing video games is generally considered to be a way to relieve stress or amuse oneself. Experience as a gamer-architect shows that gaming offers much more to our profession than is commonly believed. Saba Serkhel & Jay Shah, both Young Architects & Planners, have collaborated together to explore how this digital entertainment source can enhance the skills of architects.

Architecture involves understanding the user holistically and the type of experience the architect wants give to the user. This can’t be done without knowing the elements to consider while designing and planning. While it is often seen that there are countless architectural designs that are visually pleasing, there is not much research and thought put into the emotion or feeling they evoke. This is where the other senses such as smell, sound, touch and taste come in. Architecture comprises wholly of an architect’s composition of all the sensorial qualities of a space. How the atmosphere/environment interacts with the occupant can elevate or demote their experience sets the rhythm of the designed space. Thus, it is important to take into consideration all our senses while designing spaces.

Author emphasizes the importance of getting various players of AEC industry on a single platform to benefit from connecting with each other as well as to bond strongly as an industry. She also points about need of portraying this industry as united on a single platform and facilitating place for everyone to connect and collaborate with AEC industry players.

A film by Urban-Think Tank (U-TT)”, produced by Alfredo Brillembourg and Hubert Klumpner of U-TT. Text provided by U-TT. The development of Dharavi region of Mumbai has always been in controversies. A step to revive the most chaotic part of the city, is perceived as sign of development to improve city image. Whereas, there have been advocacies about preserving the organic life, form and occupations which, although being chaotic, is systematic and well functional, supporting a large part of urban components surrounding it. This article provides a thought behind making the film. It mentions about the inspiration of the film which are bare facts about Dharavi’s culture; a second face of glamorous Mumbai. Article points towards the responsibility of film makers to show the possibilities of development in future.

The author here explores the question of how and if the architecture field is going to sustain itself in the future. It further explores about the uniqueness of architectural profession and its future. The role of architects in the era of artificial intelligence and how the designs need to be taken to new heights. The article also concludes about the questions it raises in the beginning. Agree or disagree, the article is worth a read.

“Get your hands dirty” - You must have heard this phrase. Let us understand the importance of this concept and its implications on our professional lives.

Author explores various ways to survive lockdown imposed due the pandemic and emerge hopeful. He points towards the light future opportunities for young architects’ post pandemic.

Ar. Snehal Jagdale-Surve, has often encountered the term ‘equality’ in various contexts, and always wondered if the word is truly understood in professional settings and more importantly, if it is being practiced in its true essence. Author states that practicing equality is a self-changing journey which requires introspection.

The unrecognized relationship between architecture and its relevance to how people live has become poignant and baffling. It is the need of an hour to establish a true sense of responsibility among the architecture community and create awareness among the general public about the role of architecture in reflecting as well as shaping the human mind, community, city, country and the world.

An essay exploring the capacity of architecture and its variables in the socio-political realm. Understanding the agency of how architecture can play a role in positively affecting political dialogue and exchange in places of conflict. The writing will delve into the capability of architecture as a significant tool that enables than otherwise.

Only thing constant in the universe is ‘Change’. The growth of this change is felt exponentially along with each passing decade, year, month or even a day. Almost every field of profession is witnessing this change in the form of increasing role of artificial intelligence in its workings. Several studies and experiments are observing promising applications of artificial intelligence in the field of architecture. However, it seems that there is a stigma around the topic due to the lack of understanding about how a machine can contribute to a complex process of space and environment design. This article will discuss about the direction that architectural practice can take with incorporation of Artificial intelligence in design process, based on the experiments and studies.

Public Administration and Architecture are different career directions, yet have many parallels in terms of roles and responsibilities. Architecture prepares individuals for these roles through its curriculum and it can be considered as a very strong career option. The author, a young architect and aspiring public administrator, shares her research and analysis on this subject and puts forth convincingly her idea of how Architects can be good Administrators.

The article talks about Evidence-based design as a tool to make Architectural concepts come out as practical ideas with a valid stand. It ponders into the intangible relationships between the user and the space, and debates the relevance of the extensive study-based process in the current fast-paced systems in Architecture.

This article takes a closer look into the facets of writing in architecture with a special focus on its experiential and imaginative attributions in guiding a user. Here, writing is demonstrated as a tool for giving a mental walkthrough of a space stationed at a location that is physically distant, creating a route for the users to connect with the space without making a visit in person.

The author highlights advantages of travelling, beyond just the thrills of visiting new places, but a catalyst for personal growth, especially for architects and planners.