Experts predict that climate change will cause sea levels to rise 3 ft (0.9m) or more by 2100, putting hundreds of low-lying cities at risk of massive and permanent flooding. More and more frequently architecture is adapting to nature in order to overcome the upcoming climate conditions. Some weeks ago I published an article about … Continue reading
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11 Buildings with Unusual Facades
The facade is the front-facing outer surface of a building and therefore the first abstract representation of its architecture. It is designed as a creative element that reinforces or disrupts its neighbourhood identity. Automatic interpretation of buildings and, particularly, their facades is inevitable and this is why this outer surface is of great importance to … Continue reading
16 Chairs You Would Love to Sit On
Since the twentieth century, chairs have been changing with every twist of fashion producing beautiful furniture items. However, with new technologies emerging, improvements in ergonomics and the necessity to reuse materials, chair design has changed its aim of being “beautiful” to its intention to be “useful”. Not only do modern chairs work on comfort and physical … Continue reading