Water (not) for All
My first amazement as I first arrived in Sydney was knowing that people can drink directly from the tap. At my first days staying here in...
The Most Sustainable Building is The One You Don't Build
Paul Osmond, my Master program director at UNSW, was the first one who told me this interesting statement in one of his lecture last...
Sustainability vs Resilience
Today's lecture is from Prof. James Weirick, the Director of Urban Development & Design Program, UNSW. He presented a series of papers on...
Architecture and Sustainability: A Personal Story
This time I would like to share a little bit story of my own life experience. This post is generally a short reflection on my 5 years...
Architecture for Humanity
A TED talk by Cameron Sinclair (2006) tells us how architects should serve more people. Cameron Sinclair argued that architecture should...
Logics of Sustainable Architecture (2)
This post continues on my previous post about logics of sustainable architecture. The fourth logic is Eco-cultural. The logic promotes...
Logics of Sustainable Architecture (1)
What does make the most sustainable building? This question has been asked many times yet the answer is still unclear. As I mentioned in...
Nature and Architecture
The relationship between nature and architecture is an old one and has been around throughout the human history. Architecture is...
Don't Build Your Home, Grow It!
I watched this video several years ago. However, as TED says, the idea the video delivered remains worth spreading. The idea came from...
The Best Way to Commute
The previous post I made on this blog was related to food: "what does make a food sustainable?". This time, I would like to write yet...
