Why We Should Build Wooden Skyscrapers
I have another TED talk I came across a few years ago which I'd like to share with you. It's a talk by Michael Green in 2013. He talks...
Architecture for the People by the People
I covered about Architecture for Humanity's legacy in my previous post. Arriving from the same principle that architecture should not be...
Biophilia: Reconnecting Human with Nature
Built environment is a part of natural environment modified by human to accommodate a certain purpose or activities. Human can learn from...
The Sinking City of Jakarta
Previously I covered drinking water crisis and water privatization failure in Jakarta. Formal water supply system has failed to deliver...
Are the Zero-Carbon Cities really Zero-Carbon?
There have been a number of new developments proclaiming themselves as zero carbon city. Two most popular cities we often heard of are...
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...
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...
