As cities around the world grapple with the twin pressures of population growth and environmental decline, architects and planners are turning to a novel solution: vertical forests. Integrating thousands of trees, shrubs and plants into their facades, these high-rise buildings bring the promise of cleaner air, cooler cities and a stronger connection with nature.
But while projects like Milan’s Bosco Verticale and Singapore’s Oasia Hotel Downtown dazzle with their leafy exteriors, some experts have questioned whether the benefits live up to the hype or if they’re simply architectural ‘greenwashing.’ Read on to learn more.
Even though some people may be out off by rising energy prices and interest rates, home ownership is still very common, with many people viewing it as both a security blanket for themselves and their families and a lucrative investment opportunity.
When searching for the ideal residence, people tend to look for traditional must-haves like outdoor space, the size of the home, parking and local amenities. However, with new ideas and technologies constantly changing the way our houses are designed and fitted out, we wondered what might become the must-haves of the future. Read on for a few thoughts…
Over the past few months, we’ve witnessed a race in the launch of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology that has been trained to interact with humans in a conversational way.
Natural language models like Open AI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Bard can produce pieces of creative writing, translate copy, summarise lengthy texts, access vast amounts of data to answer queries and have a human-like conversation. Whilst experimenting with these technologies can be both useful and fun, this has got us wondering whether AI might soon be taking on other creative work such as designing a building (or perhaps it is already)? Take a look at what we found out in this week’s blog.
When it comes to living, breathing and working within the context of an environmental crisis, it appears the human response is a bit like a game of tug-of-war with various opinions and decisions pulling in opposite directions. On the one hand we have an increasingly urgent need to reduce emissions and halt the disastrous effects…