Biomimicry in Architecture

Watch Micheal Pawlyn talk about an innovative approach that seeks sustainable solutions in building architecture influenced by nature. An architect based in London, his firm called Exploration gathers their inspiration from living organisms that are capable of adapting to extreme climatic conditions.

Greetings this festive season!

The Tryptic Note team would like to wish everyone, Eid Mubarak!

Old town charm

Al Shindagha is a neighbourhood in the traditional centre of the city of Dubai. Located adjacent to the Shindagha tunnel, it is bordered by the locality of Bur Dubai in the south and Port Rashid on the west.

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In My Honest Opinion : Imad Syed

In Memoriam

‘Architecture is a three-legged tool: climate, technology and culture. Together they generate the building’

-Charles Correa

Revisiting Sharjah’s Bank Street

This is a story from more than a year ago, when we participated in a very interesting workshop in Sharjah. The workshop was brought to the UAE by a research team called ‘Failed Architecture’ based in Amsterdam, in April 2014.

The Change Initiative, Dubai

And Dubai has yet another record on its plate – The Change Initiative is the world’s most sustainable commercial building scoring 107 out of a possible 110 on the LEED Platinum Rating for Commercial Interiors. They were also awarded the Green Building of the Year by EmiratesGBC in 2014.

BoxPark, Dubai

Living in Dubai, it is not surprising when new developments spring up almost overnight. Construction happens at a very fast rate in this city. Even more so, when you use unconventional building materials meant exactly for this purpose. Enter shipping containers.

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In My Honest Opinion : Sanmita Patel

Urban Garden, SAF

We arrived at the Sharjah Art Foundation (SAF) on a hot Saturday afternoon, to experience the SAF Urban Garden. We navigated through a maze of pathways of stunning clean modern structures with rugged coral walls that house the various exhibitions for the Sharjah Biennale.