VIVIDARCH TEAMJul 9, 20232 minStanding on the shoulders of giantsThe phrase "standing on the shoulders of giants" is a metaphor which means "using the understanding gained by those who have gone before...
VIVIDARCH TEAMJul 6, 20222 minSurviving Stakeholder ConsultationsThe design briefs of public projects are increasingly requiring architects to engage in pre-design planning to fine-tune the programming...
VIVIDARCH TEAMJul 5, 20224 minThe high cost of cheap constructionWhy did 524 people die (with 25 missings) in the Chilen earthquake of 2010, whereas the earthquake in Haiti a month earlier, caused an...
VIVIDARCH TEAMJul 4, 20223 minDesigning for the ElementsA few years ago I attended a conference in Puerto Rico on climate change mitigation for buildings, and I remember thinking how ironic it...