Architecture has always been a response to change, adapting to the language of its time. Whether it was the rebirth of the classical style during the Renaissance period, the rise of steel during the Industrial Revolution, the pyramids of Giza epitomizing the might of an entire civilization or the soaring glass towers of today's cities - architecture has been ever-adapting and accommodating.
At present, concerns have shifted from the form of a building to its footprint on the environment. This era of environmental awareness has been a catalyst for two major changes in architectural thinking: an increased concern over climate change and a focus on sustainable and eco-friendly techniques. Buildings are adapting to the shift, incorporating new technologies and materials and some old ones in new ways.
This issue of Architecture Time Space & People, showcases deeply rooted architecture 'adapt'ed to its geographic, social, historical, demographic and climatic context.
