Scarano Architect

November 29, 2021 Blog, education, News

Scandinavian Design Trends

Scandinavian design has been at the forefront of architecture for many years. Many prolific designers and architects are native to this region. Our own architect, Robert Scarano Jr’s heritage is Scandinavian; his mother was born in Denmark. When most people think of Scandinavian design they immediately think of IKEA, the big box store from Sweden...

November 22, 2021 Architecture, Blog, education, News

Passive Houses

People who live in passive houses live in comfortable, modern homes with no drafts or temperature variations from room to room. Incredibly, they have virtually no heating or cooling bills. If this concept sounds appealing, you might try living in a passive home. The passive house approach focuses on the following 5 main principles: Solar..

November 15, 2021 Uncategorized

Compostable Towers

In 2014 a project called Hy-Fi was designed and created by the New York architectural office “The Living.” It was led by David Benjamin and was chosen as the winner of the “Young Architect’s Program.” Hy-Fi is a cluster of circular towers over 12 meters tall, formed using 10,000 bricks that were naturally grown from..

October 26, 2021 Blog, education, News

Hypnotic Bridges

Typically, only a few of the world’s great bridges get much attention. They are most notably, the Brooklyn Bridge, the Golden Gate, and the Tower Bridge in London. We can plainly see that these bridges have given character or identity to their respective cities.Hypnotic Bridges Bridges not only connect people but become a significant landmark..

October 11, 2021 Blog, education, News

Multigenerational Living

A record number of Americans live in a multigenerational household today and it is once again becoming commonplace here. “Generation’s United 2021” released a report entitled: “Family Matters: Multigenerational Living Is on the Rise and Here to Stay.” They have found that the number of Americans living in a multigenerational household with three or more generations..

September 26, 2021 Blog, education, News

Biophilic Architecture

Biophilic design is an approach to architecture that looks to connect building occupants more closely to all things nature. Biophilia, which means love of nature, focuses on a human’s innate attraction to nature and natural processes. The term was popularized by American biologist Edward O. Wilson in the 1980s. He observed how increasing rates of..

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