Author: Usama
-
Are you killing your soul?
This is a question I have been asking myself for a long time: Do I do things I don’t want to do? If I had the money, would I still do what I do? These are profound questions. Sometimes we know the answer, but we don’t know what to do. Money and finances have become…
-
Incremental house at Belapur by Charles Correa
While I am searching for architects in India who have been looking creatively into addressing the challenges of assimilating low-cost houses for urban areas, Charles Correa was a recurring name. Though his materials were not natural, he appeared to have empathy and simplicity in his design, and he really believed everyone, regardless of their social…
-
A community that makes less then $200 a year.
This is a video post. Below is a video by VICE Asia about a community in China that has an alternative way of life. They still eat free & locally source food. Free from Supermarket, they live under $200 a year. This is less then 5000 Pakistani Rupees per month.
-
What If Life Didn’t Revolve Around Money?
During COVID, I was exposed to the very terrifying reality of so many people losing their jobs. They had lived in rented apartments all their lives, bought from grocery stores, paid electricity and gas bills, and sent their kids to expensive schools. Missing a paycheck was like a death sentence to them. If you go…
-
A Journey in exploration of Indigenous materials & Architecture styles for housing through two Contemporaries Artists In the sub-continent.
Embracing Self-Sustainability and Minimalism Owning a house of your own is a lifelong dream of many people in our country, right from lower to middle and upper middle class, man from all these economic stratas are longing to build a house of their own, however, more often this dreams remain unfulfilled or by the time…