The Principles of Architecture

Architecture, the practice of designing and constructing buildings, has been around since human beings stopped living in caves and needed to put a roof over their heads. For thousands of years, there was no concept of ‘architecture’: people just built what they needed, as best they could, taking into account the materials available and the environment in which the structure or building needed to operate. Put simply, if you lived in a cold forest you need to make a warm house and you would almost certainly use wood to build it. If you lived in a hot, rocky desert you would want to build a house that kept you cool and you’d use stone as the main building material.