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This interpretation of a building in terms of its function is necessary to a complete aesthetic appreciation. Without it, a building may have many beauties, but they are all separate, and there is no beauty of the whole. It is the life which unifies the many different parts.

Architecture is an art, enclosing building science, design management, and cost control. Architects incorporate their intellectual thoughts about the forms and function of the building with the needs of the community. Buildings are like trees in the big forest we call cities. As responsible architects, we should take a panoramic view of the forest before adding another tree in the forest. Then, we shall see how this new tree, which is the new building will be incorporated within the big forest of buildings.

The form of the building will determine the natural resource use for the building. The architects who understand green building well can influence the design to have great efficiency for saving energy and water. At Philia Earth, this line of thinking sets up a framework for our architectural design and project development practice. We analyse the whole life cycle of each building we design. We also focus to minimise carbon and toxic emission and to push for the design that can decrease the operational cost to maintain a building.