Humans, as a species have always been adept at changing and reforming themselves to suit the environment they exist in. Likewise, the structures that we use in our daily lives…
The rules of classical architecture were broken by a series of drawings by Russian avant-gardists who came about during the First World War. They were known as Russian Constructivists, defying…
‘Modern’ is a term generally associated with ‘contemporary’. Yet in actuality, Modernism was an important movement that indicated a major cultural shift from the colonial era post World War II.…
Norway rests on the dramatic and beautiful Scandinavian terrain. The sprawling fjords and the glacial mountains give a landscape that runs all over the cold, arctic region. The country has…
Brise Soleil has its roots as an architectural element from the very ancient times when people started using them as sun-shading devices. These are screens that reduce solar heat gain…
“In writing of Indian culture, I am highly conscious of my subjectivity; arguably, there is more than one Indian culture, and certainly more than one view of Indian culture.” -Shashi…
Parametric architecture is based on algorithmic thinking. The dimensions of design are considered and then converted into parameters i.e. made variables which turns up a plethora of design options. This…
In India, architecture has been influenced by many cultures. One such culture Indian structures are influenced by is Islam. Islamic architecture is characterized by simplicity and severity. Ornamentation was hardly…
Stretching boundaries between Europe and China, Russia is neither East nor West. The vast expanse of the field, forest, and the desert has seen Mughal rule, czarist reigns of terror,…
The term parametric is originally derived from mathematics. It expresses the set of parameters, variables, or instructions that are editable and can affect or manipulate the results of expression or…
China has a deep-rooted history of mimicking diverse aspects of countries. The imitation is not just limited to technology, music or art, but the whole culture and exact replicas of…
Building Utopia is a dream, which many philosophers and architects have tried to build, conceptualize, and have taken human beings a step towards utopia. Utopia means “no place”, the term…