Most times, the purpose a building serves is often outlived by the building itself. The built usually survives the dwindling usage of the project – architecture is enduring and many…
Historically, public plazas were formed as a place maker for urban city’s political, commercial, religious, and leisure life. The evolution of such public plazas was largely dependent on the internal…
“But cities aren’t like people; they live on and on, even though their reason for being where they are has gone downriver and out to sea.” – John Updike. A…
“What defines the character of a city is its public space, not its private space. What defines the value of the private assets of the space are not the assets…
1. RELOCATION Demolition can also be avoided by building structures that can be easily disassembled and reassembled in a new location. The process involves moving a structure from one place…
The architectural discipline theory and practices today are more towards technicalities and functionality parameters, without or less the consideration of environmental research theory. The ideology is being the matter of…
Where we live, shapes and is shaped by us throughout history. Our rooms, homes, streets, neighborhoods, and cities dictate the way we live and eventually get altered to suit the…
One of the most interesting and significant events in an architectural student’s life is the Internship or Professional Practice. The process of learning the art from a practicing architect is…
Vernacular architecture originated when mankind started to provide itself shelter according to its circumstances, made from surrounding materials. It is a mere response to society’s needs that has allowed man…
‘Aapnu Amdavad’ proudly said by the people of Ahmedabad has continuously evolved over 600 years tested by time and wars with changing needs and greed. Like every Indian city, the streets…
Landscape architecture is about maintaining the balance between ecology and mankind. To address the deteriorating balance of our relationship with the environment, a need for landscape architecture has become urgent.…
Over 18 million hectares of land have burned in Australia’s unprecedented bushfire season. As a result, more than 1 billion animals are estimated to have died. During these past months,…