“You can put down a bad book; you can avoid listening to bad music, but you cannot miss the ugly tower block opposite your house.” – Renzo Piano The quest…
The city of Mumbai in the present time embraces a diverse social setting and provides a context for everyone in the city to coexist. While one observes the architecture that…
The middle ages show highly admirable and marvelous works in both disciplines by architects who have found a niche as sculptors. These pieces of art and architecture evoke a sense…
To create, one must be inspired, and the truest form of inspiration can be found in the nature around us. Over the years, many architecture philosophies have been created and…
Today, city folk are surrounded by concrete jungles that seem unintuitive and monotonous. However, concrete was the innovative material of the 20th century that shook the industry to its very…
Luigi Camenisch is one of the lesser-known architects from Switzerland, who graduated from ETH Zurich and whose works and collaboration reverberate with the mid-century era of the architectural being. Unprecedented…
One such far-reaching architect, “Rudolf Olgiati” majorly known for his work on French-Riviera; born in the town of Chur, Switzerland on 7th September 1910, living through the life in valleys…
In the 1960s, community-conscious designs were started to be designed by famous architects in order to meet the needs of the users. Because of these, the users got the decision…
With reference to the same, the prompted design considerations vary with existing structures, contextual typologies, and nature itself, but the most prominent of all is the location of study and…
There are 10 things to remember while designing in hot and humid climate: 1. Ventilation | Hot and Humid climate Ventilation is one of the important factors to be considered…
Floating architecture is a building system that stands on water using a specific structural system and provides contextual space for humans. The concept of floating architecture currently appears to answer…
Our memories of childhood are filled with extracurricular activities where we represented our schools but at the same time, balanced our studies. Our academic routines were reconsidered and were appreciated…