The way an artist uses a brush and a sculptor transforms a mere clay into a sculpture. An architect tries to design a space in the same way an art…
Welcome, one and all, to the “Celebrities as Architects” article series. Today’s feature is the man, the myth and the IT legend himself— Sundar Pichai. That’s right, folks, today we…
Arata Isozaki, a visionary Japanese architect and the recipient of the 2019 Pritzker Prize, the highest honor for an architect, wasn’t just a master in designing spaces but also in…
Whimsical architecture refers to when certain elements or the entire form of a building, such as facades, openings, or ornamentation, are inspired by stories, toys, or are generally playful. It…
An oft-quoted line of Francis Bacon is, “When in doubt, start from the beginning. It is always a good place to start.” But how does one proceed, should they be…
Starchitecture, a fairly new and now commonly used word to describe swanky, deconstructivist, and parametric styles of architecture, has been trendy for some time. The architects who led this style…
The famous Iraqi-born British architect Zaha Hadid, “queen of the curves”, is known as one of the few women who’ve had a substantial impact in the field of architecture. Known…
Hyperbuilding Hyperbuilding was devised specifically to justify the demanding issues humans face in a country’s developmental stages. The design intrigues many because of the deconstructivism it showcases but this theoretical project…
Deconstructivism in architecture redefines traditional approaches to design by embracing complexity, disruption, and fragmentation. This movement, in the late 20th century, challenged the classical forms and structures, reflecting the fractured…
The vast technical advancements of the 21st century have unavoidably led to drastic alterations in today’s architecture. One of the well-known architects who has helped to create unusual, inventive architecture…
Developed in the mid-20th century as a reaction to the functionalist approaches that dominated design, structuralism in architecture introduced a paradigm shift that focused on the underlying systems, patterns, and…
Once Zaha Hadid said, “there are 360 degrees then why stick to one?”, as bold as the statement it truly speaks many languages of styles in architecture. Predominantly curves in…