Almost all Architects are travel enthusiasts. Travel helps stimulate creative thinking, experience different cultures and user behaviours in the built environment, and most importantly, it provides an opportunity to explore…
Libraries were once a silent sanctuary of books assembled in temples to preserve the knowledge they contained. But thanks to the new era and technology, Libraries today are not only…
Writing the perfect thesis can be a daunting experience. While also juggling other deadlines, internships, projects and tests, final year architecture students are faced with the various challenges that thesis…
Yet another marvel by Louis Khan is the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA). IIMA’s Vikram Sarabhai Library (VSL) was set up in 1962 and named after its founder, Dr.…
A modern vision cladded in stone, the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library is said to be one of the largest buildings to house a vast collection of rare books…
Library provides resources and services for Education, Information, Research, and Personality development to the users. The well-designed library includes spaces and places that encourage activities, with desired furnishings, special equipment,…
A vault is a self-supporting arch form that is usually built of stone, brick or concrete and is used as a roof to cover a space. Vaults are commonly found…
The CEPT University Library, called the Lilavati Lalbhai Library, opened in 2017. It was the first structure on the CEPT campus that architect BV Doshi had not designed, and architect…
The House of Wisdom by Foster + Partners is the newly constructed library and cultural center that is based on the idea of a “digital future.” It has been conceptualized…
“The Center will create jobs and economic opportunity, especially for South Side residents—because we believe the team that’s building the Obama Presidential Center should look like the community it calls…
ZAS is a Canada based architecture firm with offices in Toronto and Vancouver to handle domestic projects and an office in Dubai to handle international projects. The quarter-century-old firm has…
An architectural tour around Chennai is often dominated by the city’s glorious landmarks from the colonial period and the magnificent Dravidian heritage of ancient India. Although oft over-shadowed by the…