Tensegrity, originally a portmanteau of tensional integrity, was coined by the famous Architect Buckminster Fuller, in the 1960s. It is a structural principle consisting of members, wherein isolated components exist…
Vault, a structural member consisting of an arrangement of arches, commonly forming a ceiling or roof, in building construction. There’s been vaulting in ancient Egypt, mainly for drains. As an…
For a long time now, design has been perceived as a means to solve problems – to create solutions, in the form of a product, space, a system, a model,…
Over the course of time, the world has been riddled with multiple wars that have caused damage and destruction in their wake. Many cultural structures across Europe and Asia were…
“….the open space here, due to its central location, naturally invites people to sit down and interact…” says a famous designer about their work. “….due to the novel technological advancements…
Interior design has come into the light in recent years with the inherent need in society to create and have a unique home. Earlier, as it was combined with the…
Architects are often at a loss at understanding how they compare with others in the field. Competitions allow for both architects and students to compete at a global scale through…
The term “Flexibility” is defined as the unrestricted free range of motion, any feature or a vibe that is pliable and susceptible to change. The concept of flexibility in the…
We make theories to explain the world around us. “Theory building develops out of our need to make sense out of life.” – W. B. Walsh, Theories of Person-Environment Interaction:…
Significance Of Architectural Criticism Architectural criticism has a bad reputation for being incompetent and not rigorous enough as critical writings in the fields of science and technology and the same…
Architecture Parlante Architecture parlante, one of the diverse theories in architecture, was developed during the French revolution by prominent French architects like Claude-Nicolas Ledoux (1736-1806). Ledoux is considered the champion…
Functionalism is a theory in architecture which states that the buildings should be designed based on the function of the building. In the early 1900s, functionalism emerged as a need…