“….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 in India 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…
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…
The Theory of Architecture comprises interpretation and critical commentaries on the architecture of past, present, and future. Most theories exert a wide and beneficial influence on the era. Such thoughts…
De re aedificatoria (finished in 1452 and printed in 1485) was an architectural book composed by Leon Battista Alberti, a genuine ‘Renaissance’ man. He was a skilled writer, mathematician, and…
The very first technical, yet design-derived word one would hear of in the architecture school would be context. So what exactly this so praised word, context, actually means. There lies…
A concept in architecture is an approach taken towards a good design. Conceptual architecture is characterized by ideas that inspire design to expand and go beyond the discipline of construction.…