One of the most influential voices in design is Ellen Lupton who is a famous curator at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, and the director of the Graphic Design MFA…
School architecture is a culmination of design and education. This typology is one of the most challenging typologies to design as it has to cater to the children of growing…
Homelessness is the most indicative symptom of the country’s stance on the right to housing and lack of respect. However, homelessness is not just ‘rooflessness’. It is more than just…
From Greek influence on Roman to Islamic influence on Gothic, the subconscious inter-mix of cultures was common throughout history that led to its existing style. This subtle blend in architecture…
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…
Retrofitting in Architecture: In current times, the terms green building, green design, and energy conservation have become synonymous with building design. For the sake of the environment, one has to…
An atrium is an open central court in a space. It was initially identified in houses of ancient Rome and later in Christian basilicas. Vitruvius named 4 types of atriums…
Home is symbolic of lifestyle, the personality of its residents, as well the era in which it was built. For the very same reasons, people have started to take interest…
Developed from the genesis of the art nouveau movement in the 20th century the Expressionist architecture style was an exotic, irrational, intense exaggeration of this movement. The style was characterized…
Pavilions in architecture refer to the sub-structures within the premises of a building complex generally built as a pleasure space – for exhibitions and galleries, for capturing good views, being…
Glass as a construction material has been used for many years now. The onset of the Industrial Revolution and mass production of materials like steel and glass in the 19th…
Generally, when we talk about blending architecture and nature, we tend to think about very few aspects like landscape design and green methods. Though these methods play an important role…