Holy in God’s Own Country: Laurie Baker’s Humble Masterpiece At a time when sacred architecture was synonymous with elaborate, embellished, and exquisite designs, a humble chapel lies quietly nestled in…
In A Manual of Cost Cuts for Strong Acceptable Housing published by Costford, renowned architect Laurie Baker takes readers on a captivating journey into cost-cutting strategies for creating robust and…
“The best way to predict your future is to create it”, said Abraham Lincoln. Buildings of an era are the mirrors of civilization. They tell us stories of what has…
Observing the playful interactions with building blocks to a profound love for the arrangement of architectural elements, their journey unfolds. The perspective fixated on the outside world through a window…
Architecture practices in India have been on a steady decline since the 1990s. With capitalism on the rise and the expansion of urban centres, one would only assume that healthy…
Architectural criticism has traditionally served as a guidepost for transitioning from one architectural era to the next. When the design styles of one era became very prevalent or were deemed…
British-born Indian architect Lawrence Wilfred “Laurie” Baker (22 March 1917 – 1 April 2007) is famously known for his efforts in energy-efficient architecture and designs that maximized light, ventilation, and…
Architects design structures with a set of values and beliefs that guides the way they deliver their contribution to architecture. The core beliefs define their methods and processes which are…
Anthropocene, the current era of human-induced climate change, is the primary cause of global warming, air pollution, sea-level rise, ocean acidification, urban heat island effect, and other natural disasters. Buildings…
Lawrence Wilfred ‘Laurie’ Baker—a man as humble as his building material bricks—is known for his undeniable honesty in his life and architectural works. He is well known for his low-cost,…
Laurie Baker was an award-winning British-born Indian Architect, eminent for his leadership in cost-effective energy-efficient Architecture for his exceptional space utilization. For him, bricks are like faces. All of them…
The palaces and the mud huts both have an equally rich architectural legacy in India. Inspired by traditional techniques as well as global trends, these contemporary Indian architects found a…