The Indian Coffee House is a coffee-restaurant chain with over 400 outlets all over India. While the chain started during the British rule, it is now run by worker co-operative…
Every architect knows that Architectural Design is not complete if we don’t take climatology into consideration. While the client’s satisfaction is of prime importance, the solace of doing our job…
What is Vernacular Architecture? According to its etymology, “verna” means native and “architecture” is to design buildings, thus vernacular architecture is an architecture style that is built to meet the…
Vernacular architecture originated when mankind started to provide itself shelter according to its circumstances, made from surrounding materials. It is a mere response to society’s needs that has allowed man…
Over the centuries, the style of vernacular architecture has kept on changing and evolving. Also, with time, Religion and cultural practices eventually shaped the styles in architecture. Many new concepts…