“Less is more” and “Less is bore” are the two extremities of design thinking. Both brought about a wave of change in what was considered aesthetically pleasing in society and…
Architectural education has evolved significantly over the past century in response to technological advancements, societal changes, environmental challenges, and the evolving role of architects within the broader context of urban…
The dynamics of architecture across the world have been influenced by American and European design. Through the views of such innovative architects of that era, one may gain fresh perspectives…
Role of Ornamental Architecture ‘The absence of ornament had brought other arts to unsuspected heights’. A famous Australian Architect has written essays and a Book about how Ornamentation is a…
Set in two different eras of time – the 1970s and the 2000s – Om Shanti Om is considered a postmodern masterpiece representing Indian cinema in its truest form :…
In the intricate balance between creativity and structure, architecture is proof of human imagination. However, the inception of each magnificent construction is embedded with some concepts and ideas-the theory in…
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, postmodern architecture emerged as a response to modernist architecture’s perceived flaws. Though logical design was supposed to usher in a better world, modernist…
The beginnings of architecture school prove to be strenuous, challenging, and quite exhaustive. Most students enter with little to no knowledge on the technical aspects of design, and face a…
It is improbable to fathom the impressions of postmodernism in the architectural discourse without first comprehending the negation caused by the supposed chastity of modernism and its ideologies of mass…
The book by Robert Venturi continues to be important in today’s complicated and conflicting world. Robert Venturi’s Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture, published 50 years ago and still in print…
Never underestimating the power of design is the main lesson that well-known architects have sought to impart to us over the years. Famous architects like Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid, and…
Situated in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, Atlanta is renowned for its post-modern style of architecture. Little remains today of the Atlanta described in Margaret Mitchell’s “Gone With The…