November 2024

Curing the Blind Spot by Developing Foresight in Architectural Planning

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The Taj palace Hotel in Mumbai is an iconic and historically relevant structure, considered a masterpiece of Indo Saracenic Architecture which carries with itself an albeit unconfirmed and possibly mythical legend. According to the story, the hotel’s architecture consultant William Chambers, had originally designed the entrance to face Mumbai’s waterfront shoreline. However, due to communication […]

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Accessibility is key when you want to be Better@Architecture

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Defining User Centric Designs Accessibility, Inclusivity and Universality are the most commonly used terms for User Centered Designs (UCDs).  Terminologies Accessibility: a facility that caters to users with varied abilities and removing barriers that prevent or limit usability. Universality: the word Universal means ‘to all’, in case of design, Universality is a solution that caters

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Architectural Blind Spots to get rid of immediately to be Better@Architecture 

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Architectural Blind Spots to get rid of immediately to be Better@Architecture What are Architectural Blindspots ?  As architects we encounter incidents that take us by surprise, which we would later realize are partly the result of inexperience and mostly the all time challenge of being an architect. We may refer to these challenges as Blind

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