The Architectural Marvel of the Salk Institute: A Blend of Science and Serenity
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Exploring Smritivan Earthquake Museum: A Tribute to Resilience and Remembrance
Exploring Smritivan Earthquake Museum: A Tribute to Resilience and Remembrance Vastushilpa Consultants, an architecture studio, has designed a museum and memorial in India to honor the victims of the 2001 Gujarat earthquake and celebrate the resilience of the local Kutch community. The project aims to create not only a museum but also a civic space
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Roberto Burle Marx: A Landscape Architect Who Painted with Plants
A Landscape Architect Who Painted with Plants Roberto Burle Marx (1909-1994) wasn’t your typical architect. This Brazilian visionary wasn’t concerned with bricks and mortar, but rather with living, breathing canvases. Burle Marx was a landscape architect who blurred the lines between artist and designer, forever changing the way we see the spaces around our buildings.
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How Architects Use Natural Light to Transform Spaces?
How Architects Use Natural Light to Transform Spaces? One of the primary ways architects use natural light is through the placement of windows. Windows are strategically placed to allow natural light to enter a space and create a sense of openness. Large windows can create a connection between the interior and exterior of a building,
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Is architecture in India a slowly sinking ship?
P.S. – Not a Motivating Post!! Architecture in India is like a slowly sinking ship. We have failed the profession. Do you know why? Let me tell you one by one. 1. Because presently most of the architectural employment adverts are like: Hello folks! Do you need a job post B.Arch.? Great. We also need
Sustainable Architecture as a field.
The profession of architecture has well-defined boundaries in the form of professional boundaries delineated by a licence to practise. On an ideological level, this design core is hotly debated. Architects are not the only ones who design structures, but they claim to be the only ones who make ‘architecture\’ rather than just structures. As a
Results MNC-3 (INHABIT)
Micro Nation just announced the results of Micro Nation Challenge – 3 (INHABIT). Challenge is to design a small living unit for stray animals (dogs, cats, cows etc.) at street level, where there is facility of dumping your leftovers and vegetable peels for stray animals. There was a lot of interesting projects submitted. Below we
Results MNP-1 (MINIMALIST ARCHITECTURE)
Micro Nation just announced the results of Micro Nation Photography Challenge – 1 (MINIMALIST ARCHITECTURE). The challenge is to capture the essence of minimalist architecture in photographs. There was a lot of amazing entries submitted. Below we present all winning entries: 1st Prize Photo by:- Chen Siyi (Kunming, China) Great, clean composition, a refreshing color
9 LIVES OF A BUILDING
Like cats being gifted with a new life every time they just miss their demise, buildings are constantly propelled towards change and reinvention in order to sustain their existence. Here Jill Stoner, Director of the Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism at Carleton University in Ottawa, and Professor of Architecture at the University of California,
Results MNC-2 (VACANZA)
Micro Nation just announced the results of Micro Nation Challenge – 2 (VACANZA). Challenge is to design a holiday cottage for a resort on an island. There was a lot of interesting projects submitted. Below we present all winning entries: 1st Prize Project by: MD. Galib Nur Anan [Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)]