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Building Sustainability: The Impact of Climate Change on Architectural Practices

Architects are essential in the fight against climate change because they design and implement climate-responsive techniques, new materials, and energy-efficient structures. Adaptations including green building, coastal fortifications, and flood-resistant techniques are required due to rising temperatures. Architects emphasize efficiency to cut down on energy use in chilly climates. Concurrently, there is a global movement in […]

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From “Green” to “Sustainable”: Understanding the Past and Present of Ecological Design

We currently live in a concrete world built around our natural habitat that the earth provides us, these are two separate entities that exist within one universal realm. However, it requires a better integration of the two, so that our natural environment is saved and protected and habitable for a long time. Hence, it becomes

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Manasara Vastusastra: The Harmonious Blend of Spirituality and Aesthetics in Ancient Architectural Marvels

Manasara is a significant ancient Indian architectural treatise that provides comprehensive guidelines and principles for the planning, design, and construction of buildings and urban spaces. The Manasara was first brought to attention over a century ago by Ram Raj, a Madras Judge, who wrote an essay on architecture. His thesis drew upon fifteen fragmentary chapters

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SmritiVan: Architectural Ingenuity and Living Tribute For the Victims of Bhuj Earthquake

The Kutch region of Gujarat experienced one of the deadliest earthquakes in January of 2001. More than 20,000 people lost their lives in the quake, and a museum was inaugurated by our Prime Minister commemorating the same.  The museum marks a celebration of resilience and hope within the community of families living in the region.

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Masterpieces in Stone: Exploring the Magnificence of Dravidian Temple Architecture

India is a culturally and historically rich country with a millennium of history. Stunning and distinctive buildings honour celestial beings. Some buildings astonish us with their charisma, but they all wow us with their expansive complexes and architectural design. Specific locations in India survive solely due to a divine mystery or something else, defying all

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Aesthetics or Utility? Piet Mondrian has the Answer for it

Not many people know this but Piet Mondrian had the reputation of being a designer rather than a painter when he first arrived in New York in 1940. Born in the Netherlands, Mondrian initially trained as a traditional artist before evolving towards abstraction. He is regarded as the spiritual leader of the De Stijl Movement

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Spiritual Splendor: Exploring the Symbolism and Marvels of Hindu Temple Architecture

Hindu temples’ unique and historic architectural style has developed over thousands of years. Hindu temple architecture and layouts varied greatly between Indian regions, reflecting various cultural, historical, and religious influences. The Hindu temple architecture is not standardised. However, many temples have some characteristics. Hindu temples usually have a square or rectangular floor plan as their

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Do you know Ray Meeker? He Also Shaped Sustainability through Earth, Ceramics, and Fired Marvels

Ray Meeker, is known for his earthen stoneware artefacts has also experimented with baked insitu mud structures in Pondicherry and Auroville. These experiments laid the foundation for many architects to tread on the path of sustainability by going back to making houses and other liveable structures based on the earth. Before we charge on to

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Architectural Conservation: 5 Architects Preserving Indian Culture and Heritage

What is Architectural Conservation?   Through well thought-out interventions, an architectural conservator is a specialist tasked with safeguarding and maintaining the historical, material, and design integrity of built heritage. Architectural conservation focuses on the physical structure of buildings subjected to uncontrolled external conditions, whereas historic preservation concentrates on more general cultural and historical aspects of

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Sabarmati Ashram: Where Architecture Speaks Gandhi’s Truth – A Harmony of Tradition, Minimalism, and Legacy

There lies an Ashram near the banks of Sabarmati in the suburbs of Ahmedabad, it is the world renowned Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat. This is where the Satyagraha movement began and was one of the abodes of Mahatma Gandhi between 1917 to 1930. The Dandi march began from this very monumental space, it was regarded

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