Category: Fresh Perspective
Upcycling: An Innovative Approach to Sustainable Buildings
Architecture is an art form that expresses its identity-driven by a plethora of social-cultural aspects. It has a multitudinous window of opportunity to solve the fundamental challenge of humankind to inculcate the intrinsic understanding of creating and adopting a non-destructive establishment to lead us to a sustainable future. Upcycling is a practice that can help reduce…
Architecture in Bollywood: An Exclusive Guide to Architecture in Movies
Introduction Bollywood is one of the largest production industries in the world. Film location tourism is a serious business in these countries and competition is stiff. Given the way Indian popular cinema is driven by its aspirational qualities, foreign locations add value, many Bollywood movies have been shot abroad with scenic landscapes, monumental sites, and…
Temple Architecture and Human Psychology: Is Modern Society Responsive towards it?
Introduction The soul of a Hindu Temple is influenced by the philosophy that everything is linked with each other and in the end, it all comes together. According to Indian philosophy, the most vital and noteworthy values are the pursues of artha (wealth and prosperity); kama (sex and pleasure); dharma (moral life and virtues); and…
Literature In Architecture: A Fascinating Relationship
What are the odds of framing a sentence with Literature and Architecture? Is literature the predecessor and architecture the successor? Well, architecture and literature in both areas of study end with the suffix ‘ure’, which is added to translate any word into a noun, to express an action, function, or result in the particular field…
Parametric Architecture: Remarkable Examples in India and around the world
Introduction Parametric design is the latest technological development in architecture. Parametric design can be defined as unification intricacy and diversity, hence rejecting homogenous and traditional building techniques. Parametric architecture is a way of designing, which involves urbanism, interior design, and even incorporated fashion to create an architectural wonder. The idea is that all design elements…
Gender Pay Gap: The controversial discourse in Architecture Industry
Introduction The gender pay gap in design industries has been reported for a long. Concerned organizations have also tried to find the loophole and address it. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) published a guide for equitable practice in 2018, and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) published a similar document in 2019. According…
Architecture and Food Experiences: An Astounding Culinary Journey through Design
Introduction Embark on a captivating journey where architecture and food intertwine to create an immersive culinary adventure. The art of architecture becomes a crucial ingredient that elevates our gastronomic experiences. From the intricately designed restaurants and thoughtfully planned kitchens to the seamless integration of food within architectural spaces, the collaboration between these two fields gives…
The 2022 Pritzker Architecture Prize Winner: Diébédo Francis Kéré
“I am hoping to change the paradigm, push people to dream and undergo risk. It is not because you are rich that you should waste material. It is not because you are poor that you should not try to create quality. Everyone deserves quality, everyone deserves luxury, and everyone deserves comfort. We are interlinked and…
Facade Cladding Systems: Is Cladding Important for Energy Efficient Structures?
The cladding of structures is one of the most suggestive and complex points in any structural design. The facade surely is an elegant element of the structure, but the part it plays in reducing the structure’s energy consumption, perfecting natural lighting, and offering a better tailwind within the structure is also noteworthy. Several concrete jungles…
The Growth in Architectural Photography: Past, Present and Future
A photograph captures a moment otherwise gone and depending on who is looking at it, a photograph may convey a variety of tales. Even though an image does not tell a story, it is valuable to a person since it is associated with memory. When you try to introduce this usage of an image into…
