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Le Corbusier produced countless masterpieces during his five-decade long career; establishing a new trend for architecture, called the International architecture. He was a champion of modern architecture, firmly believing in the “precision” of architecture. According to him, each feature of the design needed to be justified in design and urban…

“The seed of Chandigarh is well sown. It is for the citizens to see that the tree flourishes. The object of this edict is to enlighten the present and future citizens of Chandigarh about the basic concepts of planning of the city so that they become its guardians and save…

He was born Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris on the 6th of October, 1887 in Switzerland; and spent most of his life in France. He was an architect, a designer, a painter, a writer, an urban planner, and a modernist to the core. He believed that drawing was preferable to talking as it…

“Nature holds the key to our aesthetic, intellectual, cognitive, and even spiritual satisfaction.” -Dr. Edward O. Wilson. We used to study in our younger days that there were primarily three seasons- winter, summer and rainy season. Theoretically we are still taught the same, however, it has become difficult to make…

A lot of emphasis is put on producing green structures these days; most government and corporate buildings are designed with the aim of conserving energy and other resources and making them eco-friendly. This gives rise to an obvious question: Do green buildings really live up to the expectations? Sadly, we…

“Sustainable architecture is a philosophical and design approach that reduces negative environmental impact while, to an extent, preserving natural resources, meting the users’ needs and improving the quality of life” -Ken Yeang.   We were talking about the top principles of green buildings in our last post having agreed that…