India bleeds of creativity! From dance. music, movies,to Art,our country is rich in cultural heritage and home to numerous forms of art. Indian art is a concise term encompassing a broad range, in terms of medium, timescale and geography. It covers an immense variety of forms, including pottery and sculpture, jewelry, cave paintings, and textiles. …
3R\’s – Reduce Wastage, Recycle and Reuse I\’m actually surprised of the uses of banana tree trunks. In my country the lower part of the trunk is left in place after cutting the plant down. But in other Countries, they used it well. In Indonesia as well as in Africa, banana tree trunks are being used …
Before starting with Color Therapy lets talk about what is Color? Color is everywhere you look, and everywhere you don’t look. We see color all the time, but how often do we think about its origins and effects? As most of us know, color is light and energy. Color is visible because it reflects, bends, …
History Lucknow has always been known as a multicultural city that flourished as a North Indian cultural and artistic hub, and the seat of power of Nawabs in the 18th and 19th centuries. Lucknow is known all over the world for the Tehjeeb or the courteous behavior of its people. It is a rare city. Few places …
Conservation Conservation is the action taken to prevent decay of any kind. It includes life of our cultural and natural heritage. The meaning of conservation has changed over time and it differs in different countries. The change in attitude of a society, towards its architectural and cultural heritage means that conservation is not a constant …
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First question which comes across any Architecture student when one is asked to design a space is: What should be the Concept? And from where one should derive it? And moreover, will the teacher approve of it? This article is written for students to help them develop and articulate ideas and concepts. Context of …
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Light is at its best in the presence of darkness. Light is inseparable from the notion of form and space and so is shadow from light. Does shadow have the power to give form to architecture? Throughout the world architects and designers have always explored natural light as a design element, but seldom do they consider …
THE CITYThe city since its founding in A.D.1411 by Ahmed Shah, has been among the most important regions in the Indian-subcontinent that generated and sustained the notions of architectural creations till date. A plethora of step-wells, temples, palaces, mosques, mausoleum and institutions, the architecture has always remained an amalgamated of the deep rooted traditional values …