Arunachal Pradesh, nestled in the northeastern Himalayas of India, is a living tapestry of architectural heritage deeply intertwined with its natural landscape and cultural richness.
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
BRINDA SOMAYA (Part – II)
Not read the PART – I yet, click here to read! 1. GOA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT 2009 – Ongoing Sanquelim, Goa 247200 sq.ft. The project was a green field one and included the main academic block library café, student hostels and a multi-purpose hall. The plan was derived along two axes that interlinked student plazas […]
BRINDA SOMAYA (Part – I)
“I believe an architect’s role is that of a guardian — of the built and un-built environment. For a building to really work for the people who use it, to fulfill the vision of the client and to last, it has to encompass many aspects. A building is not just a piece of sculpture. Apart […]
HAFEEZ CONTRACTOR (PART – II)
Not read the PART – I yet, click here to read! 1. DLF ERICSSON 2015 Gurgaon, India DLF Ericsson, A Technologically advanced company in the field of telecom and electronics was looking to erect a new facility in New Delhi with an architecture that reflected its brand values The building had to symbolize the dynamism […]
HAFEEZ CONTRACTOR (PART – I)
Click on the various links provided, while you go through this article, to have an even more detailed study Born – 19 June 1950 Indian architect He has designed many skyscrapers in India, primarily in the city of Mumbai As of 2019, he is the architect of the three tallest buildings in India – The […]
AR. SANJAY PURI (PART – III)
Not read the previous parts, click below to read – PART – I PART – II 11. TRIOSE 2011 Lonavala, India Residential architecture Angled spaces projected towards different directions encapsulated in an organically folded concrete skin create a two-level building on this site in lonavala housing a few retail shops, a food court, two restaurants, […]
AR. SANJAY PURI (PART – II)
Not read the PART – I yet, click here to read 4. THE COURTYARD HOUSE 2011 Rajasthan, India Area – 3000 m² Residential architecture House is designed in response to a climate with long summer months Organically radiating concrete volumes of varied proportions from central open to sky courtyards create a sculpted series of spaces […]
AR. SANJAY PURI (PART – I)
Click on the various links provided, while you go through this article, to have an even more detailed study “Evolving a dialogue of spaces that transcend the ordinary in the way they are perceived while resolving the functional aspects in a more conducive way than ways explored earlier and simultaneously forming volumes sculpturally is innovation […]
LAWRENCE WILFRED BAKER (a.k.a. LAURIE BAKER)
2nd March 1917 – 1st April 2007 Laurie Baker was also known as the ‘Gandhi of architecture’ or ‘Brick master of Kerala’ “I don’t think I’ve ever been inspired by what other architects have doe but more by what ordinary craftsmen have created” – Laurie Baker Baker was a British born Indian architect He came […]
BALKRISHNA VITHALDAS DOSHI (a.k.a. B.V. DOSHI)
26TH August 1927 – 24TH January 2023 “I hesitate calling myself an architect because the more I think I know what architecture is, the less I feel I know about its true calling” – Doshi ‘Paths Uncharted’ – Autobiography Senior designer in Le Corbusier’s project in Ahmedabad and Chandigarh, in 1950 His studio, Vastu Shilpa […]