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Mattancherry – Transition & Revival

Mattancherry is a small coastal town, located in close proximity to the commercial hub - Cochin, Kerala. This cosmopolitan town was once the political and also the economic capital of the state. The history of the city dates back to 13th centaury AD. This heritage city with its unique and strong linkages plays a crucial role in communicating the diverse social fabric and vernacular footprint. Owing to urbanization and lack of conservation values, the town is in a state of urban decay. The history of the spice trade and the power of the architectural spaces in Mattancherry provide potent images and a marvelous urban typology. The vernacular buildings of Mattancherry offer countless opportunities for adaptive re-use. The passage to this global city will be made more humane for everyone by a revitalization that maintains the scale and patterns of this singular neighborhood. Due to the population increase and modern influences, spaces are highly saturated and the existing characters especially the architecture of the town is being degraded. This area requires immediate attention as its physical fabric and traditional community structure are in a state of blight. ...Read...

Conceptual Realisation in Design Studio

Architecture Education is the sub domain of main education field. Although understanding of the process of learning has been one of the main issues of educational research for the last decade, design education has rarely been the interest of these studies. ... Read ...

Social Relevance of Architecture and Convergence

Architecture mirrors the aspirations and achievements of a society. Every Society is continuously changing. Culture and traditions impart continuity to changing society (1). Architecture provides the spatial envelope for these transitions. ... Read ...

Design Detail

The Architecture Magazine

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Digital Architect – Novel Monarch of Innovation

The experience of innovation is closely linked to technological advancement in the field of architecture, engineering and construction. Pioneering approaches provide the opportunity to significantly reduce the time of commission of new projects. ... Read ...

Building Automation System

Aesthetics is one of the core factors that play an integral part in a normal layman’s perception about the built environment therefore the architect has been very conscious to evolve aesthetically pleasing built environments. However with recent paradigm shifts and typology of buildings being commissioned to meet the urbanisation trends. ... Read ...

Digital Prototyping Studios

Architects are constantly rethinking how to build the structures mankind live and work in – and that, in turn, is changing the way our cities look and feel. The design evolution process being adopted for pursuing unique built environments by renowned professional firms have always been in a state of exploration to provide adequate – appropriate – efficient solutions. However the aspect of generating prototypes as part of design realisation has been a consistent tool therefore models are an important part of the design process of any project. ...Read...

All About Architecture Education in India

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Architecture Education - A Perspective

Architecture profession bestows an individual with the creative liberty and procedural cognition to cast ones logical mind's eye and concerns into tangible realities, this would pave way for evolution of newer built icons for the nation as well at global context in future both at micro and macro settings. The things that we human beings build or evolve are the result of our endeavors in two directions; on the one end we proclaim accomplishment of a purpose – a built environment to accommodate certain activities and on the other to nurture an expression that could communicate desired response based on the context. ... Read ...

Architectural Aspirations

Architecture profession bestows an individual with creative liberty and procedural cognition to cast ones logical minds’ eye and concerns into tangible rational realities. Balanced multi disciplinary curriculum with experiential learning environments stimulates growth of the individual, beyond aspirations. As a professional discipline, architecture education spans across various domains of knowledge. The architecture design studio in the institution becomes a cohesive whole in integrating/exploring various learning simulations models available. Creative, innovative, professional and passionate pedagogical approaches lead to framing the: I (Intelligence) Factor > Coherent Identity Dynamics.. ...Read...

Designer + Builder

Malayalam Magazine

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Mattancherry – Transition & Revival

Mattancherry is a small coastal town, located in close proximity to the commercial hub - Cochin, Kerala. This cosmopolitan town was once the political and also the economic capital of the state. The history of the city dates back to 13th centaury AD. This heritage city with its unique and strong linkages plays a crucial role in communicating the diverse social fabric and vernacular footprint. Owing to urbanization and lack of conservation values, the town is in a state of urban decay. The history of the spice trade and the power of the architectural spaces in Mattancherry provide potent images and a marvelous urban typology. The vernacular buildings of Mattancherry offer countless opportunities for adaptive re-use. The passage to this global city will be made more humane for everyone by a revitalization that maintains the scale and patterns of this singular neighborhood. Due to the population increase and modern influences, spaces are highly saturated and the existing characters especially the architecture of the town is being degraded. This area requires immediate attention as its physical fabric and traditional community structure are in a state of blight. ...Read...

Architecture Online Blog

Sustainable Horizon Studio

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Architectural Discourse New Directives

Architecture Profession has undergone a decisive and explicit transition over the last decade. This fact requires to be properly acknowledged by all concerned especially teachers and students. The teaching fraternity should consider the new paradigm shifts while they shape architectural pedagogy to address transmission of knowledge in the existing schools that provide architectural discourses. ... Read ...

London Narrative

The basic mannerism of experiencing Architecture often elucidates the significance of totality, the integration of building with the streetscape – street scenery and street life. This perspective of appraisal of built form is relatively dynamic than static in urban context. Subconscious as well as rational interpretations together play a pivotal role in anchoring a position. City of London provides numerous revelations to the resurging traits of this proposition: depiction of Architecture in all its glory. Date back to the Roman intervention, subsequent Saxon inhabitation, later Norman Conquest to evolutionary chronological - iconic developments with time. Londinium (ancient name: courtesy Romans) was ideally located for business. Situated on the banks of Thames, it soon established itself as an eventful and thriving Port. Tradesmen from various regions came together to form companies, as business thrived the City of London soon became a landmark for commerce. With passing time Merchant Venture Companies were established. The most famous among them being the East India Company whose power lasted until well into the 19th century. The legacy of entrepreneurship has elevated London as one of the pre eminent financial centers of the world and vies with New York City as the most important location for international finance. ...Read...

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