Alamkara or ornamentation is an aesthetic element used to beautify the objects. When we talk about the ornamentation of architecture, we talk about the Modhera Sun Temple. A Sun Temple was built by King Bhima 1 of the Solanki Dynasty in 1026 AD in Modhera village of Gujarat. This Temple is one of the most […]
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“I like to welcome Nature and I take Architecture as a dialogue with nature, our nature and the nature of the world around” ~ Didi contractor Building materials are like the ingredients that make up a dish, except it can’t make for a Sambhar or Gravy, but is the basic unit of a building. Now
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Published by Niyogi Books Pvt Ltd. Picture Credits: Srilagna Majumdar “We are creating newer and newer methods to exhaust our resources…and one of these resources is water…the proposal to use step-wells as aquifers and to divert rainwater run-off into them might be one way of, at least, partially reversing the unending cycle of continuous exploitation of
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Nestled at the geometric centre of Moscow, Russia and gracing the southern side of the renowned ‘Red Square’, is a 16th century cathedral built to commemorate the victories of the first Tsar of Russia, Ivan IV, against the Tartars. This magnificent cathedral, popularly known as Cathedral of St. Basil the Blessed, can be easily mistaken as something straight out of the Aladdin movie in view of its enthralling architecture and colours. It’s not just the architecture of the cathedral but its own distinctive and entrancing history.
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Art Deco is a style of visual arts, architecture and design, a movement in decorative arts and architecture. It was a movement that carved its niche among varied decorative arts and architecture after its successful outcome at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes (International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts), held
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