An Architect of thoughts

We all love and breathe by the language of love. As humans, we possess an innate quality to share and shower love on our fellow beings. But when the life of such loved ones end, our whole world turns upside down. Life suddenly starts to lose its meaning and it becomes harder and harder to express or share how you feel to the others. There is anger, pain and hopelessness all around you, but it all comes down to the bitter realisation that life must go on.  We must learn to rise back and live life, for that is the dream our loved ones have always had for us. We must take care of ourselves, along with the others around us who share our grief. That's where the loss gets honoured. Even though there are million reasons, convincing enough to take life forward, it may all seem standstill. The haywire emotions may stop you from thinking straight, but remember to fight it. We must remember to fight for our own wellbeing and dedicate ourselves for understanding and actualizing the...

Intangible heritage & Speaking heritage as a way forward (An entry for RTF Essay Competition 2020) www.rethinkingthefuture.com Image source Heritage structures go beyond the architectural or artistic features cloaking the value of their connection with the people in the context. The visual values outweighing the psychological values in a heritage structure, amidst being the first impression of every onlooker, stay in a secondary range of impact. The primary range of impact revolves around the “soul” or “spirit” of the structure that are often more than bricks and stones. Intangible herita ge that draws its definition from the stories that trace back the temple history , songs about the beauty of the practice and every other living reminder of the past-present link, tend to bind with the people and ‘live’ with them as beliefs and practices that influence their “ way of life” . These beliefs are of complete religious inheritance that has been conformed to, across ages, without...

UNMASKING THE ARCHITECTURE COURSE In today’s digital era, both conceptions and misconceptions about subject accumulate so heavily that one gets convinced. In the subject of academics and education, it’s hard to look past the marketing to get to the truth. ASK. Trust humans , ask people in the line. While Architecture is all about the clichés around creativity and the NATA scores on the outside, it is so much more from the inside. Image source 1. Architecture isn’t all about the sketches that get you past NATA. The qualifying examination for Architecture, NATA, involves both drawing skills and aptitude. The challenge with the exam is the understanding of perception and logic that reflect with your hand’s skills- How well you can bring your imagination into a visually comprehensive work. This is the first step, an evergreen part of Architectural life, yet not the dominant one as it might seem in the 1 st year of architectural course. Architecture is holistic.   2....

The users for any space encompass all the living species that ‘use’ the space. It extends across all sizable living species- from giant humans to the small birds & animals that are a part of the living ecosystem. The designed spaces must respond to all the users in an equal manner that would in turn reflect on the livability of the space. Along with built structures, landscaping that serve as the ‘dwelling’ for the other species improves the universal response of the building. Inclusion of landscape, along with improving the micro climate of the space, reincorporates the native flora and fauna over the built environment to maintain the ‘natural state’ of the zone in context.       Architect Alfredo De Vido’s work such as The Moore house at Connecticut, has its base idea emerging from the motto that the built environment must compensate for the trees that were cleared during the construction. The construction was carried out in a sustainable way that gave way for t...

Architecture, the visual form of creative space-making that keeps building up inside a person’s mind, is a work of art; an art that seeks ties to the inside of the onlooker. Over the years, architecture has emerged as a visually rich story that froze the historical events across the painted ceilings as in Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo or as inscriptions carved on walls in the Brihadeeswara temple in India. While some of the ’frozen history’ spoke for themselves, the others opened a whole new dimension of understanding when it took a step closer with documentation and research findings. This repository of architectural storytelling makes a building’s architecture ‘speak its heart out’, making the user achieve a connection to the truth of the making of the space. Journalism and written records have created a parallel track to the ongoing architectural evolution, which simultaneously records the architectural metamorphosis involved, and makes it an empirical record for any...

Hello 2020! It's time for an actually HAPPY new year. But, how happy is it? We all know it the new year traditions are extremely high-held and everyone is just spelled with it. But arriving the next day like today, the second of Jan, the vibe is washed away. But why? Why can't we be happy for the entire year? Here's a quick look into how SELF-APPRECIATION can make it happen. Having taken up studies in Psychology, I'm in quest for originality more than ever. During my quest, I stumbled upon self-appreciation, a 'habit' that has the capability of turning into a 'quality' . My 2019 has been a pot-pourri of life, career and inner-seeking, that required a great deal of confidence in myself at every step. At every such step, it is the 'Appreciation' from the near-and-dear that held the pieces of my mind together. That is when I realised the value of even the smallest dose of appreciation that had the power to push . This coupled with an equal...

'Unmasking to seek the original' might ' sound' absurd but it doesn't ' work' to be that absurd. How is the originality defined? Does originality compel difference? Should the ads not be repeated to be called original? No idea could be an independently evolved one with no ties to existing. The very base of the emergence of any idea is the pre-formed mindset framed by exposure to various existing ones. This would settle as an inspiration of the existing ideas to help in understanding of the current scenario in the society. We see, we register, we analyze and then we respond to things in the form of marketing. A product of these, the idea, is by any means 99.6% 'independent' where the credit of the dependent 0.4% go for the 4 points mentioned. Nevertheless the idea is original. The originality not at an entirety but with the degree of independency of the idea. The actual 'originality' depends on the transparency of the advertiseme...