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Housing and Environmental planning  ·  Town Planning
Types of Housing

Housing generally refers to a type of shelter or accommodation where people live. It can come in various forms, such as apartments, houses, townhouses, condominiums, and mobile homes. The type of housing that people choose to live in often depends […]

May 26, 2019

Theory of Design
Unit to Whole : Architectural Design concept

This concept is generally used in buildings which are designed as minimal monolithic forms. The most direct relationship between a unit and the whole occurs when the two are the same entity-when the unit is equal to the whole. For […]

May 26, 2019

Theory of Design
Semiotics and architecture

Semiotics is the science that studies the different systems of signs that allow communication between individuals. Their modes of reception and functioning, in this way we can say that the semiotics of Architecture studies the symbols and the architectural language […]

May 25, 2019

Forum  ·  Town Planning
Khasra : Indian Land record system

In India land is become more valuable with urbanization and industrialization . Numerous document like Khasra, Khatauni, Shajra, Registration document, parwana could refer to the Land record. Due to this improper definition, India has a huge amount of land dispute […]

May 25, 2019

construction-materials
Smart Materials

Nanocellulose – Cellulose fibrillators Nanocellulose can also replace materials such as steel and carbon fibers : Cellulose fibrillators are in dimensions of 5-20 nanometers in width and up to 2,000 nanometers in length. Nanocellulose strength properties in class with steel but are biodegradable. Nanocellulose reinforcement […]

May 22, 2019

Theory of Design
Analogy : Architecture and Indian Film

Architect : Director and writer of the Film Architect act as director in construction of the building , in cinema director controls every steps happen in the movie scene similarly architect controls every steps happen in construction on site Contractor : actor […]

May 19, 2019

i m pei
Theory of Design
I M PEI

Chinese-American architect Ieoh Ming Pei , graduate form Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1942, start his own practice in 1955 as I.M. Pei & Associates (but later changing its name to Pei & Partners in 1966 and finally to Pei […]

May 17, 2019

Smart City
Town Planning
Requirements of Smart City

A smart city is a high-tech intensive city that connects people, information, and city elements using new technologies and infrastructure to create a sustainable, greener city, competitive and innovative economy, and an enhanced life quality. 1. In terms of infrastructure, […]

May 13, 2019

building-construction  ·  Forum
First 3D Print house in concrete

IIT Madras Alumni constructed India’s first 3D printed house in concrete. Bangalore-based startup Tvasta Manufacturing Solutions (Tvasta) in close collaboration with the Civil Engineering Department of IIT madras has created this breakthrough in construction technology. In recent years the 3D […]

May 13, 2019

Vastu sastra
Ayaadi Shadvarga

आय की गणना Ayaadi _shadvarga is a matrix of architecture and astrological calculations.  According to Samarangana Sutradhara Ayaadi-shadvarga is a set of six criteria: aaya (gain) vyaya (losses) amsha  nakshatra  yoni  vara-tithi  which are applied to certain dimensions of the […]

May 3, 2019

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